EMIMEP offers a programme centred on microwave engineering and photonic technologies which ensures that students acquire advanced and cross-disciplinary expertise.

Student applications for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarships are open

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Deadline for applications: Wednesday 12 March 2025

The project’s partners are the University of Limoges (UNILIM, France), the University of Brescia (UNIBS, Italy), the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) and the Abbe School of Photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSUJena, Germany).

1. What's new in EMIMEP (formerly EMIMEO) ?

The European Master for Industry in Microwave Electronics and Photonics is the new project funded by the European Union. The project has been granted by the European Commission as a Master study program of Excellence.

The new master will bring some new initiatives and activities compared to EMIMEO. Indeed the Program Committee is still going on to increase the quality of the teaching program for the students and strengthen the connection with the Industries and research Institutes.

Among others, EMIMEP Vs EMIMEO is:

• More targeted students with the Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.
• More student positions at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena 
• More international associated partners for more job engineers and PhD opportunities for the students after EMIMEP and internships during the master’s studies.
• More associated partners from academia: 05 in EMIMEP vs 01 in EMIMEO
• More academic integration between the universities: One course taught by the University of the Basque Country at the University of Limoges in the first semester and one course from the University of Jena will be taught in the second semester at the University of Brescia.
• EMIMEP aim to have a joint diploma.
• Summer School organised in the associated partner institutions for the student at the end of the student academic year.

The students will continue to attend Research and Industrial Week in Cluj during the first academic year and the European Microwave Week at the beginning of the second academic year (Paris in 2024, Utrecht in 2025, London in 2026).

2. Program Details

The Master study programme is divided into four semesters of 30 ECTS each.

The EMIMEP Consortium releases joint and multiple degrees and recognises any teaching module attended in other institutions of the Consortium. Students will receive a joint/Multiple diploma from each institution in which they will have spent at least 1 semester of study.

Taught course units

To review the complete list of Master's courses, please click here

Teaching Language

All courses are taught in English.

3. Scholarships

EMIMEP is co-funded by the European Union in the frame of the programme called Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

EMIMEP will offer full Erasmus Mundus scholarships to the best-ranked students worldwide. The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is higher than in EMIMEO. The student will receive 1400 euros each month during the full duration of the programme (max. 24 months). The scholarship will cover the travel, visa cost and the living allowance. 

In addition, EMIMEP will provide Health and Travel insurance to the students during the full period of studies. 

Finally, EMIMEP will also cover all the tuition fees during the duration of the studies for the students.

The number of EMJM scholarships available for EMIMEP students is different each academic year. The EMIMEP Master offers these EMJM scholarships to students from all over the world. Moreover, EMIMEP will also offer some additional EMJM scholarships to students from certain targeted regions of the world.

4. Selection Process

List of supporting documents for application

No hard copies are required

All copies of degrees, transcripts, diplomas, and certificates copies have to be Certified copies, provided in English.

If the original documents have not been issued in English, they must be translated by a certified translator.

Mandatory:

• Letter of motivation in English – Writing a personal essay to demonstrate the applicant’s motivation and his/her ability to write clearly and concisely;
• Certified copies of High-School/Secondary school certificate;
• Certified copies of bachelor’s degree and transcripts until the application date;
• Copy of passport or ID.
• CV;
• Self-declaration of honours about the proof of residence
• Test report or certificate of English language proficiency. For instance, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) International English Language Testing System (IELTS)  or Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic);
• Three reference letters, one of them from a non-academic referee attesting to basic competencies and practical experience, The reference letters shall include any proof of recognition of the referee (LinkedIn ID, Google scholars ID or any proof online).
• proofs of employment (employment certificate/ internships) of the last 5 years by the deadline of the student scholarship application.

You have to send all the documents to [email protected], at the moment of your application.

 Required English Level CEFR – B1: UNILIM, UNIBS, UPV/EHU, FSUJENA.

Not mandatory:

• Copies of any other qualifications (grades, diplomas, certificates);
• Courses or workshops (that are not a part of the standard degree programme);
• Participation in conferences and/or publication of papers/articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals;
• Relevant work experience.

Entry-level Requirements

1. Bachelor diploma in Electronic Engineering, telecommunication engineering, photonics or applied physics. The applicants might have solid bases in signal processing, electromagnetism, telecommunications, embedded systems, analogue and digital electronics, propagation of electromagnetic waves and principle of photonics. Moreover, the applicant might submit the final grade of the bachelor’s Programme. For instance, applicants can convert their grade through the enic-naric recognition convention.
2. Previous professional experience (industrial internship, academic project, summer jobs) and/or research experience. Above all, the applicant has to justify a cumulative work experience of 4 weeks with a positive assessment;
3. 3 reference letters from persons having reasonable knowledge of the candidate skills and potentials;
4. Study curriculum – List of the 180 acquired ECTS;
5. Marks of all university exams for the bachelor’s Programme;
6. A motivation letter / cover letter;
7. Publications relevant to the contents of the Master Programme (e.g. internship reports);
8. Foreign language skills. The required English level competence should satisfy a minimum overall score as follow:

It is compulsory to provide official English proficiency results for students coming from countries where English is not an official language.

Evaluation Assessment

All the eligible applications are submitted to the relevant pedagogical committee. The assessments are based only on the merit of the applicants according to their academic studies, experiences and motivations. First, the Assessment Committee reviews the applications and  selects a short-list of applicants to interview based on the following criteria:

• Average Mark/credits of University exams (50%)
• Previous Professional or Research Experience (10%)
• Quality of the reference letters & Publications – Internship reports (20%)
• Continuity in the career (20%)

During the interview, the selected applicants will be assessed on their motivations and basic academic knowledge related to the EMIMEO’s subjects. The absolute ranking and the selection of the applicants on the main & reserve lists are based on the scores during the interview (70%) and the reviews (30%).

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5. Contact

• Interested students may contact o[email protected]
• Phone: 560-3201
• Attention in person at the International Relations Office from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.
• Find us on social networks as @dri_utp