EDUCATION

Jacks of ail trades and masters of someEuropean éducation has seen thé development of a unique course inship design with seven universities in six European countries offeringopportunities to aspiring ship designers from around thé globe. PhilippeRigo of EMSHIP reports

Y • ^he shipping industry is looking for

polyvalent engineers; that is engineers

-A. with expertise in two or three

technological fields such as naval architecture,

mechanical engineering, production, CFD, etc.

EMSHIP provides such an opportunity

for new graduâtes, but also experienced

professionals looking to update their knowledge.

EMSHIP intégrâtes advanced éducation

from seven top EU universities, each being

a leader in its field of expertise - from

hydrodynamics and ship design to ship

structure and offshore technology. Therefore, a

unique and outstanding scientific and technical

éducation has been assured by this consortium.

Examples of EMSHIP internshipscombined with master's thèses are:

- "Modeling and Simulation ofa Production Une (Panel Une)in shipbuilding Industry ...",URO-Germany, Feb. 2012 andinternship at Fraunhofer ResearchInstitute (DE),

- "Analysis of Structural Strengthof FPSO Ship ", ZUT-Poland,Feb 2012 and internship atDNV-Poland,

- "Energy Efficiency Design Index(EEDI) Impact on SuperyachtDesign", UNIGE-ltaly, Feb 2013 andinternship at Benetti Yachts (17).

- "Non-linear Hydro-ElasticResponse Analysis in IrregularHead Waves...", UGAL-Romania,Feb 2013 and internship atIcepronav.SA (RO).

Information on EMSHIP is availableat www.emship.eu and thé EMSHIPcoordinator can be contacted atemship@ulg.ac.be

WEGEMT

ECNantes

ICAM

Figure 1: The EMSHIP Partners (in Europe and outside EU)

In order to attain thé main goal ofEMSHIP, which is to guarantee thécandidates' future career, we hâveintegrated thé market demands andEuropean industrial needs into théeducational programme.

The educational programme at EMSHIPis thé only Erasmus Mundus Master'sDegree dedicated to thé field of navalarchitecture (ship and offshore design andproduction technology in Europe).

Teaching at ail thé universities isdelivered in English but, students willhâve thé opportunity to learn Europeanculture in at least three countries. ADouble Master's degree is delivered bythé prestigious Ecole Centrale of Nantes(ECN) and by University of Liège (ULG)(coordinator of thé project), including

also six months internship and master'sthesis completed with an industrialpartner, under thé supervision of a thirduniversity (URO-Germany, UNIGE-ltaly,ZUT-Poland, UGAL-Romania orICAM-France).

The 90 crédit lectures, delivered during18 months, provide relevant advancedknowledge in ship design, ship structures,ship hydrodynamics and ship production(offshore structures and particularly windenergy structures are also tackled).

Three mandatory mobility periods,Belgium and France for ail students,and later either trips to Germany, Italy,Poland or Remania, which guaranteea wide opening to thé EU marketfor job opportunities, in Europe, butalso worldwide.

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In "ship hydrodynamics" and "shipdesign", students start courses on shiptheory, ship projects and ship design,design of high speed vessels, thencontinue with lectures in waves and seastate models for ship design, seakeeping:theory and numerical modelling, CFDfor ship hydrodynamics multi-objectiveoptimisation for ship design, expérimentalship hydrodynamics and fmally maybe getadvanced lectures in ship manoeuvrability,ship propulsion or hydrodynamics andaerodynamics for sail boats, designof sails, masts and rigging, hull formand skeg design, général arrangementsof sail boats, hydrofoils, planing andsemi-planing crafts.

In "ship structure" and "shipproduction", students start at ULG withlectures on structural design of ships andoffshore structures, and ship production

and equipment. Then they continue withadvanced lectures in structural materials(metallic and composite materials);structural modelling (FEA); Loadassessments (rule based method versusdirect analysis); structural responses:linear analysis, nonlinear analysis, ultimatestrength, dynamic behaviour, fatigue; orin production technology: shipbuilding,reconstruction and conversions,maintenance, decommissioning.

To maintain thé courses at théhighest level, EMSHIP is supportedby major universities from around théglobe, which offer visiting professorsfor advanced lectures (UoM-Michigan,NAOE-Osaka, UFRJ-Rio, NSW-Australiaand PNU-Korea, and where students cango for an internship and master's thesis).

EMSHIP attracts students from ailover thé world. Scholarships are available

from thé European Community (ErasmusMundus), industrial partners (BV), and théLloyd's Register Foundation (LRF).

The Stratégie (industrial) AdvisoryBoard (SAB), composed of 25 industrialpar tners , provides internships ,master's thesis and often new jobsto graduâtes. The SAB members arefrom classification societies, includingBureau Veritas, DNV, GL, Lloyd'sRegister, Rina; shipyards [Blohm +Voss, Aberking & Rasmussen, Benetti,Intermarine, Perini-Navy, Baglietto,Damen, Stocznia Gdansk, Crist; thémarine & equipment industry and R&Dinstitutes Aveva, Becker-IBMV, CMT,Deme, Flume, Friendship S., GenferDesign, Hochtief, HSVA, J. De Nul,Marin-Teknikk, Saipem, SDG, VDMA;shipowners Exmar and educationalassociations (WEGEMT). NA