EUROPEAN PROJECT SEMESTER (EPS)
What is it?
EPS is a four-month course addressed to 3rd, 4th or 5th year students from Design, engineering, technology and economics, designed to work in international and interdisciplinary teams.
EPS is a program offered by 10 European universities in 9 countries throughout Europe. It is crafted to prepare students with necessary skills to face the challenges of today¿s world economy. International student teams work on interdisciplinary projects, usually with commercial businesses and industries, carefully selected to match the students¿ specializations and capabilities as well as to develop their intercultural communication and team work skills.
Structure
Courses (10 ECTS) + project (20 ECTS) carried out by intercultural and multidisciplinary teams of students.. Equivalent to 30 ECTS in total.
Subjects (taught by UPV and visiting lecturers)
- Communication Skills
- Project-based learning
- Project management & planning
- Systematic Innovation/Engineering Product Design
- Teambuilding
- Spanish language and culture
Advantages
- Gain experience as part of a multidisciplinary and multicultural team working to solve a complex engineering and design problem.
- Facilitate the traslation from student to practising professional.
- Positive personal experience
- International friends.
Key data
Fall Semester
From September 6 until December 21
25-35 students at ETSID, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
In English
No tuition fee