Pedagogical resources

• Video access to the courses
• Networking
• Laboratory access
• Library and documentation facilities

One first measure to ensure the networking between the Erasmus Mundus students is the intensive language formation in French, lasting at least three weeks between August 20th and September 20th. During this period, the students will be able to socialize with each other, to share common interests and introductory experience in the local community of one of the three French universities in which they are located during the first year. Students will have time to become familiar with and to adapt to a European (French) socio-cultural milieu before being exposed to changes. Students can meet each other in one of the three French universities without difficulties at reasonable cost.

Another measure which will contribute to the networking of the Erasmus Mundus students in the program is the common courses followed during the first 3 semesters. During these courses, taught either face-to-face or by videoconference, the students will have the opportunity to interact at a didactic and scientific level and also confront their common problems and issues in understanding the taught subjects, if any.

A third foreseen measure is the collaborative on-line component based on the Moodle platform in which several forums will be created that will facilitate student exchanges of comments, questions and different issues regarding courses, home works, and tutorial sessions. A special forum will be created for students to discuss at free any issue related to their Master training. On the Web site of the programme, a special forum will be created for students to exchange impressions related to their cultural local experiences and cultural integration.

The coaching of the students will also contribute to their networking. The tutor assigned to the student will stimulate the students to link with each other and will keep them informed about common activities (either face-to-face or on-line), both at professional and at social level.

The networking of the students with other students from partner institutions will be achieved in several ways. First, the Erasmus Mundus students will be in contact with the students following local Master programmes, in particular the Master programme of each partner institution with which the partners enter the present proposal. Research activities during the programme will be performed in teams of students, trying to gather in a team both students of the Erasmus Mundus program and Master students from local institutions. Moreover, Erasmus Mundus students will be stimulated to take part in local events organised for local Master students in partner institutions, such as scientific days, job fairs, student’s scientific research days, social events.

Internships in companies will be also an opportunity for Erasmus Mundus students to interact with local students, as the companies expressing their interest in hosting such internships already have cooperation relationships with the partner universities in the consortium and already organize/host Master students internships for these partners.

The local languages courses received by the students, French during the first year and a specific language depending on the university of mobility, during the second year, will make the basis for a good integration and communication between Erasmus Mundus students and local students.