Universiti Kuala Lumpur is proud to be the Higher Learning Institution from Malaysia in the consortium of 10 European and 10 Asian Universities to receive the ERASMUS MUNDUS GRANT under the AREAS (Academic Relations between Europe and Asia) Project. With this grant, under Erasmus Mundus Action 2, the university is privileged to conduct the ERASMUS MUNDUS International Mobility programme for its staff and students to 10 consortium European countries involved. The project duration will be from July 2011 until July 2015.The kick-off meeting of the AREAS project has successfully been held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 25th-26th October, followed by visits from the EU University partners to the Asian universities partners for the promotional and information session, in conjunction with the announcement of 1st Cohort Call for Application which will be opened from 1st Nov 2011 until 31st Jan 2012.
The main objective of AREAS project is to promote higher education cooperation between EU and Asia: Mobility from the Asian countries involved (Vietnam, Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and The Philippines) to the European Union. There will be 98 scholarships available in this project at all levels, from Undergraduate to Master Students, from Doctorate students to academic and administrative staff for the purpose of studying, researching, teaching and training in order to develop their qualifications and their international experience.
For the list of participating universities, thematic areas of study and other further information, please visit website: www.areas.polito.it
