What is the Erasmus Mundus program ?
The Erasmus Mundus program is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education build in the framework of the Erasmus+ program. It aims to enhance quality in European higher education and to promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries.
The programme is intended to strengthen European co-operation and international links in higher education by supporting high-quality European Masters Courses, enabling students from around the world to engage in postgraduate study at European higher education institutions, as well as encouraging the outgoing mobility of European students and scholars towards third countries.
Content of the program
Prospective students from any country are invited to apply to participate in an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course, provided they have obtained a first degree awarded by a higher education institution.
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses are high-quality study programmes at masters level offered by a consortium of at least three European higher education institutions. They last between one and two years and lead to the award of a recognised double, joint or multiple degree. Students have to study in at least two institutions.
The European Erasmus- Mundus programme stands for the promotion of the european Union as a centre of Excellence in the field of higher education. It strongly supports high-quality Master Courses to enhance the attractiveness of european higher education all around the world.
Following an information from the European commission, please notice that the number of applications to Erasmus Mundus scholarships is limited to three Erasmus Mundus Master Courses per student. In case of a candidate applying to more than three Erasmus Mundus grants he will be excluded by the European Agency from all Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.