MASTER’S DEGREE
All students will be awarded a joint degree issued by HWU. The students will also be issued a joint Diploma Supplement stating the specialisation of the student’s chosen mobility path and the converted transcripts of records from all co-operating Institutions. All partners will sign off electronically the list of students to graduate for each cohort. HWU will then be physically signing the diploma parchment on behalf of all partners. The diplomas will bear the crests of all four institutions. The joint degree will be awarded by HWU at its normal graduation ceremonies and the degree parchments will bear the signature of the authorised signatories from Heriot-Watt. This diploma will also be accompanied by the official transcripts of records from all co-operating Institutions. The graduation fee will be in line with Heriot-Watt’s policies and practices; EMJMD scholarship holders will be exempt of the graduation fee.
In addition to the MSc degree in Smart Cities and communities, SMACCs students have additional degree options (double degrees) depending on their mobility paths chosen.
Students who have chosen mobility path 1 or 3, have been admitted with a degree in engineering or in sciences (on a case-by-case study), and have chosen their Thesis under supervision of UMONS, will additionally obtain the official University degree of MSc in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Energy Engineering (in French: Master Ingénieur civil mécanicien avec finalité en Génie Energétique) PLUS a Supplement stating the further specialization obtained at UMONS in the area of Sustainable Urban Planning, Energy and Mobility. The UMONS MSc degrees have been awarded the EUR-ACE® European quality label for engineering degree programmes and are fully recognized in Europe. They give access to the professional accreditation processes in most countries (with all the professional and legal rights).
Students who have chosen their thesis under supervision from UPV/EHU will additionally obtain the Master in Research in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Industry, Transport, Construction and Town Planning/Máster Universitario en Investigación en Eficiencia Energética y Sostenibilidad en Industria, Transporte, Edificación y Urbanismo/Energia Eraginkortasun eta Jasangarritasunaren Ikerketa Industrian, Garraioan, Eraikuntzan eta Hirigintzan Unibertsitate Masterra (MREESITCTP) from UPV/EHU.
Students who choose mobility path 2 or 4 and also perform their thesis under supervision from IHU can provisionally obtain the Master Degree in ICT for Smart Cities and Communities.
The overall awarded degrees are shown in the table below:
* MREESITCTP (Master in Research in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Industry, Transport, Construction and Town Planning/Máster Universitario en Investigación en Eficiencia Energética y Sostenibilidad en Industria, Transporte, Edificación y Urbanismo/Energia Eraginkortasun eta Jasangarritasunaren Ikerketa Industrian, Garraioan, Eraikuntzan eta Hirigintzan Unibertsitate Masterra) of UPV/EHU
** MED (MSc in Mechanical Engineering Degree) with professional focus in Energy Engineering of UMONS
*** ICTSMCC (ICT for Smart Cities and Communities) of IHU
Other multiple degree options could be offered in the future to candidates with specific education profiles and mobility paths. These options should be implemented through dedicated agreements between the involved partners.
The Diploma is fully based on the ECTS system and accompanied by an annex that lists all the courses and the thesis’s title along with the credit points earned and the grades received. The accompanying diploma supplement contains the specialization obtained and more general information on the language of instruction, the institutions delivering the courses, the examination procedures and all other relevant details such as the ECTS system.