The capstone graduation project, during the last semester, is the springboard towards professional activity. It gives the opportunity to obtain substantial professional experience in a company, international organization or research institution, in the environment or energy sectors.

ME3 institutions propose a wide variety of research projects to be carried out in Hungary, Spain, France, Sweden or the UK, as well as in other ME3 academic associate partners (see here).

Industrial projects are geared towards solving company’s environmental and/or energy problems and involves advanced engineering or/and management tasks. The evaluation of the professional project (30 ECTS) is based on a Master's Thesis Report and an oral defence in front of an international jury formed by representatives of the 5 ME3 core institutions.

Where are the Professional Projects Done? So far, the majority of ME3 students carry out their master's thesis in the energy sector with 51% working in the energy technologies sector (29% renewable energy, 19% demand-side, and 2.5% non-renewables). The rest of the master's theses were completed in the environmental and sustainability strategies sectors.

What Kind of Positions? During the professional project, most students have positions that are both engineering and business-oriented. A large portion carry out projects in project engineering and consultancy. In addition, many students complete their master's thesis while working on research and development in industrial or academic sectors.