| Dear
Colleague,
We are proud
to announce that, for the next academic year (2006-2007), there are about
70 scholarships (21.000 EUR per student per year) available for students
coming from third countries[1] to follow Erasmus Mundus master courses,
coordinated by our university and within the framework of the European
Commission's Erasmus Mundus programme[2].
We welcome students of your university
to apply.
Erasmus Mundus masters are very
specific top programmes, organized by a consortium of European universities
and selected by the European Commission. These programmes are taught in
English. Apart from benefiting from the top academic quality, students
can get acquainted with European culture in at least two countries as they
have to take up courses at least two of the partner universities. Moreover,
students are free to follow additional language courses. In all universities
selected, academic and student services are excellent. Successful students
receive a double or joint Erasmus Mundus master degree.
The Erasmus Mundus programs for
which the scholarships are granted are:
· NEW!!
Master of Bioethics (one year programme) from next academic year 2006-2007:
Consortium: K.U.Leuven (coordinator) Belgium, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
(The Netherlands), Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy) Further
details and admission criteria: http://www.masterbioethics.org/
· Erasmus
Mundus Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (two year programme) since
academic year 2005-2006: Consortium: K.U.Leuven, coordinator (Belgium),
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), Universiteit Leiden (the Netherlands),
Technische Universiteit Delft (the Netherlands), Technische Universität
Dresden (Germany). Further details and admission criteria: http://www.emm-nano.org/
· Erasmus
Mundus Master in Adapted Physical Activity (one year programme) since academic
year 2005-2006: Consortium: K.U.Leuven, coordinator (Belgium), Norges Idrettshogskole
(Norway), Universita Palecheho v Olomouci (Czech Republic), University
of Limerick (Ireland). Further details and admission criteria: http://www.erasmusmundus.be/
To apply for these scholarships,
please look at the programmes websites, where reference is made to all
application instructions as well as the online application form (http://www.kuleuven.be/applicationform/).
Deadline for applications: February
1st 2006 !!
We would be very glad if you could
forward this message to all relevant groups/staff in your university. We
believe that Erasmus Mundus programmes will strengthen the ties between
our institutions.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Marc Vervenne,
Rector K.U.Leuven
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[1] Nationals coming from all
countries other than the 25 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to
the EU (presently Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania 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.
[2] (http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html) |
