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Master’s in Standards and Technical Consortia Engineering

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in standards and technical consortia engineering. 12 modules covering the standardisation ecosystem, standards development, essential patents and FRAND licensing, consortia and open-source foundations, sector standards, conformity assessment and standards geopolitics, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration1900 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Describe the ecosystem of standardisation bodies and consortia.

02

Take part in drafting standards following the ISO/IEC Directives.

03

Define standardisation strategies aligned with the business.

04

Analyse standard-essential patents and FRAND licensing.

05

Design the governance of technical consortia and open projects.

06

Apply conformity assessment and certification schemes.

07

Evaluate the geopolitical implications of technology standards.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Standardisation experts active in national or international committees.
  • Standards and interoperability managers in technology companies.
  • Technology consortium managers responsible for governance and membership.
  • Standard-essential patent analysts working on licensing and FRAND.
  • Certification engineers running conformity programmes.
  • Managers in charge of relations with technical bodies.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to move into telecommunications.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 (procedures for the technical work)
  • Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (European standardisation)
  • ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (bodies certifying products, processes and services)
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (competence of testing and calibration laboratories)
  • WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (international trade rules for standards)
  • ISO/IEC 5230:2020 (OpenChain open-source licence compliance)
  • ETSI Intellectual Property Rights Policy (essential patents and FRAND commitments)
  • Vienna Agreement (technical cooperation between ISO and CEN)
  • ISO Online Browsing Platform
  • AENORmás
  • GitHub
  • IPlytics Platform
  • UaExpert
Syllabus

