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The first edition of Emanate, the EMA magazine, has been released.
The theme of the first edition is " Between cultures ". 3 Europubhealth students, Cesar Wong Alcazar, Elsa Dufay and Ying Wu, volunteered to share their experience and impressions after spending a year with students from various cultures and backgrounds. For information, Emanate will be a yearly publication and a forum for students to share experiences and opinions. Most articles will be written by EMA members themselves. Students and alumni who are interested are encouraged to contact EMA*. *EMA : The mission of the Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association is to serve the interests of Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni, notably by providing a forum for networking, communication and collaboration and by promoting Erasmus Mundus as a European programme of excellence in international education.
 Read their article in Emanate magazine.
36 students coming from 19 countries in the 2007-2009 intake
The 36 students are divided as follows:
Sheffield: 22 students
Granada: 14 students The students come from 19 countries: Albania, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Malawi, Myanmar, Nigeria, Peru, the United States, Austria, El Salvador, France, Iceland, Paraguay, Spain and United Kingdom. 25 students have been selected to receive an Erasmus mundus grant provided by the European Commission. Find out about the students
ENSP becomes EHESP
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new school as from 1st January 2008: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique or EHESP. This translates to French School of Public Health. This new school will take over the missions and responsibilities of the former ENSP, but its scope will be extended to new specialities, diplomas and international collaboration. As such, the EHESP will have university status and will come under the auspices of the ministries for higher education, for health, and for social affairs.
News from the University of Copenhagen
Arrival of the first EUROPUBHEALTH Master students in September 2007, Seminar in Copenhagen 14, 15 and 16 November 2007
The Europubhealth newsletter - dec.07/jan.08 - is online
Summary:
Next session in September 2008
The next session of Europubhealth will start in September 2008. Students or professionals who are applying for an Erasmus Mundus grant should send their application forms by the 30th November 2007. As concerns the other candidates, the deadline for applying is 15th April 2008. Application form available on-line
New admission requirements for Erasmus Mundus grants
Following a recent information from the European commission, we would like to inform you that, for the academic year 2008/2009, the number of applications to Erasmus Mundus scholarships is limited to three Erasmus Mundus Master Courses per student. In case of a candidate applying to more than three Erasmus Mundus grants he/she will be excluded by the European Agency from all Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.
European Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam
The Delegation of the European Commission to Vietnam is organising two European Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam, the first in Hanoi from 7th-9th December 2007 and the second in Ho Chi Minh City on 12th December 2007. These events are part of a series of European Higher Education Fairs (EHEFs) financed by the European Commission's Asia-Link programme due to take place between 2006 and 2008 in seven different Asian countries. Our consortium is pleased to inform you that the Europubhealth Master will be represented on these occasions. http://www.ehef-hanoi.org/ and http://www.ehef-hcmc.org/ You are invited to visit the above mentioned websites and we remain at your disposal if you need any further information.
Erasmus Mundus grants for teachers - application deadline: December 21st 2007
The Erasmus Mundus programme can provide grants for teachers interested in performing research, teaching or other university-related work for a maximum of 3 months within the Europubhealth Masters course.
Grantee scholars receive 13.000€ for 3 month stay. For the academic years 2008/2010, the participation of those scholars is planned to take place between May to July at one of the following universities:
- University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- National School of Public Health (France)
- University of Rennes 1 (France)
- Jagiellonian University of Cracow (Poland)
- Andalusian School of Public Health (Spain)
- University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)
Scholars can choose among 6 mobility pathways and will spend either 4 weeks in Cracow, Poland (Integration Module 1), or 2 weeks in Rennes, France (Integration Module 2), for student common sessions.
For more details, please click here
2007/2009 Session
The University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) and the Andalusian School of Public Health (Spain) will receive the new Europubhealth students during the introductive days at the beginning of October. In total, 36 students of 19 different nationalities will take part in this session and will be divided as follows: - 22 students will attend their first year in Sheffield;
- 14 students will attend their first year in Granada. The 19 countries represented are: Albania, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Malawi, Myanmar, Nigeria, Peru, the United States, Austria, El Salvador, France, Iceland, Paraguay, Spain and United Kingdom.
Integrative Module 1 “International Public Health‿ in Cracow (July 2007)
The Jagiellonian University of Cracow (Poland) hosted the Integrative Module 1 “International Public Health‿ from 25th June to 22nd July 2007. For the first time, all the students from 2006/2008 session were brought together in the same place. The module was held in the presence of many speakers from the Europubhealth consortium (University of Sheffield – UK, EASP Granada – SP, University of Copenhagen – DK, University of Rennes 1 – FR, National School of Public Health Rennes – FR).
