Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that our institution is coordinating a new Erasmus Mundus Masters Course, called "EMAE - European Master in Applied Ecology". This programme was selected in October 2007 by the European Union and offers an integrated study programme over two years shared between 4 universities in Europe: Université de Poitiers (France), Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal), Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel (Germany) and University of East Anglia in Norwich (UK).
The first year combines basic knowledge, skills and field training in various topics in Ecology, with compulsory mobility between 3 institutions in the consortium. The second year corresponds to an elective specialization offered by each partner: "Applied and evolutionary ecology" (Poitiers), "Environmental quality and Ecotoxicology" (Coimbra), "Advanced functionnal studies in ecosystems" (Kiel) and "Environmental sciences & Conservation" in Norwich. The European Union is funding this programme with confortable grants for non-European students applying for the Masters Course (21000 Euros per year) and also offers mobility grants for non-European researchers (4000 Euros per month, for collaborative research and teaching). We have also developed partnerships with 5 others institutions outside Europe (in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Brazil and Ecuador) in order to have the opportunity to fund European EMAE students during their Master's project abroad. Could you please distribute this information to your students and your colleagues? The study programme will start in September 2008 but the deadline for application is 31st January 2008. Application guidelines and further information can be found on our website at http://www.master-emae.org. You can also download the synopsis and the flyer of the EMAE Masters Course. The EMAE staff can be contacted directly at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks a lot in advance for your contribution to the promotion of EMAE! Best regards Dr Yves Caubet EMAE Coordinator UMR CNRS 6556 Poitiers, France --- EMAE - European Master in Applied Ecology (Erasmus Mundus Masters Course) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.master-emae.org --- -- Pr. D. Bouchon Universite de Poitiers Genetique et Biologie des Populations de Crustaces, UMR CNRS 6556 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau F-86022 POITIERS Cedex tel : +33 (0)5 49 45 38 95 fax : +33 (0)5 49 45 40 15 http://ecoevol.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/ http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/endosymbart/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------
