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France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Norway, Finland, Poland - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry Master Course (ASC)

ASC - Master of Science: Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry
Duration: 2 years

Course description:
The Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry Masters course is a two year (120 ECTS) programme within 7 european universities, providing students with state of the art spectroscopic techniques in a broad range of modern chemistry applications. The ASC Master of Science diploma is delivered after completion of 90 ECTS (3 semesters) of courses and 30 ECTS of a Master thesis.

Courses are taught in English at the seven partner universities. The network student population will be in the 60-70 brackets, with a student to teacher ratio of 2.0 or better. The ASC programme recruits students with a Eurobachelor in Chemistry, or holders of equivalent degrees, and a B2 prerequisite English level.

The selected students will study in at least 2 countries (minimum mandatory mobility: one semester):

• A 1st semester at Lille (FR) or Leipzig (DE), dedicated to provide all candidates with a common platform of core courses in advanced spectroscopic methods, including magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy and diffraction techniques.
• A second semester at Lille (FR) or Leipzig (DE), where in addition to courses in spectroscopy, the ASC curriculum prepares students for specialisation courses and research projects to be carried out at a later date, in which spectroscopy will be the backbone.
• A 3rd semester mobility in any of the consortium institutions for specialization courses, where expansion is provided with applications in the following specialties :
  • Univ. of Bergen (NO): Spectroscopy of natural products.
  • Univ. of Bologna (IT): Quantum Chemistry, Catalysis.
  • Univ. of Helsinki (FI): Spectroscopy of Environmental and Green Chemistry.
  • Univ. of Krakow (PL): Optical Spectroscopy, Computational and Forensic Chemistry
  • Univ. Leipzig (DE): Bioorganic NMR, Protein Crystallography.
  • Univ. of Lille (FR): Solid State Spectroscopy - NMR, X ray diffraction.
  • Univ. of Madrid (ES): Chemical sensors, ultrafast Lasers and femtochemistry.
• A 4th semester mobility in any of the consortium institutions upon student choice of a research topic towards the Master thesis, which will be strongly encouraged to be based on a collaborative project between two of the partner institutions.

A Summer school will be organised each year in the ASC Master programme, at the end of the first year, bringing ASC students in one location as a group. The ASC Master aims to prepare students to become experts and develop international skills
towards doctoral programs and/or professional activities in chemical analysis, characterization of the structures of materials, and measurements of fast phenomena.

Continue Reading January 10th, 2008

Germany, France, Spain - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: European Union Master’s Course in Mechatronic and Micro-mechatronic Systems

The European Union supports the masters course EU4M (European Master on Mechatronics and Micro-Mechatronic Systems ) by offering 18 attractive scholarships (2 years with 21000 €/year) for Non- European students and one grant for Western Balkan students. It offers also some grants (1,2 or 3 months) for Non- European scholars (academics).

The deadline of application is 31 January 2008. The Master has been accepted in the framework of the prestigious European programme on education “Erasmus Mundus”.

During the programme, the student will work one year on universities in two different european countries: Karlsruhe (Germany), Besancon (France) and Gijon (Spain). Lectures are given in the local languages French, German and/or Spanish.

Continue Reading December 26th, 2007

Italy, Germany, United Kingdom - 2008 / 2009 European Master in Informatics (EuMI)

EuMI – European Master in Informatics
Duration: 2 years

The University of Trento (Italy), the RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) are offering a two-year Joint Masters Programme, named European Master in Informatics (EuMI). The objective is to educate professionals who will understand advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and who will be able to put this knowledge into practice in key domains of application. In particular, EuMI offers three areas of specialisation in Net-Centric Informatics, Life-Science Informatics, and Embedded Systems Informatics. These are application domains that, being emergent, rapidly evolving, and of growing impact on the society, require specialised competencies not covered by more traditional degree
programmes.

For each area of specialisation, a joint curriculum is defined which involves two Universities. The student undertaking the Erasmus Mundus Master’s curriculum will visit both Universities, taking courses focussing on advanced topics in theoretical and practical Computer Science within a selected area of specialisation. Courses are taught in English. Students will also have the opportunity
to take courses on the culture and language of the visited European countries. At the end of the programme, a Master’s Thesis will be prepared on a research topic jointly selected with the two host Universities.

On the successful completion of EuMi, students will be awarded a Master of Informatics and will receive a degree from each of the Universities where they spent a part of their study: a “Laurea Specialistica in Informatica” (”Specialist Degree in Computer Science“) by the University of Trento, a “Master of Science in Computer Science” by RWTH Aachen University, a “Master of Science in Informatics” by the University of Edinburgh.

Continue Reading December 7th, 2007

Germany, Spain, Portugal - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship: Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies

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”.

Continue Reading December 3rd, 2007

Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: European Master of Research on Information and Communication Technologies (MERIT)

MERIT is a research oriented Master programme within the guidelines of the Bologna process whose scope is Information and Communication Technologies. The MERIT partners above have specific funding from the EU Erasmus Mundus programme to set up a scholarship scheme for third-country graduate students and scholars from the whole world. This scholarship scheme addresses highly qualified individuals who come to Europe to follow the MERIT Masters academic program. Students have to take two 1-year terms at two different institutions to complete the 2-year MERIT Master programme.

Eligibility
Applications are sought from students in their final year of university programs in engineering, sciences, or an equivalent university degree involving at least 3 years of coursework. Applications from persons holding university degrees in these disciplines will also be considered. In any case, applicants should hold a university degree by September 1st 2008.

Applicants should qualify as “third-country nationals”, as defined in the Erasmus Mundus programme, all countries of the world - with the exception of the EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia , Finland, France , Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom), the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and Turkey)- who are not residents of any of the above countries, and who have not carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries.

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November 16th, 2007

France, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain - 2008 / 2010 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: Agris Mundus Sustainable Development in Agriculture Masters Course

AGRIS MUNDUS – Sustainable Development in Agriculture Masters Course

Course description:
The AGRIS MUNDUS Master’s Course is a product of NATURA, the network of European universities with a tropical and subtropical orientation in agriculture. Since 1988, NATURA has collaborated closely with institutions in Asia, Africa and the Americas in providing post-graduate education and training opportunities. It focuses on improving the management of rural and agricultural development for disadvantaged populations. The approach utilised stresses the mobility of people throughout the network, allowing different disciplines to exchange experiences and reinforcing a common high-quality standard in education and training.

This specific course provides its students with the skills and understanding to deal with current global and international concerns in agriculture and rural development. Graduates will be qualified to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the development of crop, forest and animal production, the management of rural development projects and, finally, the sustainable use of natural resources. They will be trained to formulate and provide effective and appropriate responses to complex agricultural and environmental issues.

Continue Reading October 17th, 2007

Netherlands, Finland, France - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: International Master in Management of Information Technology (IMMIT)

Erasmus Mudus Scholarships: IMMIT - International Master in Management of Information Technology

Duration in months: 24 months (2 years)

Course description:
Information and information technology (IT) have become an integral part of products and services and an enabler of business processes in an increasingly global economy. As IT becomes embedded in (international) business strategies and processes, the roles of technologists and business managers become increasingly intertwined. IMMIT, the International Master in Management of Information Technology, is designed to prepare students to become effective managers at the interface between Information Systems and business functions in an increasingly international business environment.

IMMIT is delivered jointly by IAE Aix-en-Provence (France), Tilburg University, (The Netherlands) and Turku School of Economics (Finland), which are among the best European institutions in the field of IT management. This is an integrated Masters taught in English and based on the most relevant courses of each institution in order to create a unique programme in International IT management.

Upon completion, students get three degrees:

• Master of Science in Information Management (recognised in the Netherlands)
• Master Sciences du Management Spécialité Management et Technologies de l’Information (France) and
• Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (Finland).

Eligibility
IMMIT is open to students with Bachelor or equivalent undergraduate degree (180ECTS) either in

• Management/Economics/Business Administration or in
• Computer Science/Information System.

Students with an engineering degree can be admitted if their previous education includes ICT and information systems (at least 24 ECTS).

Candidates must have good proficiency of English (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).

Qualitative criteria include:

• Marks obtained in the bachelor studies (must be above average)
• Quality/recognition of home institution having awarded the first degree
• The strength of the statement of purpose, in other words motivation to study IMMIT
• CV including extra-curricular activities (especially those associated with cross-cultural/international experiences

The programme constitutes four successive phases:

• Foundations: International Business (France)
• Skills: IT Management (Finland)
• ntegration: Managing IT for International Business (Netherlands)
• Thesis: International IT Management Topics (any location in Europe).

IMMIT is a European innovation with its uniqueness in offering a European perspective on IT Management in internationally operating organisations. At the same time, IMMIT addresses the differences in culture, geography, time zones, telecommunication infrastructure and country-specific legal frameworks.

Application
Candidates apply by posting a duly completed application form including statement of purpose, filled out in English and signed. It should include one paper version of each of the following as well as scanned versions:

• official results of GMAT (http://www.gmac.com) or GRE (http://www.ets.org/gre) – Code for GRE: 9860
• official results of an English language test (IELTS or TOEFL
• a certified copy of previous diploma as well as the transcripts in either Dutch, English, Finnish, French or translated into English if it is in any other language
• a European form of CV
• a copy of passport

If Applying for an Eramus Mundus Scholarship applications must also include:

• Two letters of recommendation

Those applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must mark the correspondent box in the application form. Therefore no separate application for the Erasmus Mundus scholarships is needed.

