Admission requirements

A candidate must hold a Bachelor of Science or Engineering, or an appropriate science degree deemed to be a satisfactory standard for the purpose of postgraduate admission and awarded by an institution recognized by one of the members of the consortium.

Candidates will be required to provide:

(a) the degree classification, class rank and full academic transcript;

(b) the IELTS or similarly internationally recognised English language proficiency score;

(c) two letters of recommendation;

(d) a statement of purpose, describing their interest in computational mechanics, their personal aims in this field and their preferred areas of specialisation;

(e) a complete Curriculum Vitae including additional language skills other than English and any additional information available that may relate to the potential performance of the student in the course.

This data as well as the standing of the University awarding their degree will be used to rank students.

All candidates asking for scholarship must submit their applications before January 31st 2009.

In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Once ranked, the Consortium will allocate available places to candidates on the basis of their ranking. In doing so, the Consortium will attempt to ensure that: candidates choice of specialisation are adhered to; that the quality of students is evenly distributed among the four partners of the Consortium; that competencies in languages other than English (i.e., Spanish, French and German) are exploited; and that well balanced (in terms of ethnicity, gender and worldwide origin) groups of between 10 and 15 students are allocated to each partner. The preselected list of third-country students asking for fellowships will be subjected to the decision of the commission.

Students must check visa requirements at both the Spanish and British embassies.

Application process (via web)

1. get registered at the virtual centre click here
2. fill in both the Registration Form and the Proposed Referees Form (NEW!)
3. send documentation and registration form (upload at the virtual centre or by e-mail)

For further questions please contact the master's Secretariat (science@cimne.upc.edu)

Tuition Fees

8,000 € for students who are legally resident in any EU country
16,000 € for students from countries outside the EU

Financial Support

The European Commission offers scholarships to third-country students through the Erasmus Mundus Action 2. In addition, a limited number of grants offering total or partial support to cover the course tuition fees are available. Details of the grant selection procedure can be found here.

Payment modalities:

- Internet Virtual Center (click here)
- Cheque to CIMNE
- Bank transfer to: Deutche Bank, Pº Manuel Girona 10, 08034 Barcelona, España
- Credit Card (VISA, MASTER CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS)