Education

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Our (future) students can find the official study programme and other useful info here.

You can find information about admission requirements, further studies and more practical info such as ECTS sheets, or a weekly timetable of the current academic year.

Are you a future student?

Be sure to first take a look at the page about the EIT-KIC Master in Energy.

There you can find more info on:

- What’s the programme about?

- Starting profile

- Admission and application

- Future possibilities

- Why KU Leuven

- Contact

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Objectives

1. Competent in one or more scientific disciplines
- The graduate has an active, advanced knowledge of and insight in energy conversion and rational use of energy in each of the following three areas:
o  Electrical energy (e.g. the generation from different primary sources of energy, transmission and distribution, control and regulation, efficient use)
o  Thermo-mechanical energy (e.g. the use of primary sources, conversion to other vectors, combustion, engines and turbines)
o  Economic and regulatory aspects of energy (e.g. markets, regulations, organization in the European context)

- The graduate actively looks for structure, coherence between and integration of the relevant fields in these three domains.

- Based on this knowledge and its integration, the graduate can participate in state-of-the-art design, management and production activities of energy converters and systems in their economic, regulatory and environmental context.
- The graduate possesses the skills and the attitude to independently and efficiently apply, expand and formalize this knowledge in the context of more advanced ideas or applications in at least one of the three aforementioned domains.

2. Competent in conducting research
- The graduate is capable of structuring realistic problems (of a more complex nature) as a research question, designing a research plan, developing innovative solutions and synthetizing. He/she thereby considers the limits of the system.
- The graduate is able to choose the appropriate level of abstraction on a component, device and system level, given the process stage of the research problem.
- The graduate is capable of and has the attitude to integrate related energy systems and other disciplines where needed in his/her own research.

3. Competent in designing
- The graduate is able to design energy components and systems with an eye for the dynamic interaction between individual components in a global system.
- The graduate is able to deal with changeability of the designing process due to external circumstances, such as social tendencies or political decisions, or advancing insight. He/she can adjust this process based on these circumstances, and effectively manage risks. He can deal with limited resources, and is able to work purposefully, with a pragmatic approach.

4. Scientific approach
- The graduate is able to critically regard existing theories, models or interpretations in the field of energy.
- The graduate is able to use, develop and validate models and experimental techniques and is able to make an informed choice between modelling and measuring methods. In this context, he is able to critically reflect on his/her own thoughts, decisions and actions.
- The graduate possesses the skills and knows the techniques to become more proficient in his/her technical field throughout his/her entire life. He/she knows the sources of information, recognizes their value and knows how to apply them in new circumstances. He/she also possesses the skills to continue to develop his/her skills with respect to non-technical elements of the field of energy, such as economic, environmental and regulatory aspects.

5. Basic intellectual skills
- The graduate is able to ask pertinent questions regarding an argument in the field of energy and take a reasoned position. He/she hereby considers the social context.
- The graduate is able to apply methods of reasoning to the discipline (e.g. interactions between components of the electricity system as a basis for stability, energy and pinch analysis in thermodynamics, market forces and integration of renewable sources of energy) and is able to recognize and refute fallacies.

6. Competent in collaboration and communication
- The graduate is able to effectively report on research and project results to experts, peers and stakeholders, in Dutch and/or in English, both orally and in writing.

7. Taking the temporal and social context into account
- The graduate considers the (changing) social context, such as societal support, policy decisions, the socio-economic context, geopolitics, energy markets and climate change when analyzing and solving complex energy problems.
- The graduate considers the existing and future challenges of power supply and can contribute to the transition of the energy system in a globalized society, from a technical and socio-economic perspective.

The graduated master:

• During the practice of the engineering profession, is guided by his or her scientific and technical knowledge.
• Has an engineering attitude that enables him or her to formulate solutions to complex problems, taking into account relevant constraints of an economic, legal, social, ... nature.
• Is aware of his or her social and ethical responsibility and can act accordingly.
• Has a willingness for open communication and cooperation, both with engineers within and outside the discipline, and with other actors in the professional field.
• Has insight into the broader role that engineers play in society.
• Shows willingness to keep abreast of new scientific and technical evolutions, and to approach them with a critical mind.

Educational quality of the study programme

Here you can find an overview of the results of the COBRA internal quality assurance method.

Educational quality at study programme level

Blueprint
Blueprint_MA_Engineering_Energy.pdf

COBRA 2019-2023
COBRA-fiche_MA_Energy_2022-2023.pdf

Educational quality at university level

• Consult the documents on educational quality available at university level.

More information?

• More information on the educational quality at KU Leuven
• More information on the available documents