Call for applications for Ulysseus Cities - the first Ulysseus Joint Master programme

The very first joint Master degree of Ulysseus European University has been designed by the six member universities that are taking part in the first phase of Ulysseus: the University of Seville (Spain), the University of Genoa (Italy), Université of Côte D’Azur (France), Technical University of Košice (Slovakia), MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® (Austria), Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland).

This first Ulysseus master’s degree aims to offer a joint and fully transnational challenge-based programme that bridges the areas of Energy, Transport, Mobility and Smart Cities in an interdisciplinary way, to address the key challenges in energy transition and decarbonized systems, which are the key priorities in European politics. The curriculum is also designed to attract high-skilled students within and outside the EU, and it is aligned with the latest labour market and research & innovation needs, including a just transition towards renewable energies and the development of smart cities and urban areas.

One Joint Degree from three different universities

At the completion of the study programme, the student will receive a physical fully accredited * joint degree diploma in Master studies by USE, MCI and UCA, with full legal value in all EU countries, and its joint diploma supplement, including all the information regarding the programme, the courses that have been completed and the different grading systems.

Study Programme

UlysseusCitiesMD is a 120 ECTS study programme, divided into two years (4 semesters, 30 ETCS each), with three main parts (the “Core”, the “flexible semester, and the “getting into the sector semester”). From the structural point of view, UlysseusCitiesMD offers flexible and modular pathways, with embedded mobility (physical, virtual or blended) and traineeships, which will be tailored to the students’ preferences for research, innovation or professional activity. The application closes on September 3rd and the academic year will begin on the 23rd of October.

Mobility

During the first year of the programme, students will enrol at the University of Seville with the option to spend the second semester at TUKE (Slovakia) on a mobility basis, allowing them to complete the first year at two different universities. During the second year the mobility options increase: for the third semester students must choose to go to the Université Côte d’Azur (UCA), the MCI, the University of Genoa (UniGe) or the University of Applied Sciences of Haaga-Helia (HH), depending on the electives they select. Finally, students can choose to go to any of the six partner universities for the Internship and Master’s Thesis module.

All information about the study programme, application procedures, recognition of qualifications and periods of study, including recognition of prior learning, costs and other useful information is available on the:

UlysseusCitiesMD website

(*) This joint degree will be awarded under the condition that the validation of the European Approach Accreditation when required in specific countries is given prior to the beginning of the studies in the respective countries.