Erasmus Mundus

The Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) is the European cooperation and mobility programme in higher education that seeks to open up European higher education to the wider world, and vice versa, through cooperation with third countries.

The stated objectives of the Erasmus Mundus programme include:

• enhancement of quality in European higher education
• promotion of the EU as a centre of excellence in learning around the world
• promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with Third Countries
• development of Third Countries in the field of higher education

Run by the European Commission, and implemented by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the Erasmus Mundus programme comprises a series of actions. These include support for specifically-labelled joint postgraduate courses offered by consortium of European higher education institutions from at least 3 different countries, with students expected to study in at least two of them. After being selected, consortiums can also establish partnerships with third country higher education institutions.

By supporting the mobility of students and academics throughout the world, the Erasmus Mundus programme aims to prepare its participants for life in a global, knowledge-based society, in line with the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy and former Lisbon Strategy.

The programme is implemented along three action lines:

• Action 1: joint programmes of outstanding quality at masters and doctoral levels, including scholarships/fellowships to participate in these programmes
• Action 2: partnerships between European and third country higher education institutions, including scholarships and fellowships for mobility at all academic levels
• Action 3: promotion of European higher education through projects to enhance the attractiveness of Europe as an educational destination and a centre of excellence at world level

Erasmus Mundus has a budget of over €950 million, with €493.69 million allocated to Actions 1 and 3, taken from the EU’s education budget, and €460 million allotted to Action 2, taken from a number of different funding instruments (e.g. the Development Co-operation Instrument, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance).

Further details for institutions interested in submitting an application to offer an Erasmus Mundus Master’s course can be found in the Programme Guide or from the British Council.

 

List of Erasmus Mundus Masters courses involving British universities:

CoMEM– Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management (University of Southampton)

CSSM – Complex Systems Science (University of Warwick)

EM SIE – Special and Inclusive Education (Roehampton University)

EMAE – Applied Ecology (University of East Anglia)

EMECS – Embedded Computing Systems (University of Southampton)

EMGS – Global Studies: A European Perspective (London School of Economics and Political Science)

EMMEP – Minerals and Environmental Programme (University of Exeter)

EUROAQUAE – Euro Hydroinformatics and  Water Management (Newcastle University)

EUROPUBHEALTH - European Public Health (University of Sheffield)

Food ID – Food Identity (Harper Adams University College)

GEM – Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (University of Southampton)

GEMMA – Women's and Gender Studies (University of Hull)

GIM – Global Innovation Management (University of Strathclyde)

IM in NLP & HLT – Natural Language Processing and Human Language Technology (University of Wolverhampton)

IMESS –Economy, State and Society (University College London)

IMFSE – Fire Safety Engineering (University of Edinburgh)

MA LLL – Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management (Institute of Education, University of London)

MAHRP – Human Rights Practice (Roehampton University)

MAIPR – International Performance Research (University of Warwick)

MAPNET – Photonic Networks engineering (Aston University)

ME3 – Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy (Queen’s University, Belfast)

MEDEG – Economic Development and Growth (University of Warwick)

MESPOM – Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (University of Manchester)

MFSc – Forensic Science (University of Lincoln)

MSCM – Computational Mechanics (Swansea University)

MUNDUS MAPP – Public Policy (University of York)

OPSCITECH – Optics in Science and Technology (Imperial College London)

SPACEMASTER – Space Science and Technology (Cranfield University)

SUFONAMA – Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (Bangor University)

SUTROFOR – Sustainable Tropical Forestry (Bangor University)

TEOS – Transcultural European Outdoor Studies (University of Cumbria)

TropEd – International Health (University College London and Queen Margaret University)

VIBOT – Vision and Robotics (Heriot-Watt University)

 

List of Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates involving British universities:

EMJD-GEM – Globalization, Europe & Multilateralism (University of Warwick)

EUROSPIN – Neuroinformatics (University of Edinburgh)

FONASO – Forest and Nature for Society (Bangor University)

ICE – Interactive and Cognitive Environments (Queen Mary)

MARES – Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation (University of Plymouth)

MoveAge – Prevention of mobility loss with ageing (Manchester Metropolitan University)

SMART – Science for Management of Rivers and their Tidal Systems (Queen Mary)

TEEME – Text and Event in Early Modern Europe (University of Kent)