The BioHealth Computing Consortium is supported by Erasmus Mundus, a program launched by the European Commission to promote cooperation, mobility, academic quality and top-level research of higher
education.University Joseph-Fourier of Grenoble, University of Barcelona, University of Torino, University of Maastricht, University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, jointly set up a new program at Master of Science level, in the field of "BioHealth Computing", in partnership with Technology Transfert Companies, University Hospitals, SMEs specialised in Information and Bio Technology, Life Science Industries and Public Research Institutes.
The students involve in the BioHealth Computing European Master Program should learn to design innovative tools and to work on a joint research program associating: clinical research, environmental and animal health, molecular biotechnology and computational mathematics.
Admission & Selection Criteria
The BioHealth Computing EM is a one year MSc programme, open to well motivated students, who are top-level Bachelor completed by a first year of Master of science, in a field in relation with the scope of the master programme (for instance: Clinical research, Public health, Molecular biotechnology, Applied mathematics or related fields with a number of prerequisites in Biology and/or in Computing). The admission policy is intended to ensure equal opportunity of access to higher education for qualified European and third country students.
1. Students are required having already completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 180 ECTS) and the first year of a Master of Science (MSc degree or a nationally recognized degree equivalent to 60 ECTS), with a minimum grade of “B–“ in the ECTS grading scale (at least a score of 70%). If requested, the applicant must prove the international recognition of the mentioned Degree as equivalent to a B.Sc. + first year of Ms, and provide such official recognition translated in English. An academic equivalency may be attributed based on the professional experience of the applicant (validation of acquired experience).
2. Students are required having a fluent level in English, certified by a TOEFL score. The result has to be paper based at least 580, computer based at least 237 or internet based at least 92-93. An alternative is a minimum score of 6.5 from IELTS test. Furthermore, basic computer skills are required. The Consortium Committee can admit excellent students with a somewhat lower TOEFL (550, 213 or 79-80 respectively) or IELTS score (6.0).
Scholarships
- 24,000 € for Non-European students
- 10,000 € per year for European students
- 1,200 € per week for academics (maximum14,400 € for 3 months)
Contact: philippe.sabatier@imag.fr
Moreinfo: http://biohealth-computing.org