FAQ

General questions

Discover key information about InnoEnergy, the ISE Foundation, and EIT.

In this section the information covers general information about InnoEnergy, the ISE Foundation, and EIT as well as how they contribute to your Masters+ degrees.

General questions

InnoEnergy is the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe.

InnoEnergy was established as a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in 2010, with the goal of creating a more sustainable energy sector for Europe and beyond.

With a network of more than 500 partners across Europe, InnoEnergy Masters+ is a key part of our strategy and helps us build an informed, engaged, and ambitious workforce to achieve a sustainable European energy industry.

InnoEnergy is partly funded by the EU through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), and from the contributions of our shareholders. As a commercial company, it is also financed by returns from the innovative products it sells, and the products and companies it invests in.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is a body of the European Union, which was established in March 2008.

Its mission is to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by developing a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs to reinforce the EU’s capacity for innovation.

The EIT label means that the programme meets the high standards set by the EIT for education, entrepreneurship and innovation. All of the EIT InnoEnergy Master’s programmes carry the EIT label. You can find more information about the EIT Label here.

Your application data is stored in our admissions portal. If you wish to delete the data, you can select the option “right to be forgotten” on the admissions portal. You may also be contacted by InnoEnergy for other purposes. You have the right to unsubscribe from those communications.

Personal data from accepted students is shared with ISE Foundation and our partner universities to complete your enrollment.

About our programmes

Explore questions about universities, programmes, and your thesis path!

Take a deep dive into detailed information about universities, available programmes, areas of specialisation, and thesis opportunities. Discover how each element contributes to shaping your academic and professional journey.

About our programmes

We offer a choice of Mater’s programmes designed to give students the right combination of engineering, personal and business management skills. Each offers a challenging syllabus and high-quality content:

Master’s in Renewable Energy
Master’s in Sustainable Energy Systems
Master’s in Smart Electrical Networks and Systems
Master’s in Advanced Energy Systems and AI
Master’s in Nuclear Energy

As a student of the InnoEnergy Masters+ you will spend your first year at one European university and your second year at another. The universities you attend will depend on the programme you choose to study and, for some programmes, on the specialist courses you choose to take. All universities and institutions involved in the InnoEnergy Masters+ are accredited by their respective governments, and are internationally recognised. They are:

KTH: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
UU: Uppsala University, Sweden
Aalto University, Finland
AGH: University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
KIT: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
TU/e: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
KU Leuven, Belgium
INP: Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
Université Paris-Saclay, France
École Polytechnique, France
Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), France
École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France
PoLiTo: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
UPC: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, Spain
IST: Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

You may also have the opportunity to take courses at:

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
UTUM: UnternehmerTUM, Munich, Germany

The subject matter is different for each Master’s programme. However, all courses have a strong entrepreneurial or business-focused element in addition to in-depth technical content. Each programme also places a strong emphasis on project-based work and hands-on experience gained outside the lecture hall or lab. An overview of the two-year programme, plus details of individual courses and the syllabus are available from each programme’s section of our website.

You will need to preselect your second-year university before starting your first year of the InnoEnergy Masters+ programme, except for the Master’s in Renewable Energy and the Master’s in Nuclear Energy. For these programmes, you will select your second year university during your first year of studies.

Your preferences, the transcript of your previous studies, and the number of available places are all taken into account when allocating second-year places. The decision is taken by representatives from all the universities taking part in the programme. Whenever possible your preferences will be honoured.

You normally undertake your thesis in the final semester of the two-year programme. The thesis is worth 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits, or 45 credits at TU/e – the Technical University of Eindhoven, and will typically be undertaken at one of our industry partners or research centres. The subject of your thesis will be agreed with your course supervisors, and will relate to the subject of the programme with an emphasis on innovation and business management.

Application process

Get the details on application steps, key dates, interviews, and rounds.

Find out how the application process works—including key dates, interview stages, number of application attempts, and what to do if you make a mistake.

Application process

The InnoEnergy Masters+ has different application rounds throughout the year, and all applications are made via our online application form. You will also need to upload a number of documents with your application.

