The 2-year-long European Master Course TEMA European Territories (Civilisation, Nation, Region, City): Identity and Development proposes the analysis of political use and scientific representation of territorial units (civilization, nation, region, city) in an interdisciplinary, research-based curriculum.
Organised in four major modules: civilization, nation, region and city, that represent four research scales, as well as four different approaches to historical, political, social and cultural issues of space and those of territory, the TEMA Master provides students with an in-depth understanding of European cohesion policy and regional development emphasising on legal framework and scientific analysis.
According to the two objectives of the Master Course, i. e. guaranteeing a certain homogeneity in training as well as highlighting the specificities of each partner university, the TEMA curriculum is divided into two parts: a common study core of foundational and methodological courses on one hand, and specialised and research courses on the other hand.
The curriculum also offers two intensive weeks focusing on a specific subject of the TEMA programme. Students are required to study at two partner universities at least, with a mandatory mobility in semester 3 and an optional one in semester 2 and/or 4.
An individual tutorial supervision is offered to each student. The students receive a systematic introduction to scientific research within the framework of the methodological seminars in view of defending their master thesis with success in semester 4.
TEMA Master Course is offered by a consortium of the following European universities:
- Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary,
- École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales of Paris, France,
- University of Catania, Italy, and
- Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic.
To apply for Master TEMA students must hold a first degree (BA/BSc) in History, Geography, Anthropology, Ethnography, Cultural studies, Urban Studies, Nationalism Studies, Law, Economy, Administration.
The selection is based on academic excellence and proficiency in English and in French, which are the languages of instruction.
TEMA graduates receive double or multiple degrees (according to their mobility track), as well as a diploma supplement at the end of their studies, allowing them to enter into the professions in the area of local, regional, national and European territorial administration, in urban planning and research institutions.
TEMA Master Scholarships
Candidates who fulfil the third country students criteria* are eligible for a category A Erasmus Mundus scholarship, awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
The scholarship consist in a 1000 € monthly allowance, a contribution to travel, installation and any other type of cost up to 4000 € per year and a maximum contribution to the Master Course participation costs (including insurance coverage) up to 4000 € per semester.
The monthly allowance amount may be increased in order to help cover the additional costs of students with special needs.
Eligibility criteria for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship – TEMA Master Scholarships
- Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by an Erasmus Mundus Master Course consortium in accordance with its specific students’ application and selection criteria, are eligible for a scholarship.
- Students can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to the Erasmus Mundus Master Course or Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes (EMMC and EMJD together).
- Each project may give rise to the award of only one EU grant to any student for the same joint course over the length of the course concerned.
- Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with a double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of scholarship at a time.
- Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
Individuals who have already benefited from an EMMC scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another EMMC. - Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
- EMMC students scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.
For more details and application materials, see; TEMA Master Scholarships
