Background
The Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Food Innovation and Product Design (EMMC-FIPDes) is scheduled over two academic years. The EMMC-FIPDes has been developed to train students who wish to contribute to the development of innovative, sustainable and healthy food products. Succesfull FIPDes students will obtain a triple degree, i.e. National Master Degree certificates with a Joint Diploma Supplement from the four Universities. Graduates will be able to find positions in and outside Europe, either in their country or in a national branch of an international food brand. The official language of the EMMC-FIPDES course is English with ample opportunities to learn the local language and culture. In France some standard modules shared with national courses are in French. The first year, students will attend the first semester at AgroParisTech (Paris, France) and the second semester at DIT (Dublin, Ireland). The second year, students will chose among three possible specialisations taking place at three different Universities: AgroParisTech (Paris, France), UNINA (Napoli, Italy) and Lund University (Lund, Sweden). During the fourth semester the MSc. Thesis training period can be carried out within the Consortium or in one of the Third Country associate members.
Eligibility
BSc degree or equivalent degree of at least 180 higher education credits in food science and technology, biotechnology, process engineering, biochemistry or related fields with a number of prerequisites (e.g. chemistry, biotechnology, process technology/engineering, biochemistry, mathematics, statistics) representing at least three years of study from a foreign institute of higher education.
Grade point average of at minimum 70% of the maximum score.
English language proficiency level (“B level”, advanced) demonstrated in one of the following ways (TOEFL at level 575, Internet-based TOEFL 90, IELTS 6.5,Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency, Students with English as their mother tongue, Students who have completed a higher education degree with English as a medium of instruction, exemptions can exceptionnally be made for outstanding students with a lower English proficiency level)
Scholarship
- Category A Erasmus Mundus Scholarship – 48,000€ for the two-year course,
- Category B Erasmus Mundus Scholarship – 23,000€ for the two-year course
Deadline: 15 January 2012
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