Policy Implications for Erasmus Mundus: a New Wave of Higher Education

SOURCE #1: European Union Association (EUA) Publications
SEARCH TERMS: Erasmus Mundus
SEARCH DATE: 11/30/09

CITATION: European Union Association, Developing Joint Masters Programmes for Europe: Results of the EUA Joint Masters Project, EUA Publications (2004), http://www.eua.be/eua/jsp/en/upload/Joint_Masters_report.1087219975578.pdf.

OVERVIEW: The focus of this report is on joint degree programs in Europe. More specifically, this report evaluates: (1) quality assurance and recognition, (2) student experience and mobility, and (3) curriculum integration and sustainability. This source briefly addresses the Erasmus Mundus program; more importantly, however, it discusses comparable traits between different programs.


SOURCE #2: Google
SEARCH TERMS: Fulbright versus Erasmus Mundus
SEARCH DATE: 11/30/09

CITATION: Leasa Marie Weimer, Fulbright vs. Erasmus Mundus: A Comparative Policy Analysis (May 5, 2008)(unpublished M.A. Thesis, University of Oslo)(on file with author), available at http://www.uv.uio.no/hedda/assets/docs/Leasa-final.pdf.

OVERVIEW: This source compares and contrasts the US Fulbright program with the EU Erasmus Mundus program, specifically by analyzing the policy process leading to the conception of these two programs. These two programs are said to be rival competitors in the game of competing for foreign students. However, the study seems to suggest that the two programs were created for entirely different reasons.


SOURCE #3: EurActiv
SEARCH TERMS: Erasmus Mundus
SEARCH DATE: 11/30/09

CITATION: EurActiv, MEPs Give Major Boost to Erasmus Mundus, http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/meps-give-major-boost-erasmus-mundus/article-176580?Ref=RSS# (last visited Nov. 30, 2009).

OVERVIEW: This article discusses the increased budget proposed by the European Parliament for the second phase of the Erasmus Mundus program. It also discusses the general number of scholarships given to teachers and students, and the number of universities that participated in the program since its creation in 2004.