Deadline: 16 September 2015
The Nordic Master funding scheme initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers has issued call for proposals to promote higher education in the Nordic Region by attracting talented students from worldwide to the region.
Eligible Countries: Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands.
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Nordic Master programme are:
- To internationalize higher education in the Nordic Region through collaboration between Nordic and non-Nordic students from Europe and beyond
- To develop and facilitate cooperation between higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Nordic Region through systematic attention to solving hindrances and challenges in organizing joint programmes
- To offer support to joint master programmes that are based on excellence and high quality
- To support joint programmes that is research-based and offer good opportunities for graduates to careers in research as well as in non-academic working life
- To develop collaboration between HEIs, industry and labour market in the Nordic Region.
- To reach good and measurable results in students’ learning outcomes (knowledge, competences, skills)
- To help students and other participants to create useful networks.
Selection Criteria
- The programme must comply with current national regulations in order to ensure that it meets the requirements for a Master’s degree in the participating countries.
- The programmes shall be research-based and comprise 120 ECTS Each participating institution shall offer at least 30 ECTS into the programme.
- The programme includes a mandatory physical student mobility period of 30 ECTS in another Nordic country or in the autonomous area thereof.
- Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of either a Joint Degree (one joint diploma signed by at least two institutions) or a Multiple Degree (two or more diplomas from two or more institutions). The degree(s) must be fully recognised by competent national authorities of the countries where these HEIs are established.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applying consortium consists of at least three higher education institutions from eligible countries and/or their autonomous regions.
- The participating Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) must be recognized by the competent national authorities and offer research-based education at second-cycle level.
- The collaboration within the consortium should be regulated by an agreement signed by a legal representative of each partner institution.
How to apply
Interested Applicants must submit their applications electronically as indicated on the website.
For more information please visit Call for Proposals.
