ERASMUS Mundus II Programme ( )

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1 ERASMUS Mundus II Programme ( ) Mobility Scheme for Students and Scholars National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation ERASMUS Mundus Phone: Fax:

2 What is the ERASMUS Mundus Programme? ERASMUS Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education, which was initiated by the European Commission. Its first generation ( ) entered into force on 20 January 2004 in order to enhance the quality of European higher education and to foster intercultural understanding via cooperation with Third Countries. With a budget of EUR 230 million, the European Commission has funded 103 ERASMUS Mundus Master Courses, 47 partnerships with Third Countries and 53 attractiveness projects. Grants have been awarded to students and scholars from third countries, students and 596 scholars from Europe. With a new budget of EUR 940 million ERASMUS Mundus enters into its second phase ( ) comprising three actions: Action 1 Joint Programmes (including scholarship scheme) Action 2 Cooperation Partnerships (including scholarship scheme) Action 3 Promotion Projects

3 Action 1 Joint Programmes ERASMUS Mundus Master Courses and ERASMUS Mundus Joint Doctoral Courses ERASMUS Mundus Consortia of at least three universities from different European countries and, if relevant, from Third Countries offer an integrated master course (with a duration of one to two years) or an integrated doctoral course (maximum duration of four years) with a study/ research period in at least two European universities of the consortium and lead to the award of a recognised double, multiple or joint degree. These courses, selected by the European Commission, give scholarships to European and Third-Country master students or doctoral candidates enrolled in ERASMUS Mundus Joint Programmes, short-term scholarships to European and Third-Country scholars to carry out teaching and research activities in ERASMUS Mundus Master Courses. What is the ERASMUS Mundus Programme? Action 2 Cooperation Partnerships ERASMUS Mundus External Cooperation Window Partnerships (with a duration from 1 to 34 months) composed of a minimum of five universities from three European countries and at least one university from targeted Third-Country groups (geographical lots) implement sustainable cooperation mechanisms and organise structured mobility flows between Europe and Third Countries in order to give scholarships to students (undergraduates, masters, doctorates, post-doctorates), researchers and academic staff from Europe and Third Countries. Action 3 ERASMUS Mundus Promotion Projects Higher education institutions and other public and private organisations active in the field of higher education from European and Third Countries constitute a project partnership in order to enhance the attractiveness, accessibility, profile and visibility of European Higher Education in the world. This action supports activities that contribute to the objectives of the programme and relate to the international dimension of all aspects of higher education.

4 Who can receive an ERASMUS Mundus Scholarship? ERASMUS Mundus scholarships are exclusively reserved for courses and networks selected under Action 1 and 2. Under Action 1, all scholarships are subject-related according to the respective ERASMUS Mundus Course, whereas scholarships under Action 2 cover all fields of study 1 (not necessarily at each university within the respective network). In general, ERASMUS Mundus scholarship holders cannot benefit from other community grants (e.g. Erasmus, Marie Curie). Action 1: ERASMUS Mundus Joint Programmes: 1. Full-time enrolment - Master Courses and Doctoral Courses: Student candidates holding a first or a second higher education degree (bachelor, master or equivalent) from: Third Countries [who have not carried out their main activity (studies, work etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in Europe] 2 and European Countries in order to study in at least two European Countries with a possible Third-Country mobility where Third-Country universities are part of the consortium. These countries must be different from the scholarship holder s home country and from the country in which he or she obtained the last university degree. 2. Part-time teaching and research activities - Master Courses: Scholar candidates from: Third Countries performing teaching/research/student tutoring activities in European Countries, European Countries performing teaching/research/student tutoring activities in Third Countries if the consortium includes Third-Country partners.

5 Who can receive an ERASMUS Mundus Scholarship? Action 2: ERASMUS Mundus External Cooperation Window (full-time study - 1 to 34 months): European and Third-Country undergraduates, masters, doctorates, postdoctorates and academic staff from different target groups can apply in order to benefit from one mobility flow within the network. Mobility is only possible from Europe to Third Countries or from Third Countries to Europe. The type and number of eligible mobility flows varies depending on the respective country/geographical lots. Definition: European individual: A Person who is a national of any of the 27 Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway) or the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey). 1 The scheme operates in all academic disciplines although priority may be given to agricultural sciences, architecture and regional planning, business studies, engineering and technology, languages and philological sciences, law, mathematics and informatics, medical sciences, social sciences. 2 The only exception to this rule applies to Third-Country doctoral candidates who have previously received an ERASMUS Mundus master scholarship. Third-Country individual: A person who is a national of a Third Country other than those from the 27 Member States of the European Union, EEA-EFTA states or candidate countries.

6 Subsistence allowances for scholarship holders: Action 1: Action 2: Master Courses: Students (promotion 1 2 years): Third-Country nationals European nationals Scholars (promotion 2 12 weeks): Third-Country/European nationals: Doctoral Courses (promotion 3 years) /year /year* /week Third-Country/European nationals: (non-laboratory course without employment contract) (laboratory based course with employment contract) Third-Country/European nationals (promotion 1 34 months): undergraduates: /month* masters: /month* doctorates: /month* post-doctorates: /month** academic staff: /month** * Fee waiver policy if stay is below 10 months, otherwise per academic year additionally. ** Fees not applicable. * plus travel cost - if Third-Country mobility.

