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Erasmus Mundus Master meta4.0 (Manufacturing 4.0) at École Centrale de Lyon

École Centrale de Lyon, France

Programme overview

A two-year Erasmus Mundus master's degree taught in English by a network of six European universities, training engineers in digital, clean, sustainable and intelligent manufacturing. Year 1 is split between France and Italy; in year 2 students specialise at partner universities.

Faculty: Centrale Lyon  |  Department: Saint-Étienne Campus / International Masters  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Écully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

M1 covers production engineering and materials science; M2 offers four options: Sustainable manufacturing (Centrale Lyon and Mines Saint-Étienne), Digital manufacturing (NTNU), Clean manufacturing (Ljubljana) and Intelligent manufacturing (Chemnitz), with professional internships and mobility.

Career pathways

Digital manufacturing engineer, sustainable manufacturing manager, industrial IoT engineer, advanced manufacturing analyst, additive manufacturing engineer, product design engineer, quality engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering (180 ECTS) with a minimum average of B on the ECTS scale and at least three years of study in mechanics, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, or potentially mechatronics. Applications run November to February, by portfolio.

Domestic applicants: EUR 4,500 a year. Programme-country students (EU member states plus Iceland, Norway, North Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Serbia and associated third countries). Source

International applicants: EUR 9,000 a year. Partner-country students (other countries defined by the European Commission). Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years

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