Background:
A
top level master training in agricultural development and management of natural
resources A two-years program of 120 ECTS (European Credits Transfer System)
Oriented
towards the tropics and developing countries one year in one European
University, the second year in another Double degree at the end selected by the
Erasmus mundus programme of the European commission, as one of the 150 top
master trainings in Europe. The Agris Mundus MSc is a product of AGRINATURA, the European
Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development and Agris mundus is also
linked to a European PhD course, offered by the same consortium of universities.
Partner
Universities:
- Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences
- University College Cork (UCC)
- Universita degli Studi di Catania
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Montpellier SupAgro.
General
training objective:
to train
students to cope with the current global/international concerns in agriculture
and rural development to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping
the development of crops, forests and animal production, the management of
research and rural development projects and finally, the sustainable use of
natural resources and the environment; to formulate and provide effective and
appropriate responses to complex agriculture and natural resources related
issues.
Erasmus
mundus program
The
Agris Mundus Master of Science is one of the Erasmus Mundus Master Courses
selected by the European Commission to offer the highest level of training in
Europe to third countries nationals. In the field of education, the Erasmus
Mundus programme promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in
learning around the world.
1. The 27 Member States of the EU:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
2. The countries of the European
Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway)
3. The third countries (all
the other countries of the world)
Academic
Admission and Criteria:
Academic admission refers to the
right to follow the course, after a review of the academic background and
professional project of the applicant. Candidates may be admitted even though
they are not selected for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship. The minimum admission
criteria are the same for all students irrespective of their country of origin
or of the training track they apply for:
· Bachelor
of Sciences (180 ECTS) or equivalent in Agricultural sciences or a BA in Social
Sciences if the candidate can demonstrate a particular interest for
agriculture;
· Verified
excellent quality of the institution where this last degree was obtained;
· Excellent
academic background with marks identifying the candidate among the 20% best
students of his former studies (1st class or 2nd class with honor’s);
· Strongly
convincing letter of motivation and 2 letters of support from referees.
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Contact
Agris Mundus Secretariat
Montpellier
SupAgro, c/o Institut des régions chaudes, BP 5098
F-
34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Gisèle
André
E-mail:
gisele.andre@supagro.inra.fr
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