New Erasmus Mundus Masters Course on Flood Risk Management On 13 July 2010, the Erasmus Mundus Grant Committe has selected UNESCO-IHE’s proposal on a new Masters Course on Flood Risk Management for funding under the 2010 Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Call for proposal. The new Masters Course will be offered in collaboration with the Technical University of Dresden (Germany), Technical University of Catalonia (Spain) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). Integrated flood risk management aims to reduce the human and socio-economic losses caused by flooding while at the same time taking into account the social, economic, and ecological benefits from floods and the use of flood plains or coastal zones. The need for the adoption of a holistic integrated approach to managing flood risks has been reflected in the Flood Directive of the European Parliament. Existing Masters programmes on floods offered at EU cover many technical aspects but lack integration. The programme follows the ...

Microsoft PhD Scholarships for Students of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East The PhD Scholarship Programme recognises and supports exceptional students who show the potential to make an outstanding contribution to science and computing. This programme supports PhD students in computing and those working at the intersection of computing and the sciences. Only PhD supervisors should apply. If their project is selected, the supervisor has up to a year to find the best possible student for the project. Joint applications by two supervisors from different disciplines are especially encouraged. Schedule Eligibility Criteria Application Process Selection Process Awards Schedule Application deadline: 16 September 2009 Notification of results: December 2009 Eligibility Criteria We usually consider only one application per university department or per laboratory of a national research institution. Only applications from countries in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East will be considere...

16 Erasmus-Mundus Studentships Computer Vision and Robotics Applications are currently being considered for 16 fully funded scholarships (fees and stipend for 8 EU and 8 non-EU students) on the prestigious 2-year Erasmus-Mundus European Masters programme on Computer Vision and Robotics (VIBOT) between Heriot Watt University (UK), the Universite de Bourgogne (France) and the Universitat de Girona (Spain). VIBOT is one of the European Union`s flagship Erasmus-Mundus courses. The key aim of VIBOT is to produce the next generation of leading engineering researchers to solve important future challenges in a broad range of engineering applications. Starting from a comprehensive coverage of the prerequisites in the field of digital imagery and basic image processing, the students will cover at specialized level all subjects of artificial vision applied to robotics, medical imagery and 3D vision. This Masters programme will provide an unrivalled knowledge in computer vision and robotics app...

The Citi Foundation Scholarship Fund at the European Business School is presented by EBS Alumni and aimed at the advancement and support of socially disadvantaged, gifted potential students. The Citi Foundation’s funding will be used to alleviate the financial burden stemming from tuition fees. The scholarships will cover 50% of Bachelors or Masters tuition fees for one year. EBS Alumni Citi Foundation Scholarship 2009 The scholarship program targets young people from disadvantaged low-income families who usually have only limited access to education and training or minorities who often experience discrimination. We therefore intend to improve their chances via this advancement program and see this as a contribution to integration, as well as a valuable support of EBS’ scholarly aims to promote intercultural competence in its educational concept. The Citi Foundation’s funding will be used to alleviate the financial burden stemming from tuition fees. The scholarships will cover 50% of ...

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies (GPTS) is part of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows” at Heidelberg University ( www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de ). The objective of the Cluster is to examine processes of cultural exchange with a strong focus on interdisciplinary research. The Cluster challenges the master narrative of asymmetrical Western domination along with its historical explanation, its methodology and the resulting structures of humanities and social science research. For 2009 the GPTS offers 3 Post-Doctoral Short-Term Scholarships in Transcultural Studies The post-doctoral short-term scholarships are awarded for a period of 3 to 6 months in 2009 and are terminated until the end of January 2010 at the latest. The Scholarships include travel expenses to Heidelberg and back home as well as a monthly stipend of 1.400,- €. The selected scholarship holders are expected to take residence in Heidelber...

