International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering

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The worldwide continued trend towards performance-based fire safety design (PBD) has created a strong need for high-level education in the broad multi-disciplinary field of Fire Safety Engineering (FSE). The IMFSE 2-year programme (4 semesters of 30 ECTS-credits) seeks to continue its essential role in this, offering as many students as possible from all over the world the needed skills and knowledge to establish high-quality PBD in various settings, through top-notch education, ranging from in-depth theoretical concepts to broad practical skills. FSE involves a multiplicity of disciplines integrated around a fire safety strategy, aiming at delivering safe living environments. On top of that, FSE is also a natural companion for the transition into a more sustainable world and society. The original focus of IMFSE has been on the built environment, where applying FSE principles improves the global level of fire safety, while allowing more freedom in the use of more sustainable, but perhaps combustible, materials and in architecture of complex buildings. Reducing damage to buildings and prolonging their life cycle contributes to a more sustainable built environment. The inclusion of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) into the IMFSE consortium enables world class education on wildfires and industrial fire protection. These are key for the European Green Deal: reducing the effect of such fire hazards has a direct impact on the environment and climate. The IMFSE programme will now be offered by 4 Full Partner Universities: Ghent University (Coordinator), Lund University, The University of Edinburgh and UPC. There are also 4 Associated Partners where students can perform their master thesis research: The University of Queensland, ETH Zürich, The University of Maryland, University of Science and Technology of China. The mobility structure gives students the opportunity to gain from the strengths and expertise of top universities in the field of FSE.