MASTER PROGRAM IN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND SOCIETIES IN CONTACT

Section 1: Recruitment

1. All relevant information about the program will be published on the EC2U website and at each Consortium Institution website. Students can apply to any Consortium Institution in which the Joint Master Program is accredited or in the process to be accreditated, namely the University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi (Romania), the University of Pavia (Italy), the University of Poitiers (France), the University of Salamanca (Spain) and the Universiy of Turku (Finland), which will award the Diploma. All seven EC2U Universities, i.e. the University Friedrick Schiller of Jena (Germany) and the University of Coimbra (Portugal) as well as the five universities listed above, will deliver a semester that can be chosen as part of the personalized Joint Master Degree study plan.

2. When applying to the program, applicants will have to rank the partner Universities in which they would like to attend each semester by indicating two choices for each semester. Accepted applicants will be given their first choice whenever possible. If this will not be possible, they will be admitted to their next choice as necessary to ensure numerical balance in enrollments between the partners. In this case, the applicant will receive a notification with the second option indicated during the application or a third one proposed by the Global Admission Committee, which the applicant is free to refuse. The student will be supported by the Global Admission Committee to design the personalized curriculum taking into consideration the initial preferences. The final number of registrants per partner University will be approved by the Global Admission Board.

3. The Global Admissions Committee will oversee the application and admission process and the Global Academic Board will monitor the Program’s student recruitment.

Section 2: Deadlines

* The Global Academic Board in accordance with WP5 board might consider the opportunity to open a late call in the event that seats are still available.

§ If the choice for the first semester University is the University of Turku the deadline is August 31^st ; if the choice for the first semester University is the University of Poitiers the deadline is September 15th.

Section 3: Mobility path

1. The mobility from the First Semester University to the Second Semester University is not mandatory. Mobility to a Third Semester University not being the student’s First Semester University is mandatory. Students will have to study at least in 2 Consortium Institutions and are allowed to attend 2 semesters at the same Institution.

2. Any of the seven Consortium Institutions (University of Coimbra, University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi, University of Jena, University of Pavia, University of Poitiers, University of Salamanca and University of Turku) can be selected by the students as University A, B, C, and D

3. At the University of Pavia by national law the number of positions for Non-EU students will be 2. Places that are not filled by Non-EU students will be filled by EU applicants.

Section 4: Course Structure

1. The uniqueness of this Master is “à la carte” courses from the list provided by each Institution described in details in the https://ec2u.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/didactics/pages/308543560

Section 5: How to apply

Students may apply to only one Consortium Institution indifferentely chosing among the followings

Section 6: Admission Requirement and Selection Criteria

EC2U is committed to fair, transparent and consistent admission practices and procedures.

Entry requirements

The entry requirements comply with the national legislation of the countries of the partner Universities and are the following:

1. Candidates of the Degree Program must hold an official Degree issued by a Higher Education Institution belonging to a member state of the European Higher Education Area that entitles access to Master Degree programs in any given partner country. Graduates from educational systems outside of the European Higher Education Area may also be admitted if students hold an equivalent University Degree. In this case, admission will be subjected to verification by the Consortium Institution administrations in compliance with local regulations, as soon as the study program is fully accredited there.

2. In order to apply for the Degree Program, students should have a Bachelor Degree in one of the following areas: Modern Languages, Philology, Culture, History, International Relations, and other Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Degrees or any other area accepted in the country of the application.

3. Accepted language certification (see accepted certificates in ): C1 level of at least two foreign languages (among the following: Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, English for Turku), defined according the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), is required.

4. Applicants with a B2 level will be considered in conjunction with other admission criteria but must provide evidence of attaining C1 Level before confirmation of offer and enrolment.

Once the call expires, each Consortium Institution is responsible for the administrative eligibility check of the received applications. All eligible applications will be evaluated jointly by the Global Admission Committee.

Selection criteria and procedure

Admission to the programme is selective. There is a maximum capacity of 20 students in the programme for the first iteration (2022-2023). The candidates will be ranked on a scale of 100 points. The selection criteria will be assessed based on:

• Transcript of Records

• Knowledge of at least two foreign languages (among the following: Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, English for Turku) at C1 level besides English as a lingua franca (this is a compulsory requirement)

• Motivation Letter and European Standard Curriculum Vitae

The criteria include three categories:

1. Academic Excellence (50 points)
   Points for academic excellence are based on the ECTS weighted avarage of the exam grades reported in the transcript of records if at the time of application the student does not hold the Bachelor. If the applicant provides more than one previous Degree, the Joint Admission Committee will consider the highest level or in case of equal level, the first one listed by the applicant.

2. Language Knowledge (20 points)
   The knowledge of higher levels with respect the minimum requirement will be considered

3. Personal Competencies (30 points, 10 points for each item)

   • Intercultural competence

   • Civic engagement

   • Interest in program enrolment

Section 7: Ranking of the applicants

The ranking, based on the criteria listed above, will be published by June 30th.

The first 50 students with the best scores will be declared eligible by the Committee and will be placed on the ranking list; the first 20 students will be admitted for enrollment. In the event of a withdrawal, the student in the next position on the ranking list will be contacted in order to start the enrollment procedure.

The preferences expressed in the application will be considered by the Committee that will reserve the right to make the final decisions, also taking into account the homogeneity of the distribution of students among the partner institutions of the EC2U consortium.

The admitted student list will be published in an anonymised form for transparency.

The applicant will receive an email notification from the leading Institution, University of Salamanca, with one of the following options:

1. Admitted

2. Admitted under condition

3. Waiting listed

4. Non-admitted

The applicant must accept the offer of admission within 10 working days. A notification of admission that has not been accepted within the prescribed time will expire.

Non-admitted applicants will have the opportunity to make an appeal to the Global Admission Committee within 10 working days from the publication of the ranking. Information on how to proceed will be provided in the email notifying the publication of the ranking.

For any aspect of admissions not regulated in this document, the Global Admission Committee will be responsible for establishing any further provision.

Section 8: Enrolment

The students that have passed the selection for the admission will be enroled to all the Universities, where the Master Degree is accreditated, chosen in the study plan and to the University of Salamanca, the administrative coordinator Institution, where also the EC2U student fee must be paid.

Relevant information on how to enroll will be provided to the admitted candidates via email to the address they provided during the application process.

Section 9: Procedures to apply and enroll following a transfer or second degree

Students asking for a transfer from other master’s degrees or for enrollment to a second degree will have to submit the online application for an evaluation as described in Section 5 and pass with a positive mark the selection phase according to the rules reported in Section 6. The Global Admission Committee will evaluate the student’s previous academic career in order to assess a recognition of academic curriculum and proceed with enrollment at first or second year as described in Section 7.

The applicant should specify this request during the application procedure.

For further information please consult the Joint Master Degree website at this link https://ec2u.eu/european-languages-cultures-and-societies-in-contact/