Souvenir pictures
2007 selection of Erasmus Mundus candidates
After the selection procedure and as required by the European Commission, candidates were selected as follows: - Selected candidates:
- 15 on the General List (students coming from any third country)
- 1 candidate on the additional Western Balkan Window List
- 2 candidates on the additional African Caribbean Pacific Window List
- 1 candidate on the additional China Window List
- 6 candidates on the additional Indian Window List
- Reserve List:
- Selected scholars: 2
The coordinator of the Europubhealth consortium (ENSP France) must submit this proposal to the European Commission Agency by the 28 February 2007 for final validation. 298 validated application forms for Europubhealth and Erasmus Mundus grants were registred. 40 seats are available in the master courses, including 25 students granted by Erasmus Mundus. There are 15 seats left for students who will find some others sources of funding to take the course.
European Association of Erasmus Coordinators 3rd annual conference “Eracon 2007‿ on 10-12 May 2007
Fanny Helliot, international placement co-ordinator, participated to the European Association of Erasmus Coordinators 3rd annual conference “Eracon 2007‿ on 10-12 May 2007 at Vilnius College of Higher Education in Lithuania. She presented a communication entitled “ENSP’s annual international forum: an initiative to disseminate the results of students’ placements" and represented ENSP at the "go-exchange educational fair", where she promoted Europubhealth and the "Environmental heallth" specialisation.
2006/2008 - The First Europubhealth Students
In autumn 2006, the University of Sheffield and the Andalusian School of Public Health were pleased to welcome the first Europubhealth Master students.
Download the Europubhealth newsletter
Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association
The EMA newsletter is now available on the website. It mainly provides informations about the Erasmus Mundus scheme, the Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association (EMA), as well as general news about higher education in Europe.
2007 International Forum - ENSP Rennes, 14 - 15 March
The National School of Public Health (ENSP) held its IIIrd International Forum on March 14th and 15th, 2007. With the general working topic “Health and social welfare policies: international experiences, French perspectives‿, the forum gathered more than 250 managers of the health and social welfare sector, students and representatives of higher education institutions from many European and French-speaking countries. This 3rd forum built on the first two successful events held in 2005 and 2006 innovated by integrating in 2007 a conference-debate and half-day workshops dedicated to the Balkan region.
Programme and speakers
Erasmus Mundus Master Courses Seminar 2006: developing a common identity
The Erasmus Mundus Master Courses Seminar 2006: 'developing a common identity ' took place on 30 November - 1 December 2006, in Brussels. The event has been a success particularly in terms of participation, networking and exchange of experiences on the management of the Erasmus Mundus Master Courses and further promoting third country higher education co-operation. Laurence Théault from the National School of Public Health was present as representative of the Europubhealth consortium.
What’s new on the European Commission website?
See the Compendium of Master courses
Next session in September 2007
The next session of Europubhealth will start in September 2007. Students or professionals who are not applying for an Erasmus Mundus grant should send their application form before the 30th April 2007.
To help you in financing your studies: a special new page on scholarships
A new page"funding for the course" is on line to help you in your search for funding.The list of grants is only indicative. To simplify your search, they are classified under 4 headings: - Scholarships for non EU students
- Scholarships for European Union students
- Scholarships for all students
- Other possible leads
FAQ: new page on our website
For all your questions: - about the programme
- about the specialisations
- about the job opportunities
- about the eligibility
- about the application
- about the selection
- about the language and language tests
- about the fees and scholarships
- others
ERASMUS MUNDUS
September 2006 : EUROPUBHEALTH Masters course is supported by the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme launched by the European Commission early 2004.
The aims of the programme are to enhance quality in European higher education and promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with countries from outside the European Union.
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Expectations of Public Health Employers : roles and skills
The 20 th of January 2005, during the conference “disparities in public Health training in the European Union‿ in Athens, Katarzyna Czabanowska teacher in Europubhealth and in the Jagiellonian University presented the result of a Study that she lead within a European consortium and a Leonardo Project.
This study describes precisely the expectations of the employers in Public health.
In Poland the study enabled the survey of 300 employers from 9 sectors. It highlights the skills expected but also the different positions that are offered to Public Health graduates.
The study was also conducted in England and Deutschland and concluded to a similar result.
The presentation
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