Studying Abroad

For many years the ISYS has cooperated with a number of internationally recognised institutes from all over the world. In addition to some double-master programmes, students also have the possibility of writing their theses or doing an internship abroad.

International Relations of the ISYS

Over many years, the ISYS has established a number of international cooperations in order promote joint research and to give students the opportunity the broaden their perspective and to advance their scientific skills while studying abroad. The majority of the partner universities are located in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

The cooperation guarantees the continuous exchange of knowledge and enables students to spend some time at a partner university during the second year of their graduate studies or their last semester during their undergraduate time.

Double degree / Joint degree

At some partner universities, a Master's degree in addition to the Master's degree from the University of Stuttgart can be obtained. Other universities offer a joint degree, i.e. one common degree from both universities. These programmes include

  • the first year of the Master studies in Stuttgart,
  • the second year including the thesis work at the partner university
  • as well as an industrial internship during the stay abroad.

A double/joint degree can be obtained at the following partner universities:

The double degree programmes aim at qualified students with majors of the Gemeinsamen Kommission Maschinenbau (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Cybernetics, Mechatronical Engineering, Process Technology etc.). The right time for application is after the conditional acceptance into graduate school or during the first semester of the Master studies. The studies for the double degree abroad usually start in August/September, but individual starting times may also be the case. Details on the choice of modules can be found in the Module-Handbook of the Master in Mechanical Engineering. For the first year of study at the University of Stuttgart, knowledge of German is required.

Internship at Jekko in Italy

Jekko s.r.l. is an Italian company that develops and produces mini cranes, vacuum grippers, and other equipment. The expanding company offers work in small motivated teams with high impact without many hierarchy levels. They have many possible internship topics:

  • Development of payload computation (as protection against tilting in case of overload)
  • Logistics robots (e.g. SLAM, path planning)
  • Measurement technology
  • and many more

Jekko offers to help with accommodation.

The region is very attractive:

Colle Umberto lies directly south of the Alps. The prosecco vineyards are an UNESCO world heritage site. The town is also not far from Treviso and Venice. We recommend a weekend trip!

Contact: Anja Lauer

Thesis Projects

Usually, research work leading to a Bachelor's or Master's thesis is part of the stay. An overview over partner universities for thesis programs can be found here:

North & Central America

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Contact

Prof. Zoran Filipi

Area of work

Automotive Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles

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Department of Automotive Engineering

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Prof. Sunil Agrawal

Area of work

Control Engineering, Mechatronics

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Contact

Prof. Neitzel, Prof. Wepfer, Prof. Jacobs

Area of work

Mechanical Engineering, Signal Processing

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Contact

Prof. Giorgio Rizzoni

Area of work

Automotive Engineering, System Dynamics

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Center for Automotive Research

Contact

Prof. Jaime Alberto Moreno

Area of work

Control Engineering, Systems Theory

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Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM

Europe

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Contact

Prof. Dragan Savic

Area of work

Water networks, Topology Optimization

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Center of Water Systems

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ERASMUS

Area of work

Control Engineering, Robotics

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The University of Sheffield

Contact

Prof. Thomas Sauter

Area of work

Systems Biology

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Systems Biology Group

Asia

Australia

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Contact

Various Professors

Area of work

Mechanical Engineering, System Dynamics

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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Contact

Prof. Thomas Bräunl

Area of work

Control Engineering, Robotics

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Robotics & Automation Lab

Application

Contact persons for early advise on studying abroad via the ISYS are Bernd Müller and Max May.

The application for one of the programmes takes place through the Institute for System Dynamics. The application procedure includes

  • advise for the choice of the programme,
  • the application including CV and recent transcript of grades,
  • the coordination of possible research topics for the thesis.

Please send your application to Prof. Sawodny.

For general information and selection criteria please also refer to the website of the University of Stuttgart: Erasmus+ Europa (in German).

Contact

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Oliver Sawodny

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c.

Head of the Institute

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Bernd Müller

M.Sc.

Research Assistant

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