If an Erasmus+ student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana wishes to write his/her master thesis as part of the exchange, he/she must also take and complete the courses Project practicum – MAG and Research in mechanical engineering.

All three obligations are fulfilled by the student in accordance with an individual agreement with a mentor (and co-mentor) whom the student chooses by himself/herself at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana.

Course syllabus and the number of credit points of each obligation:

Instructions and guidelines:

Appendices to the instructions and guidelines:

Template for Master’s thesis defense

Instructions for completing the Project practicum – MAG

  1. The topic area of the Project practicum – MAG, the mentor and the laboratory are chosen by the student on the basis of his/her expressed interest in research, but before that the student may consult with the higher education teachers of the 2nd cycle Master’s study programme Mechanical Engineering – Research and development Programme.
  2. Before the start of the placement, the student must completely fill in the Mentor’s consent form and draw up a Programme of work of the Project practicum – MAG with the mentor at the laboratory. Both documents should be sent by e-mail to praksa@fs.uni-lj.si. For mentors at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, students choose from among higher education teachers of the 2nd cycle Master’s study programme Mechanical Engineering – Research and development Programme.
  3. During the Project practicum – MAG, the student keeps a Daily attendance timeline with a record of the work performed. The timeline must be attached to the final report of the Project practicum – MAG.
  4. The report must be at least 10 pages long, this does not include all necessary attachments.
  5. Student must use a Report template for report writing. Mandatory attachments to the report are: Daily attendance timeline on the last page of the report and the Final report, which forms an integral part of the overall report. The student must submit the Report with all attachments electronically in PDF file to the mentor’s email and includes the Project practicum – MAG Coordinator at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana as the CC in the email (praksa@fs.uni-lj.si).
  6. After the mentor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering has entered the grade on the Final report form, he/she sends it to the Practical training Coordinator (praksa@fs.uni-lj.si). The coordinator reviews, signs the report, and submits it to the International Students Office for entry of the final grade in the electronic index.

For details please read Detailed description of Project practicum – MAG.

Master's thesis topics

A cloud-based application for image-based displacement identification in Python
A comparison of the limit of linear viscoelastic behavior LTVE boundary, determined by a static or dynamic test
Analysis of energy savings in the heating and cooling system using a heat pump and solar collectors
Analysis of wear of contacting surfaces after graphene nanoparticles-based tribofilm removal
Characterization and modelling of expanded polystyrene structures
Characterization of the newly developed stirrer
Characterization of the two–phase flow regimes at the gas jet breakup in a liquid cross flow
Determination of the limit of linear viscoelastic behavior of partially crystalline polymer
Development and experimental validation of a heat exchanger in a dishwasher
Development of the data base system for »quasi« smart prediction of two-phase flow patterns in any selected system
Digital-signal processing on the rotor-balancing device
EHD friction of different lubricants – Experimental & models approach
Experimental analysis of different enhanced evaporators on heat pump performance
Experimental and numerical study on condensation of water vapor in the presence of air on various surfaces
Experimental and theoretical analysis of the influence of fiber content on the mechanical properties of composite materials
Experimental determination and modelling of yield stress of composite materials with a high proportion of solid particles
Experimental determination of dynamic material properties of polymeric materials
Experimental modal analysis with high-speed camera
Influence of 3D printed thermochromic additives on rheological properties of melt and mechanical properties of solid polymer
Material failure of dynamically loaded polymeric products
Measurement of adhesion and friction force between a graphene platelet and various engineering surfaces
Modelling and experimental determination of dynamic material properties of polymeric materials
Modelling and optimization of drying process in a dishwasher
Modelling the Mechanical Behaviour of 3D Printed Structures
Numerical modelling of digital microfluidics
Optimal abrasive flow rate in abrasive water jet machining
OVERHEATING REDUCTION OF BUILDINGS BY INTRODUCING THE ACTIVE-PASSIVE BUILDING SYSTEJM (ANSYS FLUENT)
OVERHEATING REDUCTION OF BUILDINGS BY INTRODUCING THE ACTIVE-PASSIVE BUILDING SYSTEJM (TRNSYS)
Phase-based displacement identification in digital images for vibration measurement
Set-up of optical system for determination of forming limit diagram by Marciniak test
Solid-state thermal rectifier
Surface energy at high temperature
The impact of recycling on the mechanical, thermal and rheological properties of HDPE polymer
The influence of graphene nanoparticles as oil additives on tribological properties of mixed contacts with steel and various DLC coatings
The influence of moisture on time dependent behavior of composite materials with short glass fibers
The prediction of the effect of short fiberglass fraction on time-dependent behavior of composite material
Use of neural networks to determine the impact of the process conditions of 3D printed materials on their mechanical properties
Use of PCM (phase change materials) as a heat storage for one or more household appliances
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