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EMA Thematic Conference on Communication (15 January 2010)

The second Erasmus Mundus Thematic Conference will take place in Bordeaux on 29-30 March under the title "Communication: let's re-define the terms". The event is being organised by the Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association (EMA) ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Literary Interzones (10 December 2009)

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate for "Cultural Studies in Literary Interzones" has launched its first call for applications. The programme is designed to nurture and promote research in the field of comparative literatures, visual culture and anthropology ... [More]

Europosgrados draws the crowds in Colombia (4 December 2009)

Erasmus Mundus attracted strong interest from Colombian students at the recent Europosgrados higher education fairs in Bogotá and Medellin. Nearly twelve thousand visitors came to find out about study opportunities and scholarships in Europe ... [More]

"Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Africa" (27 November 2009)

More than thirty members of the Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association's African Chapter gathered on 21 November at the University of Addis Ababa for their first regional workshop on "Higher Education in Europe and the Dilemma of Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Africa" ... [More]

"Access to Success" in Addis Ababa (24 November 2009)

An Erasmus Mundus-funded workshop on "Access and retention in Africa and Europe" took place in Addis Ababa on 17-20 November. The event was targeted at university leaders from both regions and was accompanied by a parallel dialogue between African and European rectors ... [More]

Conference on Higher Education in India (12 November 2009)

The Erasmus Mundus Association of India (EMAI), together with the Indo French Alumni Network (IFAN) and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, hosted a conference on "Management and Professionalisation of Higher Education" in Delhi on 6-7 November ... [More]

South East Asian alumni gather in Bangkok (9 November 2009)

The South East Asian Chapter of the Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association held its second regional networking event from 31 October to 1 November in Bangkok, coinciding with the European Higher Education Fair in the city ... [More]

New network for earth and environmental sciences (5 November 2009)

Students, alumni and academics associated with earth and environmental studies under the Erasmus Mundus programme came together in Lisbon for the inaugural "GeoMundus" Symposium on Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences ... [More]

Alumni anniversary in Brazil (26 October 2009)

The network for Erasmus Mundus alumni in Brazil (Erasmus Mundus no Brasil) celebrated its first anniversary with a series of promotional events around the country. The month of October saw alumni in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, São Carlos and Sergipe ... [More]

Successful promotion drive by Chinese alumni (21 October 2009)

Erasmus Mundus alumni in China have finished a successful period promoting the programme to thousands of students across the country. In just over a month, their campaign took them to Sichuan, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan and Beijing ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus information campaign in India (14 October 2009)

On 23 September, the Head of the European Commission Delegation to India inaugurated a series of information events on the Erasmus Mundus programme at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in Delhi ... [More]

New network for students in Taiwan (2 October 2009)

The number of Taiwanese students receiving Erasmus Mundus scholarships is increasing every year. Alumni met in Taipei on 6 September to promote the programme to interested students and to support the activities of the recently-established Erasmus Mundus Taiwan Network ... [More]

Student services in the spotlight (30 September 2009)

The ENATIS (Enhancing Attractiveness through International Student Services) project drew a large audience and strong interest at the EAIE conference in Madrid on 17 September. The ENATIS team presented some of the preliminary findings of a study, supported by Erasmus Mundus, on student services in Europe ... [More]

The return of the Mundificent Seven (18 September 2009)

The lives and professional careers of seven Erasmus Mundus alumni who returned to their home countries are now described in a new DVD documentary, "The Mundificent Seven". The film tells the stories of seven essay contest winners from seven different countries ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus roadshow in Vietnam (16 September 2009)

The European Commission Delegation in Vietnam organised an "Erasmus Mundus roadshow" from 7-9 September to promote the scholarship programme. They visited the cities of Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, reaching more than a thousand students in the process ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Chile (26 August 2009)

The European Comission’s Delegation to Chile organised a pre-departure event for recipients of scholarships under the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window for Chile on 20 August in Santiago. The event was attended by 25 students as well as by 6 representatives of Chilean universities and EU Member State embassies ... [More]

Record year in Cambodia attracts strong media interest (18 August 2009)

The European Commission's Delegation to Cambodia took the opportunity of a significant increase in the number of Cambodian students and academic staff selected under the Erasmus Mundus programme to organise a big pre-departure event on 13 August. There are 36 participants this year, compared to an annual average of 4 ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Mexico (12 August 2009)

On 4 August, the Delegation of the European Commission to Mexico organised a pre-departure event for more than 60 students and academics who have been awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarships in 2009 ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Thailand (10 August 2009)

