Fourth semester at ECN and WUT

The fourth semester is devoted to the Master Thesis, valued for 30 ECTS credits. Each student will be jointly supervised by two advisors from two different institutions (the principal advisor from the hosting institution). The research topic could be supervised and located in the R&D department of an industrial, and in particular those who are members of the EUROP (The European Robotics Platform). The research work is finalised by a written dissertation of the Masters Thesis, which must be done individually and contain an element of original work. The dissertation must be defended in front of a committee of experts. The constitution of this committee and the conditions of the oral presentation will be detailed in the Student Handbook.
The dissertation should demonstrate:
  • A comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to the chosen topic of research,
  • Originality in the application of Robotics knowledge,
  • The ability of the student to evaluate critically current research in the field of robotics and, where appropriate, to propose new hypothessis and solutions.



Fourth semester at UG

Due to Italian regulations, UG cannot dedicate 30 "undisclosed" ECTS credits to the Master Thesis. Thus the master thesis, whose objectives are the same as given for that at ECN and WUT, will be valued 20 ECTS.  However, the student will attend one or two complementary module(s) with 10 ECTS (to be selected from the table of third semester modules). These module(s) will require the presentation of a project to be validated.
In 2011 a new Italian law regarding university syllabus is announced; this will allow UG to redesign the 4th semester similar to the other partners.





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