
Europhotonics [Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Рrοgram]
(Starting: Winter Semester)
- Starting
- Winter Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at university
- Study Mode:
- On campus
- Registration Fee & Tuition Information:
- For further details regarding the tuition fee at the partner universities, check the course рagе.
Course Description
Photonics is constantly growing and presently covers a large range of interdisciplinary activities in health, environment, energy, Transport, and telecommunications with either medium-term or long-term social and economic outcomes. Photonics plays a key role in the discovery of new processes in nature and novel technologies, its influence on fundamental knowledge developments and also on market novelties is undeniable.
The EUROPHOTONICS master's program combines top-level training with excellent teaching for young scientists. Fellowships and mobility within the EUROPHOTONICS consortium institutions for EU and non-EU students are offered. EUROPHOTONICS in the past also offered a Ph.D. program.
Participating universities
The following European institutions organize the Europhotonics Master program:
- Aix Marseille Université (FRANCE) (coordinator), Ecole Centrale de Marseille (FRANCE),
- KSOP (Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics) of KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) (GERMANY),
- Barcelona Universities (SPAIN):
- UPC – Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
- ICFO – Institute of Photonic Sciences,
- UB – Universitat de Barcelona,
- UAB – Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona,
- Tampere University of Technology (FINLAND),
- Vilnius University (LITHUANIA).
Five non-European Universities are partners in the program:
- University of Rochester (USA),
- University of Gondar (ETHIOPIA),
- University of Shanghai Jiao Tong (CHINA),
- University of Sydney (AUSTRALIA),
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (MEXICO),
- T.I.M.E. Association.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree in the field of physics, optics & photonics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physical chemistry, or applied physics.
Required ECTS credits: 180.
Applicants must possess a solid academic background in the general fields of physics and mathematics (usually a minimum of 12 ECTS each during the bachelor studiеs).
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines

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(Starting: October)
Application Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
You can upload pictures and scanned documents in any common format (JPEG, PDF…) – PDF format is however strongly preferred.
Please do not send any paper-printed documents, the originals will be asked after selection.
- Your profile: is to be filled out online.
- Photo.
- Proof of nationality: Clear copy of passport (preferred) or ID.
- Up-to-date curriculum vitae (2 pages max).
- Letter of motivation (2 pages max).
- University graduation diplomas: University graduation certificate + Official English translation (first university degree and others – do not send secondary school diploma). Selected students will be asked to bring their original diplomas upon their arrival.
For students who are currently enrolled in their last year or session of a BSc or BEng program or equivalent, provide your current certificate of enrollment as well as the expected graduation date. - Transcripts of records: Transcript of Records/Diploma Supplement + Official English translation (marks/results obtained until now at BSc or equivalent, including information about content and amount of the courses, e.g. credits or hours per week).
- 2 recommendation letters: The reference letters must come directly from your referees. Therefore you must provide in the application the contact information of the two persons who will write the recommendation letters for you.
Relatives, family members, and students are not eligible to submit recommendations. At least one recommendation should come from a faculty member who is familiar with your educational background.
Do not provide their personal email address, only their institutional email addresses. These referees will receive a direct email with instructions on how to upload their recommendation letters. When done, you will see in the Application Software that we have received the recommendation letter, but you will not be able to see the document itself.
The letters uploaded by yourselves will be considered as “Other references” documents and will not be sufficient to validate your application. - Residence proof: Residence certificate + Official English translation of the original document, which must have been issued within 12 months before the application deadline.
This document should certify your actual address. It can either be:- a certificate of residence provided by your municipality,
- a certificate confirming your place of employment or study/training, issued by your employer or your educational institution.
- Residence history – for students coming from “Third Countries not associated with the program” only. Upload a manuscript letter signed by you (see example here) stating that “you are not resident nor have carried out studies or training work for more than a total of 12 months over the last 5 years in any “EU Member State or Third Country associated to the program". The 5-year residence period for this 12-month rule is calculated backward from the submission deadline for applying for the EMJM scholarship. If you cannot provide this document, you have to restart your application as an “EU country and Third Country associated with the program” candidate.
- Documentation of English language proficiency (see language requirements). Your knowledge of English must be documented by either a copy of your TOEFL / IELTS / Duolingo / TOEIC report sheet or any proof/certificate attesting to your English level.
If you have followed a bachelor’s or master’s program at a University or Higher Education Institute (HEI) in your country and the language of all the courses has been English for at least 10 months of the program, then you can submit a certificate from your University or HEI stating this fact (English proficiency certificate). If you can add a TOEFL / IELTS / Duolingo / TOEIC certificate, this can add value to your application.
If you have followed a program where the language of education was not English, but you have followed English Language courses as part of your curriculum or in a private or other institute, then this does not correspond to the criteria. You will need to pass a TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo/TOEIC test.
If you have not followed higher education in English but have for example several years of working experience in an English language environment, then this does unfortunately not meet the criteria. You will need to take a TOEFL / IELTS / Duolingo / TOEIC test. - Applicants with Chinese, Mongolian, Indian & Vietnamese bachelor's degrees are advised to upload an APS certificate as part of their optional documents.
- Other optional documents.
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