European Master in Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings
European Higher Education Erasmus Mundus Program
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Europe | Deadline : Feb 15, 2009
The European Master of Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings (EMDiReB) is a postgraduate university programme, supported by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus Programme. It is a one-year-and-a-half masters course (90 ECTS in three semesters of 30 ECTS each), focused on diagnosis, repair, rehabilitation and improvement of buildings and urban spaces.
The training offered has the following objectives:
To provide solid core training for specialists, which will prepare them to undertake the diagnosis, repair, rehabilitation and improvement of buildings and urban spaces.
To provide integral training to enable specialists to write reports and projects, technically supervise construction work and carry out executive management activities associated with the processes involved.
To provide more advanced training, drawing together the knowledge and experience accumulated by three European universities in such important fields as building diagnosis and repair. The consortium contributes and enriches the programme with three different areas of specialization associated with complementary aspects of architectural activity.
PARTNERSHIP
The partner institutions of the Masters consortium are:
Universidad de Sevilla (US). Spain
Universita degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (UNIRC). Italy
Politechnika Lubelska (PL). Poland
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Candidates for the EMDiReB Master must hold:
An university qualification corresponding to an academic course of at least four years' duration (equivalent to 240 ECTS credits) in Architecture, Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering.
Language skills:
English: candidates from countries where English is not one of the official languages, must evidence their knowledge of English by proving that they have received their education in English or with a language certified level equivalent to B2 using the CEF (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Knowledge of, at least, one of the European languages of the Consortium (Spanish, Italian or Polish): equivalent to level A2 using the CEF (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Commitment by writing to full-time dedication for the year and a half of the Masters Course.
SCHOLARSHIP
A limited number of scholarships are available for third-country nationals with excellent academic records whose enrolment in an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course has been accepted by the consortium offering the Course. Students has to apply for these scholarships directly to EMDIREB. Students have to be graduate students. Erasmus Mundus scholarships allow third-country students to follow the whole Course, i.e. they will receive a scholarship for the whole duration of the Course. The consortium decides who receives an Erasmus Mundus scholarship on the basis of CVs, study and academic merits, motivation, recommendations, language skills, etc. The Commission confirms this selection and assigns the grants.
For each student the scholarship amounts to 21.000 Euro per student and academic year to assume her personal expenses and Master fees.