Deadline:
December 16, 2024
Location(s)
France Portugal Spain
Bordeaux, Porto, Tarragona
Overview
The International Master on Wine Tourism Transitions and Innovations (WINTOUR) is the first master's degree with European academic certification in the field of wine tourism. It is a unique educational programme resulting from an established track of collaborations among three leading European universities for Higher Education training in Tourism, Oenology and related fields: Universitat Rovira i Virgili - coordinator (URV - Tarragona, Spain), Université de Bordeaux (UBx, France), and Universidade do Porto (UP, Portugal). These universities are located in highly attractive touristic areas recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites with a long tradition producing wines and specialty wines. Related industries and institutions give support to this training program.
Details
The International Master on Wine Tourism Innovation (WINTOUR) offers a truly integrated study program that takes advantage of the know-how in Tourism and Oenology of three universities and regions of Europe. Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain), University of Bordeaux (France) and University of Porto (Portugal). These universities are located in highly attractive touristic areas, recognized with the label of UNESCO Human Heritage, and have a long tradition on wine, producing specialty wines such as sparkling, fortified, aged red and sweet.
The objectives of the WINTOUR Programme are:
- To prepare broadly trained and highly adaptable and qualified professionals in the tourism and wine industries to promote innovative wine tourism developments that will generate added value through the increased income and recognition of this sector.
- To provide future professionals with multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial knowledge and training so as to increase their understanding of wine making and tourism management.
- To promote high-quality practical training in entrepreneurship and company management by involving the students in internships in the non-academic sector.
- To ensure the effective integration and networking of students within the socio-cultural and professional environment of the places where they will receive their training.
As an Erasmus Mundus programme, one of the central elements of the WINTOUR master is precisely its international mobility. The training programme requires students to study a semester at each of the three universities: the first at Rovira i Virgili University -Tarragona, the second at University of Bordeaux, and the third at University of Porto. During these three semesters, it is expected that students also participate in fieldtrips which may involve a short-term mobility to other regions or neighbouring countries. Furthermore, the last semester of the master students undertake an internship in one of the private or public organizations associated to the Consortium, being them located in European countries (e.g. Italy, Greece, France, Portugal or Spain) or even outside the European Union.
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Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Minimum admission requirements for eligibility
- Candidates must have a completed university bachelor and/or master's degree/s (minimum 180 ECTS) in the fields of Social Sciences (e.g. Tourism, Economics, Business Management/Administration, Marketing); Natural and Experimental Sciences (e.g. Oenology/Viticulture, Agronomic/Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Technology); or Humanities (e.g. Languages, International Relations), or closely related subjects.
- Candidates must present a recent English language certificate, at least a B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (official certifications from Cambridge, IELTS or TOEFL are accepted).
- Moreover, personal motivation, prior work experience in the field, as well as obvious linguistic skills (preferably, in the languages of the organizing universities), will be crucial elements in the selection process
Dates
Deadline: December 16, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
The scholarships awarded cover the students' participation costs (including tuition fees, full insurance coverage and any other mandatory costs related to the students' participation in the course), a yearly contribution to student travel and installation costs and a monthly subsistence allowance for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme. The WINTOUR Consortium pays the grants to students according to specific payment arrangements which are communicated to the grantees in advance.
Details on the scholarship amounts are given below:
Contribution to participation costs
- 4500 EUR per year for Programme Country scholarship holders
- 9000 EUR per year for Partner Country scholarship holders
This amount is paid by the European Commision to the EMJMD coordinating institution (URV).
Contribution to travel and installation costs
- 1000 EUR per year for travel costs for scholarship holders residents* in a Programme Country.
- 2000 EUR per year for travel costs + 1000 EUR for installation costs for scholarship holders residents* of a Partner Country whose location is situated at less than 4000 km from the EMJMD coordinating institution (URV).
- 3000 EUR per year for travel costs + 1000 EUR for installation costs for scholarship holders residents* of a Partner Country whose location is situated at 4000 km or more from the EMJMD coordinating institution (URV).
* Takes into consideration the residence criterion at the moment of application for the scholarship.
Contribution to subsistence costs
- 1000 EUR per month for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme (up to 23 months).
- Contribution to subsistence costs will not be given to the scholarship holders for the EMJMD (study/research/placement/thesis preparation) periods spent in their country of residence* and in months with no academic activity (e.g. August).
- Partner country nationals are only allowed to receive a maximum of 3 months of subsistence allowance for the EMJMD (study/research/placement/thesis preparation) periods spent in any Partner Country.
* Takes into consideration the residence criterion at the moment of application for the scholarship.
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