Programme

The frontal lessons, will be held at the Centro Ricerche  Ambiente Energia e Mare, Tecnopolo di Ravenna - CIRI FRAME, Via Ciro Menotti 48, 48122 Marina di Ravenna (RA), from November 7, 2025, to May 23, 2026, with part-time attendance on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, with breaks on the following dates: from December 5, 2025, to January 15, 2016, and from April 18, 2026, to May 7, 2026.

They will be delivered in a blended mode (both in-person and remote in synchronous mode). However,  a minimum of 70% attendance in person is required for the in-person lessons. 30% of the lessons can be followed remotely (in synchronous mode), with prior communication to the course tutor.

The 'in-person' mode will only be activated for the lessons for which at least 5 students confirm their attendance in the classroom.

 Teaching

• 175  hours frontal classes (35 CFU, 5 h each)
• 32 hours (4 CFU) dedicated to workshops, excellence seminars, and events organized by the international scientific community and the R&I Community, such as Battery 2030+, Batteries Europe, GISEL Network, EIT Raw Materials, and trade fairs like E-TECH Europe (Bologna).
• 500 hours (20 CFU) for internships will be mainly dedicated to internships at companies in the sector, to be carried out starting from the second half of the Master's Course, in a mode to be agreed upon with the companies, during which students will be involved in corporate R&D activities. Alternatively, for potential professional/working participants, they may develop an interdisciplinary project (project work mode), possibly working in groups, on case studies proposed by the professors and/or companies, on topics related to the battery supply chain. Internship and project work activities will be part of the discussion during the final exam. The internship or project work period can be agreed upon and carried out beyond May 2026, but must be completed by October 2026.
• 25 hours (1 CFU) for the final exam. An in-progress test is scheduled to assess learning, before the  final exam with the presentation and discussion of the Master's thesis.

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