A good practice: an Erasmus Mundus joint programme with EU and non-EU

partners

Leopold Kögler

ECCE Mundus Seminar on Joint programmes in Soft Sciences, 28 February – 1 March 2013 in

Bratislava, Slovakia

„Global Studies – A European Perspective“ (EMGS)

• Erasmus Mundus I Master Programme since 2005• Erasmus Mundus II – Prolongation with the 2009 call

• 5 European Partner Universities:

University of Leipzig (head of Consortium)London School of EconomicsUniversity of Wroclaw University of Roskilde (since 2009)University of Vienna

• Our Non European Partner Universities:

University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)University of Dalhousie, CanadaUniversity of Stellenbosch, South AfricaMacquarie University in Sydney, AustraliaFudan University in Shanghai, China (since 2009)Nehru University in Delhi, India (since 2009)

EMGS – The Course

• Duration: 2 years

• Up to 100 students per year (in all 5 Universities)

• Internet: EMGS Main HP

• Degree: MA (double and/or Joint Degree) MSC (double with the LSE)

EMGS – Mobility

• First Year: The student stays for the first and second semester in one of the 5 EU Partner Universities.

• In between the whole student body meats for a Winter School in December

• After the First Year they meet again for a Summer School in July

• Second Year: Two Possibilities

1st: Student stays for the third and fourth in one of the other 5 European Universities

2nd: Student stays for the third semester in one of our Non-Eu Partner Universities and studies the forth semester in one of the other EU-

Partner Universities.

EMGS – How are we organizing it?

• Cooperation Agreements between all the Partner Universities• We award Joint degree and double degree – depending on the

national laws.• Our Consortium meets at least twice a year – Summer and Winter

School to discuss the development of the course program, administrative issues and to have extensive feed-back sessions with the students.

• Boards for Student selection and exam-regulations• Board for Curriculum-Development (together with Non EU-Partner

Universities).• Advisory Board including our associated partners - like companies,

research institutes etc. • Promotion through Website, partner universities.

EMGS – What is to do?

• Payment of Grants is administrated and coordinated from our Consortium Leader, University of Leipzig and paid to the students after the EU-regulations.

• All European Partner Universities have coordination offices for scientific and administrative coordination.

• Our team at the University of Vienna has a close cooperation with the International office, but offers much more additional service to the incoming students and Scholars, which would not be possible to be offered by the International office.

• The service includes: housing, course registration, enrolment, city registration, opening bank accounts, help with Visa and residence permit issues, pick-up service by their arrival, arrangement for social activities, person who they can reach in emergency cases 24hours

EMGS – Selfpaying students?

• Our Master Course is 5100€ for Non EU students and 3600,-€ for European Students.

• Fee Waiver Policy – created a transparent application and selection process for Fee Waiver. Excellent students who could not afford studying this MC without a scholarship are offered reduction of fees.

• Numbers: From 73 students we enrolled this last semester, we could offer only 16 Scholarships.

• We try to help and assist the students to apply for other funding possibilities by State programs, International Organizations, Higher Education Funding Possibilities.

EMGS – Development in the Future?

• We had in the last years a lot more applications then study places. Reasons for this situation: Promotion of the Erasmus Mundus Programs by the EU.Our Master Course has become more recognized.Field of Global Studies is becoming more and more popular.

• Very important is the constant Evaluation by our students and also from our partners to improve the program.

• Alumni founded an own EMGS – Alumni Association to stay connected and also organize events like Alumni Conventions and Conferences.

• Negotiation with possible new Non-EU-Partner Universities.

EMGS – Facts & Figures in Vienna

• In Vienna we started in 2005 with 6 Students who received an EU-grant.

• At the moment we have 33 students in Vienna – 16 1st year students (4 grants & 12 self paying) 17 2nd year students (5 grants & 12 self paying)

• EMGS is integrated into the Master Global Studies and Global History.

• Vienna will host this years Graduation Ceremony and the 3rd EMGS Alumni Meeting.

• Since 2005 more then 100 student have finished the Program just at the University of Vienna.

EMGS – Photos