Georgia Tech Europe (GTE) is the European campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, located in the beautiful and historic city of Metz, France. On this campus, you can complete part or all of your Master's degree.

Since 1997, the School of Mechanical Engineering has developed graduate program partnerships with the following top European universities:  Arts et Metiers Paris Tech, ENSEEIHT, Sapienza University, and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.  These partnerships allow you to graduate with a second Master's degree from Europe, in addition to your Georgia Tech MSME degree.

On the GTE campus, the admission and graduation requirements for the MSME are exactly the same as those on the GT Atlanta campus.

You also have the opportunity to study for your Ph.D. within the UMI 2958 joint laboratory between the CNRS and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Cooperation Between Georgia Tech and our European Partnership Universities: How the Dual-Degree Program Works

Georgia Tech has long-term cooperative academic and research agreement with Arts et Metiers Paris Tech (to include its 8 campuses), and with Ecole Nationale Supérieure Electronique Electrotechnique Informatique Hydraulique Telecommunications (ENSEEIHT) for completing a Master’s equivalent degree from France.  Georgia Tech has initiated an academic agreement with Sapienza University di Roma, a leading institution to complete the Master’s degree equivalent from Italy, the Laurea Magistrale. Georgia Tech has initiated an academic agreement with Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, a leading institution to complete the Master’s degree from Spain. 

MSME – GTE Campus Seminar Requirement

Every Fall and Spring semester, a graduate seminar series is offered on the GT Europe Campus. This seminar is open to all students and is a special requirement (not a degree requirement) for all Master students. The objective of this seminar is to allow students to interact directly with their future professional world by inviting GTE corporate partners to present their activities. Students have the opportunity to exchange directly for internships or job opportunities. Participating corporations have GTE alumni that participate in this seminar series and can provide information to students.
 

Contacts

Dr. Paul Voss
GTE Academic Director
Georgia Tech Europe
2 Rue Marconi, 57070 Metz, France
info@europe.gatech.edu

Dr. Andrei Fedorov
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0405
graduate.programs@me.gatech.edu

The joint MS degree program includes course work, practical internship, thesis research and thesis defense.

Applicants to the program from the United States should apply through Georgia Tech and those from Europe through the University of Stuttgart. Applicants will have completed, by the time of entering the program, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related discipline. In addition, students from the United States should have proficiency with the German language at the level of one undergraduate year of study. Admission to the program will be determined by a joint committee representing both institutions.

Program of Study Form

US Students

Term 1/Fall (in ATL) | Total 15 credit hours

• 4 technical courses at 3 credit hours each = total 12 credit hours
• German Language Course #1 = 3 credit hours  

Term 2/Spring (in ATL) | Total 15 credit hours (some courses could also be taken in the Summer term)

• 4 technical courses at 3 credit hours each (must include at least 1 Math Course offered by Math Dept) = total 12 credit hours
• German Language Course #2 = 3 credit hours  

Term 3/Fall (in Stuttgart)

• 2 technical courses at 3 credit hours each = total 6 credit hours
• MS Thesis (Lab) Research = 3 credit hours
• Internship = 6 credit hours

Term 4/Spring (in Stuttgart)

• MS Thesis Research = 15 credit hours

German Students

Term 1/Fall (in Stuttgart)

• 5 technical courses at 3 credit hours each = total 15 credit hours

Term 2/Spring (in Stuttgart) 

• 5 technical courses at (four at 1.5 credit hours each) and (one at 3 credit hour) = total 9 credit hours
• Research Project = 6 credit hours

Term 3/Fall (in ATL)

• 3 technical courses at 3 credit hours each (must include at least 1 Math Course offered by Math Dept) = total 9 credit hours
• MS Thesis Research (GRA) = 12 credit hours  

Term 4/Spring (in ATL)

• MS Thesis Research (GRA) = 21 credit hours

*Note: Course credit hours (number of courses) taken at a given semester during studies in ATL/GT could be adjusted based on individual circumstances, but the total number of credit hours for during the entire duration of studies in ATL should be maintained. 

Minimum Course Requirements

• Students shall follow the program of study outlined above.

Milestones

• Program of Study to be filed in the first semester of residence in the joint-degree program
• Written thesis with oral defense

Advisors and Thesis Committee

• Each student will have an co-advisor on the primary campus and a co-advisor on the secondary campus.
• Each student will have a thesis committee co-chaired by the co-advisors, approved by the Program Graduate Committee.
• The thesis committee shall consist of no less than four members, at least three of whom are affiliated with the Program and at least two members come from each campus.

Awarding of Degrees

• The proposed degree is the “Master of Science (Georgia Institute of Technology – University of Stuttgart). The major is a joint major in Mechanical Engineering.

Contacts

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Sawodny
Institut für Systemdynamik
University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 Stuttgart
sawodny@isys.uni-stuttgart.de

Dr. Andrei Fedorov
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0405
graduate.programs@me.gatech.edu