ACUP joins as associated partner an Erasmus Mundus Project led by the University of Barcelona: CASEU. The CASEU (Central ASian and European Universities), with financial support granted by the European Commission, offers scholarships to European master students, PhD researchers and staff members (academic and administrative) to follow a mobility period, in some of the best universities in Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan. These are fully covered scholarships; they include a monthly allowance, travel costs, insurance coverage and tuition fees.
Deadline: 9 January 2015
The principal objectives are:
- To establish strong ties and mobility flows between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and European universities, covering the levels of master’s, PhD and staff.
- To develop strategies and create a best practices guide for improving mobility among European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Central Asian Republic HEIs.
- To generate mutual enrichment and intercultural understanding for the people participating in the project, including the recipients of scholarships, who will be able to diffuse their experiences among society as a whole upon their return.
- To intensify and expand the International Academic Mobility Networks already in place in some European HEIs and Kazakh and Uzbek HEIs.
- To construct a joint stable and ongoing mobility scheme that will be achieved through a larger number of bilateral student and staff mobility agreements, which will promote joint doctoral studies and degrees and allow for international placements.
Further info: http://www.caseu.ub.edu/apply
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