The InnoEnergy Masters+ has different application rounds throughout the year.

The exact dates will depend on the programme you choose. Details of the next application rounds and relevant dates are here

Absolutely yes. Our programmes attract a global student base and we have alumni from over 100 different countries.

Our programmes do not require any exams at the moment. The Master’s in Nuclear Energy may contact some applicants for an online interview. Other programmes do not conduct intake interviews.

If you are in your final year of undergraduate education you can apply and, if you meet the admission criteria, you may receive a conditional offer. If this is the case, please include a written statement from your current university’s degree administration office (or equivalent department) with your application. The statement should confirm that you are enrolled on the final year of your education and give your expected completion date. If it is not possible for you to get such a written statement, we can also accept an enrolment certificate with the number of your current semester.

Should you receive a conditional offer, you must present your degree certificate to the InnoEnergy Masters+ Admissions Office before we can formalise your admission to your chosen programme.

The InnoEnergy Masters+Admissions Office can be contacted at admissionsoffice@innoenergy.com.

Yes. Once you have completed the online application, you will receive an automatic confirmation with your application number by e-mail.

Please check your spam folder as the confirmation email may be there. And if you have checked your spam folder and you have not received the confirmation e-mail, please contact the InnoEnergy Masters+Admissions Office at admissionsoffice@innoenergy.com

Once you have submitted your application form, you cannot make any more changes. However, you can send an e-mail to the EIT InnoEnergy Admissions Office with details of your change request and we will try our best to accommodate you.

The InnoEnergy Masters+ Admissions Office can be contacted at admissionsoffice@innoenergy.com.

The admission process can take between four to eight weeks, depending on the application round. You can find more information about the current deadlines and when you can expect to hear about the outcome of your application on here.

Unfortunately, we cannot share student rankings during the application process.

The ranking lists are an internal matter of the programmes and specific positions as well as placement on the list are not disclosed.

Yes. All applicants to the InnoEnergy Masters+ are notified about the outcome of their application, whether they are successful or not.

Your application will be checked by our Admissions Office for general eligibility. The programme selection committees will then check whether you fulfil the programme-specific eligibility criteria.

Eligible candidates are then evaluated and ranked based on a range of criteria, such as grades, scores or GPA, the content of previous studies, the quality of your previous universities, and other relevant experience.

No. If you have been accepted, but cannot take up your place, you will need to apply again next year.

Congratulations! You will need to answer the study offer within a week of receipt, and send officially certified copies of the required documents. You will receive an official admission letter that will give you all the information you need about finalising your admission, and about your first-year location and arrival dates.

If you have been accepted, you will need to pay 295€ non refundable registration fee to confirm your place.

It depends on your university. The programme director and the university’s administration team will let you know in plenty of time.

All programmes start in the autumn semester although the exact date varies depending on your programme. In general, programmes start between August and October.

You can find more information about start dates and welcome sessions here.

If you do not agree with the decision of your application for one of the InnoEnergy Masters+ programmes, please contact the InnoEnergy Masters+ Admissions Office at: admissionsoffice@innoenergy.com

If you still do not agree, you may formally appeal the decision.

Late or incomplete applications, cancelled programmes or the selection result (ranking) do not constitute grounds for an appeal.

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a tool of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for making studies and courses more transparent and thus helping to enhance the quality of higher education. You can find more information about the ECTS system here.

Credits from the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System – also known as ECTS credits – express the amount of learning, based on defined learning outcomes and their associated workload. They are a tool of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for making studies and courses more transparent and help to enhance the quality of higher education. Sixty ECTS credits are allocated to the learning outcomes and associated workload of a full-time academic year or its equivalent.

In cases where ECTS credits are not used, we will look at your transcript of records. Please make sure your transcript includes information about the credit system in place in your university or country, including either: credits per hour, OR credits per semester, OR credits per year so that the InnoEnergy Admissions Office can evaluate your degree.

If in doubt, please contact the InnoEnergy Admissions Office for clarification at: admissionsoffice@innoenergy.com

As all our programmes are taught in English most students are required to provide an English Proficiency Test.

