Programme Structure

The SMACCs Master Programme is spread over 2 academic years (4 academic semesters), for a total of 120 ECTS. Students are distributed across multiple Full or Associated Partners according to their chosen study path. Regardless of the path chosen, students will take courses by the respective partners in the first 3 semesters (30 ECTS/semester) while the last semester will be dedicated to the Master thesis (worth 30 ECTS). The common language of instruction of the programme for the partner institutions is English (however, extra courses offered by Associated Partner HEIs may also be in their native languages).

The Specializations offered in SMACCs are:

  • ‘Specialization on Smart Grids and Demand Management’ (HWU, U.K.)
  • ‘Specialization on Sustainable Urban Planning, Energy and Transport’ (UMONS, BE)
  • ‘Specialization on Information and Communication Technologies’ (IHU, GR)
  • ‘Specialization on Energy Efficiency on Buildings’ (UPV/EHU, ES)

The student will get the Specialization of the university where he or she has completed 60 ECTS.

SMACCs Associated Partners

The extended SMACCs consortium of the recognized Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree comprises more than 30 associated partners from all over the world, including research institutions, companies (large, medium, small) and universities. The composition of the Associated SMACCs Consortium is the consequence of a careful selection of Associates that reflects their expertise in the field, their excellence, common interest, complementarities and long-lasting history of collaboration. Strategic criteria were used to develop the extended SMACCs Consortium: research field; scope; profile; European and global scale coverage; sustainability of the programme; and employability of the SMACCs graduates.

  • Other European (TUCN, UA, UVHC) and Non-European Universities (CUMT, CURTIN, NCNU, NU, PARUL, SVU, UDC, UDT, UTE, IPN, UEP) are incorporated to provide teaching (enhanced courses) and internships related with the Smart Cities & Communities European and Global perspective of the SMACCs programme. They act as additional antennae to attract students and scholars from different windows of the world and as recipients to host SMACCs students during their research work. Thus, a more holistic axis is promoted from the four different European program partners (UMONS, IHU, UPV/EHU, HWU) from southern Europe to Central-North and extending to five continents (Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and Africa) and globally.
  • European research institutions and research centers involved in consultancy for national agencies and research and linked to industry (CERTH/HIT, TECNALIA, INEGI) giving them a particular added value while creating a European Smart cities & Communities network of high standard research facilities, with teams with a long history of cooperation. They have been involved in the most outstanding questions in the fields of smart grids, smart mobility, energy, buildings, ICT, etc in Europe and globally. They altogether combine different expertise and scope that cover most (if not all) of the research aspects included in the SMACCs programme (multi disciplinarity, transversal research, etc.).
  • HEL.PE, ORES, SEPVE, AZI, CAP2020, ERAIKUNE, SIBER, VYSDE, INTELIGG, VEITCH COOPER LIMITED, and IPOWER ENERGY LIMITED are strong innovative small, medium and large companies or a cluster of them in the areas of electricity, energy, grids, ICT, cities, IoT, buildings, mobility, transport, construction, sensors, etc. They provide SMACCs students with valuable research traineeships, supervision, and work experience in relation to aspects close to the needs of employers. In particular, they will contribute to reinforce transversal competences and skills, whilst their assistance in QA procedures will be also invaluable.
  • Municipalities, (THERMI, SAN SEBASTIAN) provide also the required field where the previous combination of research institutions, centers, universities and companies can take action and apply in collaboration with the city-community people all the different created methodologies, experience and expertise towards the most proper adoption and implementation towards a Smart Community or city concept something that is consistent with the SMACCs programme objectives and scope.

Extended SMACCs Partnership