Germany, Spain, Portugal - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship: Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies
December 3rd, 2007
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The International Masters Program (Master of Science, M.Sc.) in Geospatial Technologies is a cooperation of
- University of Münster (WWU), Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi ),
- Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Castellón, Dept. Information Systems (Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos) , Spain, and,
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação (ISEGI), Lisboa, Portugal.
The three-semester Masters program will enrol up to 32 students per year. Students will attend the first semester in Lisbon or Castellón, the second semester in Münster. The third semester (Master thesis) can be performed at each of the three partner universities.
- The first semester offers different learning paths, addressing the previous know-how and requirements of the students. The courses at UJI focus on the provision of know-how in informatics, new media, and GI basics. UNL provides modules in mathematics, data modelling, and GI basics.
- The second semester at the WWU provides basic and advanced courses in GIScience. In addition, courses in additional key competencies (project management, research methods) are provided. Optional for selected courses is the alternative attendance of a summer school, organized by WWU, UJI, or UNL
- The Master thesis in the third semester is closely linked to ongoing research projects of one of the partners. Depending on the resources, students can choose each of the three universities for performing the thesis. In case of not attending a semester at each partner university, the thesis will be supervized or co-supervized by the university not attended so far.
The Masters Program will start each year in the fall/winter semester. All courses will be provided in English language. The study program will start each year in the fall/winter semester. All courses will be provided in English language.
The standard period of study is 3 semesters, including all examination requirements and Master thesis. The International Masters program requires 90 ECTS credit points. Based on the successful Master examination, the three universities will award the joint degree “Master of Science” (M.Sc.) with the adjunct “in Geospatial Technologies”.
The Masters program targets the qualification in many application areas of Geographic Information (GI), e.g., environmental planning, regional planning, logistics/traffic, marketing, energy provision, etc.. GI is a rapidly growing market, lacking qualified GI personnel and offering excellent career chances. Therefore, the Masters Program targets life-long learning for graduates and professionals in the fields of geography, surveying, planning, local adminstration, etc., who are willing to acquire additional GI skills for applying them in their respective GI application area. Candidates who already studied GI programs will be given lower priority in admissions evaluation. Some of the major requirements for admission are:
- Adaquate Bachelor degree (or Master degree)
- English language proof (TOEFL 500 points)
- High motivation
- High-level achievements in previous academic and professional careers.
The European Commission provides stipends for 15-20 students and 3 scholars per year. These stipends are for applicants of third countries (excluding EU Member States or EEA-EFTA or candidate countries).
Erasmus Mundus Scholarships
Scholarships for students for the 18-months Erasmus Mundus Masters Course are 35.600 € in total, distributed in periodic payments. The continuation of these payments will be based upon the successful completion of the first, second, and third semester.
The study program requires that students provide appropriate laptop computers. Those students granted by the Erasmus Mundus programm who do not possess an appropriate laptop (>= Pentium 4) must buy one from the ERASMUS scholarship before starting the study program. If necessary, UJI and ISEGI can facilitate the procurement.
Scholarships for visiting scholars for 4 months are 13.000 € in total, distributed in periodic payments. Visiting scholars are expected to teach a course/two courses (in total 4 semester hours per week), either in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Program or in the regular study programs of the hosting university. And they are expected to do research in the context of one of the ongoing research projects at the hosting university.
Application Procedure
Applications in English language are to be sent in parallel
- Digitally, online form see below, all documents have to be in one digital file (pdf or word!
- Original paper version, form see below, to be sent to that university, where the student is intending to start the Masters Program, respectively the scholar is intending to go.
The application requires personal information as well as supporting documents. For a complete list, see the online application form.
All official documents must be included as certified copies both in English or Spanish or Portuguese or French, AND in the original language.
Certification of copies can be performed by the following institutions and persons in Germany, Portugal, or Spain:
County or City Council; Police Department; Court Clerk’s Office; Notary Publics, Parish Offices and Health Insurance Companies – and other institutions, if they have an official seal with a state or provincial coat of arms.
The following institutions are allowed to certify copies in other countries: German, or Portuguese, or Spanish Embassies and Consulates and those institutions and persons allowed to certify copies in that particular country.
The copies have been properly certified if the stamp of certification includes an official seal and has been signed by the office-holder or functionary. Loose papers must be certified individually. Attention: Copies of certified copies cannot be accepted!
Please note that we will not be able to send back documents to the applicants after the end of the evaluation procedure!
Only for scholars: The applications of scholars for Erasmus Mundus scholarships will be evaluated and pre-selected by the consortium on the basis of the application form and supporting documents. Selected applicants will be invited to a personal interview by telephone (online, Skype, last week in January). Scholars have to apply for one of the three locations: Lisbon, Castellón, or Münster.
Application Deadlines
The deadline for students and scholars applying for Erasmus scholarships is January 15, 2008 – notification about the results will be sent by early June 2008.
Applications have to be submitted in parallel, online AND paper-based on the same deadline date. Online submission will be closed on January 15, 2008 (for scholarship applicants) at 18.00 h CET (Central European Time). Paper-versions have to be sent by registered mail, post-stamped until the deadline.
Partners
DE (Germany) - WESTFÄLISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNSTER (Co-ordinataning
institution)
ES (Spain) - UNIVERSITAT JAUME
PT (Portugal) - UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
For more information please contact:
Mr Christoph BROX
IFGI - INSTITUTE FOR GEOINFORMATICS
Robert-Koch-Strasse 26-28
48149 MÜNSTER - Deutschland
E-mail: broxc [at] uni-muenster.de
Website: http://geotech.uni-muenster.de/
Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster: Dr. Christoph Brox, broxc [at] uni-muenster.de (to be addressed for general information about the Masters Program and specific information about ifgi)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação: Mrs Filomena Caria, fcaria [at] isegi.unl.pt (to be addressed for specific information about ISEGI-UNL)
Universitat Jaume I, Department of Computer Languages and Systems (LSI): Prof. Dr. Joaquín Huerta, huerta [at] lsi.uji.es (to be addressed for specific information about UJI)
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