What is Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi? Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi is a scholarship scheme for exchange and cooperation between Europe and the Maghreb. It is an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project which organizes and manages scholarships financed by the European Commission for members of the Al Idrisi partner universities and nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Selected grantees may follow a credit transfer, short stay or full degree programme at one of the partner universi-ties.

What does the scholarship cover?

The scholarship covers a monthly allowance, tuition fees, travel expenses (one economy class round trip) health, travel and accident insurance coverage.

Level of mobility DurationMonthly

allowance

Undergraduate6 or 10 months

1,000 €

Master6, 10, 12 or 24

months1,000 €

Doctorate 6 or 36 months 1,500 €

Post-doctorate 6 months 1,800 €

Staff 1 month 2,500 €

How does the scholarship scheme work?

*for nationals from EU countriesIf you are enrolled at a European partner university you can apply for:

Î Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate, master)

Î Short stays (doctorate, post-doctorate, academic and admi-nistrative staff)

What are the aims of Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi?

Î To allow undergraduate and master students, doctoral candi-dates, post-doctoral fellows as well as academic and admi-nistrative staff to gain valuable experience, knowledge and contacts abroad.

Î To provide improved education and training opportunities for vulnerable groups and socio-economically disadvantaged students, and promote equal access to higher education for students from least developed regions.

Î To exchange knowledge, know-how and experience between Europe and the Maghreb reinforcing the teaching and research capacities of the partner universities.

Î To promote common areas of higher education.

What disciplines are offered?

All partner universities offer a wide range of disciplines. As Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi focuses strongly on regional needs, the following specific thematic areas will be given priority in the selection process:

Î Business Studies and Management Sciences Î Engineering, Technology Î Geography, Geology Î Languages Î Mathematics, Informatics Î Medical Sciences Î Natural Sciences Î Social Sciences Î Communication and Information Sciences

Administrative staff mobility is also considered a priority for the Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi partnership.

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Application deadline 16 January 2012

Further InformationPlease see: http://www.al-idrisi.eu

*for nationals from Algeria, Morocco and TunisiaIf you are enrolled at a partner university in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia you can apply for:

Î Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate, master)

Î Full degree programmes (master, doctorate)

Î Short stay programmes (doctorate, post-doctorate, aca-demic and administrative staff)

If you are enrolled or registered at a higher education institution in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia not included in the Al Idrisi partnership you can apply for:

Î Full degree programmes (master, doctorate)

Î Short stay programmes (post-doctorate)

If you have obtained a university degree in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia you can apply for:

Î Full degree programmes (master, doctorate)

Î Short stay programmes (post-doctorate)

If you can prove that you are in a particularly vulnerable situation you can apply for:

Î Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate)

How to apply?

If you want to apply for an Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi scholarship, you must fill in the online application available on the Al Idrisi website:

http://www.al-idrisi.euAll undergraduate, master, doctoral and post-doctoral mobility flows must have started by 31 December 2012. The deadline for the start of academic and administrative staff mobility is 30 September 2013.

CONTACTAl Idrisi TeamVice-Rectorate for International Relations and Development Cooperation University of Granada Cuesta del Hospicio s/n E-18071 Granada (Spain) Tel: (+34) 958-241948 Fax: (+34) 958-243009 E-mail: idrisi@ugr.es

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made.

Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi

A scholarship schemefor exchange and cooperationbetween Europe and the Maghreb

How to apply for a Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi scholarship?The online application is available at http://www.al-idrisi.eu

European Partners Î Universidad de Granada, Spain (Coordinator) Î Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italy Î Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Î Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany Î Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria Î Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iaşi, Romania Î Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Î Lunds Universitet, Sweden Î Université de Poitiers, France Î Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne, France

Maghrebian Partners Î Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria Î Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef, Algeria Î Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran “Mohamed Boudiaf”, Algeria

Î Université Hassan II - Casablanca, Morocco Î Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco Î Université Hassan 1er, Settat, Morocco Î Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco Î Université de Carthage, Tunisia Î Université de Gafsa, Tunisia Î Université de Monastir, Tunisia

Who are the Al Idrisi partner universities?

Associates Î Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Algeria

Î Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique, Morocco

Î Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia

Î Coimbra Group, Belgium Î Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, France Î Fundación Euroárabe de Altos Estudios, Spain

Scholarships for undergraduate andmaster students, doctoral candidates,

post-doctoral fellows as well asacademic and administrative staff

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 - Strand 1 - Lot 1Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Algeria: Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba; Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef; Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran “Mohamed Boudiaf” Morocco: Université Hassan II - Aïn Chock, Casablanca; Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fes; Université Hassan I, Settat; Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan Tunisia:

Université de Carthage; Université de Gafsa; Univer-sité de Monastir

Austria: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Belgium: Université Libre de Bruxelles France: Université de Poi-tiers; Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne Germany: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Italy: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Portugal: Universi-dade de Coimbra Romania: Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iaşi Spain: Universidad de Granada Sweden: Lunds Universitet