In your first year you study at KTH: Royal Institute of Technology, in Stockholm, Sweden.

In the second year, you choose to study at one of the following:

• Grenoble INP: Institute of Technology in France
• KU Leuven in Belgium
• UPC:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech in Spain
• TU/e: Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands

Year 1
During the first year at KTH: Royal Institute of Technology, in Stockholm, Sweden, you will focus on the fundamentals of electric energy systems, including: power system analysis, power electronics, electrical machines, and high-voltage engineering. KTH also offers a mandatory course in innovation and entrepreneurship in electric-power engineering.

You will also attend several one-week modules at a number of our partner universities:

• The impact of ICT solutions on the smart grid, at Grenoble INP: Institute of Technology, France
• Power quality and energy efficiency, at AGH: University of Science and Technology, Poland
• Integration of renewable energy into the grid, at UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, Spain

Year 2
For your second year, you choose an area in which to specialise at one of four universities:

• Energy Management in Buildings and Power Grids at Grenoble INP: Institute of Technology, France
• Power Distribution and Storage, at KU Leuven, Belgium
• Power Electronics as Enabling Technology for Renewable Integration, at UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, Spain
• Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems, at TU/e: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
  
  

Your Master's thesis 

You complete your second and final year with a Master’s thesis, which you undertake at one of our industrial or research partners. The thesis is worth 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System credits (ECTS) and corresponds to five months of full-time study. Your thesis should be relevant to the field of smart grids and be clearly orientated towards innovative solutions that are relevant to electric power.

Engage with our industry partners, business experts, fellow students, recent graduates and thriving start-ups qand participate in exciting projects such as The E16 project, the first test site for electrified roads in Sweden!

Innovation industrial projects give you the opportunity to work on real-world challenges set by our industry partners. You work in close collaboration with industry players on developing innovative solutions to some of the problems they face. You work in a team with fellow students, and will undertake at least part of your project on site at the business partner that initially set the challenge.

An annual event focusing on smart-grid innovation, the MEET event is an opportunity for all students on the MSc SENSE programme to come together at KTH: Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden to share their experiences and insights. In addition, Year 1 students present the results of their innovation industrial projects, while Year 2 students present the preliminary results of their thesis either as a seminar session or joint poster session.

In the summer between your first and second year, you will attend a four-week course on entrepreneurship at the ESADE Business School in Barcelona. During the four weeks you will attend highly interactive lectures each day, as well as working on an entrepreneurial project relating to innovation in smart grids. The goal of the project work is to create a start-up from ideation to first pitch to potential business angels. You will develop a customer-focused, market-oriented business and financial plan, and present to key partners and experts in the field.

You are encouraged to undertake your thesis at one of the programme’s industry partners. The thesis work gives you privileged access to the most prestigious industries whose experts act as the mentors of your work.

The programme prepares you for a global career in electrical power engineering, especially in the fast-growing field of smart grids. It is the perfect starting point for students who want to:

• Enhance the reliability of electric power delivery
• Minimise the cost of electric energy
• Encourage the use of new generating sources
• Increase the penetration of renewable energy sources in the energy mix

After successfully completing the programme, you will receive a prestigious degree from each of your chosen universities, which form your double degree:

• Grenoble INP: International Master of Science in Electrical Engineering for Smart Grids and Buildings
• KTH: Master of Science
• KU Leuven: Master of Engineering: Energy
• TU/e: Master of Electrical Engineering
• UPC: Master of Energy Engineering

The EIT Label is a quality seal awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to a KIC educational programme that has been assessed positively by the EIT on the implementation of the EIT Quality Assurance and Learning Enhancement (EIT QALE) system and the application of specific quality criteria with focus on the EIT Overarching Learning Outcomes (EIT OLOs), robust entrepreneurship education, highly integrated, innovative ‘learning-by-doing’ curricula, international mobility and outreach. For more information please check here.