You can find detailed information about English requirements, tests and waivers on our requirements page.

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Fees and Funding

Learn about fees and funding

In this section, you can learn more about our fees, what they include, and the different funding options available to help finance your degree.

Fees and Funding

The fees for the programmes are €19,000/year. The participation fee can be paid upfront or in up to five instalments. There are limited number of full and partial waivers available.

Please note that after you are accepted into one of our programmes, you will need to pay a €295 non-refundable registration fee to confirm your seat.

You can find more information regarding fees, funding, scholarships and payment in installments on our Fees and Funding page.

There is a limited number of full scholarships available. This means that you won’t have to pay participation fee. However, you will still need to cover your living expenses.

As not all scholarships cover the full cost of your studies, it may be necessary to find additional funding to fully finance your study and/or living expenses. However, all travel and costs associated with events and activities that are an integral part of your course are covered by InnoEnergy.

More information about fees and scholarships is available here

Scholarships are automatically granted during the application process. No additional steps are required to be considered for a scholarship.

Visit our application portal to complete your application.

Scholarships are awarded to the highest ranking applicants on each programme. The ranking is based on several criteria such as academic performance, quality of previous education and university, previous experience of innovation and entrepreneurship, or other relevant experience. The best way to confirm your eligibility for a scholarship is to apply.

Scholarships are only be awarded in the application phase for our programmes. It is not possible to apply for or qualify for a scholarship after enrolment to one of our programmes.

Yes. All applicants are eligible for full or partial scholarships regardless of nationality. For more information, please visit Scholarships and funding.

Your living expenses depend very much on location and personal preference. As a rough estimate we suggest €1,000 – €1,500 per month to cover housing, food, books, travel, and personal expenses. All travel and costs associated with events and activities that are an integral part of your course are covered by EIT InnoEnergy.

Yes. Travel costs to your first-year university are not covered by your participation fee or scholarship. However, all costs related to events and activities that are an integral part of the curriculum, including travel for academic trips, are covered by InnoEnergy and are included in your participation fee or scholarship.

Please ensure you have financial resources available to cover the necessary travel-related costs.

Yes. Travel costs to your second-year university are not covered by your participation fee or scholarship. However, all costs related to events and activities that are an integral part of the curriculum, including travel for academic trips, are covered by InnoEnergy and are included in your participation fee or scholarship.

Please ensure you have financial resources available to cover the necessary travel-related costs.

No, although each university gives you free access to readers, e-books, books and journals in its library. You will need to pay for any additional books you need.

It is not possible to appeal decisions relating to scholarships.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to transfer an InnoEnergy Masters+ scholarship to another InnoEnergy Masters+ programme or to another non-InnoEnergy programme.

At the moment, we do not offer loan possibilities for our students. However, students are allowed to pay their participation fees in up to five instalments, students from EU/EEA or UK are eligible for financing through Brain Capital and students from certain countries can benefit from regional cooperation agreements. Please visit Fees and Funding for more information about these options.

We have gathered information about different regional financial institutions who can help you with your studies. For more information visit Scholarships and funding.

Please remember that these vary per country so we advice you to contact your local authorities for up to date information.

If you are admitted to an InnoEnergy Masters+ programme, you need to pay a non-refundable registration fee of €295 to reserve your seat. The registration fee is applicable to all students.

The registration fee is transferable from one InnoEnergy Masters+ programme to another.

You will have to pay the registration fee to ISE Foundation. Only after you have paid the registration fee, you will receive your admission letter from year 1 university (mainly used for visa purposes).

First, you must apply to our programmes and be accepted. You will then need to accept the offer and pay a non-refundable registration fee (295 EUR) Then your seat is confirmed.

In May (Rounds 1, 2 & 3 applicants), June (Round 4 applicants) or July (Round 5 applicants), you will receive an invoice for your yearly participation fee. You will be asked to confirm your preferred payment method: payment in advance or payment in instalments based on five milestones to be met.

If you choose payment in instalments, you will receive an additional invoice for administrative fees of 350 EUR (incl. VAT) per year. If you pay the participation fee in advance in one amount, then you won’t need to pay the administration fee.

