Erasmus Mundus Program (ASC) - Master of Science: Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry

Background:

The ASC network aims at preparing students to become experts and develop international skills towards doctoral studies, and/or professional industrial careers in chemical analysis and characterization of the structure of materials and a mobility scheme ensures that, in addition to high specialization and access to state of the art technologies, students will do a common core curriculum of studies in different higher education institutions throughout Europe. This is a two year (4 semesters, 30 ECTS each) Master program and the courses are taught in English from which the first semester is dedicated to providing all candidates with a common platform in advanced spectroscopic methods, including magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy and diffraction techniques and in the second and third semesters, more specialized instruction is provided with applications in molecular synthesis, biology, nanotechnology, modelling, “green chemistry”, medicine, and new energy sources. The Master‘s thesis will be strongly encouraged to be based on a collaborative project between two of the partner institutions, thus adding up an even more demanding European dimension to the program.

The Partner Universities

Zaawansowana Spektroskopia w Chemii
Avansert spektroskopi i kjemi
Metodi spettroscopici avanzati in Chimica
Spectroscopie Avancée en Chimie
Espectroscopia avanzada en Quimica
Fortgeschrittene Spektroskopie in Chemie
 Advanced spectroscopy in Chemistry     

Admission criteria:

The selection procedure takes place within a framework common to the seven partners of the consortium and the partners select on the basis of study results, a CV, a statement of purpose and two letters of recommendation. They would not discriminate between their own students, students of other universities of EU or non-EU countries. .

Application, evaluation procedure

All applications are assessed by  a centralized consortium commission. A weighting scheme is applied to the following selection criteria, assessed from 1 (minimum) to 5 (maximum), thus producing a weighted arithmetic mean:
 - academic records of previous studies
 - scientific background of undergraduate studies
- ranking of Academic Institution where undergraduate studies were done
- motivation letter
- recommendation letters
- mastering of foreign language
- acquired practical experience
- Awards and grants  

Deadlines

1)      NON - EU  (third country) students  applying to an ERASMUS MUNDUS  Scholarship
Deadline : January 15th, 2012
Electronic and postal submission

2)  EU students  - and all students not fulfilling requirements for Category A scholarships - applying to an ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholarship

Deadline: January 15th, 2012
Electronic and postal submission (receipt of hard copies)

Admission decision (pending completion of Bachelor Degree): mid April 2012

2)      EU students NOT seeking  an ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholarship - when the deadline is over for applying for an EM scholarship, you can still apply for admission to ASC Master’s course:

Deadline: May 31st 2012.

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University of Bergen Utrecht Network contact person Helge Bjørlo Senior Executive Officer Division of Academic Affairs University of Bergen P.O. Box 7800 N-5020 Bergen Tel.: +47 55 58 92 41 Fax: +47 55 58 9025 E-mail: helge.bjorlo@ua.uib.no Contact person for incoming students Ingrid Bernt Executive Officer Section for Student Services University of Bergen P.O. Box 7800 N-5020 Bergen Tel: +47 55 59 92 40 Fax: +47 55 58 90 25 E-mail: ingrid.bernt@ua.uib.no Student Adviser at the Chemistry Department Guro Kristin Øvsthus Senior Executive Officer Department of Chemistry University of Bergen P.O. Box 7800 N-5020 Bergen Tel: +47 55583445 Fax: +47 55589490 E-mail: Guro.Ovsthus@kj.uib.no  Jagiellonian University - Krakow Contact person for incoming students International Students Office Jagiellonian University Collegium Novum ul. Golebia 24, rooms 031 & 032 31-007 Krakow Tel : (+48-12) 663-1546 ; 663-1547 ; 663-1106 Fax : (+48-12) 663-1545 E-mail : admissions@adm.uj.edu.pl Miroslaw KLIMKIEWICZ, MSc - Head Tel : (+48-12) 663-1106 E-mail : klimkiewicz@adm.uj.edu.pl Local Coordinator, ASC Master Course BARANSKA Malgorzata Jagiellonian University Faculty of Chemistry Ul. Ingardena 3 30-060 Krakow Poland E-mail : baranska@chemia.uj.edu.pl Tel: (48 12) 663 22 53 Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Utrecht Network contact person Francesco Girotti European International Projects Via Zamboni, 33 Bologna, Italy tel +39 051 20 9 9212 fax +39 051 20 9 8110 francesco.girotti@unibo.it Contact person for incoming students Maria Chiara Jannuzzi Mobility for Incoming Students Via Zamboni, 33 Bologna, Italy tel: +39 051 20 9 9449 e-mail: mariachiara.jannuzzi@unibo.it  ASC Local Coordinator Paolo Righi Dipartimento di Chimica Organica "A. Mangini" Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Viale del Risorgimento, 4 I-40136 Bologna (ITALY) phone:  +39 051 2093625 fax:    +39 051 2093630 email:  paolo.righi@unibo.it

University of Helsinki Utrecht Network contact person Markus Laitinen Head of International Affairs POB 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4) Fin-00014 University of Helsinki Tel: +358-9-191 22605 Fax: +358-9-191 23077 E-mail: markus.laitinen@helsinki.fi Contact person for incoming students Tuula Hellstedt Student Exchange Coordinator International Student Services POB 3 (Fabianinkatu 33) FI-00014 University of Helsinki Tel:+358-9-191 22177 Fax: +358-9-191 22176 E-mail for coordinators: tuula.hellstedt@helsinki.fi E-mail for students: studentexchange@helsinki.fi Université Lille1 ASC network Coordinator Prof. Sylvain Cristol Université Lille1 UFR de Chimie - Bâtiment C3 Boulevard Langevin 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq CEDEX Tel: +320 436 985 E-mail: Sylvain.Cristol@univ-lille1.fr   ASC Local Coordinator ASC Secretary Francine Chanier Université Lille1 UFR de Chimie - C15-01 Boulevard Langevin 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq CEDEX Tel: +320 336 436 Fax: +320 337 273 E-mail: Master-Asc@univ-lille1.fr General web site of the university http://www.univ-lille1.fr Web site of the international office / information web site for incoming students English version : http://ci.univ-lille1.fr/english_version/index.htm or in French : http://ci.univ-lille1.fr/ Utrecht Network contact person Dr Beatrice DELPOUVE Centre International de Lille 1 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq France Tel : +33 3 20 43 48 53 Fax : + 33 3 20 43 40 03 E-mail : beatrice.delpouve@univ.lille1.fr Complutense University - Madrid Contact person for incoming students Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales SOCRATES/ERASMUS Real Jardín Botánico-Alfonso XIII 28040 Ciudad Universitaria Tel : +34 91 394 6922/23 Fax : +34 91 394 69 24 E-mail : juancar@rect.ucm.es General web site of the university http://www.ucm.es