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Bachelor's Degree in a broad range of basic and engineering sciences. 

The following required admission profile is expected to be met by the largely common elements of the first years of university education in science and engineering :

• minimum required credits in Mathematics : 18 ECTS or equivalent hours/week
• minimum required contents in Natural Sciences : 12 ECTS or equivalent hours/week
• minimum required contents in Enginerring Sciences : 12 ECTS or equivalent hours/week

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• Master haute école universitaire HEU

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering ETH Zürich - EPF Lausanne

Perspectives

After graduation, the students will have the profile to start a career in industry, research institutes and national authorities, in Switzerland and abroad. The master is also a stepping stone to join a PhD program in nuclear engineering implemented as an EPFL-ETHZ-PSI collaboration.

The field of employment ranges from nuclear utilities, via nuclear service companies and commercial organisations specializing in different stages of fuel cycle, to the vendors and developers of nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations.

In Switzerland, nuclear power plants are operated by AXPO (KKB), BKW (KKM), Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-?Däniken AG (KKG) and Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (KKL). Nuclear waste is treated and temporarily stored by ZWILAG. NAGRA is the national research and service organization in Switzerland for the final disposal of nuclear waste from nuclear power plants. A number of domestic and international companies with branches in Switzerland offer services in the field. A considerable number of job opportunities are found abroad. Potential commercial employers include reactor vendors and developers, utilities as well as reprocessing facilities, uranium enrichment plants, fuel manufacturers and organizations dealing with waste disposal.

In the field of nuclear energy research and development, the Paul Scherrer Institute is the main player in Switzerland. It is an important employer for young academic personnel wishing for a career in the field of research and development, and in particular aiming at continuing the education as a doctoral or post-?doctoral student. Similar opportunities exist in numerous research centers abroad, as well as in scientific-?technical s upport organizations such as GRS in Germany and IRSN in France. Also universities will have a certain need for graduates and young scientists in the field of nuclear engineering, especially if the applicants’ curriculum includes a PhD obtained in Switzerland or additional experience on the job.

Furthermore, appropriately qualified academic personnel are needed in national authorities and governmental institutions like the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, and similar organizations abroad. A number of graduates from the Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering program have already found attractive positions with such institutions.

Upon completion of their Master’s curricula, students obtain a Master of Science MSc in Nuclear Engineering delivered jointly by EPFL and ETHZ. The diploma also gives graduates the right to use the title of EPF-ETH qualified Engineer.

Lieu / adresse

• Zurich (ZH)
• Lausanne (VD)
• Villigen PSI (AG)

ETH Zürich
Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik
8092 Zürich ETH-Zentrum

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Faculté des sciences de base
1015 Lausanne

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen

Déroulement temporel

Début des cours

Début septembre

Durée de la formation

4 semestres. La durée maximale des études est de 4 ans.

Modalités temporelles

• À plein temps

Langue d’enseignement

• anglais

Liens

• ethz.ch > Master Nuclear Engineering
• epfl.ch > Master Génie nucléaire
• epfl.ch > Faculté > FSB > Master Nuclear Engineering

Renseignements / contact

EPFL - Physics Section : Tél. : +41 (0)21 693 33 00,
valerie.schaererbusinger@epfl.ch