M1 QUAntum Research Master Education Network – ERASMUS MUNDUS QUARMEN
The QUARMEN master (QUAntum Research Master Education Network) is a two-year international master’s programme in physics, specialized in Quantum Science and Technology. It aims at training students in key concepts and technologies for quantum devices and information.
Quantum science and technology in one of the fastest progressing fields of knowledge, and structuring research and development in this field is one of Europe’s priorities. In this context, QUARMEN attendees will be ready to develop innovative ideas and will have the opportunity of being directly involved in the activity of industrial and academic laboratories.
The training also includes a winter school on science management and entrepreneurship and a summer school on cutting edge topics of Quantum Science and Technology.
In the second year, students can choose to further develop their skills in one of the specialized areas: quantum photonics, quantum materials, nanoscience, cryptography, quantum control, and cold atoms.
The medium of instruction is English.
Scholarships are available (see Admission section).
Look the website for more information: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
Mobility
This master includes compulsory mobility. Students must attend in at least 2 countries (different from their country of residence). They may create their own master’s programme by choosing among different options:
- Semester 1: Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
- Semester 2: University of Porto (Portugal) or Paris-Saclay University (France)
- Semester 3: University of Toronto (Canada) or Paris-Saclay University (France)
- Semester 4: 6-month internship in academia or private companies.
Diploma
At the end of the two years, QUARMEN students will get a double or multiple diploma (Master’s in Physics) from the universities they studied at. For example, a student who studied the first semester at Sapienza University of Rome, the second semester at Paris-Saclay University and the third semester at the University of Toronto, will get the three master’s degrees from those universities.
1 academic semester = 1 diploma !
Indicative calendar:
- November: opening of the applications
- Mid-February: deadline for the scholarships
- End of March: communication of the results for scholarship (by email)
- End of May : deadline for self-financed admissions
- End of June : communication of the results for self-financed (by email)
- Lectures start : beginning of september
Look the website for precise dates: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
Universities :
Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (France)
City College of the City University of New York (USA)
Companies and start-ups :
Dynamic optics (Italy)
Thales Alenia Space (Italy)
Sphere Photonics (Portugal)
EDF (France)
Orange (France)
Pasqal (France)
Quandela (France)
Qubit (France)
Xanadu (Canada)
Entangled Network (Canada)
Bridge Technologies (Canada)
Agnostiq (Canada)
Research Organizations :
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science INESCTEC (Portugal)
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory INL (Portugal)
Trieste Institute for Theoretical Quantum Technologies – SISSA (Italy)
Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology MCQST (Germany)
Institute of Photonic Sciences ICFO (Spain)
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| Computing methods for physics | 3 | |||||||||
| Condensed matter physics | 6 | |||||||||
| Introduction to quantum field theory | 6 | |||||||||
| Language course | 3 | |||||||||
| Non-linear and quantum optics | 6 | |||||||||
| Physics Laboratory 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter School | ||||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced mathematics for physics | 3 | |||||||||
| Internship | 6 | |||||||||
| Language course | 3 | |||||||||
| Machine learning for Quantum Technology | 3 | |||||||||
| Nanomaterials and electronics applications | 3 | |||||||||
| Other courses (option) | 3 | |||||||||
| Quantum effects at the macroscale | 6 | |||||||||
| Quantum Hardware | 3 | |||||||||
| Research project (option) | 3 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced computer architectures (option) | 6 | |||||||||
| Computational complexity | 6 | |||||||||
| High performance computing | 3 | |||||||||
| Internship (option) | 6 | |||||||||
| Introduction to quantum information | 6 | |||||||||
| Language course | 3 | |||||||||
| Quantum and statistical field theory (option) | 6 | |||||||||
| Quantum materials | 6 | |||||||||
| Sensing and signal analysis (option) | 6 | |||||||||
Deadlines, results and academic calendar 2023/2024 :
- Opening of the applications: 1 November 2023
- Closing date for scholarship applications: 25 February 2024
- End of March: communication of the results for scholarship (by email)
- Closing date for self-funded applications: 15 May 2024
- End of June : communication of the results for self-financed (by email)
- Lectures start : beginning of september 2024
Please, note that applications must be submitted directly on the QUARMEN website: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
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Motivation letter.
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All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
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Curriculum Vitae.
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Details of the UEs taken for candidates outside the M1 Paris Saclay.
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VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
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Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
- Applicants should have or should be in process to get a Bachelor degree (180 ECTS or equivalent) in Physics or related topics (Engineering, Computer Science, etc.).
- English skills (TOEFL, IELTS or other proof).
Applications must be submitted online. All documents must be in English.
Only certified translations will be accepted. All documents translated to English must come with a copy of the original document.
Original transcripts of records and degree certificates in French, Italian and Portuguese can be accepted.
Scholarships, are available for students coming from all over the world, there is no restriction in terms of nationality.
Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus (about 20 scholarships per year):
- Full scholarship: 1400€/month x 24 months + fee waiving
Partial scholarships (about 10 scholarships per year):
- fee waiving
Paris-Saclay scholarships (about 5 scholarships per year):
- 20 000 € for 2 years
- Reimbursement of travel costs
- No fee waiving
- Please note that no bank transfer will be made until the student arrives at the first host university.
- Tuition fees for self-financed students are 6000€/year. Tuition fees include: university enrolment, international insurance, summer and winter schools, facilities and social activities.
- Note that the beneficiaries of the Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus scholarship do not have to pay for tuition fees.