Twenty-seven new Erasmus Mundus joint master’s programmes will offer scholarships to students from the Western Balkans and elsewhere around the world. These are the first under Erasmus+ for 2021-2027.

The first intake of students will start this year and these newly-selected programmes make a total of more than 170 programmes available in the Erasmus Mundus catalogue. Almost €127 million has been invested in these new programmes, with support for over 2,000 scholarships for students from all over the world. During the 17 years of Erasmus Mundus joint master’s programmes, more than 28,000 students from 195 countries have been awarded scholarships to study in 566 programmes.

Joint programmes blend the best teaching from different universities, often combining different faculties and disciplines. Students study in two or more partner universities over two years. Most of them also have a company or organisation placement to gain practical experience. Students therefore graduate with the right skills and international outlook to equip them for a career as practitioners, administrators or researchers in key and/or niche sectors.