EMA Newsletter

12TH EMA NEWSLETTER

Dear EMA members,
A lot of EMA events and activites took place in the last couple of months:the first EMA large-scale thematic conference "Erasmus Mundus Conference -Climate Change and Higher Education" in Budapest was a success; ErasmusMundus Programme Phase 2 was officially launched in Brussels, EMA LiaisonGroup meeting was held in Brussels.
The EMA Regional Chapters also organized social events. EMA develops further and the Call for Representatives of Erasmus Mundus Master Courses is now open. Please read the details under EMA sectionbelow. We thank Jantine Vos from Erasmus Mundus master in Law and Economics for writing about the course in the "One Issue - One Programme" section. Enjoy reading this newsletter issue and we hope that spring is on the way!

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EMA Call for Representatives of Erasmus Mundus Master Courses
Call for expression of interest to apply for the position of “ErasmusMundus Course Representative” at EMA is now open.[more] (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-1)

EU-China Meeting on Graduate Education and Cooperation in Beijing
EMAmembers take part in EU-Asia Higher Education Platform dialogue in China (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-2)

EMA member takes part in the UN Climate Change Conference
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland was held in December 2008. The conference had over 11,600 participants, with a new climatechange deal underway, in the huge and impressive venue. EMA member Marianne de Nazareth reports about the event. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-3)

Emanate and Photo Competition
The second issue of EMA magazine Emanate isout! Please log into the EMA Community to cast your vote in Emanate PhotoCompetition. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-4)

Erasmus Mundus Programme Erasmus Mundus 2: Launch event
Representatives of the European Commission, Executive Agency and national structures, Erasmus Mundus course coordinators and EMA Steering Committee members, as well as other stakeholders gathered on 16-18 of February in Brussels to celebrate the sucess of Erasmus Mundus programme and launch of its new second phase". (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-5)

International Education Events ESN train
The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is launching an amazing intercultural project ESN-TRAIN that will go through 40 cities inMarch-April 2009. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-6)

Pan-European Youth Think Tank
European Students' Forum AEGEE is organising the First Pan-European Youth Think Tank on Mobility and Energy in Brussels from 19 to 21 of March 2009. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-7)

More than words
University of Kent and Brussels School of International Studies open applications for the Student Conference "More than Words:Global Action in the 21st Century". (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-8)

Viadrina Summer University 2009
European Political Culture in Global Politics is the main topic of the Viadrina Summer University in Frankfurt (Oder). Call for applications is now open. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-9)

Host families in the UK
HOST UK organizes visits of international studentsto host families in the UK. Students can spend weekends or holidays with aBritish host family. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-10)

New Challenges in Food Preservation - Conference in Budapest
In November 2009 Budapest will be the place for leading experts in food industry and academia to meet for 2009 EFFoST Conference "New Challenges in FoodPreservation: Processing - Safety - Sustainability". (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-11)

One Issue One Programme
EMLE EMA members regularly tell us about their Master Courses - this time Jantine Vos shares her impressions of European Masters in Law in Economics. (http://community.em-a.eu/index.php?id=163&rid=f_6453&mid=243&aC=a2f36290&jumpurl=-12