The NOHA European Master's in International Humanitarian Action was selected by the European Commission among the first 19 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses, involving 82 European universities, which started at the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses are selected for five years. This implies that the NOHA consortium has committed itself to maintaining the Course and to hosting third-country students and scholars for five academic years running.
The Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses constitute the central component around which Erasmus Mundus is built. They are high-quality integrated courses at masters level offered by a consortium of at least three universities in at least three different European countries. The courses must be "integrated" to be selected under Erasmus Mundus, which means that they must foresee a study period in at least two of the three universities and that it must lead to the award of a recognised double, multiple or joint diploma.
The Erasmus Mundus Programme supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It fosters cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources. Joint programmes must involve mobility between the institutions of the consortium and lead to the award of recognised joint, double or multiple degrees to successful students / doctoral candidates.
Third-country graduate student means a national of a third country other than those from EEA-EFTA States and candidate countries for accession to the European Union; who has already obtained a first higher education degree; who is not a resident of any of the Member States or the participating countries (EEA-EFTA States and EU candidate countries for accession); who has not carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the Member States or the participating countries.The amount of the student grant is EUR 35, 600. Each grantee will receive EUR 1,600 each month for living costs during the 16 months duration of the program plus a fixed amount of EUR 10,000 to be paid in two instalments of EUR 5,000 each per year.
Applicant criteria (based on the application submitted)
1. Mark and quality of first degree (Which mark and from what university or programme)
2. Degree close to humanitarian action (Medical fields, anthropology, journalism, political science, law, engineers, international relations, management)
3. Time spend to receive first degree and way of conducting studies (Short and focused, if long additional activities, richness of studies depending on field, additional activities besides studies)
4. Having worked or studied in an interdisciplinary environment (Type of first degree studies or additional experience outside the first degree studies)
5. Language abilities and practical application in studying or working (Which language besides mother tongue, proof, study or work experience)
6. Work experience in humanitarian action or related fields
7. Work experience in other areas (Type of job, how long, reasons to leave)
8. Having worked or studied abroad (Outside the country and in a different language and cultural environment)
9. Present job position (Relevance to the course or humanitarian action)
10. Motivation for NOHA-course (expectations, own contribution)
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