INTERMATHS DOUBLE DEGREES

Double MSc Degree Programmes in

Applied Mathematics

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Partner universities

Specialisation tracks

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ECTS credits

MSc Degrees Awarded

Medium of Instruction: English

Semesters

InterMaths – Applied Mathematics is a set of 2-year Double Degree programmes with focus on scientific computing and applications. Students spend one year at the University of L’Aquila and one year in one of the partner institutions.

Our specialisations include modern applications in material science or socio-economical sciences, as well as innovative methodologies in high performance computing and data analysis.

Programme Overview

Join the InterMaths Double Degree programme and gain a double MSc Degree in Applied Mathematics from two of our partner universities.

The programme starts every September and is structured in 2 academic years, each of which is studied in a different country, as sketched below.

The current programme structure involves spending Year 1 in L'Aquila (Italy) and Year 2 in one of the other partner universities.

For the second year our scientific committee will decide who goes where. The committee will do their best to reach a compromise between the choices made by each student in their application and the need for allocating a balanced number of students to each partner university.

The InterMaths programme assures the smooth credit transfer between partner universities and the awarding of a double MSc degree after earning 120 ECTS credits from a given list of courses all taught in English.

Year 1 in L'Aquila

You will spend your first year in L'Aquila

Learn More about Year 1 in L'Aquila

Study tracks for Year 2

University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal

Brno University of Technology (BUT), Czech Republic

Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Poland

Karlstad University (KAU), Sweden

University of Silesia in Katowice (US), Poland

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (IFNUL), Ukraine

Programme Detail

Double MSc Degrees in Applied Maths Awarded by the InterMaths Consortium

In the second year of the InterMaths Double Degree programme students will be working on their Master thesis, co-tutored by two researchers, one for each of the two institutions involved in their degree programme. The thesis will be written in English. The thesis defense will take place according to the teaching regulations of both the academic institutions involved.

The thesis defence will take place only once with a board of examiners including at least one professor/researcher for each of the two institutions awarding the master's degree title. It will be run starting from June (and no later than September!) of the second academic year but the student will have to have completed all their exams first!

Upon successfully completing all the activities of the InterMaths programme including successful defence of their thesis, students will be awarded a double degree issued by the two universities where the student has completed one academic year (having earned 60 credits minimum in each year).

Below you can find a list of the local Master's degrees awarded by the InterMaths consortium.

MSc Mathematical Engineering issued by the University of L’Aquila

MSc Mathematical Engineering issued by the Brno University of Technology

MSc in Nanotechnology issued by the Gdansk University of Technology;

MSc in Mathematics issued by the University of Karlstad

MSc in Mathematics issued by the University of Silesia in Katowice

MSc in Applied Mathematics issued by the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Language Policy

Any activity (lectures, seminars, exams, laboratories, thesis) of the InterMaths Double Degree programmes (for both first and second year) will be conducted in English. To this purpose all enrolled students are required to prove an advanced level of English (CEFR B2/C1 level), certified by any of the following tests:

IELTS Academic: overall band score of 6.0 or above;
TOEFL iBT: overall score of 80 or above;
PTE Academic: 56 or above overall;
C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge Advanced English): overall score of 169 or above;
or equivalent to the above.

If you are an international student, every semester (except for the fourth one) you'll be required to attend (and earn the related ECTS credits of) a course of the language and culture spoken in the country where you'll be spending such a study period. Upon successfully completing each language course, students will be awarded 3 ECTS credits, which will be recorded as extra credits in the student's curriculum. That is to say that all international students will have to attend:

a beginner's (A1) course of Italian language during the first semester
an elementary (A2) course of Italian language during the second semester.

When moving to one of our partners for their second year, you'll also have to achieve a beginner's (A1) level in the local language spoken there by the end of the third semester. So, for instance, if you're going to spend your second year in Katowice, you'll have to attend: a beginner's (A1) course of Polish language during the third semester.

Credit Transfer Policy

The InterMaths students are required to earn 120 ETCS credits (30 per semester, i.e. 60 per year) to graduate.

Student's performance is documented through the national grading system in force at each partner institution. The transfer and recognition of grades from one institution to another follows the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and is based on the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area.

Below you can view a chart showing the different grading scales in use at each partner institution and the corresponding grades (A, B, C...) and GPA.

Scholarships

For the 2021 intake students may benefit from several funding opportunies available in our partner universities. Detailed information about how to apply and what such funding may cover, will be emailed to applicants when the selection is complete.

To give an idea, you may find below details about the funding opportunities available to students of the 2019 cohort.

In their Year1 they have all been receiving:
- an average of 2,000 EUR as yearly allowance
- up to 1,500 EUR as rent reimbursement
- free access to UAQ canteens (corresponding to 1,500 EUR/year)

To support their Year2 they are applying for these funding opportunities:
- Erasmus+ KA103
- Special fund by the Italian Ministry of Education known as Fondo Giovani
- Local grant by the Abruzzo Region
which are expected to award them a contribution worth a minimum of 5,000 EUR all through Year2, as it was the case for all our 2018-cohort students.

Participation costs

EUR 2,250 per semester (i.e. 4 installments for a total of EUR 9,000), which include the tuition fees, full insurance coverage and any other mandatory costs related to student participation in the programme. Participation costs do not include accommodation costs, living costs, travelling costs, the cost of equipment or books or the sports centres.

Partial fee waiver

For the 2021 intake the InterMaths Consortium will grant the students partial waiver of the participations costs. Based on that, the student will only have to pay the InterMaths Consortium:

- a total of 1,400 EUR, to be paid in four installments (350 EUR/semester) at the beginning of each term.

With regard to the first semester, a 200-EUR non-refundable deposit will be required within 30 days after notification of selection, whereas the remainder is to be cleared before Semester 1 begins.