Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa, India
EMGS - Global Studies - A European Perspective
...have been awarded The Reach Film Fellowship by Cinereach Ltd as Directors/Producers of the documentary "Powerless". The film was co-sponsored by EMA.
Gabriel Mayr, Brazil
Erasmus Mundus Masters in Adapted Physical Activity
... has recently published the book "Football for the Blind: A coaching method."
Justice Odoi, Ghana
GEM (Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management)
...works with USAID in Ghana as an Environmental Specialist. With research skills acquired during his masters he has co-authored several peer-reviewed research articles.
Sarn Settachaimongkon, Thailand
Master International Vintage, Vine, Wine and Terroir Management
...is pursuing his PhD at Wageningen University, the Netherlands with the scholarship of the Commission on Higher Education of the Royal Thai Government.
Rythia Afkar and Irfan Mujahid, Indonesia
QEM and International Trade & European Integration
Success does not only mean career... The two never met during their studies in Europe, but got acquainted and fell in love upon return to their home country during EMA networking events. Two of their Erasmus Mundus best friends, Paola Serra and Arevik Mrktchyan, flew from Europe to Jakarta to witness their wedding in February 2011. Read more about it on their wedding blog
Agatha Bula, Malawi
European Masters in Public health
...makes her PhD in Midwifery in the UK as one of the few nurses rom Africa to pursue a higher degree in midwifery.
Sulabha Karunanidhi, India
MA SEN (Erasmus Mundus Masters in Special Education Needs)
...was awared the Late Smt. Nandini Divatia Award for the Best Teacher of Disabled 2011 by the National Society For Equal Opportunities For the Handicapped, India (NASEOH) for her outstanding achievements.
Leasa Weimer, USA
European Masters in Higher Education
...was awarded a Fulbright grant and an American-Scandinavian Foundation grant in support of her PhD research in Finland. She also received the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Harold Josephson Award for professional promise in international education.
Tian Peng, China
MESPOM (Master of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management)
...started a volunteering project in Ghana to provide toilets for villages. Tian has recently been selected as the North West Regional Winner of the Shine!International Student Award competition held by the British Council.
Caroline d 'Essen, Brazil
Master in Media, Journalism and Communication
...has published a chapter about the Brazilian coverage of COP-15 in a book called "Global Climate, local journalism".
Justin Brown, Australia
Global Studies - A European Perspective
...has been working for a management consultancy GPR Dehler on large-scale projects in the United Kingdom, Mozambique and Russia. He has recently been awarded an Erasmus Mundus Fellowship to undertake an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate in Globalisation, the EU and Multilateralism. While completing the PhD, he will continue working with GPR Dehler as Academic and Research Coordinator, attempting to build bridges for the transfer of knowledge between academia and industry. In November 2010, he also launched Unexus, an innovative online platform for researchers to upload their articles and reach a global audience.
Roberta Gregoli, Brazil
Erasmus Mundus Crossways in European Humanities
pursues a PhD programme at the University of Oxford to study representations of gender in Brazilian cinema. She has been awarded the Clarendon and Santander Scholarships and The Queen's College Cyril and Phillis Long Studentship.
Daniela Spaeth, Germany
Journalism, Media & Globalization
...was selected as one of the 33 finalists in the journalistic competition "Young reporters against poverty".
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Zahid Majeed, Pakistan
MA SEN (Erasmus Mundus Masters in Special Education Needs)
…has been awarded a USAID project to realize inclusive education for teachers in Pakistan. Part of the project will be, to introduce a mandatory inclusive education course for all teachers as well as special education teachers.
Mayank Gupta, India
MSc. in Strategic Project Management
has published a book "The Promises and Perils of Real Options Valuation Technique".
Natalia Bichurina, Russia
Master Mundus Crossways in European Humanities
...has been working at the French Institute of the Consulate General of France in St Petersburg after her graduation. She is a cultural cooperation officer responsible for elaboration and realisation of various French-Russian cultural projects Besides, after the Mundus Master she was admitted to the PhD programme in sociolinguistics at the European University in St Petersburg.
Surendra Kumar Singupalli, India
Erasmus Mundus Masters in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology
...works for Swiss Reinsurance Company – one of the largest reinsurers in the world. Surendra is a catastrophe analyst and is involved in modelling earthquakes and the sub-perils.
Hanneke Luth, the Netherlands
European Master in Law and Economics
...is a former president of EMA who has successfully defended her PhD research on Behavioural Economics and Consumer Policy in May 2010. It aimed at improving standard economic theories about human behaviour with insights derived from psychology and sociology. She currently works at a consultancy firm advising the public sector on various public policy issues.