The QUARMEN master (QUAntum Research Master Education Network) is a two-year international master’s programme in physics, specialized in Quantum Science and Technology. It aims at training students in key concepts and technologies for quantum devices and information. It is not possible to enter directly in the second year of the programme.
Quantum science and technology in one of the fastest progressing fields of knowledge, and structuring research and development in this field is one of Europe’s priorities. In this context, QUARMEN attendees will be ready to develop innovative ideas and will have the opportunity of being directly involved in the activity of industrial and academic laboratories.
The medium of instruction is English.
Scholarships are available.
Check the website for more information: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
Information
Skills
Diploma
At the end of the two years, QUARMEN students will get a double or multiple diploma (Master’s in Physics) from the universities they studied at. For example, a student who studied the first semester at Sapienza University of Rome, the second semester at Paris-Saclay University and the third semester at the University of Toronto, will get the three master’s degrees from those universities.
1 academic semester = 1 diploma !
Objectives
Mobility
This master includes compulsory mobility. Students must attend in at least 2 countries (different from their country of residence). They may create their own master’s programme by choosing among different options:
- Semester 1: Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
- Semester 2: University of Porto (Portugal) or Paris-Saclay University (France)
- Semester 3: University of Toronto (Canada) or Paris-Saclay University (France)
- Semester 4: 6-month internship in academia at the partner universities or private companies.
The training also includes a winter school on science management and entrepreneurship and a Summer school on cutting edge topics of Quantum Science and Technology.
In the second year, students can choose to further develop their skills in one of the specialized areas: quantum photonics, quantum materials, nanoscience, cryptography, quantum control, and cold atoms.
Fees and scholarships
The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Please, note that applications must be submitted ONLY on the QUARMEN website: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
- Applicants should have or should be in process to get a Bachelor degree (180 ECTS or equivalent) in Physics or related topics (Engineering, Computer Science, etc.).
- English skills (TOEFL, IELTS or other proof).
Applications must be submitted online. All documents must be in English.
Only certified translations will be accepted. All documents translated to English must come with a copy of the original document.
Original transcripts of records and degree certificates in French, Italian and Portuguese can be accepted.
Indicative calendar:
- November: opening of the applications
- Mid-March: deadline for admission and scholarships
- End of April: communication of the results (by email)
- Lectures start : beginning of september
Check the website for precise dates: https://www.master-quarmen.eu/
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Copy of passport.
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).
Curriculum Vitae.
Recommendation letters.
Additional supporting documents
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship | 0 | Annualisé | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internship and Master Thesis | 30 | Semestre 2 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to quantum information: qubits, entanglement and decoherence | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Light Matter interaction | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Introduction to second quantization: from quantum optics to condensed matter | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Statistical physics: Fluctuations, Transport and Phase Transitions | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Laser Physics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Non-linear electromagnetism | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Quantum molecular physics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Optics Labwork | 3 | Semestre 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| Projet industriel en R&D (pour les CFA) | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab work | 6 | Semestre 1 | 60 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Matter Interaction | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Microscopy and Spectroscopy | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Solid states devices | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Nanomagnetism & Spintronics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Integrated optics and Nanophotonics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Physical-chemistry of low dimensional materials | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Introduction to second quantization: from quantum optics to condensed matter | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Statistical physics: Fluctuations, Transport and Phase Transitions | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Theoretical concepts of quantum and topological matter | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Nanophotonics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Many-body interactions in condensed-matter physics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Recent Experiments in Quantum Information | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Quantum Electronics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Nanoelectronics and molecular electronics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Mobile charges: from semiconductors to biology | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Energy harvesting in nanostructures | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Quantum Sensing | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Quantum technologies: communication, computing and sensors | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Optical excitations and quantum optics at the nanoscale | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Photovoltaics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Outstanding Compounds | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Research Project | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Quantum Computing | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Numerical Simulations | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Fundamentals of Micro and Nanofabrication | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab works | 6 | Semestre 1 | 60 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid states devices | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Fundamentals of Micro and Nanofabrication | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Advanced micro and nanofabrication | 3 | Semestre 1 | 27 | 3 | |||||||
| Integrated optics and Nanophotonics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Physics of MEMS | 3 | Semestre 1 | 21 | 9 | |||||||
| Micro and nanodevice for biology and diagnostic | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Applied magnetic materials for spintronics and information technologies | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Nanoelectronics and molecular electronics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Microscopy and spectroscopy | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit nanoarchitecture and deep learning | 3 | Semestre 1 | 18 | 12 | |||||||
| Nanomedicine and nanotoxicology | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Composants semi-conducteurs THz (en français) | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Optoelectronics | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Quantum technologies: communication, computing and sensors | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Recent Experiments in Quantum Information | 3 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Technological project | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
| Research project | 3 | Semestre 1 | |||||||||
