Master in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy

The aim of the master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy is to prepare professionals in the field of energy, environment and sustainable production with rigorous scientific and technical background, capable of providing a flexible and multidisciplinary response to the challenges of building a sustainable society through the conception, design, evaluation, implementation, and management of environmentally friendly processes, consumption of natural resources and health.

Collaborating Institutions

• DOW Chemical
• Repsol
• Endesa
• IREC
• Cairo University

External practices

The external work experience program is compulsory and consists of 12 ECTS credits. The aim is for students to be able to apply and supplement the knowledge they have accumulated during the course so that they can acquire the competencies that will prepare them for a professional career, improve their employment prospects and stimulate their entrepreneurial skills.

The work experience program lasts for at least 4-6 months (from July or September to January) and students work in companies such as Repsol, Technip, SCA, Clariant, DOW, environmental consultants or research centers such as IREC or IMDEA, or the university. Students do their master's degree thesis at the same time, with a joint workload of 600 hours.

URV Presentation

The public university of Southern Catalonia

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili is located in the province of Tarragona, close to Barcelona, in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. We are a young and dynamic university serving the needs of society, open to the world and, at the same time, closely connected to its social and economic surroundings.

The URV has twelve faculties and schools throughout the region, as well as affiliated centres, all of which are equipped with modern teaching and research facilities. The courses on offer cover all areas of knowledge. There are nearly 60  undergraduate programmes  and 60  master's degrees , an extensive  doctoral programme and a wide variety of lifelong learning courses so that professionals can constantly update their knowledge and improve their skills.

Every year, 15,000 students are trained in all areas of knowledge (engineering and architecture, arts and humanities, health, and social and experimental sciences), so that they can respond to the demands of society and the needs of the environment.

The URV is an institution that is academically and socially committed to human rights, to institutions and the rights and democratic ideals of citizens.

Our aim is to provide you with the best training. With your motivation and our experience, you can stay ahead in your personal and professional development and reach your goals.

How can we help you to stay ahead?

Don't miss your chance next year to have a URV experience!

Learn in an innovative and personalised environment

• Personalised treatment
• Small groups
• Close relationship with your teachers

Increase your job opportunities

• Careers guidance service
• High percentage of practical academic content

Train in an international setting

• 36% of all our master's and doctoral students are international

Enjoy training of the highest quality

• All official degrees meet the standards of the national quality evaluation agencies
• Programs according to the European Higher Education Area
• The leading international rankings place us among the best universities in the world