Masters in heat treatment and surface engineering
Masters in heat treatment and surface engineering
Design of Joint European Masters Degree nets over e600.000
March 05, 2007 from University of Malta
The design of a joint European Master's degree coordinated by the University of Malta has netted over e 600,000 of EU funding, Maurice Grech, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering said. Speaking during a press conference at the University, Professor Grech said the degree to be called MinSE refers to a European Masters in heat treatment and surface engineering. The project has the backing of four partner universities apart from the University of Malta. These are Clausthal in Germany, Miskolc in Hungary, Birmingham in the UK and Petru Mures in Romania. These seats of learning are complemented by six enterprising partners including Surface Engineering Ltd which is the commercial arm of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials at Tal-Qroqq and SMEs in the UK and Romania. Another partner is Bodycote which is a multi national with over 270 branches world wide.
Professor Tom Bell, a world authority on surface engineering said that the program has potential for wide dissemination and will achieve transnational quality assurance of curriculum and wide-spread recognition. The primary object of the project is to merge the expertise and strengths of the academic and industrial partners to design a post graduate study program.
Surface engineering is a major strength within the Faculty of Engineering at Tal- Qroqq and one in which the University of Malta has invested considerably over the last ten years. It refers to a wide spectrum of technologies designed to modify the surface properties of components for specific engineering purposes. These surface modifications may serve to improve corrosion and wear resistance, impart lubricity and non-stick properties, improve electrical conductivity, or solderability, and other. Professor Grech, who is also the coordinator of the project, said the master's program targets international candidates seeking to further their studies, persons from various industrial sectors and life-long learners.
Present for the press conference were Professor Juanito Camilleri, Rector University of Malta; Professor Maurice Grech coordinator of project, Dr Hanshan Dong from the University of Birmingham, Professor Volker Westling from the Technical University of Clausthal; Dr Livio Moldovan from University of Petru Mures, Dr Maria Koscsis Baan from the University of Miskolc, Ing. Stephan Abela from Surface Engineering Ltd, Professor Zoltan Kolozvary from Plasmaterm SA,Romania, Mr Robert Wood from the International Federation of Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering, Dr Paul Grasske from MicroMaterials, UK, and Professor Tom Bell, the technical evaluator of the program.
Contact Professor Maurice Grech by e-mail at: mgrech@eng.um.edu.mt
