Advanced Materials Innovative Recycling

The AMIR Master program was designed to attract high-level students, preferably in engineering sciences. The departments of Materials Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chemistry and Earth Sciences of FCT NOVA and their research centres, comprising more than 150 Ph.D. teachers/researchers, constitute the essential support of this master''''s degree in academic terms and thesis framework.

It aims to provide knowledge on concepts and tools needed to evaluate the sustainability of products and processes and give them innovative capacities that will lead to sustainable production. It intends to harmonize learning at the level of advanced materials to develop intelligent production systems of goods and equipment, with the knowledge of complex engineering systems at the macro scale, which encompasses the evaluation of impact of decision making on environmental, economic and social dimensions. It is structured in order to: 

a) provide specific skills and knowledge essential to the exercise of a profession; 

b) provide the indispensable articulation between acquired knowledge and the needs of the labour market; 

c) ensure the development of a critical posture and creative autonomy; 

d) foster the skills of teamwork, leadership and entrepreneurship.

Career opportunities

The AMIR Master Program, being an innovative and pioneering program, where the vision that the graduates will have at the level of advanced materials and innovative recycling, will be especially suitable for employment in companies that value the recycling and sustainability component. The functions of the AMIR graduate are necessarily comprehensive and specialized, which include important social and economic dimensions, in the activities that advocate process optimization, materials design, plant administration, project management, etc., whether in the industrial field or public and governmental organizations. Possible sectors include information and communication technologies, building construction, energy, machinery and mobility. Graduates also obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to set up their own company. Further doctoral studies are another possibility and students may apply for Ph.D. programs in Europe.