The Erasmus Mundus in Language and Communication Technologies
About
The Erasmus Mundus European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) is designed to meet the demands of industry and research in a rapidly growing area. It offers education and training opportunities for the next generations of leaders in research and innovation. It provides students with profound knowledge and insight into the various disciplines that contribute to the methods of language and communication technologies and it strengthens their ability to work according to scientific methods. Moreover, the students acquire practice-oriented knowledge by choosing appropriate combinations of modules in Language Technology, Computational and Theoretical Linguistics, and Computer Science.
The LCT program involves studying one year each at two different universities of the consortium. After completing all study requirements, the student will obtain two already approved Master of Science/Arts degrees with legal value in the countries of issue.
The LCT Masters program has been successfully implemented since 2007 with funding from the Erasmus Mundus Programme. Due to its high quality, the LCT program has been awarded by the European Commission/EACEA an Erasmus Mundus Brand Name (EMBN) by which it commits itself to maintain the requirements and level of excellence expected from an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course.
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Scholarship
Scholarships should be considered as "full scholarships" covering all necessary costs of the student during his/her study period in Europe
Selection Criteria
All applications are first screened for fulfilling the following eligibility criteria:
- Meeting of the application deadline
- Completeness of the application
- English language proficiency
- Bachelor degree (at least projected completion before starting the LCT Program) or equivalent in the area of (Computational) Linguistics, Language Technology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines, subject to the consent of and the approval by the consortium's admission committee.
All applications that meet the eligibility criteria are then assessed against the following selection criteria:
- Results in undergraduate education: grade and quality of first degree (what mark and from which university or program); time spent to receive first degree and way of conducting studies (short and focused, or if long additional activities, richness of studies depending on field, additional activities besides studies); having worked or studied in an interdisciplinary environment (type of first degree studies or additional experience outside the first degree studies);- Results in areas relevant for LCT, namely Computer Science and Language Technology (incl. formal linguistics);
- Result of TOEFL, IELTS or other acceptable test (see language requirements here); language abilities and practical application in studying or working;
- Benefit potential for the students, how the student may profit from participating in the LCT program;
- Motivation of the student for wanting to participate in the LCT program (expectations, own contribution).
Application
The procedure to submit a complete application:I. Fill out the application form.
- Provide the names of 2 referees of your choice on the application form. Using the email address you provide, your referees will be contacted and asked to upload letters of recommendation.Alternatively, your referee may send their letter by post to our contact address, but it must come directly from the referee (not from you), be securely sealed, and sent by the deadline.
- OPTIONAL: You may provide your preferences for the host and partner universities together with the reasons for your choice. While your preferences will be taken into account, the final assignment will be made to best fit your study needs.
II. Upload the following documents via the file upload interface:
- a current Curriculum Vitae (CV), written in English (Upload into the field Curriculum Vitae (CV))- certified copies of:
a. your Bachelor's degree, if already completed (Upload into the field Degree Certificate (DC)
b. certificates attesting to the fulfillment of the language requirements (Upload into the field English Certification (EC))
- a transcript of academic records (Upload into the field Transcript of Records (TOR))
- a copy of your identity document (Upload into the field Passport (PP))
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