The European ASC Master's Course is jointly operated by the following universities (the ASC consortium)
University Alma Mater of Bologna, Italy; University of Helsinki, Finland; Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland; University of Leipzig, Germany; University Lille, France (Coordinating institution).
The ASC Master course is a two-year (4 semesters, 30 ECTS each) programme whose courses are taught in English.
The ASC network aims at preparing students to become experts and develop international skills towards professional industrial careers in spectroscopic characterization of matter and/or doctoral studies.
The ASC program has reached a high level of harmonization, with a single Master program scheme applicable at each partner institution and thus yielding to a better integration into the European scheme.
All successful students receive a multiple degree from the institutions where they attended courses.
This ASC master program will:
guarantee quality (all partners have official accredited Masters in chemistry) Allow students access to techniques not available locally (mutualisation of the equipment) provide a sound background in Advanced Spectroscopy, both in experimental techniques and in scientific knowledge; promote students’ mobility within a network of research laboratories spread amongst countries from a large area of Europe in an environment where they will be well looked after and acquire transferable skills in a multicultural environment. prepare students to become experts in far reaching experimental techniques in Spectroscopy. help and prepare students to develop skills to follow future doctoral studies, and/or towards professional activities.
TYPE OF DEGREE
Multiple Master of Science degree with thesis in «Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry» awarded by the universities of the consortium, after completion of 90 ECTS of courses and 30 ECTS of a Master thesis. Each host university of the student issues a master degree, provided the student has validated at least one semester (30 ECTS) at each host university.
A joint diploma supplement is provided, which explains the specificities of the program and individual mobility and specialization for the student.
Established in 1640, Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Helsinki (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Uusimaa. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Suomi (Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland), Helsingin yliopisto (UH) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Helsingin yliopisto (UH) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 379 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 0-10% making this Finnish higher education organization a most selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.