Program Overview

Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Risk Assessment and Management of Civil Infrastructures (NORISK)

The Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Risk Assessment and Management of Civil Infrastructures (NORISK) provides advanced knowledge and skills to develop a professional career in the field of risk assessment, management, reliability analysis, monitoring, digitization, and intervention in civil infrastructures. This field is crucial for infrastructures that serve as the basis for human activities or are considered critical, such as those related to energy, transportation, communications, water, health, defense and national security, banking, and the financial sector, among others.

Program Overview

• The NORISK master's program takes advantage of the common denominators found in all these sectors and orients risk assessment towards better management.
• The program addresses key areas in civil infrastructure management that are not adequately covered in traditional degree and master's programs, including:
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Reliability and resilience
  • Management and decision-making tools
  • Monitoring and digitization
  • Assessment and intervention

Consortium

The consortium consists of four institutions of higher education with notable educational experience in composites:

• Universidade do Minho
• Universit‡ di Padova
• La Rochelle UniversitÈ
• Universitat PolitËcnica de Catalunya (UPC)

General Information

• Duration and Start: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits
• Schedule and Modality: Presential
• Languages: English
• Information on Language Use in the Classroom and Student Linguistic Rights

Location

• The program is imparted at the Escola TËcnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona (ETSECCPB)

Access

• General Requirements: Academic requirements for access to a master's degree
• Places: 20
• Pre-enrollment: This interuniversity master's program is not coordinated by the UPC. Pre-enrollment must be done at the coordinating university: Universidade do Minho (Portugal)

Study Plan

• The study plan is not available

Double Degree Agreements

• Consult the double degree agreements with other international universities

Academic Organization: Norms, Calendars

• European Program: Erasmus Mundus
• UPC Teaching Center: Escola TËcnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona (ETSECCPB)
• Participating Institutions:
  • Universitat PolitËcnica de Catalunya (UPC)
  • La Rochelle UniversitÈ
  • Universidade do Minho (Portugal) - coordinating university
  • Universit‡ degli Studi di Padova (Italy)