Welcome to the Masters of
Innovation Sciences 2015 / 2016
Dr. MSc Bert M. SadowskiMasters Coordinator
Contact:Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation SciencesIPO 2.20Tel.: 040-2475510
Outline of Presentation
Background on TU/e and Masters Innovation Sciences
The challenges of smart technologies
Profiles of Masters Innovation Sciences
The function of technical courses and social sciences in the
Masters of Innovation Sciences
Study program
Master Thesis examples
Career opportunities
Dual Master’s Degrees
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Recent Evaluations of TU/e and Master’s Program Innovation Sciences
Times Higher Education Ranking 2014- 106 place worldwide
Masters Innovation Sciences 2014- Top Masters in NL
(82 points)Intelligent Community of the Year 2011
Evaluation by external committee
Every couple of years the educational program is evaluated by an
external committee (last time in 2010). Overall judgment: GOOD
NVAO awarded Innovation Sciences the special quality mark
‘internationalization’ , assessing the internationalization as ‘good’.
“The strength of the Master program lays in the compulsory
international semester, the international composition of the staff
and the relatively high number of foreign students.”
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The Challenges of Smart Technologies
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Smart
Energy
ICTCities
Living
Smart technologies: aimed at sustainable economic development & higher quality of life
Student profiles
Profiles
• Energy
• ICT
• Built environment
Pre-knowledge / Interest• Technology
Renewable energy, smart meters
Broadband, Internet, Big data
Energy-efficient buildings
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• Social Science
Transition, regulation
Public utility, cooperatives
Adoption of new technology
Profile Energy: Example Smart Meters
Smart meters:
• Convergence energy and ICT solutions
But: • Why is not taking
off?• What is the function
of energy companies?
• Who owns the meter and the data?
(Source: J. Naus)
Profile Energy: Example Electrical Cars
Business Model:• Customer should not own
battery > battery exchange• Re-charging infrastructure
Social Problem:• Failure of Energy Infrastructure?
Electrical cars
Profile Energy: Example Re-charging energy infrastructure
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Source: Alkemade et al 2015
Problem:• Breakdown of Energy Infrastructure with recharging electrical cars?
Profile ICT: Example consumer cooperatives
Fiber optics at home
> 200 initiatives in NL
Cooperatives (eg. Heeze-Leende)
~ 5 initiatives in NL
Why?
Profile Built Environment: Example Sustainable Technologies
Should developing countries use sustainable technologies?
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The MSc program goes in depth into “the technology”
and uses different social sciences to approach it
Sociology of innovation
History of Innovation
Economics of innovation
Innovation Sciences
Philosophy / Ethics on
Innovation
Opening up the Black Box of “Technology”
• ICT• Energy• Built environment
MSc Program Innovation Sciences
Socio-economic perspective on technological change and
innovation
Technological areas: Energy, ICT & Built Environment
Multidisciplinary perspective
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What is Innovation Sciences ?
Masters Innovation Sciences: Requirements
A) Mandatory courses (30 ECTS);
B) A least one Specialization Electives with 15 ECTS;
C) A mandatory technical course package accounting for 10 ECTS.
D) International semester (>= 15 ECTS)
E) Graduation project / Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS).
