Within the Master's program, you can tailor your education by choosing one or more dedicated specializations. Each specialization is fully integrated within the 120 ECTS Mechanical Engineering master's program and will be recognized on your diploma supplement upon completion. You may also choose to graduate without a specialization.
Energy Conversion and Storage (ECS) prepares you to tackle some of the biggest challenges of the energy transition by designing, optimizing, and innovating sustainable energy technologies. This specialization combines mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and physics to help create the energy systems needed for a carbon-neutral future.
You will gain expertise in energy conversion, energy storage, clean fuels, and advanced engine technologies, while learning to apply both computational and experimental methods to optimize system performance. Through access to state-of-the-art laboratories, simulation tools, and international research networks, you will develop solutions for sustainable mobility, industrial processes, and renewable energy systems. ECS prepares you for impactful careers in the energy sector, enabling you to drive innovation and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient energy future.
Year 1 | Core program | 20 ECTS |
| Specialization courses | 20 ECTS |
| Free electives | 15 ECTS |
Professional skills | 5 ECTS | |
Year 2 | Internship | 15 ECTS |
| Graduation project | 45 ECTS |
Core courses
You choose at least four core courses from the list below:
- Advanced Engineering Mathematics
- Experimentation for Mechanical Engineering
- Sustainable Energy Sources*
- Interfacial Transport Phenomena in Engineering Flows
- Scientific Computing for Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Optimization
*indicates a mandatory course
Specialization courses
In addition, you choose at least four specialization courses (20 ECTS) from the list below:
- Hydraulic Turbomachines
- Modelling Combustion
- Gas Dynamics
- Heat and Flow in Microsystems**
- Microscale Modelling of Heat Storage Materials**
- Energy Geoscience***
- Thermal Energy Storage
- Energy Geosciences - Engineering challenges***
- Thermal Energy Storage and Demand
- Solar Energy
- Metal Fuels for Energy Storage and Propulsion
- Clean Engines and Future Fuels
- Optical Diagnostics for Combustion and Fluid Flow
- Monte Carlo Simulations for Energy Application
**Only one of the two courses 'Heat and Flow in Microsystems' or 'Microscale Modelling of Heat Storage Materials' can be selected.
***Only one of the two courses 'Energy Geoscience' or 'Energy Geoscience - Engineering challenges' can be selected.
You are welcome to customize your course program in the 15 ECTS of free electives and follow professional skills courses (5 ECTS), focused on career development, teamwork, academic writing and more.