Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree in GENIAL (GrEen NetworkIng And cLoud computing)

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree in GENIAL (GrEen NetworkIng And cLoud computing) is a unique international Masters course that envisions cleaner networking and computing technologies, leading to sustainability in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It aims at showing that economic growth and environmental concerns are not at odds with one another and that an inclusive approach is achievable. GENIAL will train future generations of ICT engineers, researchers and lead users able to design more sustainable ICT applications and services. This is all the more important today, as industries require new ICT job profiles such as ‘Chief project officer in Green ICT’. The challenge for industry is to identify the opportunity to embed environmental issues early in the design of ICT applications and services.