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EMA2 projects with South Africa
February 2013
• Erasmus Mundus Action II
• A co-operation & mobility programme for university students
and staff members
• Funded by the European Commission
What is EMA2?
Who can apply?
! Students must not have resided or have carried out their main activity (study or work) for more
than a total of 12 months in Europe over the last five years !
Target Group I
South African nationals studying
or working at one of the South
African partner universities at the
moment of application
Master, PhD & Academic Staff
Target Group II
South African nationals registered
at a non partner university or
who have obtained a university
(or equal) degree from an
institution in South Africa
Master & PhD
Available Scholarships
Mobility Credit transfer programme/
exchange
Degree seeking programme
Master 1 semester 1 academic year
2 academic years
PhD 6, 10 or 20 months 3 academic years
Academic Staff
1 to 3 months
What do scholarships include?
Master
- One return flight ticket to Europe
- Tuition fee waiver - Insurance (health, accident, travel) - Monthly allowance: €1.000
PhD - One return flight ticket to Europe
- Tuition fee waiver - Insurance (health, accident, travel) - Monthly allowance: €1.500
Academic
Staff
- One return flight ticket to Europe - Insurance (health, accident, travel) - Monthly allowance: €2.500
What can I study?
Agricultural Sciences
Architecture, Urban & Regional
Planning
Business Studies, Management
Sciences
Education, Teacher training
Engineering, Technology
Geography, Geology
Mathematics, Informatics
Medical Sciences
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Communication & Information
Sciences
Physical education, Sport
Science
Alternative Energy Resources
Climate Change
Sustainable development
Human Rights
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South African partner universities
1. Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
2. University of Fort Hare
3. University of the Free State
4. University of Limpopo
5. University of Pretoria
6. Stellenbosch University
7. University of Venda
8. University of the Western Cape
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European partner universities
1. University of Antwerp, Belgium
2. University of Bologna, Italy
3. University of Graz, Austria
4. University of Leipzig, Germany
5. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
6. Lund University, Sweden
7. Maastricht University, Netherlands
8. Utrecht University, Netherlands
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University of Antwerp Belgium
• Teaching language: Dutch & English
• 15.000 students (10% international)
• 12 English taught master programmes
• Master exchange opportunities in all faculties
• ‘Active pluralism’
• Located in the most important city and region in Flanders (demographically, economically and culturally)
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University of Antwerp
• Research intensive university
• Antwerp Doctoral School
9 key research areas:
• Humanities
- Socio Economic Policy and Organisation
- Urban History and Contemporary Urban Policy
- Harbor, Transport and Logistics
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University of Antwerp
• Life Sciences - Neurosciences
- Drug discovery and development
- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines
- Imaging
• Natural Sciences - Materials Characterization
- Ecology and Sustainable Development
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University of Bologna Italy
• Teaching language: Italian and English
• English taught master programmes mainly in
Economics and Engineering
• PhD programmes in English
• Funded back in 1088
• Today, it is one of the largest and most International
Universities in Italy
• Located in a historical setting, and in a strategic
position in the North of Italy, Bologna is a lively
student city, a city of culture and creativity.
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University of Bologna • Research structures:
33 Departments 1 Research Institute
7 Centers for Industrial Research 20 Interdisciplinary Research Centres
Departments:
Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Physics, Astronomy, Informatics,
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial
Chemistry, Management, Mathematics, Medical Science, Psychology,
Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Biomedical Science,
Education, Food Technology, Economics, Surgery, Veterinary, Statistics,
Sociology
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University of Bologna TECHNOPOLI – citadels of innovation: A network of 7 research structures
for industrial research, technological innovation and knowledge transfer:
– Advanced Applications in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Technology
– Aeronautics
– Agrofood
– Building and Construction
– Energy and Environment
– Health Sciences and Technologies
– Information and CommunicationTechnologies
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University of Graz Austria
• Language of instruction: German, Courses in English
available
• Research oriented University founded in 1585
• 30.000 students
• 6 faculties (Humanities, Law, Economics & Social
Sciences, Theology, Natural Sciences, Regional,
Environmental Sciences and Education
• 76 departments, 100 study programmes (BA, MA,
PhD)
• Located in Austria’s 2nd largest city
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University of Graz Core Research Areas:
Modeling & Simulation
Molecular Enzymology and Physiology
Brain & Behavious
Environment & Global Change
Heterogeneity and Cohesion
Cultural History and Interpretation of Europe
Learning – Education - Knowledge
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Leipzig University Germany
• Germany’s 2nd oldest university and more than 600 years old
• Home to nearly 29.000 students of which 10% international
• Traditional comprehensive university with 145 study programmes and the
Research Academy Leipzig
• 21 International Master Programmes (M.A., M.Sc., MBA)
covering nearly all study fields, taught in different languages
15 programmes are eligible for EUROSA exchange; 5 programmes for
EUROSA degree-seeking students
• Offers rich cultural life and beautiful city environment with lively student
atmosphere
•
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Leipzig University Faculties at Leipzig University
• Education
• Social Sciences and Philosophy
• Economics and Management
• Sports Science
• Medicine
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Biosciences, Pharmacy and Psychology
• Physics and Earth Science
• Chemistry and Mineralogy
• Veterinary Medicine
most of them with research centres or contributing actively to the
Research Academy Leipzig
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Leipzig University
• Staff and PhDs may settle the working language with their host individually
• EUROSA staff scholarships were awarded
in the field of Computer Science, African
Studies, Business Education
• Current EUROSA PhD scholarships were
awarded in Media and Communication
Studies
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University of Ljubljana Slovenia
• Teaching language: Slovene & English
• Traditional, research oriented university with 60.000
students
• 23 faculties and 3 art academies
• 225 courses / 22 programmes in English
• Ranked among 3% best universities in the world
(Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Univ.)
