The Challenge
Materials are the building blocks of the modern global economy and are instrumental for the transition to a green, circular economy which emits less CO2. Twenty-seven of these materials of these materials have been defined by the EU as critical, meaning that they combine high importance to the EU economy with a high risk associated with their supply. Accessing the known primary raw material sources has become more challenging, while the amounts of industrial waste and end-of-life-products are rapidly increasing. These waste streams contain secondary raw materials, many of which are critical and can be recovered, diversifying supply and contributing to meeting increasing materials demands.
To strengthen raw material supply for a growing global population with increasing welfare, increasing recycling rates can contribute. For this to happen, skilled professionals with advanced technical knowledge of recycling, an understanding of the full raw materials value chain and the skills required to transform knowledge into solutions and business, are in demand. The AMIR Master programme was created to fulfil this need by educating future international professionals who will develop new routes for materials recycling.
Career
Graduates of the AMIR programme will be fully equipped to take on professional roles in the recycling sector:
Furthermore, the skills gained are widely required across sectors, including information and communication technologies, building construction, energy, machinery tools, and mobility. Graduates also obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to set up their own company or work in sales and marketing.
Finally, doctoral studies are another possibility, and graduates of the AMIR programme will be fully equipped to enter PhD programmes in the recycling sector to pursue engineering careers or academic research.
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Schedule TOEFL®The program will deliver a Master's degree (120 ECTS) and is aimed at candidates who have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Environmental Sciences with advanced knowledge in Chemistry (minimum 3 years of study or 180 ECTS credits), or a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Physical-Chemistry, Materials (or Matter) Sciences.
Selection of candidates will be a cooperative process between partner institutions and will be based on a consensus. The selection procedure is based on academic qualifications, quality and quantity aspects:
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