F) Free Electives / Homologation Program (>= 15 ECTS)
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15
>= 10
A B C D ETotal study load 30 30 15 15 30 120
A. Mandatory courses 30 B. Specialization Electives 30 C. Electives / homologation 15(<= 30 ECTS) (>= 15 ECTS)
B1Innovation and Global Context
15
Evolutionary Foundations 5 Energy, Economy and Society 5
Research Methodology 5 Global Connections 5
Network Society 5International Sustainable Development
5
Governing Innovations 5
Modern Societies 5Innovation and Knowledge Economy
15
Responsible Innovation and Sustainability
5 B2Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights
5
Super Crunchers 5Inflow from other non-TIW programs: Infonomics 5
a. Economics of Innovation 5b. Technology and Society: Introduction 5c. Research Methods 5d. Technical Courses (if necessary)
E. Graduation project (30 ECTS) 30
D. International Semester ( >= 15 ECTS)
Total engineering courses:
Masters Innovation Sciences: Structure
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MSc Innovation Sciences: Two Specialization Electives
IS 2015-2016
Quartile A1 Quartile A2 Quartile B3 Quartile B4
1 st year
Evolutionary Foundations Network Society Responsible Innovation and Sustainability Supercrunchers
Wybo Houkes/Carolina Castaldi Gerrit Rooks, Rudi Bekkers (Geert Verbong) Chris Snijders/Uwe Matzat
Research Methodology Modern Societies Innovation and Intellectual property rights Infonomics
Erik vd Vleuten/Önder Nomaler Carolina Castaldi /Frank Schippers Rudi Bekkers Bert Sadowski
Governing Innovations Energy, Economy and Society Global Connections International Sustainable Development
Bert Sadowski/Eleftheria Vasileiadou Henny Romijn/Arjan Kirkels Mila Davids Henny Romijn
2 nd year
International Semester and/or Electives Graduation Project
Mandatory Specialization Innovation in the Knowledge Economy
Specialization Innovation in the Global Context
Core Courses (30 ECTS)
• Evolutionary Foundations (Wybo Houkes, Carolina Castaldi)• Research Methodology (Erik van der Vleuten, Önder Nomaler• Network Society (Gerrit Rooks, Rudi Bekkers)• Governing Innovations (Bert Sadowski, Elefteria Vasileiadou)• Modern Societies in Transition (Carolina Castaldi, Frank
Schipper)
• Responsible Innovation and Sustainability (Geert Verbong)
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Core Courses: The Network Society (5 ECTS)
VTI
CENT-TEL
ASHLING
MICROCOS
NEWSDATA
UNG-BASS
ELEDRA
SHARP
GM
ERICSSON
SYTRON
SEAGATE
CIPHER
PCPI
ANAMARTC
HTI-GRP
ALTERA SONY
APPMICRC
IMA-TECH
MIP-EFSIERRA-S
MICRON-T
PTD
EUROVENT
ST-MICRO
BT
NORDIC
SMH
INMOD
BOM
GAIN-ELE CHIP DS
DICE
SAGANTEC
LOGICA
ACORN
WOLFSON
CEA
BEIJING
OMNIREL GIGABIT
SHANG-EL
MARTIN-M
NCR
PA-TECH
ARRAYLOG
3M
FIAT
GENCORP
ALPHA-M
STC
HK-SD
FERRANTI
S-GOBAIN
CITEL MATRA
PHOENIX
SAMSUNG
HYUNDAI
IXYS
SHANG-TL
FORSTMAN
CORVUS
PANATEC
TOKO
RICOH
CMOSARRA
SUWA-SEI
EPSON
TOYOTA
ASAHI-CH
GOULDMITSUBIS
IPL-SYST
SGS/THOM
ITT
VLSI CGE
MATRA-H
BELLCORE
NTT
SILICONI
GEC
H&QCAULF&BY
KLEIN&P
INT-CTNIP-MING
ES2
LUCKY-G
THORN-EM
ARCOBEL
HITACHI
UNISYS SANYO WANG
WARNER-B
SUMITOMO
BOEINGC
MITSUI
KYOCERA
CHIPS&T
LINEAR-TUN-TECHN
LSILOGIC
NMB-SEMI
LEP
INT-RECT
GETRONIC
LIOF TRIAD
IRI
BCE
AEROSPAT
BULL
BRAEROSP CTNE
ABB
SAABSCAN
OLIVETTI
ADVENT
TELFIN
THOMSON
MATSUSHT TOSHIBA
SIEMENS
SCHLUMB
DKB
INTEL
H-P
NAT-SEMI AMD
ASM-INT
NORDIC-N
PLESSEY
PHILIPS
4 ALLIANCES
3 ALLIANCES
2 ALLIANCES
STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE NETWORK
APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 1983-1989
LEGEND
1 ALLIANCE
COMPANY
COMPANY
COMPANY
COMPANY
ASIAN COMPANY
COMPANY REST OF THE WORLD
EUROPEAN COMPANY
AMERICAN COMPANY
ROCKWELL
BOSCH
XEROX
FUYO
TI
MOTOROLA
DEC
AT&T NOKIA
WESTINGH
HONEYWEL
GENINSTR GE
CDC
HARRIS
IBM
Companies innovate by cooperating with others, creating networks of alliances
(e.g. Philips with ASML)
How are firms located in these networks? Are they central/peripheral?
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Core Course: Governing Innovations (5 ECTS)
Why and when should governments get involved in innovative activities?
How to govern innovation
Market Failure: When are market parties not able to
successfully produce sufficient innovations? In which areas?
Example Apple: What was the function of governmental
research agencies in the success of the company?