After you receive the invoice for the participation fee, you will have 10 days to indicate your preferred payment methods: payment in instalments or payment upfront. If you choose payment in instalments, you will receive an additional invoice for 350 EUR (inc. VAT) administrative fee per year.

There is an additional 350 EUR (incl. VAT) annual administrative fee per year for students choosing payment in instalments. This invoice should be paid at the same time as your first instalment.

The first payment milestone for students who choose payment in instalments method is between May-July. The exact time depends on which round you got accepted to and which country you are starting in.

If you are a non-EU student starting your programme at KTH, please make sure to meet the first payment milestone before the end of May. This is required to process your visa application on time.

A complete overview of the payment deadlines can be found here.

Students choosing payment in instalments have five payment milestones that they will have to meet. Students can pay in as much instalments as they want, as long as they meet the required amount for each payment milestone. Please visit Fees and funding for a detailed payment schedule.

After you have paid the registration fee to secure your seat in a programme to which you have been accepted, you will receive an invoice for the total yearly participation fee. Then, you can choose to pay in instalments or pay upfront.

If you choose payment in instalments, you are allowed to pay a larger amount upfront and smaller amounts in the remaining instalments without any penalty. As long as you meet the required amount for each payment milestone, you can choose the number of instalments and the amount per instalment. You are not allowed to pay less than the amounts required by each of the payment milestones indicated here: Fees and funding.

You may pay in more than five instalments as long as you meet the five payment milestones following the scheme available here: Fees and funding. For example, you may pay each month a part of the amount required by the end of the next milestone. But please make sure you meet the milestone.

There is no penalty nor a reward for early payment. Late payment can have an impact in the continuation of your studies.

Two weeks before the next payment milestone is due, you will receive an overview of your current payment status and will be asked to make the next necessary payments to meet the amount required by the payment milestone.

If you have not completed your first year payments after the deadline of the last payment milestone, you will not be allowed to transfer to the second year of the programme.

If you have not completed your second year payments after the deadline of the last payment milestone, you will not be able to graduate from the programme and you will not receive your degrees.

It is possible to pay your fees using credit card. If you wish to pay the fees using a credit card, please contact ISE Foundation (finance@ise-foundation.com)

Please note that there might be additional costs associated with paying using a credit card which are determined by the payment platforms (not by EIT InnoEnergy)

No VAT (tax) is charged for the participation fees of the Master’s programmes.

The registration fee (295 EUR) and annual administrative fee for paying in instalments (350 EUR) include VAT (tax).

If you withdraw your enrolment after the start of the Programme:

the participation fee for the semesters (for each semester €9,500 in case of a full fee paying student) following the running semester at the time of withdrawal is no longer due. If you already paid the participation fee for a subsequent semester, it will be fully reimbursed to you.
the participation fee paid for the previous semesters shall not be reimbursed.
the participation fee paid for the running semester shall not be reimbursed.

The 350 euro annual administrative fee for paying in installments cannot be reimbursed.

Yes, you can. If after the first year you want to pay in instalments or vice versa, please indicate so when you get the invoice for the second year, and we will change your payment method. The 350 EUR/year fee only applies in case you pay in instalments.

No, there are not. You can pay your participation fee at once after receiving the invoice without incurring any administrative costs if you pay before the deadline indicated in the invoice.

No, this is not required by us. But please note that this is normally required by immigration authorities for non-EU students when applying for a visa.

No, InnoEnergy’s payment in instalments scheme is not a loan. Therefore, you do not need a guarantor.

However, you may need a guarantor for your visa application depending the country you come from. Please check this information with local immigration authorities.

We prefer that the scholarship authority pays directly to us and if needed can set up a payment scheme with them directly. Scholarship/loan authorities normally have payment terms of their own which we would need to review with you/them. Please contact finance@ise-foundation.com if this applies to you.

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Careers and Employment

Learn more about how you can land internships and career opportunities

In this section, you’ll discover how to navigate the internship search, land your dream job in Europe, and how Careers+ supports you every step of the way.

