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Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Strand 2 Lot 4
Gulf Countries
Oman, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Qatar
Spain, Sweden, France, Ireland, Germany
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Introduction
Grants on offer
Eligibility
How to participate
Applying succesfully
Brief summary on EU participating Universities
Questions
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I. Introduction:
What is?
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EMA2
A Consortium
A Lot
Lot4 GCC
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I. Introduction
European PartnerUniversities:
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University of Deusto- (Spain) COORDINATOR
Lund University (Sweden) Co-Coordinator
Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)
University College Dublin (Ireland)
University of Lille 1 (France)
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GCC Partner Universities
Qatar University (Qatar)
University of UAE (United Arab Emirates)
University of Nizwa (Oman)
University Sultan Qaboos (Oman)
KAUST (Saudi Arabia)
University of Kuwait (Kuwait)
University of Bahrain (Bahrain)
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II. Grants on offer
 Type of mobility
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Master
PhD
Post doc
Academic or administrative staff
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II. Grants on offer
 Financial conditions:
- Medical insurance throughout the mobility
- Return flight ticket
- Allowance of 2.500€/month
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II. Grants on offer
Duration:
Staff mobilities last for 1 month.
(How to organise this mobility can be negotiated
between the Host university and the staff )
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III. Eligibility
Who can participate ?
Target group 1: individuals registered in one of
the universities that is a member of the
Partnership
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III. Eligibility
Who can participate ?
General Criteria:
- Nationals from the EU or the GCC
-Target group 1: individuals registered in one of the
universities that is a member of the Partnership
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IV. How to participate
 On-line procedure
 Call for applications opened on 14/02/2014
www.emgulf.eu
 Deadline for call for applications: 30/03/2014
 Doubts or querries: [email protected]
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IV. How to participate
Please upload the following at www.emgulf.eu
 Passport
 Proof of registration at your home university
 Work plan
 CV in English
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V. Applying succesfully
READ the information on www.emgulf.eu
 BROWSE through the offered fields for staff mobility (info
on the “APPLY” section of the website)
 INVESTIGATE the website of the Host Uni
 DISTRIBUTE the 3 options to apply
 COMPLY with all requisites
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VI.
Brief summary on EU participating
Universities
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WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO
UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO (Spain)- Location
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Deusto in numbers
 Medium-sized university: Students: 9.560, Academic
Staff: 2.800
 20% International Students
 520 Academic Partnerships
 94 International networks and projects (31 are
coordinated by the University of Deusto).
 A dynamic university publishing house with more than
800 titles in house
 9 scientific journals and 6 international series of
books corresponding to the different research units.
 16 International/Joint Programmes
Infrastructures
• Library - RCLR (Resource Centre for Learning and
Research) with 1,000,000 volumes including over
10,000 periodicals
 Halls of residence
 Computer labs
 Group study rooms
 Landscaped areas and arboretum
 Sports facilities
 Bookshop
 Copy centre
 Bank and ATMs
 Travel agency
 Cafeterias and canteens
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Academic offer
Centered around seven education areas
 21 degrees adapted to EHEA and 3 Deusto degrees
 3 Double Degrees adapted to EHEA
 69 Master’s Degrees, 34 official programs and 31
Deusto programs
 7 Erasmus Mundus Master Courses
 10 Doctoral Programmes
 38 Specialized Programmes in Continuing Education
 Deusto Business School
Economics and Business
Administration
Education
Engineering
Law
International and
Interdisciplinary Studies
Social Sciences
 71 Research teams in more than 800 research
projects
Psychology
Support to EMA2 incoming grantees
Before arrival
Once the grantee has completed the official acceptance form the incoming process
at Deusto starts:
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Support with visa: UD gets in contact with Embassies directly in order to
support the student’s visa application process. The same documents are sent
and the programme is explained so that the process is faster.
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Accommodation is arranged: UD’s accommodation service offers different
options: halls of residence, families, sharing with other students with pictures
before arrival so that incoming grantees always have accommodation upon
arrival.
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Learning Agreement: Support in negociating the Learning agreement before
arrival with the home university
Upon arrival:
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Buddy programme
Institutional welcome
First meeting with lot coordinator
During stay :
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Linguistic and cultural adaptation programme
Residence permits
Regular follow-up meetings with lot coordinator
Academic monitoring
Other student support services
 Full use of library, study rooms, computer labs, wifi, student ID
 Personal academic tutor to guide in academic issues
 Extracurricular and integration activies: Orientation, sports, cultural and
social activities
 Gárate Internacional (Interreligious and intercultural issues)
Our team
Lund University has a long and vibrant history covering almost 350 years of teaching. It has
evolved from just a few hundred students and professors being paid with meat and grain into its
present form, with around 46 000 students and a position of excellence in international teaching
and research.
