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Study Details: 2 years full-time,120 ECTS, University of Strathclyde (Scotland), Aalborg University (Denmark), Hamburg University of Technology
The MSc. in Global Innovation Management is a unique 2-year programme offered jointly by the University of Strathclyde (Scotland), Aalborg University (Denmark), Hamburg University of Technology (Germany), and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia). The programme enables graduates of first degrees in engineering, science and technology to successfully manage the innovation process across international boundaries.
Study in Europe or Australia
Students have the opportunity to study at two European Universities, with a third option for EU students and self-funded non-EU students to study in Australia in year 2. The programme’s delivery over two years provides a greater depth of learning, more industrial engagement and a rich cultural experience.
The course equips students with the skills to transform research outputs into innovative products and services. Learning the tools and techniques for working globally, students apply this knowledge practically by working on project reports with industry contacts in different countries, further enhancing their understanding of international business.
GIM addreses new challenges in innovative global enterprise and provides:
•A practical and global perspective of Innovation Management, through industry based modules
•Skills applicable for larger multinational organisations to smaller enterprises
•Expanded perspectives of Innovation Management including Technology Management, R&D, and Product/Service
•Development with focus on the interface between disciplines involved in the process
•Increased research capability focused on activities at the periphery of the innovation process
The programme starts in September of each year with a number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships available for both Catagory A and EU based (Catagory B) Students.
2012 there are likely to be 7 Erasmus Mundus scholarships available to Category A students and 5 for Category B students. Erasmus Mundus will confirm the availability of additional scholarships for applicants from "Turkey and the Western Balkans", "Tunisia and Egypt" and "Eastern Neighbourhood Countries" (i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) at a later date.
The Category A scholarships are 48,000 Euros in total and Category B scholarships are 23,000 Euros. Scholarships can be used to contribute to tuition fees and provide a significant contribution to living expenses on a monthly basis over the 2 year length of the programme. Read more about the Erasmus Mundus programme.
Applications must be submitted to the University of Strathclyde. For more information regarding the application process, please see GIM’s own webpage.
Students from outside EU/EEA please see http://www.apply.aau.dk/how-to-apply-postgraduate/tuition-fee/
Graduates, supported by a network of valuable contacts, enter the international employment market working:
•With enterprises dealing with high end technological products and service
•As consultants making technology assessment and innovation /change management
•With governmental institutes dealing with innovation policy and strategy
•With relevant research and higher education institutions
All students take a common first year at the University of Strathclyde, then either deepen study at Hamburg or Swinburne, or apply skills and knowledge in an industrial internship at Aalborg. The programme is delivered in English and intended for excellent graduates of first degrees in Engineering, Science and Technology.
1st and 2nd semesters
The first two semesters at The University of Strathclyde provide a strong foundation in the Innovation Management process, and essential practical experience of working within globally distributed teams and with industrial clients on product/service development briefs.
3rd semester – option 1
At Hamburg University of Technology looks at early and late phases of the innovation management process. It concentrates on market research for (radical) innovation, cross functional cooperation at the front end of the innovation process, managing innovation projects over geographical and functional/divisional boarders and preparing the market introduction of new products and services.
3rd semester – option 2
At Aalborg University, students undertake an industrial internship at a Danish company to gain relevant global innovation management work experience, and to consolidate the taught content delivered at the University of Strathclyde. Each internship will be designated to best reflect student’s interests within the available placements from a secured list of Danish companies.
3rd semester – option 3
At Swinburne University of Technology, students develop skills in entrepreneurship and innovation, and the practice of innovation leadership. The learning goals and objectives are based around assessing new ventures and opportunities, planning and managing rapid growth, integrating interdisciplinary approaches and applying innovating solutions. Interactive modules are delivered by academics who are also practitioners in the relevant areas.
Please note that the option to study in Australia is only available to students from EU countries and self-funded (non-scholarship) students.
4th semester
All students undertake a master’s thesis at the institution where they spent their 3rd semester. The project is jointly supervised by the second year institution and one other partner.
For a more thorough description, please see the programme’s curriculum
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