The present EMDM proposal aims to ideate and formulate an envisioned Master in Innovative Manufacturing Systems (MIMS), a unique training and complementary activities proposal designed to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the manufacturing field. Students on this program will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills for developing ideas and transform them into innovative solutions, targeting and contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goals and ultimately a better society. MIMS will be made up of 120 ECTS organised in 4 thematically connected modules, the first three simulating the complete innovation journey, and culminating in the fourth in master’s thesis (MT), which will be an integrative and applied academic outcome that presents flagship solutions to address current and future manufacturing challenges. The dual approach, consisting in teaching/learning and field activities, will be implemented by combining the enormous expertise in technology management and innovation of the three partners (University of Girona, Polytechnic University of Turin and University of Gävle) located in regions (Catalonia in Spain, Piemonte in Italy, and North Middle in Sweden) with high industrial specialisation and long-lasting manufacturing tradition. Students will take advantage of the associated partners, from whom they will have the opportunity to participate in internships and final master projects in 11 different countries in Europe, all of them members of the European Manufacturing Survey consortium. The project-based interactive learning approach with inputs from multidisciplinary sources will give students the chance to further their academic careers and improve their future employability opportunities, while providing European industry with outstanding experts, willing, able and trained to find novel solutions to societal challenges.
The present EMDM proposal aims to ideate and formulate an envisioned Master in Innovative Manufacturing Systems (MIMS), a unique training and complementary activities proposal designed to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the manufacturing field. Students on this program will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills for developing ideas and transform them into innovative solutions, targeting and contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goals and ultimately a better society. MIMS will be made up of 120 ECTS organised in 4 thematically connected modules, the first three simulating the complete innovation journey, and culminating in the fourth in master’s thesis (MT), which will be an integrative and applied academic outcome that presents flagship solutions to address current and future manufacturing challenges. The dual approach, consisting in teaching/learning and field activities, will be implemented by combining the enormous expertise in technology management and innovation of the three partners (University of Girona, Polytechnic University of Turin and University of Gävle) located in regions (Catalonia in Spain, Piemonte in Italy, and North Middle in Sweden) with high industrial specialisation and long-lasting manufacturing tradition. Students will take advantage of the associated partners, from whom they will have the opportunity to participate in internships and final master projects in 11 different countries in Europe, all of them members of the European Manufacturing Survey consortium. The project-based interactive learning approach with inputs from multidisciplinary sources will give students the chance to further their academic careers and improve their future employability opportunities, while providing European industry with outstanding experts, willing, able and trained to find novel solutions to societal challenges.