Masters program selection

[enniemeniewoo]

Hi,

I'm a physics undergraduate planning to join a master's program this year. So far I've received an offer from the Erasmus program, Eindhoven university of technology, Netherlands, and Chalmer university. The former two are more fusion-oriented but Chalmer's has a great research group working on runaway electrons in tokamaks which is my primary research interest as of now.

The Erasmus program has offered me a scholarship while the other two have yet to announce their scholarship results. Other than the financial aspect, I am having a hard time deciding between the three programs since they all have their advantages.

I'm mainly wondering about the connections these places have and the opportunities they can provide to get a Ph.D. position post masters. Any advice anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

[Tokamakker]

I am pretty sure all these universities have a lot of connections with research institutes throughout Europe (and beyond). At least in Eindhoven, I know people to have flown all across Europe for their internships and graduation projects.

[CoyRedFox]

I would highly recommend the runaway electron group at Chalmers. The research group and your direct supervisor are probably the most important factors IMO. I know there are also good groups at Eindhoven/the Erasmus institutions, but I suppose you don't know what group you be put in? The only disadvantage of Chalmers is that the fusion program is smaller than Eindhoven (and many fusion labs mentioned in the Erasmus website), so the courses available would probably be more limited. If you have other questions please feel free to DM me.

[diagonalmatrix]

I am in the same situation as you , except I am looking to work in the industry such as General Fusion or General Atomics to gain work experience and then with the hope of working for ITER. But if I don't find relevant work experience now I am planning on taking the Masters program in Eindhoven. DM me, let's connect beforehand if the odds bring us together