Background
What happens in the former socialist region of Russia and Central and Eastern Europe has an important bearing on the shape of the world in the 21st Century in terms of politics, international relations, global security, society, culture and economics and our staff teaching on the programme are at the forefront of research across all of these areas. IMRCEES responds to demands from policymakers, businesses and NGOs for graduates with an advanced knowledge of one or more of the following critical geopolitical areas within the field of Russian, Central and East European Studies. Teaching and research on IMRCEES will reflect the current state-of-the-art in the field by addressing the many political, security and socio-economic challenges existing throughout the post-socialist region today. The curriculum will include a focus on Central Asia and Caucasus/Caspian Sea Region in particular because of its vital strategic geopolitical and economic importance to the European Union and the rest of the world in terms of engagement with Russia; military and energy security; human rights, democracy and good governance; economic development; and the role of the media in social transformation.
Eligibility
- Entry requirements for IMRCEES are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant
social sciences or humanities subject. Applicants from other subject backgrounds, however, will be considered.
- Applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English in cases where English is not the student’s native language. Applicants whose
first language is not English must achieve the minimum English language proficiency level specified by the University of Glasgow. All test
results must be no more than 2 years old.
Scholarships
Students can now apply for the Erasmus Mundus IMRCEES scholarships. We expect to be able to award up to 9 Category A and 7 Category B student scholarships
Additional Erasmus Mundus scholarships will also be available to students from the following External Cooperation Windows countries:
- the Western Balkans (i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and
Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99) and Turkey;
- Tunisia and Egypt; and
- the Eastern Neighbourhood Countries (i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).
Deadline: 15 January 2012
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