History

The project has been a long expected action within the consortium. In June 2004 in Freiberg representatives of five Metallurgy-related Universities including Royal Institute of Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine and also Częstochowa University of Technology, Helsinki University of Technology established a consortium to create a European Masters Course. National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine was the initiator of the meeting. Read the Memorandum of Freiberg Meeting.
Later two more partners – National Institute of Applied Sciences and Prydniprovs’ka State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture expressed their intention to join the consortium. After publishing the TEMPUS/Tacis priorities for UA partners had decided to develop the proposal addressed to update graduate and postgraduate Metallurgy engineering education with special attention to internationalisation and students’ mobility. The list of direct proposal participants was limited taking into account the particular strengths of partners and cross-EU cooperation.

Freiberg Meeting, June 2004

Comparison of the Bachelor (or equivalent study programmes)

MEMORANDUM
Freiberg, 4 June 2004, TU Bergakademie Freiberg,
Institute of the Iron and Steel Technology
At the 1st Coordination Meeting of the “Eurometallurgy” project held in Freiberg 3-4 June 2004 all below mentioned participants had examinations and discussions and has agreed upon:

1. Participants are creating the working consortium for the purpose of development of the education in the field Metallurgy and Materials Science.
2. On the basis of analysis of existing situation with Metallurgy and Material Science study programmes participants recognise:
   - mutual acceptance of the Bachelor Degree (B. Sc.) or equivalent basic undergraduate engineering studies is possible on the basis of curricula under preparation or already existing ones;
   - future convergence of Master Degree (M. Sc.) or equivalent (Dipl. Eng., Magister) graduate programmes with respect to national attainments in the field of higher engineering education should be necessary to elaborate in 2004-2005.
3. Participants express their common intention to create European Master Course(s) and are ready to allocate their experience and necessary resources as well as to use appropriate fund-rising within European or other relevant national or international programmes.
4. Meetings of the Consortium members should be conducted regularly, at least once a year. The next meeting will be held in Spring 2005 at Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.
5. The consortium expresses its openness for further internationalisation and possible enlargement. New members should formally apply to the coordinator of the consortium and accepted by all the partners.
6. The consortium will appoint a responsible person for technical coordination of the project and the next meeting coordinator, who will be in charge of the meeting organisation.
7. The agenda for the next meeting will focus on acceptance of the M. Sc. level courses and the development of the common European Masters Course(s) including:
   - contents of the study programme;
   - distribution of the programme’s parts among participants in respect to their specific academic strengths, scope and size;
   - scheme and means of students and scholars mobility;
   - development of common teaching materials;
   - role of distance learning in the course.

The list of common issues discussed at the meeting is attached to this memorandum.

Signatures, in alphabetical order:
4th June 2004

Częstochowa University of Technology
Prof. Jerzy Siwka, Dean of the Faculty of Material Processing Technology and Applied Physics 
Helsinki University of Technology
Prof. Michael Gasik, Laboratory of Materials Processing and Powder Metallurgy of Department of Materials Science and Rock Engineering
Kungl Tekniska Högskolan
Prof. Du Sichen, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
Prof. Olexandr Velychko, Rector
Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg