Erasmus Mundus

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Erasmus Mundus is the international counterpart of the Erasmus programme, which is named after the Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, who studied in different monastic schools in Europe in the 15th century. 'Mundus' is Latin for world, meaning the name 'Erasmus Mundus programme' stands for the International version of the Erasmus programme. It was created on 5 December 2003, gazetted on 31 December 2003 in the official journal of the European Union and became an official programme on 20 January 2004.[1] Most of the programmes are called "European Master" and lead to a joint or double Master Degree.[2]

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[edit] Objectives

The main general objective, from the European Union's Lisbon Strategy, is to make Europe 'the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world and a reference for high quality and excellence in education'[3] . There are tens of masters programmes designed to help this happen [1]. Specific objectives are: [4]

  • Promoting a European-way oriented higher education.
  • Attracting qualified graduates and scholars from other parts of the world to obtain qualifications and/or experience in the EU.
  • Increasing co-operation between the EU and 'third-country' institutions.
  • Increasing the visibility of European higher education throughout the world.

[edit] Description

In order for a course to be recognised and hosted under the Erasmus Mundus programme, it should be offered by a Consortium of recognised higher education institutions from one of the 27 Member States of the European Union, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway) or of the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey). The 'minimum consortium' has Three higher education institutions coming from three different eligible countries. After being selected under Action 1, this consortium can establish a partnership with at least one higher education institution of a third-country. The minimum duration to attend an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course is one year and the maximum is two years. [5]

[edit] EuMAS

EuMAS class in Munich
EuMAS class in Munich

EuMAS, a European Masters Course in Aeronautics and Space Technology, is a two-year MSc course in aerospace engineering that was formed under the Erasmus Mundus programme. It started in September 2005 with the first intake of 24 students from 18 different countries.

EuMAS, which is sponsored by the European Space Agency, is offered by five universities: Università di Pisa (Italy), Technische Universität München(Germany), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SUPAERO) of Toulouse (France), and Cranfield University (United Kingdom). [6]

Intake 1st year Hosting University 2nd year Hosting University
2005 class Università di Pisa (2005) ENSAE-SupAero (2006)
2006 class Technische Universität München (2006) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2007)
2007 class Università di Pisa (2007) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2008)
2008 class Cranfield University (2008) ENSAE-SupAero (2009)

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EuMAS maintains an active Alumni Association.

[edit] Euro Aquae

Euro Aquae, Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water Management, is a two years joint MSc programme offers a joint degree between five European universities as a part of the Erasmus Mundus co-operation and mobility programme. It started in September 2004 with the first intake of 16 students.

The partner universities are following.

There is official website managed by Euro Aquae coordination Board. EA portal is portal related to the Euro Aquae. And discussion forum managed by EAAA( Euro Aquae Alumni Association).

[edit] SpaceMaster

Kiruna Space Campus
Kiruna Space Campus

The Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology (SpaceMaster) is a similar 120 ECTS masters programme, currently in its third round, offered by 6 universities throughout Europe: Luleå University of Technology (Sweden Coordinating University), University of Würzburg (Germany), Cranfield University (England), Czech Technical University (Czech Republic), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) and Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (France).

Students spend their first first semester in Germany, the second in Kiruna, Sweden and can chose from all universities for their second year. They will receive two degrees issued from two universities of the consortium, usually one from Luleå and one from the university of choice for the second year or Würzburg in case Luleå is chosen).

Since 2007 this programme is part of the Erasmus Mundus Action 3 Program which led to the creation of the SpaceMaster Global Partnership. This framework allows EU students to do part of their thesis or project work at one of the following partner universities:

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China
  • Stanford University (SU), USA
  • University of Tokyo (UT), Japan
  • University of Toronto (UT), Canada
  • Utah State University (USU), USA

An alumni programme is currently still in the planning stages.

[edit] CIMET-Color in Informatics and MEdia Technology

CIMET Logo
CIMET Logo

Four European Universities ( University of Granada, Spain, University of Saint-Etienne, France, University of Joensuu, Finland, Gjøvik University College, Norway )are gathering their skills and knowledges to propose a two-year Master Programme entitled "Color in Informatics and MEdia Technology" (CIMET ).

The study programme of this Master course is broadly interdisciplinary, encompassing photonics, computer vision and imaging science, computer science and multimedia technology as a mix of relevant theoretical and practical knowledge. The objective is to educate students in advanced methodologies and models in computational color science with two goals of research orientation and further studies at the doctoral level on one hand, and practical applications on the other hand. CIMET offers three areas of specialization: Color Imaging Science, Spectral Color Science and Multimedia Technology Science. These areas are being emergent, rapidly evolving, and of growing impact on the Information Society Technologies which require specialized competencies.

The first semester is devoted to foundation courses necessary to students before beginning the two specializations they will follow. Foundation courses are proposed in any university of the consortium. The first specialisation, in the second semester, is devoted to compulsory courses in color imaging science necessary to students before beginning the second specialization. It is done either in Granada or Saint Etienne. The second specialisation, in the third semester, is done either in Joensuu or Gjøvik. Therefore, during the first three semesters, students will spend their Master Courses in either two universities or three universities. This arrangement leaves open the possibility to visit during the Master thesis period another university of the consortium which will not deliver a degree. During one of the first three semesters, students will have to follow courses on the culture and language of the visited country.

[edit] MONABIPHOT

It is one of the interdisciplinary two years Masters Programs named as MOlecular NAno and BIo PHOTonics for Telecommunications & Biotechnologies which offers an original qualification in the highly innovative domain of molecular photonics for telecommunications and biology. Skills will be acquired at the strongly interdisciplinary level for emerging technologies and to develop original concepts and applications aiming at novel technological breakthroughs in this domain. The program was first commenced on September 2006.

[edit] Consortium Institutions


[edit] Mobility Scheme & Focused Topic

This integrated study program starts with a common basic training at Ecole normale supérieure - Cachan (Fundamentals in Photonics and Biology). The second semester is spent either at Complutense University (Organic chemistry and sensors), or at the University of Wroclaw (Biochemistry and modelling). At the end of the first year a summer school will be organized and devoted to a research topic relevant to the Master Program. The third semester will be spent either in ENS-Cachan (materials and photonic devices for optical signal processing or biological applications), or at the Wroclaw University of Technology (optoelectronics and photonics for life sciences). The last semester will be fully devoted to a research project in an Academic or Industry laboratory.

[edit] Degrees Awarded

Degrees awarded by each institution (ECTS units acquired at one place are recognized by other institutions)

  • Master's degree in Molecular Photonics for bio- and nanotechnologies (ENS Cachan)
  • National Master's degree in Molecular nano- and bio-photonics for telecommunications and biotechnologies (Universidad Complutense, Madrid)
  • MsC in Chemistry (University of Wroclaw)
  • MSc Eng in Materials Science (WUT)

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/faq/faq1_en.html ERASMUS MUNDUS FAQs (1&2)
  2. ^ http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/faq/faq1_en.html Education in Europe
  3. ^ http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/index.htm EACEA
  4. ^ http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/faq/faq1_en.html ERASMUS MUNDUS FAQs (4)
  5. ^ http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/index.htm#who Erasmus Mundus Actions 1-3
  6. ^ http://eumasa1.googlepages.com EuMAS Alumni
  7. ^ http://www.aerospacemasters.org EuMAS official website
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