Careers and Employment

InnoEnergy offers you a world-leading suite of Masters+ programmes that build the next-generation technical expertise, the business skills and the innovation mindset that top employers in the energy sector and beyond demand today.

At the Careers+, we provide expert professional support to ensure you make a smooth and empowered transition into the labour market. And we give you exclusive access to our unparalleled ecosystem of 500+ energy industry partners – corporations, start-ups and world-class research centres who are actively recruiting top talent.

We work one-to-one with you to help you secure the right opportunity with the right organisation in the right geography for you.

Our alumni have followed a diverse range of career paths in the energy industry, as engineers, designers, consultants, policy-developers, business owners and leaders, or in further research. Each course offers extensive training in business, social and personal skills in addition to building your engineering and technical knowledge, and gives you practical experience of real-world challenges, which enhance your employment prospects on graduation.

InnoEnergy Careers+ offers students exclusive access to a job board with internship, project and employment opportunities from companies within our ecosystem. We publish hundreds of vacancies every year and support students in their application process; from preparing their CV and cover letter to practicing for their interview and salary negotiations.

Currently, 94 per cent of our graduates are employed or running their own business within six months of graduation.

Salaries vary greatly across the industry and between different countries. However, we can say that on average our graduates earn 15% more than their peers with more conventional qualifications!

Depending on the country, most European countries allow you to stay between 1 and 4 years to look for a job after graduation.

84% of our graduates are currently employed in Europe, so there is a big chance you can land a job in the continent. Most of our graduates are employed in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Sweden and Belgium.

InnoEnergy Careers+ can support you during and after your studies to prepare yourself for the job market and in your search for a job. Once you have a job offer, it is much easier to obtain a work visa and normally your new employer will take care of this process.

Our programmes are designed for full-time study. However, many of our students follow internships or part-time jobs during their studies. This depends on your background and how difficult you may find certain topics. Please note that we expect your Master’s programme activities take priority over other endeavours.

The possibility to work part-time for non-EU students depends on each country’s visa policy.

After successfully completing your chosen programme, you will receive a double degree: one from each university you attended during the programme. More details of the qualifications offered can be found on each programmes’ section of our website.

The following companies are currently amongst the top employers of InnoEnergy Masters+ students and graduates: ABB, ASML, Deloitte, ENGIE, EDF, Siemens, McKinsey & Company.

The following companies currently provide the most internships to InnoEnergy Masters+ students: Northvolt, Tesla, EDP, Vattenfall, UNDP, Hardt Hyperloop.

Living and Studying in Europe

Be prepared with everything you need before moving to and studying in Europe

Here you can find everything you need to know before traveling to Europe—from visas and accommodation to much more

Living and Studying in europe

Your first-year university will support your application for a visa, and will send you all the relevant details with your acceptance email.

If you need a visa to study in Europe, you may find that the financial requirements for bringing your family are higher than those if you were travelling by yourself. However, these rules and regulations differ per country.

It depends on the country you will be studying in and the university you apply to. Once you are accepted into your chosen programme, you will receive an admissions letter from your first-year university, which will give you the necessary details.

Yes. Travel costs to your first-year university are not covered by your participation fee or scholarship. However, all costs related to events and activities that are an integral part of the curriculum, including travel for academic trips, are covered by InnoEnergy and are included in your participation fee or scholarship.

Yes. Travel costs to your second-year university are not covered by your participation fee or scholarship. However, all costs related to events and activities that are an integral part of the curriculum, including travel for academic trips, are covered by InnoEnergy and are included in your participation fee or scholarship.

All universities in the InnoEnergy Masters+ are familiar with hosting international students. Most have housing available for international students and will be able to support you in your search for accommodation.

The types and prices of accommodation differ for each university, as do application procedures. More information is available on each university’s website.

Our partner universities are familiar with the housing needs of international students and can support your search for both first-year and second-year accommodation.

More information is available on each university’s website.

No, although each university gives you free access to readers, e-books, books, and journals in its library. You will need to pay for any additional books you need.

84% of our graduates are currently employed in Europe, so there is a big chance you can land a job in the continent. Most of our graduates are employed in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Sweden and Belgium.