European Union - Delegation of the European Union to Japan

NEW: 2012 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

NEW: Information about Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Fellowships

Why Erasmus Mundus?

The creation of Erasmus Mundus came from a strong desire to open European universities to the rest of the world and to give non-European students the opportunity to come and study in the EU. The whole initiative was based on the success of the Erasmus programme that has been allowing European students to study all around Europe for more than 20 years now.

Erasmus, whose name was given to the programme, was a Dutch scholar and humanist that lived in the 15th and 16th century. He travelled and studied all around Europe and was in touch with most of the European intellectuals of the time.

What is Erasmus Mundus?

Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education. It also promotes dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with non-European countries.

The Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 programme provides support to:

• higher education institutions that wish to implement joint programmes at postgraduate level (Action 1) or to set-up inter-institutional cooperation partnerships between universities from Europe and targeted non European-Countries (Action 2);
• individual students, researchers and university staff who wish to spend a study / research / teaching period in the context of one of the above mentioned joint programmes or cooperation partnerships;
• any organisation active in the field of higher education that wishes to develop projects aiming at enhancing the attractiveness, profile, visibility and image of European higher education worldwide (Action 3).

Study across the EU with Erasmus Mundus!

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters and Doctorate Programmes

What is Erasmus Mundus?

• Joint programmes of outstanding academic quality designed and implemented by a consortium of European universities from at least three different countries
• Over 130 joint masters and doctoral programmes, including a scholarship scheme
• Mobility flows of students and academics between European and non-European higher education institutions

Who can apply?
Both European and third-country individuals

How to apply
Find the course you are interested in and apply directly.
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/action1_en.php

When to apply
The deadline for courses starting autumn 2012 is late January. The deadline for courses starting in autumn 2013 will be end of January 2013.

TESTIMONIALS FROM JAPANESE EM ALUMNI

Sample testimonials and success stories among the increasing number of Japanese participants:

Mr Masaki NAGAI, Germany, Sweden, Finland, 2006-2008

For two years starting in 2006, I participated in the Erasmus Mundus Masters' programme "Space Master" and studied space engineering in three countries: Germany, Sweden, and Finland. During the programme, I not only acquired knowledge and skills, but was able to experience the lifestyle and culture in several countries, and moreover, develop relations with friends from all over the world. Thanks to this programme, I gained some valuable experience in multicultural exchange and international understanding. After returning to Japan, I have been working for a satellite equipment manufacturer in Tokyo, and am participating in a joint Japan-Europe Mercury exploration project. I still maintain relations with Europe, which I am very proud of. In future, I hope to make a contribution to Japan-Europe cooperation not only with regard to space science, but in various fields including political, economic, and academic fields.

Mr. Tsuyoshi MORIMOTO, 2005

What did you like most?

The best thing about the programme was that I was able to study for two years alongside colleagues with different cultural backgrounds and ways of thinking, from all over the world.

Would you recommend Erasmus Mundus to other students? And why?

Yes, I would very much recommend the programme to other students because by experiencing language and cultural barriers, which is something we cannot do in Japan, we will be able to look at the world from an entirely new angle. The generous scholarship is another reason for recommending the programme.

If it becomes widely known that there are programmes in Europe like Erasmus Mundus master courses given in English, I think the number of applicants will increase.

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Action 1： Taking part in a consortium
Japanese universities are also able to take part in Erasmus Mundus consortiums. Each course consortium is made up of at least 3 European universities, and can also include non-European members. Funding to run courses is provided by the European Commission. Participation in such consortiums can help to raise the international profile of non-European universities, and also provide opportunities to welcome students from Europe to your institutions.

When to apply
The deadline for courses starting in autumn 2013 is April 30th 2012

Further details
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/2012/call_eacea_42_11_en.php

Action 2: Becoming part of an Erasmus Mundus Partnership
Partnerships are the basis for enhancing academic cooperation and exchanges of students and academics. Consortia must include a minimum of five higher education institutions from at least three European countries and a number of higher education institutions from non-European regions (including Japan). The European Commission provides funding for mobility of academics, students, and staff of partner universities.

When to apply
The 2012 deadline is April 30th

Further details
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/2012/call_eacea_42_11_en.php

Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Europa House, 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047
Tel: 03-5422-6001 Fax: 03-5420-5544
Email: http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/modules/about/contact/
 

Information about Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Fellowships

DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EU & NON-EU APPLICANTS AVAILABLE NOW

Calls for application available online at www.erasmusmundus-gem.eu

Deadline for applications is 16th January 2012

ERASMUS MUNDUS RESULTS OF THE 2011 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes
Call EACEA/41/10- Selection Results

Action 1A: Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC)

• Osaka University/Europe in the Wider World (EUROCULTURE)
Website: http://www.euroculturemaster.org/

• Hosei University/Philosophies allemande et française dans l'espace européen (EUROPHILOSOPHIE)
Website: http://www.europhilosophie.eu/

• University of Tsukuba/ Sustainable Management of Food Quality (EDAMUS)
Website: http://www.master-edamus.eu/

Action 1B: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD)

• Kyushu University/ International Doctoral College in Fusion Science and Engineering (FUSION-DC)
Website: http://www.em-fusion-dc.org/

Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships

Action 2 –STRAND 2: Partnerships with countries and territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI) Call for Proposals EACEA/41/10 – Selection results

• AUSMIP+ Project (Architecture Urban Student Mobility International Program 'Plus')
Participating Japanese universities: University of Tokyo, Chiba University, Kyushu University,
Website: http://www.ausmip.org/
 

ERASMUS MUNDUS RESULTS OF THE 2010 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
 

Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes Call EACEA/29/09 - Selection results

• Action 1A: Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC)

- Waseda University / ERASMUS MUNDUS Master's programme in Industrial Ecology (MIND)
- International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (in Tsukuba) / Flood Risk Management (FloodR)

• Action 1B: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD)

- Kyushu University / Joint European Doctoral Programme in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (DocMASE)
- The University of Tokyo / European Doctorate in Economics Erasmus Mundus (EDEEM)

Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships
• Action 2 – STRAND 2: Partnerships with countries and territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI) Call for Proposals 29/09 (ICI) - Selection results

- EM-BEAM Program. List of selected participating Universities:

The EM-BEAM program (Build on Euro-Asian Mobility) in hard sciences will greatly enhance cooperation and collaborations already existing between the partners of the consortium and will promote and encourage new collaborations to be set up. These research collaborations are lab-to-lab or professor-to-professor based. EM-BEAM will give a unique union at the consortium scale between European and Asian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to promote research activities and mobility. The fact that there are 12 HEIs involved in the program will give unity, visibility and relevance to the academic and research activities, addressed by EM-BEAM. In total during 41 months (starting in autumn 2010) the mobility will target 51 outgoing Europeans and 33 incoming non EU nationals.

1 December 2010: Consortium to be established by 12 Universities from Japan, Korea and Europe selected by the EU's exchange programme 'Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013' (PDF)

More information and application forms are available on the EACEA website: (English)
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/2010/call_eacea_29_09_en.php

Updated 2012.01.11