• Located in capital of Slovenia
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University of Ljubljana
• Social sciences and Humanities (Phd programme in English)
http://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/English/Study/3stopnja.asp
• Research oriented university
• 110 Master / 20 PhD programmes
• Business & Management science
• IBM (International Programme in Business Administration
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Lund University Sweden
• Consistently ranked as one of the world’s top 100
universities
• Teaching language: Swedish & English
• PhD and Master programmes in English
• Sweden's strongest comprehensive research
university
• An international environment where almost 90%
of Swedes speak English
• One of the safest countries in the world and
ranked as one of the best to live in
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Lund University
• Research intensive university
• The two largest research facilities in Sweden - Max-Lab IV and the
European Spallation Source (ESS) - will be built in Lund in the coming
years.
- Max-Lab IV: a national facility for materials research based on
synchrotron radiation
- ESS: a materials research facility for scientific research using
the neutron scattering technique
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Maastricht University the Netherlands
• Most international university in the Netherlands
• 14.500 students
• 3.500 staff
• Problem Based Learning
• A lot of English taught master’s
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Maastricht University
• Research institutes: institutes:CAPHRI,
CARIM, GROW, WSP, ICIS, UNU-MERIT
• Graduate schools for PhD training
• Most faculties do have one or more
graduate schools, often linked to inter-
university research schools
• SKILL programme, for junior staff members
in the field of Finance and Accounting for a
short study visit
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Utrecht University the Netherlands
• Teaching language: Dutch & English
• 81 English taught master programmes
• PhD programmes in English
• International University
• 30.000 students (2.500 international)
• A research intensive university
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Utrecht University
• 15 interdiciplinary research focus areas (www.uu.nl/research)
• Graduate Schools Life Sciences, Geosciences, Natural Science, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Governance
• 4 strategic research themes
- Life Sciences
- Sustainability
- Institutions
- Youth & Identity
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Scholarship opportunities for masters and PhDs
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Academic offer
• Agricultural Sciences
• Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
• Business Studies, Management Science
• Education, Teacher Training
• Engineering, Technology
• Geography, Geology
• Mathematics, Informatics
• Medical Sciences
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication and Information Sciences
• Others: Sport Science, Climate Change & Sustainable Development, Human Rights
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Academic offer
Not included
• Art and Design
• Humanities
• Languages and Philological Sciences
• Law
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Academic offer
• The academic offer is listed at the project database
- According to field of study
- According to host university
• Click on the academic offer of your interest to start the online application
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Agricultural Sciences
University Master
exchange Master degree
PhD short
PhD long
Antwerp X
Ljubljana
X X
Bologna X X X
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Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
University Master
exchange Master degree
PhD short
PhD long
Antwerp X
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Business Studies, Management Science
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Ljubljana X X
Leipzig X X
Antwerp X X X
Bologna X X X X
Maastricht X
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Communication and Information Sciences
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Leipzig X X
Antwerp X
Utrecht X
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Education, Teacher Training
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Leipzig X X
Ljubljana X X
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Engineering, Technology
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Bologna X X X X
Maastricht X
Lund X
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Geography, Geology
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Antwerp X
Ljubljana X
Utrecht X
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Mathematics, Computer science
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Utrecht X
Maastricht X
Antwerp X X
Ljubljana X
Bologna X X
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Medical Sciences
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Utrecht X X X
Antwerp X X
Maastricht X
Bologna X X X
Lund
Ljubljana X
Leipzig X X
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Natural Sciences
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Bologna X X X X
Utrecht X
Antwerp X X X X
Leipzig X X X X
Lund X X
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Social Sciences
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Antwerp X X X X
Bologna X X X X
Ljubljana X
Lund X X
Utrecht X X
Maastricht X
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Others – Climate Change, Sustainable development
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Utrecht X
Leipzig X
Graz X X
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Others – Biochemistry
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Leipzig X
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Others – Sport Science
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Graz X X X X
Leipzig X
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Others – Human Rights, Applied Ethics
University Master exchange
Master degree
PhD short
Phd long
Utrecht X X
Ljubljana X
Lund X
Bologna X X
Antwerp X
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More information?
More information?
Visit the EUROSA website and get in touch with the EUROSA contact person of the university of your choice
www.ua.ac.be/eurosa
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More information?
General EUROSA questions:
• Website: www.ua.ac.be/eurosa
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +32 3 265 48 86 / +32 3 265 49 59
University of Antwerp
International Relations Office
Ms. Anouk De Weerdt , Ms. Annelien Dewinter, Ms. Kelly Van Hecke