What is Erasmus+?
For over 30 years, Europe has funded the Erasmus programme, which has enabled over four million European students to
study, train, and gain experience abroad.
Erasmus+ recognises the importance of opening up these opportunities,funding exchange of students, acad emics , id eas
and good practice between Programme countries and Partner countries 1 throughout the world. In the framework of the new programme 2021-2027, the international activities will cover Higher Education (HE),
Vocational Education and Training (VET), Youth and Sport.
What is an EMJM project?
An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) is a high-level integrated transnational study programme at master level,
delivered by an international partnership of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from different countries wo rldwide and ,
where relevant, other educational and/or non-educational partners with specific expertise and interest in the concerned
study areas/professional domains.
What does an EMJMproject do?
EMJMs are master programmes of excellence aiming at enhancing the attractiveness and excellence of European higher
education in the world and attract talent to Europe, through a combination of:
- institutional academic cooperation to showcase European excellence in higher education, and
- individual mobility for all students taking part in the action, with high level EU-funded scholarships fo r th e b es t
students applying.
EMJMs contribute to the integration and internationalisation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The specificity
of EMJMs lies in the high degree of jointness/integration among the participating institutions and th e excellence o f
their academic content leading to either a joint degree or multiple degrees.
Structure of an EMJM project
- An EMJM is a jointly designed and fully integrated curriculum subscribing to the Standards for Quality
Assurance of Joint Programmes in the European Higher Education Area.
- It is delivered by a partnership of minimum 3 full partner HEIs from three different countries, of which at
least two must be EU Member States or associated third countries.
- Duration of an EMJM project: 6 academic years covering atleast 4 editions of the master programme, each
lasting 1 to 2 academic years (60, 90 or 120 ECTS credits).
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