Nordic Master Programme

The Nordic Master Programme supports the development of joint Master’s programmes by higher education institutions in the Nordic countries.

Application

Erasmus Mundus

International Joint Degrees

About the programme

The Nordic Master Programme is financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers and plays a central part in strengthening the Nordic region as an attractive venue for higher education and research. SIU manages the programme on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Each project may be awarded up to DKK 1 million. In 2010 funds have been allocated to finance six projects.

Ongoing projects

2010
2009
2007

There have been three calls for applications under the Nordic Master Programme.

Projects 2010

The third and last call for applications took place in 2010. Six projects were granted funds to develop Nordic Master Programmes. The interest was great, and SIU received 34 applications within the deadline 15 September 2010.

Title	Partner institutions	Coordinating institution
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies	The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies University of Copenhagen University of Oslo Aarhus University	University of Iceland (IS)
Aquatic Food Production-Safety and Quality (AQFood)	Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norwegian University of Science and Technology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences University of Iceland	DK-Technical University of Denmark
Dance Education as Artistic Practice and Research - Teaching and Learning in Dance as Embodied Reflective Practice	Oslo National Academy of the Arts (NO) Theatre Academy (FI) University of Dance and Cirkus (SE)	DK-Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance
eNviro5Tech	Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg (SE) KTH (Kungliga Tekniska Högskola) - Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO) Aalto University - School of Science and Technology (FI)	DK-Technical University of Denmark
Nordic Master Program in Sustainable Urban Transitions	Aalto University – School of Science and Technology (FI) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO) KTH (Kungliga Tekniska Högskola) – Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (SE) Technical University of Denmark (DK)	SE-Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg
Master programme in Biodiversity and Systematics	Lund University (SE) Stockholm University (SE) Uppsala University (SE) Aarhus University (DK) University of Copenhagen (DK) University of Bergen (NO) University of Oslo (NO) University of Tromsø (NO)	SE-Göteborg university

Projects 2009

The second round of applications for the Nordic Master Programme was in 2009. The following four projects were granted funds in 2009.

Project title	Partner institutions	Coordinating institution
Nordic Master in computational chemistry and physics	Göteborg University - Sweden Helsinki University - Finland Iceland University - Iceland Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden University of Tromsø – Norway	University of Tromsø
Nordic Master in Maritime Engineering	Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden Helsinki University of Technology – Finland Norwegian University of Science and Technology – Norway Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden Technical University of Denmark – Denmark	Technical University of Denmark
Nordic Master in Didactics of Mathematic	Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus- Denmark University of Agder – Norway University of Copenhagen – Denmark University of Tampere – Finland Åbo Akademi University - Finland	University of Agder
Everyday Practices in Changing Societies	Helsinki University – Finland Linköping University - Sweden University of Stavanger – Norway Roskilde University - Denmark	University of Helsinki

The selected consortiums were each awarded up to 1 million DKK for development of their master programmes.

Projects 2007

The first call for applications took place in 2007, when six projects were granted funds to develop Nordic Master Programmes.

The interest for funding was great in 2007 and it generated 41 applications. 6 of the applying consortiums were granted funds to develop their respective programmes:

Project title	Partner institutions	Coordination institution
Nordic Master in Gerontology	University of Jyväskylä (FI) University of Iceland Lund University (SE)
Nordic Master in Plant Pathology	University of Helsinki (FI) University of Copenhagen (DK) Agricultural University of Iceland Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE) Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
Nordic Master in the Religious Roots of Europe	Aarhus University (DK) The University of Bergen (NO) University of Copenhagen (DK) University of Helsinki (FI) Lund University (SE) University of Oslo (NO)
Nordic Master in Marine Ecosystems and Climate	The University of Bergen (NO) University of Iceland University of Faroe Islands
Nordic Master in Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering	Aalto University (FI) Technical University of Denmark (DK) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO) Chalmers University of Technology (SE) University of Iceland KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)	KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Nordic Master in Innovative Information and Communication Technologies	Technical University of Denmark KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE) Tallinn University of Technology (EST) The University of Turku (FI) Åbo Akademi University (FI)