International Master in Quaternary and Prehistory (IMQP), Erasmus Mundus

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The International Master in Quaternary and Prehistory (IMQP) lasts two years. It is formed of a partnership of six HEIs with multi-annual experience in prehistoric research and formation: Università degli Studi di Ferrara (Italy, coordinator), Muséum National d`Histoire naturelle (France, partner), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain, partner), Instituto Politecnico of Tomar (Portugal, partner), Universidade de Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal, partner) and University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines, partner).

The main subjects of the IMQP educational program are the following: prehistory, anthropology, human palaeontology, chronology, evolution of fauna and flora, archaeometry and Quaternary geology. The main objective of the Master is to provide an essential knowledge on Prehistory and Quaternary geology by adopting an interdisciplinary approach and exploiting the scientific specialities of each partner Institution.

The IMQP master award a JOINT DEGREE signed by all Partners Institutions (UNIFE, URV, MNHN, IPT & UTAD). The students can also ask for a national degree awarded by the first hosting institution. The officials languages of the joint degree are Italian and French.

Admission criteria
For all partner Institutions the same procedures for application and selection criteria for the admission to the Master Degree will be valid. Students from at least 3 year university courses can be admitted. These courses have to be legally acknowledged with university degree or similar qualifications within archeology, literature, prehistory, paleontology, Quaternary`s geology, natural and environmental science, biology and geology, technology and cultural heritage preservation, education and tourism science.

Partner institutions are engaged in the acknowledgment of degrees of Third Countries` candidates according to the rules in force. Selections and applications, carried out at each partner institution`s with common agreed procedures, are consequently acknowledged by other participants to the Master Degree.


Students selected by partner University will be admitted to the Master Degree at the origin University and at Ferrara University, administrative center of the course.The application forms for the scholarships for third country students are published on this sites 4 months before the closing date of the call.

Erasmus Mundus (Quaternary and Prehistory - IMQP) Scholarship
The scholarships will be awarded as follows:

Category A - no. 6 scholarships awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than an eligible applicant country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries. No. 1 scholarship awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from Western Balkans and Turkey.

Category B – no. 4 scholarships awarded to any masters students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfill the Category A criteria defined above.

Category A scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than an eligible applicant country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.

Category B scholarships can be awarded to any masters students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Application Deadline: 10 February 2012

UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI FERRARA (ITALY)
Contacts Prof. Carlo Peretto - me4@unife.it
dott.ssa Marta Arzarello - marta.arzarello@unife.it
www.unife.it

Universitat Rovina i Virgili di Tarragona (spain)
Contacts prof. Robert Sala - robert.sala@urv.cat
www.urv.cat

Istituto Politecnico de Tomar (portugal)
Contacts prof. Luiz Oosterbeek - loost@ipt.pt
www.ipt.pt

UniverdidadE de Tràs-os-Montes e Alto Douro (portugal)
Contacts prof. Mila Abreu - msabreu@utad.pt
www.utad.pt

Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle di Parigi (France)
Contacts prof. François Semah - semahf@mnhn.fr
dott. Christophe Falguère - falguere@mnhn.fr
www.mnhn.fr

University pf the philippines diliman (philippines)
Contacts prof. Alfred Pawlik- alfred.pawlik@up.edu.ph

http://www.upd.edu.ph/

For more information, please visit official website: web.unife.it.


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