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The second issue of MESPOM alumni newsletter is released!

MESPOM alumni in cooperation with MESPOM students have prepared the second issue of the MESPOM alumni newsletter. You will find here fresh news and gossips, thrilling accounts of what's going on during and after MESPOM, updates on MESPOM careers, theses, teaching contents and development perspectives!

The 1st Erasmus Mundus Conference at CEU a Big Success!

Many of you could not make it to Budapest last week, however, I would like to let you know that the first Erasmus Mundus Conference on Climate Change and Higher Education has taken place there as planned and I consider it a big success. 

 

MESPOM admission period is underway!

The application period for Erasmus Mundus scholarships is over. In 2009 we have received over 500 applications for Erasmus Mundus from all over the Globe. Many of them are exceptionally strong, and this promises a very interesting and diverse class in the next academic year!

 Our admission period is not closed yet. We are still welcoming European and self-paid applicants!

Manchester University next in UK research ranking after Oxford and Cambridge

The findings of the UK 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE*) show an outstanding performance by the University of Manchester, one of the MESPOM Consortium partners, and confirm that it is one of only a handful of UK universities with an internationally significant research profile over a very wide range of subjects.

Greening the links

It belonged to the previous semester, it’s been totally forgotten during the cozy Christmas break, but we could not escape it – the student conference on the Environmental Law and Policy was meant to happen on one gloomy January Saturday at the Central European University again.

After some struggle with our abstracts and a few sleepless nights, Lauren’s poster picturing a makeshift railway station announced: ‘Greening the Links: International Environment and Development Beyond Today’.

On-line application form re-launched!

CEU on-line application form was de-bugged and works normally now. Thank you for your patience and looking forward to your applications!

MESPOM coordination team

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for the countries of Western Balkans and Turkey

In addition to the regular Erasmus Mundus scholarships, 140 student scholarships will be available for the 2009/11 academic years for students from the countries of Western Balkans and Turkey. Candidates from the following countries will be eligible: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, and Turkey.

GIS day 2008: Geography matters!

Today, 19th of November 2008 is the International GIS day. It started as a part of the National Geographic Society’s, Geography Action! Geography Action! however nowadays it’s spread globally. GIS day is a yearlong program encompassing key educational achievements such as GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week designed to engage students, educators, and communities in taking action to protect the Earth and its people.

For many it is also a good occasion to celebrate the profession they are proud of. Our best wishes to GIS professionals, students and occasional users!

Ecosystems Management course in Greece

As winter is approaching, MESPOM Class'10 is sharing their memories of the Ecosystems Management course at the University of the Aegean in June 2008.