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: eurosa@ua.ac.be

• Facebook

• 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