Sustainable Materials (SUMA)

Overview

The Sustainable Materials (SUMA) Programme from EIT RawMaterials Academy aims to train tomorrow’s industrial engineers in collaborative work in a global world and gather some of the best educational programmes in the field of sustainable materials engineering in Europe.

Five partner universities offer ten different tracks. Each track of the Master Programme on Sustainable Materials consists of one full year at an entry university, followed by a year in one of the other participating universities. All courses are taught in English. Depending on their background, some students might be invited to follow additional preparatory courses.

The Master Programme on Sustainable Materials (SUMA) aims to train tomorrow’s industrial engineers in collaborative work in a global world and gather some of the best educational programmes in the field of Sustainable Materials Engineering in Europe.

They stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership and focus on circular (eco)design, materials substitution, life cycle engineering and circular economy design, materials processing and recycling, manufacturing and innovation.

Partner Organisations

• KU Leuven
• University of Trento
• Grenoble INP
• MU Leoben
• Milano Bicocca
• AGH University of Technology

Career

Graduates of this custom-developed programme are truly multi-disciplinary experts in the sustainable management of materials. They benefit a high quality education, get in touch with international experts in the field and enjoy hands-on training during their internship in industry. As a result, they are highly qualified to work in industry or research or to take on policy-making roles in resource efficiency, engineering economy, or recycling and resource recovery.

Accreditation

The SUMA master programme has been awarded the EIT Label, a unique seal of quality in innovation and entrepreneurship education. The EIT Label is awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, a body of the European Union.