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ICT Innovation
EIT ICT Labs Master School offers an international Master's program on ICT Innovation, combining and integrating technical majors with a fully standardized minor on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. As a student in the EIT ICT Labs Master School you not only get fundamental knowledge and skills on a technical topic, but also learn how to drive your innovative ideas to the market.

Mobility

A distinctive feature of the ICT Innovation program is geographic mobility: you will study at two top-notch universities in two different European countries. When you apply for admission to the two-year program, you select an entry point (the university at which you do the first year of the program), and an exit point (the university at which you do the second year of the program). You will also travel to a kick-off event, summer and winter schools to meet other students, business partners and professionals. Learning about cultural and language differences enables our students to become experts in their technical field and also succeed as managers in global markets.

Double Degrees and the EIT ICT Labs certificate

When you successfully complete the program you will receive a double degree from your entry point university and your exit point university. In addition, you will get the EIT ICT Labs certificate, documenting the EIT ICT Labs specific learning outcomes on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

The Master's program EIT Embedded Systems
The term embedded system refers to electronic components (which almost invariably include one or more software programmable parts) of a wide variety of personal and industrial devices, e.g., transportation systems, health-care equipments as well as equipments in the construction industry. In all these areas, embedded systems confer added value to the products by either extending the range of the delivered functionalities or by enhancing the quality of a traditional functionality that is rendered to the user.

The graduates of this program will have a holistic view on the specification, design, and implementation of complex embedded systems, taking issues such as resource-constraints, budget and development time into account. In addition to the technical skills, the EIT program offers insights on the elements of business and developing innovations into successful business ideas.

A distinctive feature of the program is that you study at two universities in two different institutions and in two different countries: you spend one year at the entry node taking the common base courses and part of your innovation and entrepreneurship module and then you move to the exit node for your specialization courses and your graduation project as well as the rest of the innovation and entrepreneurship module.
Graduation options

The EIT Embedded Systems program requires mobility among six renowned European universities, listed below:

* Aalto University (Aalto), Finland
* Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
* Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), Germany
* 3TU.Federation (3TU), represented by TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
* Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), Finland
* University of Trento (UNITN), Italy.

After being admitted to one of the entry nodes (KTH for EE students, TU Berlin for CE students and TU Eindhoven for CS students), during your second year, you will have the option of specializing in one of the following areas offered at the exit nodes:

* UNITN: Real-Time Embedded Systems
* 3TU (TU/e): Embedded Networking
* KTH: Embedded Platforms
* TUCS: Energy Efficient Computing
* Aalto: Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems
* TU Berlin: Embedded Multicore Processing

Curriculum
The EIT Master's program in Embedded Systems is a two-year program of 120 ECTS in total. The academic year is subdivided into four quarters (two semesters), the fall semester starting in September, and the spring semester starting in February. The program is full time.

The main structure of the program is as follows:

* Common base: 30 ECTS
* Specialization courses:3 0 ECTS
* Innovation and Entrepreneurship module: 30 ECTS
* Graduation project : 40 ECTS

Common Base

The common base provides the common technical ground. It covers four topics:

* 1. Construction of ES: basic programming or designing an ES;
* 2. Embedded Hardware: embedded computer architectures, multi-core processors;
* 3. Embedded Software: real-time systems, real-time operating systems, compilers;
* 4. Models and Methods of ES: design methods, validation and performance of ES.

At TU Eindhoven, the following courses cover the common base:

* 1. Embedded Systems Laboratory (5 ECTS)
* 2. Embedded Computer Architecture (5 ECTS)
* 3. Real-time Systems (5 ECTS)
* 4. System Validation (5 ECTS) and Performance Analysis (5 ECTS)
* 5. Circuit Analysis (3 ECTS)
* 6. Electronics for Embedded Systems (3 ECTS)

Specialisations
Specialization courses

This specialization includes complex networks in general and wireless networks in particular. It covers aspects of protocol design and verification, managing functional and non-functional aspects of architectural design, mapping to different platforms and finally programming, testing and diagnosis.

* Health & Well-being: Wireless sensor networks can, for instance, be used to monitor elderly and disabled people living independently. Or they can be used in houses for human centered interaction. Therefore, the specialization will teach students how to design and build (wireless) sensor networks.
* Future Media & Content Delivery: Networks provide new means to distribute media, e.g. TV broadcasts over Internet by peer-to-peer systems.
* Smart Energy Systems: sensors connected in a network and controlled by intelligent algorithms provide the technology to enable energy management. This technology will gain importance due to the increasing complexity of energy networks.

Specialization Embedded Networking (3TU)

Mandatory Courses

* Architecture of Distributed Systems (2II45)

* Grids and Clouds (New Course, 2IN28)

* Ubiquitous Computing and Activity Recognition (5ME20)

* Literature Study: Preparation for Master Thesis (2IM02)

Elective Courses

* Wireless Communication I (5MY10)

* Physical Aspects of digital security (2IC35)

* Complex Networks (ET4374, televised from Twente)

* Seminar System Architecture and Networks (2IN95)

* Measuring and Simulating the Internet (ET4285, televised from Twente)

* Energy Efficient Embedded Systems (190130122, televised from Delft)

* Wireless Sensor Networks (2010001888, televised from Delft)

Graduation project

The graduation project lasts six months and is performed in the final semester. You focus on a specialized subject, and demonstrate that you can carry out a research project independently. The project is carried out in one of the Computer Science or Electrical Engineering research groups in collaboration with an industrial partner.

To qualify applicants need to fulfill the admission requirements based on previous studies, English proficiency and documentation.Previous studies: A completed Bachelor's degreeApplicants must have completed a Bachelors degree encompassing a minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognized university.Conditional acceptanceStudents in their final year of undergraduate education may also apply and if qualified, receive a conditional acceptance. If you have not completed your studies, please include a written statement from the degree administration office (or equivalent department), confirming that you are enrolled in the final year of your education and giving your expected completion date. If you receive a conditional offer, you should present your degree certificate to your entry university before enrollment at the latest. Applicants following longer technical programmes and who have completed courses equivalent to an amount of 180 ECTS, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.Specific Admission RequirementsA B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering/ electronics, computer engineering, computer science or information technology is required. The studies should include at least 60 ECTS courses in computer science, computer architecture, or programming, and mathematics including calculus, algebra and mathematical statistics. Language requirements: Proof of English language proficiencyApplicants must provide proof of their English language proficiency, which is generally established through an internationally recognized test. The general tests and exemptions listed below are accepted by all universities in the EIT ICT Labs Master School.If you do not fulfill the general language requirements, you may still be able to apply to some universities. A number of the universities accept additional tests or exemptions. We have listed the additional tests and exemptions of the entry universities under University specific language tests and exemptions. Please note that if you do not fulfill the general language requirements, this may have implications on your eligibility for some of the exit universities. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92

For European Applicants

* Scholarship possibility: Excellent students can be nominated for a monthly allowance of 500 .

For Non-European Applicants

* Scholarship possibility: Excellent students can be nominated for a scholarship including coverage of the tuition fees, one-time travel and installation support of up to 3000 , and a monthly allowance of up to 1000 .

Accreditation

NVAO accreditation
This special Master's track is formally a track of the Master's program Embedded Systems. The Master's program Embedded Systems is accredited by NVAO (Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie), the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders.