Renewable Energy InnoEnergy Masters+

Overview

Renewable energy is rapidly reshaping the energy sector, creating vast opportunities for modern technologies, businesses, and innovations. InnoEnergy Masters+ Master’s in Renewable Energy equips you with comprehensive knowledge of major renewable technologies and allows you to specialise in your areas of interest. You will benefit from EIT InnoEnergy’s extensive training, including business skills and innovation management.

The Year 1 lays the foundation for technical excellence and interdisciplinary learning. Students begin their journey at one of the programme’s partner universities, such as KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), École Polytechnique (France), or UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya  (Spain), depending on their chosen mobility path.

The curriculum in Year 1 focuses on core engineering subjects related to renewable energy technologies, including: • Renewable energy resources, technologies, and systems • Centralized and sustainable power generation • Energy efficiency and management • Project-based learning.

Students can explore solar, wind, hydrogen, biomass and marine energy, storage and energy economics, and innovation strategy and management with the diverse catalogue of elective available at each partner university.

A key feature of the first year is the emphasis on collaborative learning and international exposure. Students work in multicultural teams, engage in case studies, and participate in site visits to energy facilities and innovation hubs. This immersive environment fosters a global perspective and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the energy sector.

The second year of the programme is where students consolidate their learning and apply it in specific contexts. They transfer to a second university within the consortium, allowing them to experience a new academic culture and broaden their technical expertise.

Year 2 is structured around advanced specialization courses and the Master’s thesis project. Students can tailor their studies to align with their career goals, choosing from a range of electives in areas such as:

• Renewable power generation (solar, thermal, wind, hydropower, ocean and offshore, biomass and biofuels) • Storage and transmission (energy vectors, grid integration, batteries, hydrogen) • Decarbonization, sustainable energy transition • Energy economy and markets, policies • Data Science and AI for energy

The Master’s thesis is a cornerstone of the second year. Conducted in collaboration with industry partners, research centres, or start-ups, the thesis allows students to tackle real-life challenges and contribute to cutting-edge developments in renewable energy. Many students use this opportunity to explore entrepreneurial ideas or deepen their engagement with a company.

Key facts

This programme takes you on an immersive learning journey based on three central pillars: Academics+, Careers+ and CommUnity+.

ACADEMICS+ | The courses taken will provide you with a double Masters engineering degree, studying at two top European universities, plus an MBA- level certificate from a top-rated European business school – all in just two years. You'll increase your value on the labour market by adding certificates in business, innovation, entrepreneurship and digital to your degrees. You will also work on real-life cases and can pursue an internship at one of our partner companies.

CAREERS+ | You'll be boosting your career from day one through activities that bring you closer to potential employers. You'll benefit from career & networking events, hackathons, entrepreneurial competitions, company visits, a mentorship programme and exclusive job opportunities from companies in our ecosystem. 

CommUnity+ | You'll become a member of our CommUnity, where you will benefit from welcome and social activities, join topic chapters or our student council, be part of expert talks with industry and alumni or even lead initiatives of your own! With more than 2,000 alumni/ae, representing 100 different nationalities, you'll join a diverse community, interacting with other students, alumni/ae and mentors, enriching the experience of European post-graduate life.