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The Master of Specialization in Transport and Logistics (MSTL) is aimed at students and professionals, from both developing and so-called developed countries, keen to develop or supplement their knowledge of transport and logistics issues.
At the end of the training, the student will be able to develop a project or a transport or logistics policy according to four pillars.
- By having a critical, autonomous and responsible vision of the issues it deals with
The MSTL considers that there are no universal solutions that would be valid everywhere and all the time. As a result, the MSTL aims to provide students with a real capacity for critical analysis, as well as tools, and the capacity to develop, independently, transport or logistics projects or policies. This necessarily requires being able to think free from any dogma, to be aware of the impact of the methodological choices made, to be able to detect the terms and issues of controversies and to be able to question ideas (so much personal than general) preconceived. To this end, the MSTL values the analysis of empirical data. - According to a multidisciplinary approach
The MSTL considers that no discipline can, on its own, understand and analyze the problems of transport or logistics and even less propose credible policies and projects. Indeed, the complexity of the reciprocal interactions between transport, society, economy and environment imposes, by nature, a multidisciplinary approach combining social sciences, earth sciences and engineering sciences. This should make it possible to avoid analyzes and solutions that are caricatured or simply unsuited to the problems posed. - By recognizing the specificities of each context
The MSTL helps to train competent individuals, able to think about solutions appropriate to their own local, regional and national contexts. The goal is not to dictate to the students ideal solutions for their country, or which would be valid everywhere, but to teach them to think in a global and multidisciplinary way on the issues and impacts linked to transport and logistics, taking into account the complexity of national and local processes and specificities. - Taking into account the environmental, economic and social impacts in the short and long term
The MSTL aims to make students aware of the ambivalent nature of transport and logistics, vectors of progress or negative impacts depending on the contexts considered. Progress insofar as infrastructure, services and transport flows of passengers and goods are widely recognized as a necessary condition, although not sufficient, for the functioning of the economy and society. Negative impacts due to their environmental impacts (local, regional and global) and the possible destruction of the local economy.
| Mnemonic | Teaching unit | Credits | Time |
| MSTL-F601 | Geography of transport and location of economic activities | 5 | Lectures: 45h Workshops: 6h |
| MSTL-F602 | Transport, territory and sustainable development | 5 | Lectures: 45h |
| MSTL-F603 | Technical, economic and socio-economic evaluation of transport | 5 | Lectures: 45h |
| MSTL-F604 | Modeling, simulation and operational research | 5 | Lectures: 45h Workshops: 30h |
| MSTL-F605 | Logistics and supply chain management | 5 | Lectures: 45h |
| MSTL-F606 | Transport technologies and intelligent transport systems | 5 | Lectures: 45h Workshops: 9h |
| MSTL-F607 | Transport policy, law and sociology | 5 | Lectures: 45h |
| MSTL-H608 | Transport planning and management | 5 | Lectures: 45h Workshops: 9h |
| MSTL-F611 | Transversal module | 5 | Excursions: 60h Conferences: 30h Workshops (South Chairs): 36h |
| MSTL-F612 | End of study work | 15 | None |
In accordance with article 112 of the decree of 7 November 2013 specifying the conditions for admission to specialization masters, the general conditions set by the jury for the MSTL are that the student holds a second cycle diploma in the one of the following fields: economics and management, science (mathematics, physics, geography and environmental science and management) or engineering and technology, obtained with at least the distinction (i.e. an average of 70 %) for the second cycle.
Diplomas obtained outside the French Community of Belgium must be valued by the jury for at least 300 credits.
Apart from these different cases, the jury can also admit, on file, students with a second cycle diploma obtained in another field of study, provided that this can be valued up to 300 credits.
In addition, students must have a good command of the French language (written and oral) and a satisfactory level of reading English is also required.
To be selected, candidates must also demonstrate professional experience of at least two years which must have already given them a first idea of the questions and problems that may be encountered in the field of transport or logistics.
Number of scholarships available : 10
Duration of training : one academic year, starting in mid-September (according to the academic calendar of the ULB and the faculty of attachment). In case of selection, it is essential to make arrangements to be able to arrive in Brussels before the start of the course. In case of delay, the scholarship can be canceled without postponement to the following year.
Language of instruction : French, but students must be able to read texts published in English.
Establishments:
- Free University of Brussels (ULB)
- University of Namur (UNamur)
Academic manager:
- Dr Frédéric Dobruszkes (ULB)
For information on course content
Amandine Craps
ULB – CIEM
E-mail: ciem@ulb.be
www.ciem.be