12 modules · 1900 h

  1. 1.1De jure standards and de facto standards
  2. 1.2ISO, IEC and ITU
  3. 1.3European bodies CEN, CENELEC and ETSI
  4. 1.4UNE and national standards bodies
  5. 1.5Industry consortia and forums
  6. 1.6IEEE, SAE, IETF and 3GPP
  7. 1.7The Vienna and Frankfurt Agreements
  8. 1.8The WTO TBT Agreement
  9. 1.9The economics of standards
  10. 1.10Case study: relevant bodies for the connected vehicle
  1. 2.1Development stages of an ISO standard
  2. 2.2Technical committees and working groups
  3. 2.3Consensus and comment resolution
  4. 2.4National body voting
  5. 2.5ISO/IEC Directives Parts 1 and 2
  6. 2.6Standardised technical drafting
  7. 2.7Systematic review of standards
  8. 2.8Standardisation requests and harmonised standards
  9. 2.9Technical specifications and PAS documents
  10. 2.10Workshop: drafting a standard
  1. 3.1Reasons to take part in standardisation
  2. 3.2Standards as a competitive advantage
  3. 3.3The relationship between standards and patents
  4. 3.4The 2022 EU Standardisation Strategy
  5. 3.5Leadership in technical committees
  6. 3.6Building coalitions
  7. 3.7The cost of participation
  8. 3.8Impact indicators
  9. 3.9Training standardisation experts
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: standardisation strategy for an SME
  1. 4.1The concept of a standard-essential patent
  2. 4.2Intellectual property policies of standards bodies
  3. 4.3Essentiality declarations
  4. 4.4FRAND licensing commitments
  5. 4.5The Huawei v ZTE judgment
  6. 4.6Patent pools
  7. 4.7Licensing platforms such as Avanci
  8. 4.8The proposed EU regulation on SEPs
  9. 4.9Calculating reasonable royalties
  10. 4.10Case study: licensing 5G patents for a module
  1. 5.1Setting up a consortium
  2. 5.2Consortium agreements and bylaws
  3. 5.3Governance and decision-making
  4. 5.4Membership levels and fees
  5. 5.5Competition law compliance
  6. 5.6The relationship with open source
  7. 5.7Publishing specifications
  8. 5.8Conformity certification programmes
  9. 5.9Funding and sustainability
  10. 5.10Workshop: governance of an interoperability consortium
  1. 6.1The Linux Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation
  2. 6.2Open licences and open specifications
  3. 6.3Governance of open projects
  4. 6.4CLA and DCO contribution agreements
  5. 6.5The life cycle of an open project
  6. 6.6Compliance with OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230
  7. 6.7Open specification processes
  8. 6.8Economic sustainability of projects
  9. 6.9OSPOs in the company
  10. 6.10Practical exercise: contribution plan for an open project
  1. 7.1C-V2X in 3GPP
  2. 7.2ETSI ITS systems
  3. 7.3AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive standards
  4. 7.4ASAM simulation and data standards
  5. 7.5ISO/TC 22 road vehicles committee
  6. 7.6SAE J3016 levels of automation
  7. 7.7The UN WP.29 World Forum
  8. 7.8The CharIN charging initiative
  9. 7.9IEC charging standards
  10. 7.10Case study: regulatory map of an autonomous vehicle
  1. 8.1IEC 61850 substation automation
  2. 8.2IEC 62443 industrial cybersecurity
  3. 8.3OPC UA interoperability
  4. 8.4IEC 61851 conductive charging
  5. 8.5The Matter standard for the connected home
  6. 8.6Asset Administration Shell
  7. 8.7IDS data spaces
  8. 8.8The oneM2M IoT platform
  9. 8.9Semantic information models
  10. 8.10Lab: modelling an asset with OPC UA
  1. 9.1ISO/IEC 17000 vocabulary
  2. 9.2Laboratories under ISO/IEC 17025
  3. 9.3Product certification under ISO/IEC 17065
  4. 9.4Accreditation by ENAC
  5. 9.5Certification schemes
  6. 9.6Interoperability testing at plugfests
  7. 9.7Conformity marks
  8. 9.8Mutual recognition agreements
  9. 9.9Certification surveillance
  10. 9.10Practical exercise: certification scheme for a consortium
  1. 10.1China Standards 2035 strategy
  2. 10.2The United States approach
  3. 10.3European policy and technological sovereignty
  4. 10.4Competition over 5G standards
  5. 10.5Standardisation of artificial intelligence
  6. 10.6Technical diplomacy and international cooperation
  7. 10.7Developing countries and standardisation
  8. 10.8Risks of fragmentation
  9. 10.9Economic security and standards
  10. 10.10Case study: rivalry in telecommunications standards
  1. 11.1The corporate standardisation office
  2. 11.2Monitoring standards and projects
  3. 11.3Internal implementation of standards
  4. 11.4Managing regulatory knowledge
  5. 11.5Standards databases
  6. 11.6The standardisation budget
  7. 11.7Return on standardisation
  8. 11.8Internal training on technical standards
  9. 11.9Communication with technical management
  10. 11.10Workshop: standards monitoring process
  1. 12.1Selecting the technology field
  2. 12.2Map of bodies and standards
  3. 12.3Patent and licensing analysis
  4. 12.4Proposed participation strategy
  5. 12.5Consortium governance model
  6. 12.6Conformity and certification plan
  7. 12.7Expected economic impact
  8. 12.8Roadmap
  9. 12.9Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Delivered 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable materials, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so you can combine the programme with your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standards and applied exercises. You work with ISO Online Browsing Platform, AENORmás, GitHub, IPlytics Platform and UaExpert in free, academic or evaluation versions. Exercises are based on real procedures: drafting a technical specification, analysing declared essential patents and designing the governance of a consortium. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, Regulation (EU) 1025/2012, ISO/IEC 17065:2012, ISO/IEC 17025:2017, WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, ISO/IEC 5230:2020, ETSI Intellectual Property Rights Policy, Vienna Agreement.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of the ISO/IEC Directives, Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 and ISO/IEC 17065:2012 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:ISO Online Browsing Platform, AENORmás, GitHub, IPlytics Platform and UaExpert, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:A standardisation strategy for a technology field, covering bodies, patents, consortium governance and certification, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Standards landscape mapping
Map the bodies, consortia and standards that govern the chosen technology field.
Patent and licensing analysis
Analyse the declared essential patents and the applicable FRAND licensing conditions.
Participation strategy
Define a participation strategy and a governance model for the consortium.
Conformity and certification plan
Design the conformity assessment and certification scheme and estimate its economic impact.
Master's Thesis
A complete standardisation roadmap for the technology field, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Standardisation expertStandards and interoperability managerTechnology consortium managerStandard-essential patent analystCertification engineerTechnical bodies relations manager
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • University degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent proven professional experience.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with ISO Online Browsing Platform, AENORmás, GitHub, IPlytics Platform and UaExpert, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A university degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent professional experience), a suitable computer and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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