Chinese applicants are kindly asked to note that they’ll need to apply for a NESO certificate in order to be able to study in the Netherlands. For this certificate, only the IELTS score is accepted.

A paper version of the application package including a signed application form and all required documents should be sent to Tilburg University by:

• February 2, 2008: for Non-EEA candidates requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
• April 15, 2008: for Non-EEA not requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
• June 1, 2008: for all EEA candidates

The paper version should be mailed to:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
PO Box 90153
5000 LE TILBURG
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

APPLICATION FORMS:
The Application Form for 2008/2009

Tilburg University’s Institutional codes:

• for TOEFL: 9860
• for GRE: 9860
• for GMAT: VMV-LT-72

Partners
NL (Netherlands) - Stichting Katholieke Universiteit Brabant (Co-ordinataning institution)
FI (Finland) - Turun Kauppakorkeakoulu
FR (France) - Universite Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III

Tilburg University’s street address:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
Warandalaan 2
5037 AB Tilburg
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

For further information on IMMIT program, please contact: immit@uvt.nl or infofeb@uvt.nl (Mr Ramon O’CALLAGHAN)

September 30th, 2007

France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: German and French Philosophy in the European Context

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: Master Mundus German and French Philosophy in the European Context

Duration in months: 24 months

The Master Mundus Program «German and French Philosophy in the European Context» (EuroPhilosophie) offers to the best students worldwide a specialized advanced course of study of two years in the fields of German and French philosophy and their interaction in Europe’s intellectual and cultural space.

Each year thirteen students from outside the European Union are offered stipends of 21.000 Euros to participate in the Program, and thirteen students from the European Union receive financial support for study abroad by the Erasmus Program.

• Over the course of two years, the students chosen for the Master Mundus EuroPhilo spent one or two semesters at a total of three of the seven European universities that form the consortium of the Master Mundus Program EuroPhilo.
• The students then write a research thesis under the direction of a researcher-teacher of the university at which they spend the final two semesters of their work in the program.
• Students receive 60 credit points (ECTS) for each of the two years of study.

After the successful final examination, each student is awarded European Master’s diplomas from three participating universities.

• At the beginning of each academic year the Master Mundus «German and French Philosophy in the European Context» gathers all its students for an orientation seminar at the University of Luxembourg. The academic supervision and the course work of the students enrolled in the Master Mundus EuroPhilo is provided by selected faculty with international standing in their specialties.
• The Program Master Mundus EuroPhilo is made up of a core of survey courses and research seminars that are already in operation at the universities of the consortium and that have been recognized for their quality. In addition, special seminars are organized by each participating university to assure the breadth and depth of the curriculum of the Master Mundus EuroPhilo.
• The three thematic axes of the Master Mundus EuroPhilosophie are:
  1. classical German philosophy from Kant through German idealism (Fichte, Schelling, Hegel)to Marx, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
  2. contemporary French philosophy from Biran to Bergson, Foucault and Deleuze
  3. German and French phenomenology.
• The Master Mundus «German and French Philosophy in the European Context» is intended to contribute to the creation of a world-wide community of research and teaching in philosophy.

Eligibility

• Students enrolling in the Master’s Program Euro Philo must have a Licence or a Bachelor degree in Philosophy (180 ECTS) or equivalent qualifications.
• A command of written and spoken German and/or French is also required.

Application
The application form for students can be obtained here.

Application deadline: January 15, 2008

Partners
FE (France) - Université de Toulouse 2 Le Mirail, courses in French - coordinating university
DE (Germany) - Ruhr University Bochum, courses in German
BE (Belgium) - Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, courses in French
LU (Luxembourg) - University of Luxembourg, courses in French and German
DE (Germany) - Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, courses in German
CZ (Czech Republic) - Charles University Prague, courses in French and German
DE (Germany) - University of Wuppertal, courses in German

*French Version*
Philosophies allemande et française dans l’espace européen
Duration in months: 24 months

Course description:
Le master erasmus mundus “Philosophies allemande et française dans l’espace européen” a pour objectif d’offrir une formation de haut niveau à la recherche en histoire de la philosophie allemande et française et de faire émerger une communauté mondiale de chercheurs spécialisés dans la connaissance et l’étude de l’apport spécifique des philosophies allemande et française à la culture
européenne et mondiale. Son originalité est d’aborder l’histoire et l’actualité des philosophies allemandes et françaises du point de vue de l’échange vivant qui a été et qui demeure le leur.