MSc Program Scholarships - Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe OMV, Central Europe’s leading oil and gas company, deals in context of research projects with improvements in energy efficiency, greenhouse gas minimisation as well as economical use of biogenous fuels. Furthermore OMV awards two scholarships to the outstanding MSc Program “Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe” to participants from Hungary and Slovakia. These two grants to participants from Hungary and Slovakia in the amount of EUR 13,000 each will be awarded by a jury. The participation of the scholarship holder is EUR 4,500. Any recourse of law is excluded. The winner will be informed. Application: Please send your complete Grant Application consisting of application form , CV and motivation letter to newenergy@tuwien.ac.at by June 26, 2009 the latest. Information: Technische Universität Wien Continuing Education Center DI Andrea Würz Tel: +43 / (0)1 / 58801-41721 Download PDF Further Scholarship I...

PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in Highly Adaptable and Trustworthy Software using Formal Models, Europe 13 PhD, PostDoc, and Engineering Positions offered HATS: Highly Adaptable and Trustworthy Software using Formal Models HATS is a new Integrated Project funded by the European Union, within the programme “Future and Emerging Technologies” (FET) of the 7th Framework Programme starting March 2009. The project partners from: Chalmers Technical University, Gothenborg, Sweden University of Oslo, Norway Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Technical University of Madrid, Spain IMDEA Software, Spain Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, University of Bologna, Italy, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, Netherlands Norwegian Computer Center, Oslo, Norway Fredhopper B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental SE, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium are jointly advertising several 3-5 year PhD, PostDo...

European Master in Informatics (EuMI), Europe The University of Trento (Italy), the RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) offer a two year (120 ECTS credits) Joint Master’s Programme, named European Master in Informatics (EuMI). The objective of the Master’s Programme is to educate professionals who will understand advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and who will be able to put this knowledge to practice in the key application domains of Net-Centric/Media Informatics, Life Science Informatics, and Embedded Systems Informatics. The Programme will admit a maximum number of 50 students for the academic year 2009/2010. Scholarships non-EU Students For the academic year 2009/2010, a number of scholarships will be offered for students who are residents of countries outside the European Union, the European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and the candidate countri...

The European Master’s Program in Computational Logic, Europe We are glad to offers you the possibility to join our European Master Program of Computational Logic. This program is offered jointly at the Free-University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy, the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal, the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid in Spain and the Technische Universität Wien in Austria. Within this program you have the choice to study at two of the five European universities. You will graduate with a MSc in Computer Science from each of the two universities you have selected. Information on the universities and the program including the application form are provided here: http://european.computational-logic.org Language of instruction is English. Tuition fees are 3.000 EUR per year. We would like to draw your attention to the ERASMUS-MUNDUS scholarship program. The ERASMUS-MUNDUS consortium offers 2-year scholarships of 42.000 EUR for non-EU st...

Erasmus Mundus MSc course in MathMods (Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications) Several Erasmus Mundus scholarships are offered by the European Commission to non-European students. These scholarships amount to a maximum of EUR 42,000.00 to cover the two-year expenses and are granted to the most promising applicants. A limited number of scholarships are also available for European students. Institution. The MSc course is offered by a consortium of five universities in Europe,coordinated by the » University of L’Aquila in Italy (UAQ) and involves other four leading institutions in Europe: » Autonomous University of Barcelona in Catalonia (UAB), » University of Hamburg in Germany (UHH), » Gdansk University of Technology in Poland (GUT), » University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis in France (UNSA). Aims. Mathematical modelling lies at the heart of most current technological innovations and has become a fundamental tool in many fields of engineering. Essentially mu...

Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in European Literary Cultures (CLE), Europe For the academic years 2009-2011 the ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course in European Literary Cultures – CLE offers many EU funded scholarships for Third-country nationals with excellent academic records: * students: 21.000 € / year * scholars: 13.000 € for a 3 months researching period. The ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education. It aims to enhance quality in European higher education and to promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with NON-European countries. The CLE Consortium includes four primary European universities in the field of European literary studies: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, ITALY (project coordinator); Université de Haute-Alsace (Mulhouse), FRANCE; Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg), FRANCE; Aristoteleion Panepistimion Thessaloniki, GREECE. During the full-time programme (24 months), european and...

