Erasmus Mundus Partner
Boston University, through the International Relations and Political Science Departments, has become an associate partner in a multimillion euro project for a joint PhD: the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate program on “Globalisation, the EU, and Multilateralism.” Named the GEM PhD school, it is funded by the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the Commission of the European Communities under the Erasmus Mundus Framework Programme. The PhD is coordinated by the Free University of Brussels (ULB), with a Consortium of 6 partner universities (ULB, Warwick, LUISS, Geneva, Fudan, and Waseda) plus associates partners (including BU, ITAM, Mexico, and UN University). It provides full three year support for approximately 9 PhD candidates annually, offering shared training programs, supporting international mobility actions, international seminars and joint workshops. Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration , is heading BU’s involvement in the project.
