"> Program – Master MARBLE

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120 ECTS across four semesters, three cities.

A structured two-year journey through five European universities, combining robotics, machine learning, oceanography and a final thesis.

The two-year journey

1
Trieste, Italy — UNITS
Marine technologies, oceanography & microgrids · Semester 1
30 ECTS
2
Athens, Greece — NTUA
Robotics, mechatronics & intelligent control · Semester 2
30 ECTS
3
Zagreb, Croatia — UNIZG-FER
Advanced robotics, deep learning & multi-robot systems · Semester 3
30 ECTS
4
Internship + Thesis
With a partner or associated industry partner · Semester 4
30 ECTS

● Curriculum

Courses by semester

1
Semester 1
University of Trieste · IT
Marine Technologies & Economics 6 ECTS
BLE1 elective
Oceanography 1
or
Energy & maritime environment law 6 ECTS
Microgrids for sustainable energy 6 ECTS
Fundamentals of electrical drives & systems 9 ECTS
Transversal course 1 3 ECTS
2
Semester 2
NTUA, Athens · GR
Fundamentals of Robotics & Robotics Lab 10 ECTS
Robot Programming 4 ECTS
Mechatronic Systems 5 ECTS
ROB1 elective
Stochastic Processes & Optimization in ML
or
Intelligent Control Systems & Robotics 5 ECTS
BLE2 elective
Remote Sensing for marine environment
or
Atmosphere & Ocean Dynamics 6 ECTS
3
Semester 3
UNIZG-FER, Zagreb · HR
Marine and Aerial Robotics 10 ECTS
Advanced Robotics 10 ECTS
Selected Topics in Robotics 5 ECTS
ROB2 elective
Deep Learning
or
Multi-Robot Systems
or
Human-Robot Interaction
or
Autonomous Mobile Robots 5 ECTS
4
Semester 4
Internship + Thesis
Industry or research internship 15 ECTS
Master Thesis · UNIZG-FER, co-supervised by other partners 15 ECTS
Master Thesis work spans both courses and totals 30 ECTS.
• Master thesis

A demonstration of every learning outcome.

The Master’s thesis demonstrates almost all of the programme’s learning outcomes. Students must show their technical knowledge, their understanding of concepts, their analytical and methodological skills, and their written and oral communication.

The thesis is done over the whole fourth semester — an internship with a relevant industrial or academic partner, plus a master’s thesis course. Formally, the Master Thesis work is 30 ECTS spanning both. Students submit a written document describing the thesis in detail, and defend it in front of a committee composed of faculty members from different Master MARBLE universities.

30
ECTS · combined
15
Internship
15
Thesis course
5
Universities on defence committee