Il dispense dans cette perspective une formation de haut niveau tant en philosophie allemande (de Kant à Marx, Husserl, Heidegger et Habermas) qu’en philosophie française (de Maine de Biran à Bergson, Foucault et Deleuze). Cette interaction franco-allemande est au centre de l’enseignement offert par les universités du consortium et est comprise comme un facteur essentiel de l’identité philosophique européenne moderne et contemporaine.

Le master mundus “philosophies allemande et française dans l’espace européen” fondé sur la coopération scientifique et éditoriale menée de longue date entre les différents enseignants-chercheurs et centres de recherches des universités du consortium propose d’initier les futurs chercheurs en philosophie et histoire de la philosophie à des stratégies de recherche internationales mettant en jeu la diversité des approches et des enjeux interprétatifs notamment en matière de philosophie appliquée. La formation dispensée se veut en cette mesure une véritable école de philosophie contemporaine orientée vers les questions les plus actuelles depuis leur ancrage dans l’histoire de la pensée.

Partners:
FR - UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE LE MIRAIL - TOULOUSE II (Co-ordinataning institution)
BE - UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
CZ - PRAVNICKA FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY V PRAZE
DE - BERGISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WUPPERTAL
DE - LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
DE - RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM
LU - UNIVERSITÉ DE LUXEMBOURG

Contact:
Prof Jean-Christophe GODDARD
UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE LE MIRAIL - TOULOUSE II
7, rue Mirabeau (bat B)
31058 - TOULOUSE CEDEX 9 - France

http://www.europhilosophie.eu/

August 20th, 2007

UK, Norway, Sweden - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: MA Human Rights Practice

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships - MA Human Rights Practice

Duration in months: 24 months

Course description:
With the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention of Human Rights, and the many human rights documents and treaties that have followed in their wake, human rights have become the dominant international moral code, regulating both how people should be treated by their governments and institutions and, more generally, the agenda of international relations at large. Despite the social, political and philosophical dimensions of human rights, the study of the subject has been dominated by the legal profession.

This Masters course, however, takes an interdisciplinary approach that goes beyond the formal legalistic dimensions of human rights, providing necessary insights from anthropology, philosophy, sociology, and political science. In doing so, the course’s emphasis is on human rights ‘practice’. The ‘practice’ of human rights, involving activities such as the construction and implementation of rights by different authorities and institutions, the work of NGOs and humanitarian agencies in assessing the enjoyment or violation of human rights and the dissemination of human rights research, is a crucial but often neglected aspect of human rights education.

This course seeks to address this deficiency through a variety of teaching methods in conjunction with placement learning. Indeed, placement learning will be central to the course in this respect and students will be trained in project management and organisational analysis, as well as key intellectual themes of human rights work and social research methods before taking up a practical work placement in a relevant organisation.

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August 20th, 2007

Germany, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Malta, Netherlands - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: Masters in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT)

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships - LCT- European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies

Duration in months: 24 months

Course description:
The European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) is designed to meet the demands of industry and research in a rapidly growing area. It offers education and training opportunities for the next generation of leaders in research and innovation. It provides students with profound knowledge and insight into the various disciplines that contribute to the methods of language and communication technologies and it strengthens their ability to work according to scientific methods. Moreover, the students also acquire practice-oriented knowledge by choosing appropriate combinations of modules in language technology, computational linguistics and computer science. The language of instruction is English (default).

LCT consists of Core Modules and Specialised Modules in Language Technology (LT) and Computer Science (CS), complemented by a Project, and a Masters thesis, for a total of 120 ECTS credits. The Language Technology Core Modules (24 ECTS credits) include

• the Foundational Module, which covers topics such as statistical methods, symbolic methods, cognition, corpus linguistics, text
  and speech, foundations of Linguistics,
• the Computational Syntax and Morphology Module, which covers topics such as Finite State Techniques, probabilistic approaches, formal grammars, tagging, chunking, parsing, and
• the Computational Semantics, Pragmatics and Discourse Module, which covers topics such as Syntax-Semantics Interface, semantic construction, dialogue, ontologies, formal semantics.

The Computer Science Core Modules (24 ECTS credits) include

• the Data Structures, Data Organisation and Processing Module, covering topics such as algebraic data-types, relational databases, semi-structured data and XML, Information Retrieval (IR), digital libraries,
• the Logic, Computability and Complexity Module, covering topics such as logic and inference, automata theory, computability theory, complexity theory, discrete mathematics, and
• the Formal Languages and Algorithms Module, covering topics such as formal grammars and language hierarchy, parsing and compiler design, search techniques and constraint resolution, automated learning.

The Specialised Modules consist of 42 ECTS credits in LT and CS. These modules are based on the specific strengths in research and teaching of the partner institutions. From the 42 ECTS credits of this category of modules, 15 may be devoted to a project. The research masters thesis consists of 30 ECTS credit points.

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August 20th, 2007