Master's Degree Programme in Research and Innovation in Higher Education

The Master’s Degree Programme in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE) is an Erasmus Mundus programme offered in cooperation with University of Tampere (Finland), Danube University Krems (Austria, coordinating university), Beijing Normal University (China), and University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück (Germany). MARIHE programme provides students a unique opportunity to develop a sound understanding of the change processes of the society and how these link to higher education systems and university development with respect to policy making, management and leadership. Students are taught by the leading edge of international scholars and have the opportunity to study in at least three different universities as well as get insight into fields of practice during an internship provided by international enterprises and organizations. All students of MARIHE will have study periods at partners DUK, UTA and BNU. For the internship at the end of the 2nd semester, students will be with an institution related to research and innovation in higher education. Internship placements will be provided at associated partner organisations, but also at other organisations that have agreed to accept interns from MARIHE. For the 4th semester students in MARIHE will have to decide whether they want to specialize in

- the field of management of research and innovation in higher education.
In this case they will follow the management track and spend their 4th semester at University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Germany

- the field of research and analysis of research and innovation in higher education. In this case they will follow the research and analysis track and spend their 4th semester at either at Danube University Krems, Austria or at the University of Tampere, Finland.

The students accepted by the programme will be granted a scholarship from the European Commission.

More information: www.marihe.eu
http://www.uta.fi/jkk/heg/en/teaching/marihe.html

Language of tuition

English

Application procedure

Application for participation with an Erasmus Mundus scholarship:
The application period 2012 (for student intake in summer 2013) has been extended and runs now from 28 August to 28 November 2012.

Self-paying students:
The application period is open until 23 May 2013.

Student intake with an Erasmus Mundus scholarship and self-paying students for the whole programme is maximum 25 new students. Maximum 13 students will be granted the degree at University of Tampere.

Eligibility

Applicants to the MARIHE programme

• must hold a first university degree
  This should be at least a Bachelor's degree issued by a university, quantified as three years of studies corresponding to 180 ECTS.
  
  Or, if ECTS is not used in the country where first degree was acquired: proof of a successfully completed period of study at higher education level considered comparable with a Bachelor's degree. The decision on this will be made by the MARIHE Consortium. An application will only be accepted if the university degree has been finished (meaning that the degree has already been awarded to the applicant and that the applicant can proof this with a university degree diploma).

• show a strong motivation and interest
  to learn and work in the field of development and management of research and innovation in higher education.

• have sufficient knowledge of English for academic purposes
  This is to be proved by one of the following certificates:
  
  1) certificate from TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with test scores of at least score 575 (in PBT/paper based test) or score 232 (in CBT/computer based test) or score 90 (in iBT/internet based test). Note: scores from "TOEFL ITP/institutional testing programme" are not accepted.

  2) certificate from IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with test scores at least IELTS 6.5 with no individual score below 5.5
  
  3) certificate Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English from University of Cambridge) with minimum grade C.
  
  The following exception applies to the English language requirement:
  Applicants who have taken their Bachelor or Master studies and obtained their Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in English in one of the following countries are exempt from providing an English language test certificate: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom/UK and the United States of America/USA. Note! This exception does not concern MBA degrees or Bachelor's/Master's degrees which are taken electronically (Online degrees). The applicants may also be interviewed.

Admission criteria by admission group

All applications to MARIHE will be reviewed by members of the MARIHE Consortium partners. The reviewers will assess:

• the applicant's academic quality, judged primarily from the results of prior university studies.
• the applicant's motivation and justification of the application in relation to prior studies, work experience (if applicable) and future career plans towards the aims of MARIHE, judged from the letter of motivation in combination with CV and the two letters of recommendation.
• the applicant's personal skills, judged from the results of prior studies and the letters of recommendation.
• the applicant's English language skills, judged from the certificate provided.

Admission procedure

Eligible applications will be reviewed by members of the MARIHE Consortium Partners. The MARIHE Admission Board will then select applicants and propose a scholarship main list and a scholarship reserve list to the EACEA.

At this time applicants on the scholarship main list will be contacted via e-mail and asked to confirm their application by handing in the hard (paper) copies of their application documents.

After approval of the scholarship main list and the scholarship reserve list by the EACEA all reviewed applicants will receive a notice via e-mail. Applicants on the scholarship reserve list will again be contacted in case their application is moved to the main list.

For more information on application as a self-paying student, please visit MARIHE website www.marihe.eu

Announcement of results and rectification procedure

Admissions results will be announced in spring 2013. More detailed information on application process and timetable will be announced later.