General Information about the training and education system in the iNTeg-Risk project
The European Master and Certification Program in Risk Engineering and Management is envisaged to match the current needs of industry, R&D and regulators in the areas of
- Safety of complex industrial systems,
- Asset/plant and Health/hazard oriented risk management,
- European and international regulation/standards and risk governance, and
- Other topics covering risk communication, risk analysis and management techniques.
The curriculum of both programs is designed for students who wish to develop their knowledge, skills and competences in the fields of modeling, formulation, analysis and implementation of simulation tools for advanced risk problems, as well as skills for understanding these approaches in the broader context of engineering science. Students will benefit from a leading group of academics and an exciting international environment. Students may take the Master as a distinctive step in their professional career, or in preparation for a Ph.D. degree.
The European Master and Certification Program in Risk Engineering and Management has been based on several international as well as European industrial projects, whereby the curriculum design is in compatibility with several educational projects. Moreover, among the collaborated companies are Slovnaft, Shell, NIS, Gazprom, Petronas, Sinopec, ESKOM, etc. Universities, educational and other institutions are also involved in the program.
Both programs are accredited in Germany, with Steinbeis University Berlin (SHB), acting as the coordinator of the joint activities. The activities are accompanied by hands-on training which reiterates the Steinbeis educational model, based on the principle of the German “dual education” concept. That is, the professional and academic educational tracks are well-aligned and going hand-in-hand.
The educational scheme of the European Master and Certification Program in Risk Engineering and Management provides both, academic career and professional certification. Both lines of education are supported by hands-on training through participation in industrial projects. In addition, students may take the Master study and the Certification program as a distinctive step in their professional career, or in preparation for a Ph.D. degree, which is not part of the scheme yet. Single courses are also offered for individuals interested in particular topics covering risks and risk management. On Figure 1, the structure of the whole system of training and education is depicted.
Figure 1: Structure of the Training and education system
The coordination is executed by Steinbeis Transfer Institute Advanced Risk Technologies (STI), as a part of SHB. STI runs most of the courses offered, coordinates activities with participating universities and is responsible to ensure compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of SHB.