EU4M - EMMC Mechatronic Engineering, Erasmus Mundus

The EU4M Joint Master Degree is a 120-ECTS, 4-semester integrated Master programme designed to be taken in two consecutive academic years. Three of the degree awarding institutions (UNIOVI, HSKA and NU) will be offering the same academic contents in three different languages (Spanish, German and English) to give the students the same preparation and different language options. It must be noted that, although the courses taught in each of these three institutions may differ, the final competencies acquired will be the same and can be related to the modules and courses defined in the EU4M Programme. In their second year, students will move to one or two of the other partner or associated institutions, in order to complete the required mobility periods: at least two 30-ECTS periods in two different programme countries.

To be eligible for the JMD EU4M programme, applicant must fulfil these minimal requirements:

• Be holder of a bachelor degree or an equivalent university degree (180 ECTS credits) from one of the following subject areas: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive/ Aerospace, Sensor Technologies or a related scientific engineering subject.
• A good academic background, assessed on the basis of complete grade lists of the previous study programme and professional background (desirable).
• High language skills in at least one of the following languages: German, Spanish, French and English. The EU4M Programme is taught using local languages, which means that students need to be fluent in those languages in order to follow the course.
  • HSKA: German
  • UNIOVI: Spanish
  • ENSMM: French
  • ISPU, NU: English

PROGRAMME LANGUAGES

The Joint Master Degree in Mechatronic Engineering is one of the very few Erasmus Mundus Master Courses that is not taught in English. Pursuing international students integration in the European way of life and aiming to contribute to multilingualism (defined as one of the cornerstones of the European project), lectures are always taught in the local language used at each EU institution. Thus, prospective EU4M students must be able to communicate in at least two of the languages used in the Programme.

At the moment of application, students must have at least a B1 level of the teaching language used in the country of their first study year; an A1 level of the teaching language used in the second country is also recommended.

Additionally, survival Russian and basic Arabic is required for students coming to ISPU and Nile respectively. Although lectures will be taught in English in these institutions, everyday life out of their premises is likely to use the aforementioned languages.

The JMD EU4M Programme has been selected for EU co-funding for intakes 2016-2018, 2017-2019 and 2018-2020. As a part of that co-funding, EACEA offers student scholarships for a full-time enrolment in the Master course that will cover the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme.

The EMJMD student scholarships will include the students’ participation costs (including the tuition fees, full insurance coverage and any other mandatory costs related to student participation in the course), a contribution to student travel and installation cost and a subsistence allowance for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme. Details on the EMJMD student scholarship amounts are given in the table below:

CONTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPATION COSTS

• Scholarship holder from a Programme Country: 4,500EUR per year
• Scholarship holder from a Partner Country: 9,000EUR per year

  (This amount corresponds to the tuition fees of the JMD EU4M Programme)

CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAVEL AND INSTALATION COSTS

• Scholarship holder resident of a Programme Country: 1,000EUR per year for travel costs
• Scholarship holder resident of a Partner Country situated at less than 4,000Km from UniOvi: 2,000EUR per year for travel costs + 1,000 for installation costs
• Scholarship holder resident of a Partner Country situated at 4,000Km or more from UniOvi: 3,000EUR per year for travel costs + 1,000 for installation costs

CONTRIBUTION TO SUBSISTENCE COSTS

• 1,000EUR per month for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme (24 months maximum). Contribution to subsistence costs will neither be given to the scholarship holders for the EMJMD periods spent in their country of residence, nor to scholarship holders from a Partner Country for the EMJMD periods spent in any Partner Country exceeding one trimester (i.e. 3 months or the equivalent of 15 ECTS).