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships, MSc in Network and e-Business Centered Computing, Europe ERASMUS MUNDUS Network and E-business Centred Computing (NeBCC) This is a joint MSc programme to provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background. Partner Universities: University of Reading(UoR) - UK | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(AUTh) - Greece University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) - Spain | Trinity College Dublin - Ireland. Objectives of the programme * To prepare the future professionals for the digital economy to be capable of understanding the technical underpinnings and business opportunities of the new economy. * To provide in-depth study and training encompassing state-of-the-art principles and techniques in students chosen specialist e-business route. This is provided through having a set of in-depth specialist modules. * To provide students with research and development skills ...

Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies, Grants for Students and Visiting Scholars, Europe The University of Münster, Germany, University Jaume I, Spain, and New University of Lisbon, Portugal, provide a new Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies. The English-taught Masters program has been approved in the educational program of excellence of the European Union ERASMUS MUNDUS. The program targets international applicants from NON-EU countries and will provide: 15-20 grants for non-EU students (35.600, for the entire Masters program of 18 months) 3-4 grants for non-EU visiting researchers/scholars (13.000, for four months of teaching and research) Application deadline: January 15, 2009 . Students - the Masters program addresses holders of Bachelor degrees in APPLICATION AREAS of Geographic Information, such as Geography, Environmental Planning, Regional Planning, Transportation/Logistics, Agriculture, Forestry, Retailing/Marketing , etc., and/or Researchers (vis...

We are glad to offers you the possibility to join our European Master Program of Computational Logic. This program is offered jointly at the Free-University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy, the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal, the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid in Spain and the Technische Universität Wien in Austria. Within this program you have the choice to study at two of the five European universities. You will graduate with a MSc in Computer Science from each of the two universities you have selected. Information on the universities and the program including the application form are provided here: http://european.computational-logic.org Language of instruction is English. Tuition fees are 3.000 EUR per year. We would like to draw your attention to the ERASMUS-MUNDUS scholarship program. The ERASMUS-MUNDUS consortium offers 2-year scholarships of 42.000 EUR for non-EU students in our European Master Program in Computational Logic...

The University of Trento (Italy), the RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) offer a two year Joint Master’s Programme, named European Master in Informatics (EuMI, www.eumi-school.org). The objective of the Master’s Programme is to educate professionals who will understand advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and who will be able to put this knowledge to practice in the key application domains of Net-Centric/Media Informatics, Life Science Informatics, and Embedded Systems Informatics. For each area of specialization, a joint curriculum is defined which involves two universities of the Consortium. The student admitted to a selected curriculum will study in two universities, taking courses with a focus on the selected area of specialization. The student will spend half of his/her Master’s course in one university and the other half in the other university. Funding 20 scholarships will be offered for student...

The International Masters Program (Master of Science, M.Sc.) in Geospatial Technologies is a cooperation of * University of Münster (WWU ), Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi ), * Universitat Jaume I (UJI ), Castellón, Dept. Information Systems (Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos) , Spain, and, * Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL ), Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação (ISEGI ), Lisboa, Portugal. The three-semester Masters program will enrol up to 32 students per year. Students will attend the first semester in Lisbon or Castellón, the second semester in Münster. The third semester (Master thesis) can be performed at each of the three partner universities. * The first semester offers different learning paths, addressing the previous know-how and requirements of the students. The courses at UJI focus on the provision of know-how in informatics, new media, and GI basics. UNL provides modules in mathematics, data modelling, and GI basics. * The second...

The IMESS degree offers four distinct but related study tracks, reflecting the expertise of the consortium institutions. Students enrol onto one of the four tracks and specialise in one of the partner institution languages. Each track combines compulsory language training, research methodology, specialist electives and an extended research dissertation. The study tracks are: * Economics and Business * Politics and Security * Nation and Society * History and Culture Each track begins in year 1 with a combination of language training (16 ECTS), courses in research methods relevant to the chosen track (20 ECTS) and specialist electives (24 ECTS). In year 2 (60 ECTS) all students continue to receive language training, supplement their research methods training, choose from a range of specialist electives and produce an advanced research dissertation. Throughout the programme students benefit from involvement in the active research environment and expertise provided by each ...