Students of the “Environmental Engineering” master’s degree programme implemented by the Institute of Energy Systems and Environment (VASSI) of Riga Technical University (RTU) will have a new opportunity in the upcoming academic year – to study in a double degree programme at the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy.
The double degree option allows students to obtain, within two years of studying in the RTU master’s programme “Environmental Engineering”, an additional diploma awarded by the University of Milano-Bicocca.
According to the programme structure, during the second semester of the second year of studies, RTU “Environmental Engineering” master’s students will study in Italy and prepare their master’s thesis under the supervision of two academic supervisors – one from RTU and one from the University of Milano-Bicocca. Similarly, students from Italy will be able to participate in the double degree programme in Riga.
RTU students will be able to receive the Italian university diploma in one of two specialisations – “Environmental Sustainability” or “Environmental Quality and Management”, while the RTU diploma can be awarded in one of three specialisations – “Environmental Engineering”, “Circular Bioeconomy” or “Climate Neutrality and Sustainability Governance”. To support participation in the double degree programme, students may also apply for an Erasmus scholarship.
“The University of Milano-Bicocca is ranked among the TOP 500 universities worldwide according to the Times Higher Education ranking, and cooperation with such universities is one of RTU’s strategic priorities. At RTU VASSI, we have long collaborated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in various research projects, and the double degree option is a continuation of this cooperation. The university is relatively young – founded in 1998 – and has developed rapidly, becoming an important research centre in Europe in sustainability and other fields,” says Prof. Jūlija Gušča, Director of the “Environmental Engineering” study programme at RTU.
For RTU VASSI “Environmental Engineering” master’s students, this is already the second opportunity to obtain a double degree. Since 2009, students of this master’s programme have been able to earn a double degree at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