7 How to apply? All candidates have to apply directly to the selected Action 1 consortia or Action 2 partnerships of their choice and go through a competitive selection process. The application and selection procedures as well as the scholarship award criteria are decided on by the consortium in charge of each individual course and may therefore vary from one consortium or partnership to another. Deadlines for application will be announced by the consortia and partnerships on their respective websites. Students may apply to the maximum number of 3 courses for a scholarship under Action 1 there is no limit for Action 2. A list of courses and partnerships (incl. respective websites) already selected can be found at: Visa issues: Once selected candidates have received an official confirmation of their admittance to one of the Erasmus Mundus Programmes under Action 1 or 2, they have to obtain a visa to study in Europe. For information related to visa requirements, selected candidates are advised to liaise as early as possible with Consulates and Embassies of the EU member states in the concerned countries. However, Erasmus Mundus Courses provide students with advice and supporting documents which often facilitate the process.

8 So far, 103 European ERASMUS Mundus Master Courses have been selected there are 50 courses with German participation: Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning Art and Design Communication and Information Sciences EM-ABG - European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics IMHS International Master in Horticultural Sciences IMRD International Master of Science in Rural Development MSc EF Master of Science in European Forestry SUFONAMA Sustainable Forest and Nature Management SUTROFOR Sustainable Tropical Forestry Erasmus Mundus Master s Course MACLANDS: Master of Cultural LANDScapes MUNDUS URBANO Interdisciplinary Erasmus Mundus Master Course International Cooperation and Urban Development Master Conjoint Erasmus Mundus et Etude du Spectacle Vivant CoMundus European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Erasmus Mundus Masters Journalism and Media within Globalization: The European Perspective LCT - European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technology

9 Engineering, Technology Geography, Earth and Environmental Studies AMASE Joint European Masters Programme in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering EMM-NANO Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology EMMEP Erasmus Mundus Minerals and Environmental Programme EMMME Erasmus Mundus Master of Mechanical Engineering EMMS Joint European Masters Programme in Materials Science EU4M European Union Master s Course in Mechatronic and Micro-mechatronic Systems EuMAS European Masters Course in Aeronautics and Space Technology EURO-AQUAE Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water Management FUSION-EP European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics GIM MSc in Global Innovation Management JEMES Joint European Master Programme in Environmental Studies MaMaSELF Master of Materials Science exploiting European Large Scale Facilities Master of Science in Computational Mechanics MATHMODS Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications MERIT European Master of Research on Information and Communication Technologies OPSCITECH Optics in Science and Technology SEFOTECH.nut European MSc in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition SpaceMaster Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology EMMEP Erasmus Mundus Minerals and Environmental Programme EMCL European Master s Clinical Linguistics EURO-AQUAE Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water Management Master s Clinical Linguistics IMRD International Master of Science in Rural Development Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies SUTROFOR Sustainable Tropical Forestry Erasmus Mundus Master Course

10 Health Sciences Humanities Languages and Philological Sciences Law Mathematics, Informatics EMCL European Master s Clinical Linguistics troped European Master of Science Programme in International Health CoMundus European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies EUROCULTURE European Master in Global Studies Philosophies allemande et française dans l espace européene EMCL European Master s Clinical Linguistics LCT - European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technology European master s in Transnational Trade Law Finance LL.M. Eur - European Legal Practice European Master in Law and Economics EuMI European Master in Informatics EURO-AQUAE Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water Management European Masters Course in Software Engineering European Masters Programme in Computational Logic Master in Industrial Mathematics MATHMODS Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications QEM Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics

11 Natural Sciences Social Sciences Other: Cultural Sciences ACS MSc Master of Science: Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry AMASE Joint European Masters Programme in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering EMAE European Master in Applied Ecology EMBC Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation EMM-NANO Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology EMMS Joint European Masters Programme in Materials Science EUMAINE European Master of Science in Nematology FAME Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering FUSION-EP European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics OPSCITECH Optics in Science and Technology SEFOTECH.nut European MSc in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition SpaceMaster Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology CoDe Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development EUROCULTURE European Master in Global Studies European Master in Law and Economics NOHA MUNDUS European Master s Degree in International Humanitarian Aid QEM Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics CoMundus European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies EUROCULTURE European Master in Global Studies

12 Complete list of ERASMUS Mundus Master Courses ( ) at: Due to their year of selection a certain number of these courses may drop out yearly as the courses have been selected for five years. First courses of the second generation will be selected in autumn 2009 and put on the above mentioned websites. Studies in the new courses will start with the academic year 2010/2011.

13 Student s opinions and comments: Different people, different visions, one achievement. Jesus Jimenez, current Euroculture student at the University of Goettingen The courses are well-integrated into the programme, and the programme is well-coordinated. Harry Snow, USA The programme is stressful and intense, but the knowledge passed to the students is worth the efforts. Marija Slavkovik, Macedonia Sharing experiences between students from different countries helps to provide new ideas of life from other cultures. Andrianova Ekaterina, Russia Studies and the life in the partner universities are significant, meaningful, unforgettable and an attractive experience in my life. Jie Gao, China The different areas of expertise in material sciences that each university has to offer give a broad range of canvas to the students. Waqas Bin Najib, Pakistan In the middle of the course, I can say that it has already very much enriched my scientific abilities and my horizon and skills in interacting with people around the world. I think that this programme really facilitates mutual understanding between people. Adhitya Trenggono, Indonesia This is not only a big chance to improve my technical knowledge; it is also the opportunity to grow up as a person. Ricardo Chavez, Mexico It is the best opportunity to receive international experience, learn foreign languages and create new scientific contacts. Nataliya Kalashnyk, Ukraine

14 Imprint Publisher DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service Kennedyallee 50, Bonn Whilst taking every effort to ensure that the information is both accurate and complete, the DAAD assumes no responsibility for this information and disclaims all liability to any third party for injury, damage or loss suffered as a result of reliance on this information from this brochure.