Deadline:
February 28, 2025
Location(s)
France Portugal Spain
Paris, Lisboa, Barcelona
Overview
CYBER is an innovative and transdisciplinary postgraduate programme that was put together by the University Lusófona, the University of Barcelona and the Université Paris Cité, to train candidates with Human Behaviour Background (HBB), and Exact Sciences and Engineering Background (EEB) to intervene in human behaviour by means of digital processes, products, and systems (PPS).
Details
CYBER is a two-year programme supported by Erasmus+. CYBER classes will take place in Lisbon, Barcelona and Paris, and internships across the globe with 35 associated partners. At the beginning of the master, CYBER teams (CYBER-T) will come together, pairing one HBB student with one EEB student. CYBER-T will work throughout the programme in assignments, projects, internships and final project and dissertation.
- Semester 1: All students at University Lusófona.
- Semester 2: HBB students at University of Barcelona. EEB students at Université Paris Cité. CYBER-T a 2-month internship.
- Semester 3:HBB students at Université Paris Cité. EEB students at University of Barcelona.
- Semester 4: CYBER-T internships across the globe, at CYBER associate partners’ institutions.
The Master
CYBER is an innovative programme that looks into behavioural and computer sciences to offer a transdisciplinary approach to study and intervene on human behaviour by means of digital processes, products and services (PPS). CYBER is a two years EMJMD programme that joins students with two different backgrounds: Human Behaviour Background (HBB) and Exact Sciences and Engineering Background (EEB), and three universities: University Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal), University of Barcelona (Spain) and Université Paris Cité (France). HBB and EEB students will be paired into teams of two: the “CYBER Teams” (CYBER-T), working jointly throughout the programme. Two periods of internship will take place around the world in CYBER partners’ universities, research labs, hospitals, and companies.
Course Curriculum
CYBER´s master’s degree is structured in 4 distinct semesters, considering the students´ academic background Human Behaviour Background (HBB) and Engineering and Exact Sciences Background (EEB).
This course will accept candidates from areas related mental health and human health behaviour and IT, including Psychology, Medicine and Health, Computer Science, and Engineering and Technology. This joint master has two tracks: Cyberspace, more directed towards EEB students, and Behaviour and e-Therapy, aimed at HBB students. The access to the professional associations is dependent on the undergrad degree.
A common formation is offered in the first semester at UL. In this semester, a team of two students (one form each scientific area: HBB and EEB) will be put together. The CYBER Teams (CYBER-T) will travel through the 2 years working together towards the goal of developing and submitting a dissertation (HBB) or project (EBB), under the supervision of tutors specialized in the area of the student’s background. In the second year, all students will take internships in CYBER’s associated institutions (hospitals, research labs, companies, etc.), and classes that will support the dissertation/project’s development. Dissertation/projects will fall within the scope of the student’s background.
COMPETENCES
CYBER educational model aims at:
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Encourage networking (globalization), enhancing communication literacy;
- Contribute to integration into local communities and exposure to the socio-economic environment;
- Consolidate strategic partnerships in support of research;
- Work in tutorial system with supervised work with professionals or researchers;
- Implement internships mobility: short-intensive (Prep school) and long comprehensive internships (globalization).
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Selection criteria
The Academic Board will select students for the Master according to their academic excellence and motivation and taking into account the jointly agreed selection criteria that comply with the procedures and requirements in force in each of the consortium schools.
In the selection process, the Academic Board will make all necessary arrangements to comply with non-discrimination objectives, by ensuring gender equality, integration of the disabled, enhancement of social and economic cohesion and the combat of xenophobia.
An appeal procedure is in place and candidates can use it if they are under the requirements to issue one. Selection Board will be responsible for assessing those.
The selection criteria are as follows:
- The applicant’s academic quality, judged primarily from the results of prior university studies.
- The applicant’s motivation and justification of the application in relation to prior studies, work experience (if applicable) and future career plans towards the aims of CYBER, judged from the CV in combination with the letter of motivation.
- The applicant’s English language skills, judged from the certificate provided and from the interview.
- Applicants with the highest scores resulting from the application package will be called for a Zoom interview in a date to be settled by the selection committee.
Dates
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
CYBER EMJMD Scholarships
- Candidates are eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship (1400€/month + fee waiver), awarded on the basis of excellence. Scholarship application is now closed!
- Candidates eligible for scholarships are students who have obtained a primary higher-education degree or can demonstrate a recognised equivalent according to national legislation and practices of the degree awarding country.
- Students who have already obtained an EMJMD scholarship or an Erasmus Mundus Master Course / Joint Doctorate scholarship are not eligible to apply for an additional scholarship under the EMJMD action.
- Erasmus+ scholarship holders cannot benefit from another EU funded scholarship scheme to follow the same EMJMD course. This holds for the entire period of the course.
- Students with a double nationality (of a Partner and of a Programme Country) must specify the nationality under which they submit their scholarship application.
- For self paid students, a cyberscholarship of 9000€ for tuition fees are available on a merit basis.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
