About EMA
The Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) is a network for students and alumni of all Erasmus Mundus Masters Course (EMMC) programmes. Since its establishment through an initiative of the European Commission in June of 2006, EMA has been working constantly to advance the Erasmus Mundus programme, and to offer a platform where students and alumni can exchange information and experiences. All EMA activities are performed by members on a voluntary basis, and in cooperation with the European Commission.
THE MISSION of the Association is to serve the interests of Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni, notably by providing a forum for networking, communication and collaboration and by promoting Erasmus Mundus as a European programme of excellence in international education.
The EMA’s goals:
- Contribute to the successful internationalisation of higher education
- Create a representative network for Erasmus Mundus graduates from Europe and third countries
- Establish a channel of communication for students, alumni, their universities, and the European Commission
- Provide students with academic advice based on the experience of previous generations
The EMA General Assembly, which is made up of master courses representatives, convenes once a year. The assembly sets guidelines for all EMA activities and elects both the EMA president and its Steering Committee.
The president, EMA’s highest representative, is elected by members of the General Assembly for a two-year term.
Publicity for, and the actual coordination of EMA activities is carried out by service teams. These teams consist of dedicated students and alumni, and are led by the team coordinators who jointly form the EMA Steering Committee. At the moment there are seven service teams with the following tasks:
- Promotion
- Internal Communication
- Magazine
- Conferences and events
- Information technology
- Jobs for alumni and students
- EMA Policy
The EMA Statute is available here