ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME
Third country nationals like Filipinos can apply for scholarships in Europe through the Erasmus Mundus Programme. It is a “co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world.”
Being a mobility program, students are expected to attend courses at more than one participating university in the European Union for the duration of the study.
Applications are made through the designated coordinating agencies.
For more information, go to http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
Examples of some of the programs and their respective coordinating universities are listed below.
The European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics
EM-ABG Secretary
Animal Breeding and Genomics Center
Wageningen University
PO Box 338
NL 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
http://www.emabg.wur.nl
The Erasmus Mundus Master course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management
SUFONAMA
Erasmus Mundus Secretariat
Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Copenhagen
17 Bülowsvej
1870 Frederiksberg
Denmark
http://www.sufonama.net/eng/Home/home_7_26.html
The European Forestry programme
MSc EF Secretariat
Faculty of Forestry
University of Joensuu
PO Box 111
80101 Joensuu
Finland
http://gis.joensuu.fi/mscef/index.htm
European Master’s in Law and Economics
Erasmus University of Rotterdam
Scholarship granted by the University of Rotterdam for professionals in economics and law for one academic year. This is an Erasmus Mundus Program, a mobility program. Students take the courses in three different countries in each trimester of study.
Support may include academic fees, stipends, and return air travel, depending on need basis and funding availability. Applicants must be college degree holders.
Required documents include a completed application form, application fee of €30, curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, letter of motivation, original copy of TOR, copy of diploma, photocopy of passport or ID, passport photo, and TOEFL (minimum score of 550, 213 for computer-based and 80 for internet-based) or IELTS academic test (minimum score 6.5.)
Requirements must be submitted to the Erasmus University Rotterdam, School of Law, Room L5-121, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
For more information, go to www.emle.org