Lund University is highly ranked in many international comparisons of higher education and has
been consistently placed in the world's top 100 universities in recent years.
Lund University is the highest placed comprehensive university in Scandinavia, according to the
Times Higher Education 2010 rankings.
•Top 100 university: 89th place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010
•Top 100 university: 72nd place in the QS Ranking 2010
•Top 100-150 university in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World
Universities (ARWU 2010).
Highly ranked in other surveys, reports and performance areas:
•Among the top 10 universities in Europe for student exchange and number 1 in Sweden
•82% of graduates get permanent employment within 6 months (THE QS World
University Rankings 2009)
•Top 50 university in physical sciences: 46th place in the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings 2010
•Most popular higher education institute in Sweden as ranked by Swedish secondary school
students (Statistics Sweden 2010: Utbildning Gymnasieungdomars studieintresse läsåret 2009/10)
The University
8 faculties
1 main campus in the city of Lund
3 additional campuses in Malmö, Helsingborg and Ljungbyhed
People
46 000 individual students
28 000 full-time equivalent students
2 800 research students
6 000 employees
1 360 professors, lecturers and others with a doctoral degree
International students
3 000 international students (approximate total per year)
2 000 exchange students per year
680 partner universities in 50 countries world-wide
Education
275 educational programs
2 000 single subject courses
80 Master's programs taught in English
500 single subject courses taught in English
Degrees awarded (annual)
4 740 degrees:
50 University certificates
1 060 Bachelor's degrees
1 140 Master's degrees (1-year)
350 Master's degrees (2-year)
2 145 Professional degrees
Research financing (annual)
SEK 2 327 million grant-funded research and
third-cycle education
SEK 1 696 million state budget-funded
research and third-cycle education
SEK 126 million sponsored research and thirdcycle education
WELCOME TO THE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN
Dublin is the primary centre of education in Ireland, with
three universities and many other higher education
institutions. There are 20 third-level institutes in the city.
The associated constituent university of
College Dublin (UCD) has its seat in Dublin.
University
The UCD is the largest university in Ireland with over
22,000 students.
UCD's main campus at Belfield is located about 5 km
south east of the city centre.
For over 150 years, UCD has produced graduates of
remarkable distinction including famous surgeons,
architects, entrepreneurs and five of Ireland’s Taoisigh
(Prime Ministers).
One of the best known of all its graduates is the writer
James Joyce, who completed his Bachelor of Arts at
the university in 1902.
Welcome to the UNIVERSITY LILLE 1
BIENVENUES!!
LILLE
At the crossroads of Northern Europe, Lille is closely situated to many
other interesting travel destinations, only an hour to Paris, 40 mins to
Brussels and 1.45 hours to London by fast train
Université Lille 1 currently has approximately 20,000 students
and is built on 110 hectares with 4 campuses. It is one of the
largest scientific universities in France .
Constantly developing high-level research in all of its taught
disciplines. The teaching and research missions of the University
are closely linked and interdependent on one another.
Université Lille 1 has 2,000 researchers belonging to laboratories
with national recognition from the French Ministry of Research
for the quality of their research activity. Furthermore, most of
the major French research bodies work in close collaboration
with Université Lille 1 laboratories.
Université Lille 1 benefits from access to a number of recent
high performance scientific facilities, many of which are
unique to Europe. This allows you to improve your skills and
competence through working with modern scientific
techniques.
Welcome to the University of Deusto
WILLKOMMEN!!
BERLIN
Berlin is home to renowned universities, research institutes, orchestras, museums, and
celebrities, as well as host of many sporting events. Its urban settings and historical legacy
have made it a popular location for international film productions.
The city is well renowned for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts,
public transportation networks and a high quality of living.
•29510 students, including 5988 students from other countries
•7 Schools
•320 Professors
•15 Junior Professors
•2364 Research associates
•2668 Externally-funded positions
•90 Courses of study
•2038 Staff in administration, libraries, central institutions and workshops
•264.8 million euro in state subsidies for the year 2010
•125 million euro in external funding for the year 2009
•Average of 30 habilitations and 400 doctoral degrees granted each year
•Approximately 150 trainees each year in 16 professions
‫شكرا‬
Thank you!
Apply until 30/03/2014
:
www.emgulf.eu
Questions/doubts:
[email protected]
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