Take two out of four

Study in two languages

Within the AMASE Master you do not only gain valuable knowledge in Materials Science and Engineering, you also learn two of the four most widespread European languages.

You study with local students and get to know the culture of your host countries, increasing your later job opportunities.

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further information during your studies

Below, you will find all the necessary documents and forms you will need during your studies.

For all AMASE students

Student Guide

As part of this Master you will live in two different European cities. This means you will need to get used to two different administrative and cultural settings. The following guide will help you get an overview of what to expect during your studies.

It contains all the important information you need to find your way through the university “jungle” and to start planning your stay abroad (e.g. visa requirements, housing, contacts, etc.).

Study Plan

Here you can find the current AMASE Study Plan/Studienplan (Also check the courses here).

Transversal skills

It is a requirement to achieve 15 Credit Points in the module of Transversal skills:
(at least 10 CP in semester 1 and 2, at least 5 CP in semester 3):
The 15 CP have to cover:

  • 1 CP for the Integration Week
  • 1 CP for the Professional Summer School
  • at least 6 CP for language courses (normally the languages of your 1st or 2nd university)
  • at least 3 CP of further transversal skills courses

The corresponding 1 CP for the participation in the Integration Week is registered in the transcript of records of your First University. You must send your certificate of participation issued by Eusmat to your local coordinator (exception LTU, Eusmat takes care of it). Please contact your first university directly for further instructions.

The corresponding 1 CP for the participation in the Professional Summer School is registered in the transcript of records of your Second University. You must send your certificate of participation issued by Eusmatto your local coordinator (exception LTU, Eusmat takes care of it) . Please contact your second university directly for further instructions.

In the case of UdS, you must send the “Anerkennungsbogen” filled in with your data. Please read the instructions under “Transversal skills form – UdS”

Reimbursement Form

All AMASE students are allowed to submit a reimbursement form for specific costs (see Student Guide).
Reimbursement formplease print out, fill in, sign and submit to the EUSMAT Office via email.
Make sure your contact and bank information is complete and correct!
For scholarship holders: Reimbursements can only be made to the same bank account as the scholarship transfers.

Possible reimbursement costs (please read the specifications in the Student Guide):

  • Contribution to health insurance (scholarship holders, up to 171 €/semester)
  • Travel costs (self-financing students, specific max. amount)
  • German intensive language course at UdS (one-time refund, from intake 2023 onward)
  • Language course at MUL (one per semester, up to 50€)

*In the semester in which the master’s thesis is written, NO language courses can be refunded. Neither can we reimburse the costs for a German test certificate.

Study Regulations of AMASE

You can find the Study Regulations Framework for the “European Master Programme in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMASE)” to download here.

Student Agreement

This document is the agreement between the AMASE consortium and the accepted student: student agreement

Degree Certificate of AMASE

At the end of the AMASE programme, after completing all credits and requirements in both universities, the students can ask for the “Degree Certificate of AMASE”.

Please contact the examination office at UdS.

For AMASE students at UdS

Information about Exams and Thesis at UdS

To register for an exam at UdS, students muss send a filled out form each semester at least two weeks before the examination. For more information, please contact the examination office on time!

Examination office UdS:
Heike-Eva Krieger
krieger@ps-mint.uni-saarland.de
AMASE@ps-mint.uni-saarland.de

Here you can download the registration form for the tests: Examination registration/Prüfungsanmeldung

Master’s thesis:

As soon as each student has already registered their master’s thesis and it has been accepted, they will receive precise instructions from the examination office on how to submit their work and the specific steps to follow. If you have further questions, pelase contact the examination office.

Information for Internship – UdS

All AMASE students with Saarland University combination are required to do an internship. If the student already has proof of internship during their bachelor studies, this could be also accepted after confirmation of the coordinator.

In the following link you can find the specific Internship regulations/Richtlinien Berufspraktikum.

After finishing the internship, the student must send per email to Dr. Michael Marx (Lehrstuhl für Experimentelle Methodik der Werkstoffwissenschaften):
– their self-written internship report
– the certificate from the company where the internship was completed

Transversal skills form – UdS

To receive the corresponding Credit Points for the different courses in the module Transversal Skills -including IW and PSS certificates- at UdS and register the CPs into your transcript of records, you must first fillout this form and send it to Dr. Claudia Heß (Eusmat) for her approval. Please read the following instructions: Leitfaden Transversale Kompetenzen_2023_24

Please complete your information in the following form and send it as explained to Eusmat office: Anerkennungsbogen Transversale Kompetenzen

This form must be signed by EUSMAT before sending it to the examination office for the recognition of the corresponding CPs.

UdS Diploma

Student with UdS combination must send an application to obtain a UdS diploma (Antrag auf Abschlusszeugnis für Studenten der UdS). 

Please contact the examination office at UdS.

Examination office UdS:

Heike-Eva Krieger

Campus E1.3, Room 2.02
Universität des Saarlandes
66123 Saarbrücken
Tel: +49 681 302 3853
AMASE@ps-mint.uni-saarland.de
krieger@ps-mint.uni-saarland.de

Information and links for each University

Further useful links

ScholarshipsEU Scholarship-Finder
DAAD-Scholarship data base
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ Master Loans
Stiftung Warentest: This page gives an overview over the quality of scholarships. Only available in German.
EU-Websiteswww.bachelorsportal.eu
www.mastersportal.eu
www.phdportal.eu
www.scholarshipportal.eu
www.shortcoursesportal.eu
www.ec.europa.eu/euraxess
www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en
www.cordis.europa.eu/en
www.em-a.e
studyportalsMastersportal.com
Masterstudies.com

Travel documents from AMASE scholarship holders

Please follow this link to the formular in order to upload the requested documents.

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