Official Launch of University’s first Erasmus Mundus Masters programme

The University of Glasgow has launched its first-ever course to be supported by the European Commission's prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme. The two-year International Masters in Russian, Central and East European Studies (IMRCEES) programme received funding to support up to 20 student scholarships and 35 academic exchange visits. The value of the funding for the 2012/14 edition of the IMRCEES course is around €800,000. 30 students will take part in the programme this academic year. The IMRCEES is offered by a University of Glasgow-led consortium consisting of 10 partner universities and a network of international non-academic partners stretching from Canada to Azerbaijan. The Erasmus Mundus double-degree course, the only one of its kind available at a UK university, is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in government policy-making, the business world, diplomatic service, international organisations and media. It offers students a year of study in Glasgow followed by a second year at one of five partner universities.