Pavement opportunities worldwide in education and research ft cn2050

Project information

Objective

The main goal of the international Joint Master is to support the society towards a climateresilient and sustainable pavement infrastructure. Transport infrastructure is one of the important assets needed to develop countries to a higher level for future generations. The environmental and societal impact is significant and can only be improved by engineers with a multidisciplinary approach and a broad vision on future availability of technologies, materials, people and processes. This multidisciplinary approach can be presented for example the use of sensor technology to estimate asset maintenance, digitalisation processes related to materials and processes to increase circularity, quality and effectiveness of the infrastructure sector, selectionand recycling of materials in order to secure health of workers, users and surrounding residents now and in the future. This Joint Master will deliver the next generation masters who will decide on infrastructure for the next 100 years. The Joint Master will collaborate with several Associated Partners* from all 5 continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America. A transfer of skills and expertise are clustered to develop sustainable solutions for the complex future challenges.

- Presenting guest lectures,
- Hosting and connecting visiting students to industry,
- Supervising 'Industrial Training Project' and 'Dissertation'.

*You can become an Associated Partner by signing the letter of Intent.

Structure of the joint master (first draft)

Semester 1
30 ECTS
6 courses

Basic Technologies and Research tools for Pavement (UAntwerp) – Antwerp, Belgium
‍- Sustainability and Resilience in Project Management (6 EC)
- Introduction to Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization (6 EC)
- Pavement Analysis, Design and Management (6 EC)
- Material Testing and Evaluation (6 EC)
- Option I (Elective courses) (6 EC)
(1) Road Acoustics
(2) Debating Development in Global Mobility
(3) Safety and Resiliece in Road Engineering

Semester 2
30 ECTS
5 or 6 courses

Track 1: Smart Pavement Engineering (UMinho) - Braga, Portugal
- Transportation Geotechnics (5 EC)
- Sustainable and Multifunctional Pavement Materials (5 EC)
- Airports and Railways (5 EC)
- Enhanced and Smart Pavement Surface Functions (5 EC)
- Digitalization of Pavement Monitoring (5 EC)
- Highway Environment Management Systems (5 EC)

Track 2: Sustainable Pavement Engineering (UNIPA) - Palermo, Italy
- Sustainable Transport Infrastructure (6 EC)
- Sustainable Pavement and Embankment Materials (6 EC)
- Circular Life-cycle Based Pavement Management (6 EC)
- Sustainable Geometric Design Practices (6EC)
- Smart solutions for transport infrastructure (6 EC)

Track 3: Climate Resilience and Sustainability in a Global Perspective (MAHE), Manipal - India
- Advanced Sustainable Pavement Materials and Technologies (6 EC)
- Soil Stabilization Techniques for Resilient Roads (6 EC)
- Spatial TSpatial Technologies for Smart Roads(6 EC)
- Economics of Eco-friendly Road Infrastructure (6 EC)
- Computer-Aided Road Design (6 EC)

Semester 3
30 ECTS
1 course

Industrial Training Project and Dissertation preparation seminars
-Research and Communication Skills (online) (6 EC)
- Option II (Elective courses - online) (6 EC)
(1) Sustainable Mobility Policies
(2) Theory and Design of Bridges
-Industrial Training Project on Pavements (18 EC)

Semester 4
30 ECTS

Dissertation @ any partner
- Dissertation (30 EC).
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Partners

The University of Palermo (UNIPA) is a consolidated cultural, scientific and teaching presence in central-western Sicily. Its 16 Departments cover the most important domains of contemporary scientific and technological knowledge. About 122 courses (first and second cycle) are yearly offered as well as 44 master and specialization and 23 PhD courses, targeted to the training of specific professional figures, often in cooperation with external institutions and companies. ThePOWERCN2050 project will be supported at the University of Palermo by staff of the STUDY PROGRAMME OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, by the CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION, the UNIPA doctoral school, the PROGETTO MENTORE and researchers from the SMARTILAB research group.

