i‑MESC is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme that provides advanced, interdisciplinary training in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion. The curriculum combines five complementary pillars:

• Chemistry – fundamentals, physical chemistry, electrochemistry
• Characterization – microscopy, diffraction, operando techniques
• Devices – batteries, supercapacitors, thermal energy storage
• Engineering – design, modelling, interfaces
• Digitalization – AI, data science, digital twins
• Soft skills – communication, ethics, project management

The programme follows a structured progression:

• S1: Warsaw: Foundations in chemistry and physical chemistry
• S2: Toulouse: Advanced (electro)chemistry and introduction to energy‑storage applications
• S3: Specialisations across partner sites
• Amiens: battery engineering & digitalization
• Bilbao: thermal energy storage & large-scale facilities
• Ljubljana: fuel cells
• S4: Master’s thesis

With 387 graduates from 60 countries and 62 students currently enrolled, i‑MESC has built a global community with excellent employability across industry, R&D centres and top-tier PhD programmes.

i‑MESC follows a fixed annual application cycle:

• Applications open: every October
• Applications close: every January
• Programme start: September of the following academic year