If you are interested in space science and space technology, you have excellent or very good grades in your Bachelor's State Examination, if you are able to study in English, if you wish to spend two years in good company of strictly selected students from all over the world, if you want to complete additional semesters at top European universities, if you wish to obtain a double European diploma and two degrees at once, (Double Degree), then instead of a standard master's field of study at the CTU, choose:
European master's program SpaceMaster at the Department of Control Engineering, FEL CTU.
SpaceMaster is one of the first truly pan-European master's programs. It was financed by the European program Erasmus Mundus. The Czech Republic is represented in it by the Department of Control Engineering of the FEL of the Czech Technical University in Prague. The study period is 4 semesters and the teaching takes place in English. Students will acquire expanded knowledge of space science and technology, especially in the area of rockets, probes, satellites, balloons, and radars, telerobotics, sensor technology, automatic control and space dynamics. All students complete the first semester with basic subjects and the second semester with subjects related to their projects at the LTU's space center in Kiruna, Sweden, far beyond the Arctic Circle. For the following semesters, students are divided into individual specializations within the SpaceMaster program. CTU students are returning to Prague to the Department of Control Engineering, FEL, where in the third semester they focus on automatic control and embedded systems with space and terrestrial applications. In exceptional cases, on the other hand, they can pursue other specializations at universities in Toulouse, France, in Cranfield, UK, in LTU, Sweden or in Helsinki, Finland. During the last two semesters, if necessary, students can visit partner European workplaces for a shorter period of time. In the fourth semester, students complete their final courses and work on a diploma thesis according to their specialization. The Department of Control Engineering plans to gradually design, build, launch and operate a small satellite of the pico-satellite type in a series of theses. Each thesis has two supervisors from different countries and is defended before an international committee. After a successful defense, the CTU student will receive the standard degree of Ing. and a master's degree from the Swedish Lulea University of Technology in Kiruna. The projects will be led by prominent experts, often from European industrial companies. The results of laboratory work will be tested directly: either in space or at least high in the Earth's atmosphere. The program started in 2005 and has already passed almost a thousand students from all over the world who are definitely visible in the European and American space research and industry. Of course, there were also students from the Czech Republic among them and they did not fare badly. The next year already starts on October 14. Now is the right time to apply!
Acceptance conditions are, further information and interesting things are at http://spacemaster.eu/.
Kristian Hengster-Movric, head of the Czech section of the SpaceMaster program and Michael Šebek member of the Department of Control Engineering, FEE, Czech Technical University in Prague.
Administrative instructions and details
All interested parties should contact Ing. Martin Hlinovský at the Department of Control Engineering FEE CTU, either by phone at 721677670, by e-mail at martin [dot] hlinovsky
fel [dot] cvut [dot] cz or, by a prior appointment, in person at the Department of Control Engineering FEE, Karlovo náměstí 13, building E, ground floor, room No. 18.
Conditions of acceptance:
- completion of a bachelor's study program with an excellent or very good grade,
- passing an English exam with a TOFEL certificate (ratio 580/239 and higher) or IELTS (ratio 6.5 and higher),
- sending the application for the next academic year is always by April 1, (for Non-EU by January 15), which contains:
- Full curriculum vitae,
- Bachelor's diploma, certificate of bachelor's examination and supplement to the diploma,
- Transcript of exams for the entire course at the university,
- Diploma or certificate of language proficiency in English,
- A letter of motivation explaining why the student is applying to SpaceMaster,
- Recommendation letters (1 or 2) from teachers from the home university. Contact information such as phone and email must be provided. For Non-EU, teachers are also expected to provide recommendations or add opinions about the student,
- Corresponding passport-size photograph, attached to the application,
- Documents proving previous experience, especially in the field of space projects.
All copies must be certified as well as the accuracy of the English translations must be confirmed. Original certificates will not be required prior to matriculation at the University.
Structure of the SpaceMaster study programme
The duration is 4 semesters (it is required to obtain 120 ECTS credits). Students will gain advanced knowledge in the field of balloons, rockets, satellites and radars, tele-robotics, sensor technology, automatic control and dynamics of multi-body systems. For the SpaceMaster, two MScs are expected. titles. One at a Swedish university and the other at home or one of the other partner universities.
1st semester - Introductory space-related course of studies at the LTU Kiruna Space Center, (Sweden),
2nd semester - Course of studies related to projects at the LTU Kiruna Space Center, (Sweden),
3rd semester - Engineering specialization within the Cybernetics and Robotics study program at CTU,
4th semester - Diploma thesis led by teachers of at least two universities, (e.g. CTU and LTU).
Tuition and scholarships
Students from the EU do not pay tuition fees in the first year of study. Non-EU students will pay tuition fees of SEK 140,000 in the first year of study, and tuition fees for the second year are paid depending on the chosen university. Students from the EU can apply for a scholarship from EU funds within the Erasmus+ project. Non-EU students can apply for a scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus fund.
More information at http://spacemaster.eu/ScholarshipsAndFees
Terms - summary
• Sign up to study at the CTU FEL master's program in Cybernetics and Robotics.
• By the end of January at the latest, contact Ing. Martin Hlinovský, Ph.D. at the Department of Control Engineering.
• After an interview with Ing. Martin Hlinovský, fill out the form at https://www.cvut.cz/studium-v-zahranici and contact the responsible person at the faculty, Mr. Otakar Vlček.
• For the previous points, the deadline is Friday, February 23. Students registered after this deadline risk not receiving an Erasmus scholarship for studies in Sweden.
• By January 15, 2025, you must complete the application for the SpaceMaster Round 19 studio - http://spacemaster.eu/Apply. At the end of March, these completed forms, including attachments, will be sent to the coordinator in Sweden.