The Department of Engineering at the University of Palermo counts 210 academics, 78 technical and administrative staff members, and offers an educational offer including 12 Bachelor Degree courses and 12 Master Degree courses, with a total of about 5,700 enrolled students (year 2019 – 2020). The master Degree Courses in Civil Engineering at UNIPA are multi-disciplinary in nature and aim at educating professionals capable of facing complex issues related to four area of civil engineering: structural, geotechnical, hydraulic, infrastructure and transport.
The Center for Sustainability and Ecological Transition is composed by faculty members from the University who are experts in the areas of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) set out in the United Nations' Agenda 2030. This centre puts the culture of sustainability in a completely new light, based on an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting approach, capable of crossing themes such as equal opportunities, access to education, and the establishment of democratic institutions, have begun at the University of Palermo. The centre will offer technical support from specialist lectures.ing visiting students to industry,
The UNIPA doctoral school is a multi-disciplinary entity that will provide structured training for doctoral researchers and will offer this expertise for specialist lectures within the master degree programme
The Progetto Mentore is a rare case of bottom-up success story dedicated to promote peer-mentoring schemes within the University. The JM will benefits from this experience by establishing an international mentoring schemes for supporting students during the learning process and teachers in using innovative teaching techniques.
The SMARTIlab@ UNIPA is a research group focusing on engineering the sustainability on each of the phases of the life cycle of road infrastructures by investigating innovative solutions for Pavement materials and technologies, Pavement construction, Pavement management, Sustainability Assessment, Recyclability of road materials, Circular pavements,, Multi-disciplinary study of new technologies for Smart Roads and the engineering of new scenarios for the mobility of the future, engineering transport infrastructures to facilitate the new connected, cooperative and automated mobility (CCAM)

International studies: University of Palermo’s main campus is just at the edge of the historical the city centre, a metro connects the University with the airport, We have facilities tailored for welcoming internationals, and more and more are providing teaching classes in English by being involved in double degree programmes,Integrated course of study (PIS), and overall tehre is a long tradition of welcoming ERASMUS students and now a growing number of international students choose our bachelor and master programmes.

Unipa & Palermo & Sicily: The University of Palermo is quite integrated with the City (Palermo) and the overall Region: Sicily. The Univeristy forsters the collaboration with the city and the Sicily Region by connecting also special events such as the Gratuation Day organizing this event, whcih celebrate the Unipa students, in some special places in the city center and hystorical monuments. Palermo University cannot be separated by the venue where it is located which has influenced in the past, present and futureits development and organization. In the following a brief hystory of Palermo and Sicily is repoted leaving the readers to further references in the web, papers, books etc. for a deep and fascinating discover of Palermo and Sicily.

The University of Minho (UMinho) is a vibrant young Portuguese university. Founded in 1973, its academic activity started in 1974. UMinho is an institution recognised for the competence and quality of its professors, the excellence of its research, its wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and its high level of interaction with other institutions. A central player in the region, the University of Minho is an important national reference and a recognised partneron the European and global scene. It is located in the north of Portugal and has three campuses - Gualtar Campus, Azurém Campus and Couros Campus - located in two charming historical cities – Braga and gUIMARÃES.

The 12 Organisational Units - Schools and Institutes - are the basic structures of the University. They are the School of Architecture, Art and Design, the School of Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Economics and Management, the School of Engineering, the School of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences, the School of Medicine, the School of Psychology, the School of Nursing, the Institute of Social Sciences, the Institute of Education and the I3B's Research Institute.

Information for international students
https://www.uminho.pt/EN/education/international-students/Pages/default.aspx

UMinho is a distinguished Research University dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering innovation socioeconomic impact. UMinho is a leader in the Knowledge, Research, Development, and Innovation Chain, underscored by a notable portfolio of registered patents, solidifying its status among Portugal's Higher Education Institutions. UMinho boasts an impressive research landscape, featuring 30 Research Units, with an outstanding 90% rated Excellent (8) and Very Good (19). Engaging in cutting-edge work, UMinho actively participates in 9 Associate Labs, 13 CoLabs, and 10 Innovation centres. The institution manages a robust portfolio of approximately 780 research projects, commanding a total budget of ~220.3 M€. Notably, UM produces over 3,500 refereed papers published inscientific journals, reflecting an increasing yearly citation rate.

More Facts and Figures
https://www.uminho.pt/EN/uminho/institutional-information/Pages/Factos-e-Numeros.aspx

As recognition of its quality, the UMinho has risen, year after year, among the top universities in the world in the Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 (THE), i.e. a ranking of the top 150 universities under 50 years old. UMinho, is also a front runner in the renowned CWTS Leiden Ranking that measures quality and impact of scientific production worldwide. UMinho consistently secures a position within the top 401-500 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Ranking since 2016. Moreover, 3 scientists are acknowledged among the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 by WoS Clarivate, affirming the institution's impactful contributions to global research.

Associated partners

Industrial partners

academic partners

Members of the national resonance groups

Events

General meeting February 2024

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