EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA COLLABORATION
The Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Programme avails scholarships for studying, research and development at postgraduate level to South African nationals at selected European universities.
There are three Consortia through which the Erasmus Mundus Programme is implemented:
EMA2SA coordinated by the University of Leuven:
EUROSA coordinated by the University of Antwerp:
SAPIENT coordinated by the University of Nijmegen:
Those interested in applying or getting more information should access the websites above.
Names of South African Universities involved in the consortia can also be found from the three websites.
Applications open on 01 October 2010 and close on 01 December 2010
The team is available to visit departments/Faculties and Units to give more information. Individuals may also make enquiries which can be directed to: , and
CPUT ERASMUS MUNDUS UPDATE: 08 October 2010
The Action Committee on Erasmus Mundus met on 07 October and decided to emphasise the following points for the CPUT Community:
Applicants are encouraged to access the CPUT website and under the Erasmus Mundus article surf the three websites of the three consortiaema2sa, EUROSA, and SAPIENT and acquaint themselves with the Erasmus Mundus terms and conditions.
They must further visit the websites of the European Universities that are members of the consortia and focus on those that offer the fields of study they are involved in e.g. engineering, or educations etc.
Applicants are for (1) Master’s (2) Doctoral degrees (3) Professional development for senior staff. Applications open on 01 October and close on 01 December.
Applicants should begin to collect the documents that will be required. For some documents there will be a need to collaborate with a line-manager and a supervisor.
CPUT Action Plan
- Workshop 1 on 25 October at 11h00 at the Council Chambers, Bellville Campus.
Discussion of documents to be produced
Discussion on producing a Study or a Professional Development Plan
Discussion on what working relationship there should be between the applicant and the home supervisor.
- Faculty based Workshops mid-November (not later than 19 November)
Final check on documents and loading the applications.
Enquiries (Please when the initial surfing has been done)
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ERASMUS MUNDUS UPDATE: WORKSHOP OF 25 OCTOBER
A two-hour workshop attended by about 104 participants was held in the Blue Room, Bellville on Monday 25 October 2010.
There was a broad representation which included a Dean, a Research Coordinator, Professors, Lecturers and Post Graduate Students
A general outline was given about the Erasmus Mundus Project re-emphasising facts discussed in the previous dispatches above and made in presentations in faculties.
The following 5 KEY points were covered-
Application dates for-
EUROSA: Open on 25 October 2010 and close 23 December 2010
EMA2SA: Opened 01 October 2010 and closes 01 December 2010
HR Issues
The Director of HR informed the meeting that after consultation a motivation would be presented to EM regarding the leave conditions that would apply to staff members who would be Erasmus Mundus grantees.
Faculty and Departmental Plans
An observation was made that Faculties and Departments would need to carefully plan and align their strategic objectives as they released some staff for further development.
Supervisors, HoDs, and Research Coordinators have to be available to give support to applicants as the latter will continue to be registered with their faculties. Supervisors will also need to be in a position to liaise with supervisors in the host universities.
Considerations by applicants
Applicants were strongly advised to -
Acquaint themselves with the conditions of the scholarship on offer through accessing the websites of the two consortia EUROSA and EMA2SA. Search through the websites of 8 European universities for EMA2SA and 9 universities for EUROSA and find which best fit their research areas and interests.
Take time to develop their Study Plan as this will determine the quality of academic experience the applicant will have in Europeconsult broadly before the closing date
5) Next meeting
The meeting decided that another open workshop would be held during the second week of November.
Departments and Faculties can still decide to have in house meetings and can invite: