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UNIPA Palermo
- Candidates with a BSc/BEng diploma in electrical engineering or a related field
- An overall grade of at least "good" (PL: 4.0) from the Bachelor's diploma is required for Double Degree candidates
- Language requirements (English proficiency):
- For EU and non-EU candidates:
- TOEFL - minimum 213 points (computer-based) or 79 points (internet-based)
- IELTS - minimum 6.5 points
- CAE Cambridge Advanced English - minimum grade B
- CPE Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency - minimum grade B
- UNICERT III
- For WUST students and alums, a B2 level English exam was passed with a minimum score of 4.0.
- For EU and non-EU candidates:
- Each application is assessed individually
- Semester Location:
Students can choose to spend 1st or 2nd year at the partner's University
- 1st year at UNIPA, 2nd year at WUST (Master's Thesis at WUST)
- 1st year at WUST, 2nd year at UNIPA (Master's Thesis at UNIPA)
- Example Study:
Each student submits an individual study plan, prepared per the established curriculum for the entire duration of the dual degree program, which the host institution approves and then by the home institution, according to its own criteria.
- 1st year WUST, 2nd year UNIPA
| Semestr | University | Course Title | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | WUST | Numerical and Optimization Methods | 2 |
| Numerical and Optimization Methods | 1 | ||
| Power Quality Assessment | 1 | ||
| Power Quality Assessment | 3 | ||
| Power System Faults | 4 | ||
| Dynamics and Control of AC and DC Drives | 4 | ||
| Dynamics and Control of AC and DC Drives | 1 | ||
| Dynamics and Control of AC and DC Drives | 1 | ||
| Advanced Technology in Electrical Power Generation | 3 | ||
| Advanced Technology in Electrical Power Generation | 1 | ||
| Fault Calculations | 2 | ||
| Circuits and Systems | 3 | ||
| Circuits and Systems | 1 | ||
| Foreign language B2+ or C1+ | 1 | ||
| Foreign language A1 or A2 | 2 | ||
| Law Block | 1 | ||
| 2nd | WUST | Simulation and Analysis of Power System Transients | 1 |
| Simulation and Analysis of Power System Transients | 2 | ||
| Digital Control Techniques | 2 | ||
| Digital Control Techniques | 1 | ||
| Renewable Energy Systems | 2 | ||
| Renewable Energy Systems | 1 | ||
| Fiber Optics Communications and Sensors | 2 | ||
| Fiber Optics Communications and Sensors | 1 | ||
| Power System Protection | 3 | ||
| Power System Protection | 2 | ||
| Electric Power System Operation and Control | 2 | ||
| Electric Power System Operation and Control | 1 | ||
| Energy Storage Systems | 1 | ||
| Diploma placement 4 weeks | 4 | ||
| Social Sciences and Ethics block | 2 | ||
| Management block | 2 | ||
| 3rd | UNIPA | Automatic Measurement Systems Laboratory | 6 |
| Electric Mobility For The Smart City | 6 | ||
| Photovoltaic Devices And Technologies | 6 | ||
| Digital Signal Processing | 6 | ||
| Mobile And Distributed Robotics | 6 | ||
| 4th | UNIPA | Lab.of Electrical Drives, Electric Traction appl. and Automotive (electric traction applications and automotive (9 ECTS) + Laboratory of Electrical Drives (6 ECTS) | 15 |
| Seminar | 3 | ||
| Master Thesis | 12 |
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- 1st year UNIPA, 2nd year WUST
| Semestr | University | Course Title | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2 | UNIPA | Measurements and tests in electrical engineering | 12 |
| Converters and electric drives | 9 | ||
| Laboratory of electric drives | 6 | ||
| Models and EMC | 6 | ||
| Insulation systems diagnostics | 6 | ||
| Smart grids | 6 | ||
| Electric automotive | 6 | ||
| Photovoltaic devices and technologies | 6 | ||
| Electric drives | 6 | ||
| 3 | WUST | Advanced High Voltage Technology W | 3 |
| Advanced High Voltage Technology L | 2 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence Techniques W | 2 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence Techniques P | 1 | ||
| Power System Automation and Security W | 3 | ||
| Power System Automation and Security S | 1 | ||
| Electromagnetic Compatibility W | 2 | ||
| Electromagnetic Compatibility L | 1 | ||
| Measurement Methods and techniques W | 2 | ||
| Measurement Methods and techniques L | 2 | ||
| Law Block W | 1 | ||
| Diploma Project P | 8 | ||
| Diploma placement 4 weeks | 4 | ||
| Foreign language B2+ or C1+ | 1 | ||
| Foreign language A1 or A2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Diploma Seminar S | 3 | |
| Master’s Thesis P | 18 | ||
| Management block | 2 | ||
| Social sciences and Ethics | 2 |
- Recruitment Deadlines
The recruitment period for the double degree program typically falls around the following dates each year:
- July 1st – Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST)
- May 31st – UNIPA
- Application procedure for UNIPA:
A parallel admission process is required, performed simultaneously at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST) and the University of Palermo (UNIPA).
- The list of required documents and registration to admission systems depends on the individual rules of each partner university
- Final acceptance to the Double-Degree programme is achieved only when accepted by both partner Universities
- The UNIPA International Office provides all information concerning admission procedures for UNIPA
- RES program page (WUST):
https://weny.pwr.edu.pl/en/students/programme-of-studies-effective-fall-2022 - CPE program page (WUST):
https://weny.pwr.edu.pl/en/students/programme-of-studies-effective-fall-2022 - WUST Admission Office website:
https://rekrutacja.pwr.edu.pl/en/admission - Course offered in the UNIPA: curriculum
- Recruitment information on UNIPA for international students: general
- Faculty coordinator at WUST
- Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Electrical Engineering at UNIPA: Ciro Spataro
- Non-EU candidates: 2000 EUR/semester tuition fee at WUST or the respective tuition fee at UNIPA
- Students matriculating at an MSc programme at WUST and students matriculating at an MSc programme at UNIPA, as partner Universities, are subject to no tuition fee