Erasmus Mundus

Nandana Mihindukulasooriya
EMSE Student Representative
EMA Jobs & Promotions Team
EMA Professional Networks Team
 Graduated from CSE UoM in 2007

 2 years at WSO2 Inc.

 A student of European Master on

Software Engineering (EMSE) course

 A member of Erasmus Mundus

Students and Alumni Association
 To promote Erasmus Mundus and EMA
 To let you know
 how to apply
 where to find the relevant information
 To share my Erasmus Mundus experience
 Erasmus Mundus Programme

 Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni

Association (EMA)

 Q&A
Erasmus Mundus
Programme
 European Region Action Scheme for the
Mobility of University Students
 Since 1987
 Study for a period of at least 3
months in another European
country
 Objectives
 Improve the quality and to increase the
volume of student and teaching staff mobility
throughout Europe
 To improve the quality and increase the
amount of multilateral cooperation between
higher education institutions in Europe
  To improve and increase cooperation between
higher education institutions and enterprises
 to spread innovation and new pedagogic
practice and supports between universities in
Europe
 Student mobility & developing closer links
between university faculties
 'Mundus' = world , in Latin
 The international counterpart of the
Erasmus programme
 Since 2004
 75 of Europe’s top 100 universities are
involved in Erasmus Mundus
 Objectives
 The enhancement of quality in European
higher education
 The promotion of the European Union as a
center of excellence in learning around the
world
  The promotion of intercultural understanding
through cooperation with Third Countries as
well as for the development of Third Countries
in the field of higher education.
 By attracting qualified graduates and
scholars from other parts of the world
 Wide variety of disciplines
 Engineering, Technology, Mathematics,
Informatics
 Social and cultural sciences, economics, Law,
Art and design
 Business Studies, Management science
 Etc etc..
 European Master in Distributed Computing
 Computer Simulation For Science and
engineering
 European Master in Advanced Robotics
 European Master Embedded Computing
Systems
 Master of Science in Research on Information
and Communication Technologies
 Masters programme in Security and Mobile
Computing
 European Master in Vision and Robotics
 Data Mining & Knowledge Management
 Master of Science in Research on Information
and Communication Technologies
 Masters programme in Security and Mobile
Computing
 European Master in Vision and Robotics
 Data Mining & Knowledge Management
  European Masters Course in Software
Engineering
 And there are more …
 Complete List of courses
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_compendia/s
elected_projects_action_1_master_courses_en.php
 EMMCs must
 have a duration of one to two years (60 to 120 ECTS credits)
 be implemented by a consortium of European and, where
relevant, third-country higher education institutions
 include a mandatory period of study for students in at least two
of the participating countries
 lead to the award of recognized joint, double or multiple degrees
to successful students.
 Each consortium publishes their application
conditions and important dates
 Requirements might differ for each EMMC
 Applicants should address their applications
directly to the relevant EMMC Consortium
 Student Handbook
 http://bit.ly/em_student_handbook


 In most cases the required documents are
 student application form
 CV
 motivation letter
 reference letters
 certified copy of the 1st degree diploma
 IELTS/TOEFL certificate
 Vary from course to course
 In most cases,
 Application deadline is between October –
January
 Acceptance notification is between March – June
 Commencement of the course is from August -
November
 Academic experience
 Very competent academic staff
 Interesting ongoing research projects
 Close industrial relationships
 Tough but transparent assessments and valuable feedback
 Educational resources
▪ Good Libraries
▪ A large number of research paper database subscriptions
▪ Software licenses for students
  Cultural experience Welcome Party

Potluck  Skating Welcome Party

Dinners
Skiing
Skiing

BTH Games Playing in the snow Helsinki,

Helsinki,Finland
Finland

Santa
Lucia
 Other professional activities
 WESME 2010
http://emse-students.org/wemse_2010/
 13,594 scholarships Country # of Schols
for students Bangladesh 540
Bhutan
 Scholarships by
32
India 1722
South Asian countries Maldives 1
Nepal 320
Pakistan 617
Sri Lanka 62
(source - http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_compendia/statistics_en.php)
 Are these courses well-known and recognized
within Europe and outside Europe ?
 Are these courses taught in English ?
 Isn’t it expensive to live and study in Europe ?
 Isn’t it hard to get visa for Europe ?
 Do I have to sign for a commitment that I must
stay/work in Europe after finishing the course ?
 Do I have to (can I) learn the language of the
host country ?
 (Spanish/German/French/Italian/Swedish/…)
 Can I continue this for a PhD ?
 Erasmus Mundus
Students and Alumni
Association (EMA)
 A community of students and alumni of all
courses
 Founded in June 2006
 5628 registered members by now
 A set of dynamic enthusiastic members
driving quite a lot of activities
 Serve interests of Erasmus Mundus
alumni and students
 Creating a forum for networking, communication
and cooperation between alumni and students
 Promote Erasmus Mundus as European
programme of excellence in international higher
education
 As students, more access to students
 Sharing activities and experiences amongst EMA members and with
their friends
 Enthusiastic about Erasmus Mundus
 Informal promotion
 Interaction amongst local “alumni” and new
students
 Regional Alumni Chapters and country representatives
 Active promotion at fairs and other events
 Steering Committee
 Service Teams
 Conference & Events, Internal communication, IT, Jobs & Promotions,
Magazine, Policy, etc ..
 Regional Chapters
 Latin America, North America, Southeast Asia, Africa, etc ..
 South Asia (s00n)
 Country representatives

 Professional Networks (soon)

 Sharing experiences and information
 Community pages: jobs, housing, forum
 Emanate (EMA magazine)
 Newsletter
 Queries of prospective students
 European Higher Education Policy
 Involvement with both European Commission and Parliament
 Promotion of Erasmus Mundus and European
Higher Education
 Annual General Assembly (EMA GA)
 Brussels 2007
 Perugia 2008
 Vilnius 2009
 Madrid 2010
 Conferences and
events


 http://www.facebook.com/ErasmusMundusAssociation


 http://www.linkedin.com/companies/338588/Erasmus+Mundus+Asso
ciation
Q&A
 ERASMUS MUNDUS WEBSITE
 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php
 LIST OF EM MASTER COURSES
 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_compendia/selected_proje
cts_action_1_master_courses_en.php
 ERASMUS MUNDUS STUDENTS HANDBOOK
 http://bit.ly/em_student_handbook
 ERASMUS MUNDUS ALUMNI (EMA)
 http://www.em-a.eu
 STUDY IN EUROPE WEBSITE
 http://ec.europa.eu/education/study-in-europe/index_en.html
 EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER AND ACCUMULATION
SYSTEM (ECTS)
 http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc/ects/key_en.pdf
 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION
ESTABLISHING THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME 2009-
2013
 http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:340:0083:0098:EN:P
DF