On 31 July 2020, the Xunta de Galicia awarded this Master's Degree the Mention of Excellence, in the first edition of this type of award launched by the regional government. It is valid for 5 years and has a programme of improvement actions with a financial endowment, among which the following stand out:
- Comprehensive modification and updating of the syllabus.
- Improvement of teaching equipment and infrastructures.
- Organisation of conferences with leading companies to enhance student’s employability and market insertion.
- Contact with prestigious national and international universities.
- Culminate the action plan with the application for an international Euro-ACE quality label.
Renewal of the Mention of Excellence
The Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering from the USC has just renewed the Mention of Excellence awarded by the Xunta de Galicia for the 2025/26 - 2029/30 period.
This MSc programme, which was one of the first three in the Galician University System to receive this mention in its inaugural call in 2020, is also a pioneer in obtaining its renewal, after submitting a detailed report to the Xunta de Galicia with the actions and investments made during the last five academic years.