Higher Studies Abroad
Over 150 Indian students bag the Erasmus Mundus scholarships for higher education in Europe
New Delhi/IBNS: Out of 2,756 scholarship awardees worldwide, 153 Indian students have been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships this year.
With this, India ranks first for the second consecutive year among 167 countries.
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) offers an international study programme, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions.
The 153 students (74 females and 79 males) have been selected out of 756 applications submitted by Indian students, a success rate of 20.3 per cent.
To mark this success, the Delegation of the European Union to India organized a virtual event for the Indian students who have received a scholarship for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ programme.
Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India said, “The Erasmus+ programme offers students from across the world state-of-the-art education opportunities in different disciplines, as well as new and innovative teaching methods. The mobility of students and researchers is an important dimension of our relationship, as it fosters the free exchange of ideas, opinions and culture.”
The Indian students selected for the Erasmus Mundus 2021-2023 batch will have the opportunity to study and conduct research in at least two universities located in different European countries and obtain a joint, double or multiple degree in a wide variety of topics such as big data management, life sciences, food innovation, environmental sciences, urban climate and culture.
The fully funded scholarship will cover tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance of the recipient.
Selected Indian students collectively will get an opportunity to stay and experience over 20 different European countries in a span of two years.
The Secretary-General of the Association of Indian Universities, Dr Pankaj Mittal congratulated the Indian students and urged them to take advantage of the Erasmus Mundus scholarships which offer besides quality education, a framework for exchange of views and dialogues between individuals and groups of different cultural backgrounds.
Adrian Veale, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, underlined the excellent education offered by the programme to which Indian students will certainly contribute.
Representatives from the embassies of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Sweden welcomed the students to their respective countries and encouraged them to take advantage of the innovative and high quality education offered in Europe and cultural diversity.
Students were also informed that a large number of Member States have already started processing the visa applications for the students.
In cases where travelling is restricted due to the evolving Covid-19 situation and overriding public health reasons, online classes will be organized at institutional level.
The European Union’s Erasmus programme was launched in 1987, to allow European students to do part of their education curriculum in another EU Member State, and in doing so learn more about the cultural diversity in Europe.
The Erasmus+ programme is open to students from all over the world.
The 2014-2020 programme awarded short-term and degree scholarships to Indian students and exchange grants to Indian staff, together totalling over 6,000, according to a release by the programme.
The Erasmus+ programme covers all education and training sectors ranging from early childhood education and care, and school education to vocational education and training, higher education and adult learning.
It also covers the types of non-formal learning through youth cooperation and volunteering.
The new 2021-2027 Erasmus+ programme started on January 1, 2021.
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis by annual call of proposals and covers tuition fee, travel costs and living allowance.
These individual programmes will open to student applications in October/November 2021 for programmes starting in September 2022.
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