Erasmus Mundus Joint European Master in Environmental Studies

Cities & Sustainability (JEMES CiSu)

PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM
for the 2016-2018 programme
(see programme application guidelines for submission procedure available from the website)

Aalborg Universitet, Denmark

Technische Universitt Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, Spain
in collaboration with

University of New South Wales, Australia

Beijing Normal University, China
Beijing University of Technology, China
Columbia University, USA
University of California Santa Cruz, USA
University of California Davis, USA
University of California Merced, USA
Mahidol University, Thailand
Parsons New School for Design, USA

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM USING A PC!

Personal Data
Name _______________________________________________________________________________________
first / given name(s)

last / family name(s)

Date of birth ________ / ___________ /

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mm

Gender (F / M) ___________________
yyyy

Marital status ________________________________________

City and country of birth __________________________ Nationality ______________________________________
Passport no. ___________________________ Issued in (Country and City) ________________________________
Date of issue__________ / _________ / _______________
dd

mm

yyyy

Correspondence Address

Mailing address, street and number _______________________________________________

Post code _____________________ - ___________ City _______________________________________________
County / region (if applicable) __________________________ Country ____________________________________
Phone no (include country and region codes). ____________________________ Mobile phone: ______________________
Fax: ____________________________ Email: ______________________________________

Permanent Address
Mailing address, street and number _______________________________________________
Post code _____________________ - ___________ City _______________________________________________
County / region (if applicable) __________________________ Country ____________________________________
Phone no (include country and region codes). ____________________________ Mobile phone: ______________________
Fax: ____________________________ Email: ______________________________________

Academic Information
Name of
degree/course
studied

University

City & Country

Beginning
month/year

End
month/year

Final
grade

Type
degree
(BSc/MSc)

Academic honours, awards, fellowships:

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List of referees that you have asked for a letter of recommendation
____________________________________________________________________________________________
name

position

address

____________________________________________________________________________________________
name

position

address

Present Activity and Professional Experience

Mention type of professional activity (employee, unemployed, student) ___________________________________
Enterprise / Institution ___________________________________________________________________________
Position / Profession ____________________________________________________________________________
Date of beginning of activity _____________ / _________ / _________
Enterprise / institution address ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Brief description of responsibilities _________________________________________________________________
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Past Professional Experience

Beginning of activity
(mm/yy)

End of activity (mm/yy)

Position, institution and brief description of responsibilities

Vocational Training Courses

Name of training course

Training entity

Duration
(hours)

Date

Applicants Publications
Authors

Title

Journal

Year

Applicants Communications / Conference Papers

Authors

Title

Conference

Year

Computer Skills (advanced/average/basic)

Software

Competence level

Language Skills (advanced/average/basic)

Language

Writing

Oral

Reading

How did you acquire your language skills?

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Did you pass any language tests recently (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge)? (must be maximum 2 years old)
Read about the requirements here: http://www.jemes-cisu.eu/joomla3/index.php/application/admission-english
Name of test

Language

Date

Score

Programme Questionnaire / Essay

The theme is The Sustainable City.
You can either answer:
a)

each question individually (in which case, answers should not exceed 150 words each),

b)

as a brief essay (in which case the essay should be between 700 and 1000 words).

a)

Questionnaire:

1.

What is your definition of a sustainable city?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

2.

What are the greatest environmental problems facing cities?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

3.

What is your definition of the vulnerability of cities?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

4.

What is most important in your opinion, climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation or do you
find both equally important? Justify your opinion.
Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

5.

How can a city increase its resilience?

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

6.

Who do you consider the most important stakeholders when planning or designing the sustainable city?
Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

7.

Are cities vital to the future of sustainability? Justify your opinion.

Write your answer here (max. 150 words)

b)

Essay:
Write your essay here (max. 700- 1000 words)

OR

Course of Study
Your choices for course of studies help us in the logistics of the programme. Please remember that your choices here
are final and cannot be changed without prior acceptance from the Consortium. Also note: the university (Aalborg or
Barcelona) where you start your studies will send the admission resolution.
At which university would you like to start your study on 1 st semester? Please underline preference:
Aalborg Universitet (Denmark)
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona (Spain)
At which university would you like to continue your studies on 2nd semester? Please underline preference:
Technische Universitt Hamburg-Harburg (Germany)
Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
Within the area of Environmental Studies Cities & Sustainability, please indicate your field(s) of major
interest:
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How did you learn about this course?
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Did you apply, or do you intend to apply to other universities besides those involved in this course? If so,
please mention which ones.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Do you wish to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for JEMES CiSu?
Deadline for application: 3 January 2016 at 23:59 CET (date of online application).

Yes

No

Signature

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(place)

_____ / _____ / ______

(date, dd/mm/yyyy)
__________________________________
(Applicants Signature)

Application Checklist (please tick the boxes)

Apply online through STADS-DANS (Alborg Universitys application system): http://www.en.stadsdans.aau.dk/.
The below documents are to be uploaded as SEPARATE PDF-FILES under the point Requirements and
Prerequisites Completed Academic degrees / In-progress academic degrees in the online application
system (in the dialog box called "Upload to higher education", please write your university, name of
your study programme and graduation date/expected graduation date):

JEMES CiSu programme application form (the present form, completed and signed)
Programme questionnaire / essay on your ideas and visions in the field of environmental studies
Curriculum vitae / rsum
Officially authenticated copy1 of bachelors degree certificate or equivalent.
Officially authenticated copy of complete university transcript of records
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members acquainted with the applicant's work in the major area of
undergraduate study.
Copy of passport
If the applicant is not a native English speaker or does not have a complete Bachelors and/or Masters degree
taught exclusively in English2: valid proof of English language proficiency is required.

Please note that students who are applying for the Erasmus Mundus programme in Environmental Studies: Cities &
Sustainability (JEMES CiSu) are NOT TO PAY THE APPLICATION FEE.

An official authenticated copy of your documents could be obtained from the institution issuing the documents, a public notary or from the
competent authorities in the country where the degree has been issued. Contact details can be found on the following link:
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=41. For those countries not included on the list, the candidate is advised to
contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in some cases the Ministry of Justice, in the country of issue.
2
Countries where English is considered the native language: Australia, the UK, Ireland, USA, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. All other
applicants must provide an official English test read more here: http://www.jemes-cisu.eu/joomla3/index.php/application/admission-english.