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Innovation and Knowledge Economy
Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (Rudi Bekkers)
Supercrunchers (Chris Snijders)
Infonomics (Bert Sadowski)
Innovation in the Global Context
Energy, Economy and Society (Henny Romijn)
Global Connections (Mila Davids)
International Sustainable Development (Henny Romijn)
Elective Clusters (15 ECTS)
You can also choose your own courses
(after approval of the Examination Committee), in technical areas)
Technical Areas: ICT: Software security / biometric
recognition / intelligent systems / … Energy: engine technology / vehicle
drive trains / wind energy / hydrogen technology / solar energy / biomass / ...
Built Environment: Intelligent buildings / domotics / building performance simulation / …
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Technical Courses
Second year, first part: you go abroad …..!‘Tailor-made’ programs for students in:
USA - Univ. of California Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon
New Zealand- Victoria University of Wellington
Italy - Bocconi University, University of Brescia
Sweden - Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Lund, Linköping Univ.
Germany - Technische Universität Berlin, Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf
Switzerland - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ETH Zürich
Belgium -Transnationale Universiteit Limburg (Hasselt), Universiteit Leuven
Singapore- National University Singapore
China - Wuhan University of Technology (in progress)
Estonia - Tallinn University of Technology PAGE 24
Study programYear 2: international courses and thesis
Second year, second part: your Master Thesis
You can carry out your Master Thesis in: A commercial organization, e.g. High Tech Campus, Philips A non-profit organization or governmental institute organizations, e.g.
Autoriteit Markt en Consument (ACM), An international organization, e.g. Unido The Research School of our department: the Eindhoven Centre of
Innovation Studies (ECIS)
MSc thesis can be done in the Netherlands or abroad. For instance, students with a specialisation in Sustainability and Innovation or Technology, Globalization and Europeanization and an interest in research in developing countries can execute (part) of their MSc assignment in a developing country.
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Study programYear 2: international courses and thesis
The ongoing transition in the Dutch electricity regime and the
response of energy companies
3D printing as an emerging general purpose technology
Digital skill benefits for social media users
Energy cooperatives, the distribution system operator and energy
transition
University spin-offs and network activities
Exploring the grey area of openness in innovation
Broadband availability and the occurrence of businesses in the
province of Zeeland
Empowering local energy systems
Privacy : constitutional rights and the internet of things
How to rebuild your public image on Facebook?
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Master thesis examples
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Current jobs of ‘IS’ graduates
• External advisor/consultant (28%)
• Manager, team leader (25%)
• Internal advisor/consultant (15%)
• Research, education (10%)
• Policy advisor ( 5%)
75% of the graduates feel that their current job is a seamless fit
to their studies.
Career opportunities
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Dialogic Consults Onderzoeker/Adviseur ABN Amro Business Management Analyst Deerns Data Centre Consult Kusters Engineering bv Strategic Innovation Manager ABN Amro Director Specialized Finance Vier Heren Co-Owner Starhome MACH Director Product Management ASML PMO Business Partner Authoritheit Consument & Markt (ACM) Senior Enforcment Official Green Field Health Systems Lean Consultant Evo Switch Netherlands Datacenter Critical Facility Manager Deloitte Consulting Manager Eurail.com IT Business Analyst TenneT IT project manager Everest BV Business Engineer ASML Production Engineer Voips BV IP Telecom Specialist
Job examples
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Dual-Degree MSc Program Innovation Sciences / Innovation Management
Honors Degree, Top 10 % of students only
Graduate School TU/e
The basic design choices for this dual degree master program are:• Minimum of 165 ECTS and a duration of 2,5 to 3 years• All core courses of both individual master’s programs (2 x 30
ECTS)• 15 ECTS reserved to follow dedicated technical courses /
restricted specialization electives (10 for IS and 5 for IM)• 15 for obligatory international experience• 15 ECTS for additional (international) free electives• Combined Masters thesis of 45 ECTS
Proposal Dual Degree Innovation Sciences & Automotive Technology/ Sustainable Energy Technology (AT/SET)
• Duration: 2 ½ - 3 years• Combined program of total at least 150 ECTS and
maximum 180 ECTS > Approval of mentor & exam committee
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SET Courses ECTS IS Courses ECTS
SET Core Courses 30 Core Courses 30
SET specialization 15 Specialization Elective
15
(International) internship and international semester <15 + 15
Joint Graduation Project 45
Questions?
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