Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics, MSc

EIT Urban Mobility Master School, Sweden

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MSc	Full-time	2 years	September	EUR 4000 per year	EUR 16000 per year

About Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics, MSc - at EIT Urban Mobility Master School

Why study Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics at the EIT Urban Mobility Master School?

Data is central to our future and technological advancement. As we continue to urbanise and gather more data about our mobility patterns and urban systems, the challenge is not simply the amount of data, but how we manage it, critically understand its quality, and utilise findings to address our cities' most pressing challenges. Today, there is an expanding need to forge a new generation of data scientists, capable of exploring our ever-increasing urban data and extracting meaningful insights. Such work is critical to supporting cities' strategic decisions and pushing us towards a more sustainable future, centred on efficient resource use, a clean environment, equitable citizen engagement, and a healthy, low-carbon society. The Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics programme is designed in an interdisciplinary fashion and emphasizes new and emerging transportation technologies and services for citizens, goods, and logistics. Furthermore, as an EIT Urban Mobility Master School programme, it integrates entrepreneurship & innovation throughout the coursework and was launched to train future elite data scientists in urban mobility and innovation.

How is the programme structured?

All programmes at the EIT Urban Mobility Master School have a unique study path:

Students study one year each at two different universities, the "entry" university and the "exit" university. All options are located at a leading university in Europe in the field of urban mobility.
Graduating students will be awarded two officially recognised Master of Science degrees, from each of the two universities. Moreover, the programme is designed so that students may attain the qualifications for a certificate awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
During the first-year studies, students will be introduced Innovation and Entrepreneurship and participate in an extended Challenge Project. During the same year, students will acquire essential technical skills for working with urban mobility challenges.
Between the first and second year, students will participate in a Summer School applying new skills to two different cities within Europe.
In the second year, students will choose from several more specialised courses in both technical content and innovation and entrepreneurship. Students will also participate in a shorter challenge project that includes an internship at a company or organisation working to meet urban mobility challenges. To complete their degree, in the second year, students will carry out an independent master's thesis, combining and demonstrating their full set of technical and entrepreneurial skills.
You will have a wide range of career opportunities, within the public and private sector, as well as the business know-how to start your own business or conduct rigorous research.

Where can I study Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics?

The available universities for the Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics programme are the following:

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Ghent University - Ghent, Belgium
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) - Barcelona, Spain
University of Tartu (UT) - Tartu, Estonia
University of Lisbon (Técnico Lisboa) – Lisbon, Portugal

Scholarships

EIT Urban Mobility offers generous scholarships to attract top talents worldwide. Our scholarships are merit-based and cover your study duration of two years. They include partial tuition fee waivers and monthly allowances. Please visit our website for more detailed information and apply: Scholarships

New Opportunity Scholarship: The EIT Urban Mobility Master School is offering a full tuition fee waiver and 1.000 Euro relocation allowance per year to applicants affected by the current situation in Ukraine.

For further information, please contact us: masterschool@eiturbanmobility.eu

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The Master School Office organises master’s programmes webinars where prospective applicants can talk to the Programme Leads and university representatives; chat with the current students, and get answers to all their questions!

If you wish to receive the recording of a webinar on the Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics master’s programme and/or if you wish to be alerted to participate in our next live webinar, please fill in the following form.

Watch testimonials from our Graduates!

Graduates 2023 Testimonials

Ivo & Pawan, Graduates 2023 and Co-founders of a start-up

Axel, GRaduate 2023 and Founder of a road safety NGO

Learn more about Smart Mobility Data Science and Analytics, MSc - at EIT Urban Mobility Master School

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What are the career opportunities?

With our programme, you will not just gain a degree as a data scientist in transportation and mobility. You will graduate with training in entrepreneurship & innovation, practical experience in the industry, and a strong network throughout the EU, unlocking incredible opportunities for your career in the world of Big Mobility Data. The skills acquired during the programme are highly demanded in all the sectors related to mobility and transport and at every level in the industry – private companies in logistics and transport management, ride-sharing startups, the automotive sector, and cities and public institutions.

Visit the EIT Urban Mobility Master School website for more information.

Entry requirements

Who can apply?

The programme welcomes candidates who have a solid foundation in analytical problem solving with an eye to details, as demonstrated by a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.

To qualify for admission, applicants need to fulfil the admission requirements, which are a complete and suitable Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of studies and proof of English language proficiency.

Bachelor's degree

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor's degree encompassing a minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university.

Conditional acceptance

Students in their final year of undergraduate education may also apply and if qualified, receive a conditional acceptance.
If you have not completed your studies, please include a written statement from the degree administration office (or equivalent department), confirming that you are enrolled in the final year of your education and giving your expected completion date - which should be before the start of the Master's programme.
If you receive a conditional offer, you should present your degree certificate to your entry university before enrollment at the latest. Applicants following longer technical programmes and who have completed courses equivalent to an amount of 180 ECTS, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applications Dates and Deadlines

Our programmes are currently open for application and our academic year starts in the fall each year.

Application period 1: 15 November, 2023 – 31 January 2024, 17:00 CET
Application period 2: 1 February, 2024 – 15 April, 2024, 17:00 CEST

Info for applicants to Ghent University

If you choose Ghent University as one of your preferences, you need to submit a separate application on Ghent University's Online Application Platform for the 'Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Main Subject: Sustainable Mobility Analytics’, in parallel with your EIT Urban Mobility Application.

Fees, Funding and Scholarships at EIT Urban Mobility Master School

EIT Urban Mobility offers generous scholarships to attract top talents worldwide. Our scholarships are merit-based and cover your study duration of two years. They include partial participation fee waivers and monthly allowances. Please visit the institute website for more information.

Student reviews of EIT Urban Mobility Master School

Find out what students say about EIT Urban Mobility Master School

Graduates 2023 Testimonial

EIT Urban Mobility Master School's second cohort of students successfully graduated in October 2023.

Meet 10 of these Graduates from all around the world and dive into their personal narratives as they share their unique experiences with the programme. Gain insights as they highlight the best aspects of the programme and what sets it apart from other educational offerings. They also reflect on their initial expectations at the beginning of the programme, recount the first steps of their professional journeys, and even reveal how they secured their internships and jobs. A tale of diversity, willpower and exploration.

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Ivo & Pawan, Graduates

Ivo is from the Netherlands and Pawan is from India. They graduated from the EIT Urban Mobility Summer School in October 2023.

In this video, they share the inspiring story of their serendipitous connection during the Summer School and reflect on how the EIT Urban Mobility master’s programme equipped them to develop the innovative concept behind their startup, Urban Vind. A tale of collaboration, learning and entrepreneurial success!

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Axel, Graduate

Axel comes from France and graduated from the EIT Urban Mobility Master School in October 2023. Before joining the programme in 2021, Axel already had an engineering degree and had worked for several years in the UK, Australia, and Chile. When he became the indirect victim of a road car crash, he decided to dedicate his energy and time to making the roads safer. He created MEL - a road safety NGO - and enrolled in the SUMT programme at the EIT Urban Mobility Master School. In this video, he shares how he leveraged the programme's resources to elevate road safety and broaden the conversation on security in urban mobility. A tale of resilience, purpose, and impactful change!

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