New Delhi: Persevering with their excellent efficiency, 146 Indian college students, together with 75 ladies and 71 males, have been awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarships to pursue a two-year Masters programme in Europe for the 2024 tutorial yr, making India one of many high recipients of the scholarship.
In accordance with the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan, “Worldwide, 2603 college students from 137 nations have been awarded scholarships this yr for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Grasp’s diploma, which gives a examine programme collectively delivered by a world consortium of upper training establishments.”
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Programme marks its twentieth anniversary in 2024, a milestone that underscores the programme’s optimistic influence on college students, larger training establishments, and nations past the European Union.
“India has been the biggest beneficiary of the programme, with over 2000 college students receiving the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship since its inception in 2004. Total, greater than 6,000 Erasmus+ short- and long-term scholarships have been awarded to Indian college students for the reason that programme opened to worldwide college students in 2004, offering entry to state-of-the-art training and analysis amenities, worldwide publicity, and invaluable skilled networks and thus opening up wider skilled alternatives,” the assertion learn.
The Delegation of the European Union to India hosted an occasion for the grantees, celebrating the rising people-to-people hyperlinks and mobility between the EU and India. These students are set to embark on their worldwide diploma programme in Europe beginning this September.
The chosen college students may have the chance to review and conduct analysis at a minimal of two universities in several European nations, incomes joint or double levels in various fields reminiscent of sustainability, prescription drugs, engineering, quantum, information and numerous STEM and social science disciplines. The absolutely funded scholarship covers the recipient’s tuition charges, journey prices and dwelling allowance.
Whereas congratulating the winners, Herve Delphin, Ambassador of the European Union to India, stated: “Over 80,000 Indian college students are learning in Europe, reflecting a rising appreciation for the continent’s various tutorial choices, wealthy cultural heritage, and unparalleled alternatives for private {and professional} development. The truth that India has been a high recipient of Erasmus+ scholarships since their inception, regardless of their aggressive nature, speaks volumes concerning the calibre of Indian college students. That is the beginning of an enriching and transformative expertise for them. As they’re about to review and stay a singular expertise in an EU nation, they can even develop into ambassadors of the partnership between the EU and India. I want them each success.”
Bringing collectively Indian college students, Erasmus and Analysis Alumni, and representatives of EU Member States (Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, and Belgium), the occasion supplied an interactive platform to share info on journey, dwelling and learning in Europe.
Erasmus, that means European Area Motion Scheme for the Mobility of College College students, is a programme established in 1987 by the European Union to help not solely training for college students from throughout the globe but in addition to encourage partnerships between universities and nations.