For the fourth year, a reception to see off the Thai recipients of 2009-2010 Erasmus Mundus scholarships took place in Bangkok on 4 August. The event was hosted by the European Commission’s Delegation to Thailand and allowed former grantees and diplomats to give "customised orientations" to this year’s awardees ... [More]

63 new Masters Courses and Joint Doctorates added (6 August 2009)

The European Commission has just selected 50 Masters Courses and 13 Joint Doctorates to be added to the courses available under the Erasmus Mundus programme. The new courses involve 296 universities from Europe and 70 partner universities from a range of countries around the world ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Russia (3 August 2009)

The first Erasmus Mundus pre-departure orientation for Russian students took place on 31 July at the European Commission's Delegation in Moscow. This was the third and final event in a series organised by the CIS & Mongolia Regional Chapter of the Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in the Philippines (3 August 2009)

On 30 July, the European Commission Delegation to the Philippines hosted a reception for students who have received Erasmus Mundus scholarships to study in Europe. A total of 26 students from the country received grants for the 2009-2010 academic year ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Ukraine (22 July 2009)

The first pre-departure event for future Erasmus Mundus students from Eastern Europe took place on 17 July in Kiev. The day-long orientation seminar, hosted by the Commission Delegation, was attended by more than 20 new Ukrainian scholarship recipients ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus pre-departure event in Malaysia (13 July 2009)

The European Commission's Delegation in Malaysia organised a pre-departure event for Malaysian recipients of Erasmus Mundus scholarships on 9 July in Kuala Lumpur. This was the first such event in the country, bringing together students and academics who have been awarded scholarships in 2009 ... [More]

10,000 Erasmus Mundus scholarships for 2009-2010 (1 July 2009)

The European Commission has just awarded almost 10,000 new grants to be funded by the Erasmus Mundus programme in the academic year 2009-2010. 8,385 students and academics will come to study or teach in Europe ... [More]

Vilnius hosts the 3rd EMA General Assembly (8 June 2009)

The University of Vilnius, which this year celebrates its 430th anniversary, hosted the 3rd General Assembly of the Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) on 5-6 June. More than 130 representatives of Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses participated in the two-day event ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus Regional Chapter for CIS & Mongolia (4 June 2009)

A Regional Chapter for Erasmus Mundus students and alumni from the Commonwealth of Independent States and Mongolia was launched on 4 June in Vilnius. The Chapter aims to enhance communication and co-operation between students and alumni from the region, to exchange ideas and experiences with external parties and … [More]

"Study in Europe" takes the floor at NAFSA (29 May 2009)

The annual NAFSA conference, held this year in Los Angeles in the last week of May, is the world's largest gathering of professionals in international education and exchange programmes. The European Commission took the opportunity to showcase European study opportunities under the emerging "Study in Europe" brand ... [More]

Erasmus Mundus intercultural networking seminar (17 April 2009)

In the first event of its kind, students and co-ordinators from Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses in Austria had the opportunity to meet and explore the intercultural dimension of their studies. The seminar was hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research and the Austrian National Agency (ÖAD) ... [More]

Brazilian students invited to "Study in Europe" (29 March 2009)

"Study in Europe" was the Guest of Honour at the ExpoBelta Higher Education Fair in São Paulo on 27-29 March, reaching an audience of more than 9000 young Brazilians. Sixteen European countries were represented inside the Study in Europe area alongside the European Commission ... [More]

Launch of the Erasmus Mundus Excellence website (20 March 2009)

The new Erasmus Mundus Excellence website aims to enhance the quality of Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses. It is addressed to co-ordinators, partners and grantees of the Erasmus Mundus programme, as well as students, professors and the academic world in general ... [More]

Conference on Higher Education and Climate Change (2 March 2009)

The first-ever Erasmus Mundus inter-disciplinary academic conference was held at the Central European University in Budapest on 26-27 February, on the highly topical theme of climate change and the role that higher education can play in mitigating its effects ... [More]

Worldwide audience for the launch of Erasmus Mundus (18 February 2009)

More than 400 participants from 60 countries gathered in Brussels on 16-17 February to celebrate the success of the Erasmus Mundus programme and the launch of its new second phase. [More]

More students to benefit from Erasmus Mundus (16 February 2009)

Erasmus Mundus, the European co-operation and mobility programme, now enters a new phase with a substantially increased budget and a wider scope. It will increase the support of academic excellence and ... [More]