EUROSUD PROGRAMME Semester 2 - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
EUROSUD is an unique opportunity to engage in the multi-disciplinary study of the South European region with partners in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom over two years and gain a jointly awarded Master degree!
The fisrt semester is based in Glasgow. The second semester is based in Athens or in Madrid. In Athens, you can live in the historical capital of Europe, also known as the birthplace of democracy, arts, science and philosophy of western civilisation. EUROSUD students have the Mediterranean climate, the greek culture, living history in this open air museum!
At the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), EUROSUD students have 5 options of course and they can choose 3.
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Interested? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!
EUROSUD PROGRAMME Semester 2 - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
EUROSUD is an unique opportunity to engage in the multi-disciplinary study of the South European region with partners in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom over two years and gain a jointly awarded Master degree!
The fisrt semester is based in Glasgow. The second semester is based in Athens or in Madrid. In Madrid, you can live at the capital and most populous city of Spain.
At the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), EUROSUD students have 9 options of courses and they can choose 5, but Research Seminar is compulsory for all! Among the options, they have 2 courses offered in Spanish!
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Interested? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!
Felix, 2nd Year Research Track Student, learns Greek at NKUA thanks to the EUROSUD Career Development Fund
EUROSUD students may apply for funding for activities linked to the programme and/or their related career development that reflect the ethos and learning objectives of the degree programme. Below, we hear from Felix, one of our second year Research Track students, on how he was able to enrol on a four-month Greek class at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athen’s Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre, thanks to the fund.
With support from the EUROSUD Career Development Fund, I have enrolled in a four month Greek class at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens’s Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre. The centre is located at the NKUA’s main campus in Zografou which I had not visited before and which, with its big faculty buildings, parks, and canteens, provides me with another experience of Greek university life.
As for the course, I find that the B1-level class I am taking connects nicely to my previous knowledge of the language and will hopefully improve my level to conversational which has always been a lifelong goal of mine. Also, speaking Greek fluently at least at some very basic level could greatly expand my professional opportunities to work as a journalist reporting on and from Greece.
I feel privileged to be given this chance in the second and final semester at NKUA, as the evening language classes also provide a welcome change from working on the Master’s dissertation.
Anne, EUROSUD Research Track Student learns Italian in Copenhagen thanks to Career Development Fund
EUROSUD students may apply for funding for activities linked to the programme and/or their related career development that reflect the ethos and learning objectives of the degree programme. Below, we hear from Anne, one of our Research Track students on how she was able to continue learning Italian in Copenhagen thanks to the fund.
Thanks to financial support from the EUROSUD Studies and Career Development Fund, I am able to attend a B2 Italian language course at Studieskolen in Copenhagen. I started learning Italian during my third semester at Aix-Marseille Université, and I am thankful for the chance to continue studying the language this semester as well.
As a student of the research track, I am currently writing my dissertation during the fourth and final semester of the EUROSUD program. Improving my language skills will hopefully prove to be an asset when I soon finish the master program and begin my job search. My hope is to continue working as a journalist but with a specialization on South European issues.
As I have already worked on my language abilities in Spanish and French, both before and during the master’s program, I think Italian could be a good addition to these skills. The language school is known for its good reputation, engaged students and native speaking teachers, so I am already happy about attending the course. I am therefore very grateful to the EUROSUD Career Development Fund for making this a possibility!
EUROSUD students go to Lisbon - 3rd Winter School 2023
This year the EUROSUD Winter School happened in Lisbon from February 27th until March 1st.
EUROSUD is taught over 2 years, starting at the University of Glasgow, where all students can meet and study there for one semester, followed by Athens or Madrid in semester 2. In the final year students can choose among Marseille, Madrid, Athens and Rome.
This is a great opportunity to develop soft skills and learn about different cultures. On the other hand, many say that the biggest challenge for EUROSUD students is being separated from their friends on the journey after Glasgow.
The Winter School is an opportunity for everyone to meet again, catching up about where they are doing their internship or what they are researching for their thesis.
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Do you also want to make friends from all over the world living in 3 different countries? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!
EUROSUD PROGRAMME Semester 1 - University of Glasgow
EUROSUD is an unique opportunity to engage in the multi-disciplinary study of the South European region with partners in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom over two years and gain a jointly awarded Master degree!
The fisrt semester is based in Glasgow. Many people believe that Harry Potter was filmed at the University of Glasgow! Even though this is not true, students can still feel like they are studying in Hogwarts, with the Gothic-revival style building with its spires at the main building.
The first semester is when all students meet, before they follow their journey in the two next mobility partners.
At the University of Glasgow, EUROSUD students have 3 mandatory courses. Click here to see our instagram post about it and here to read more about each course!
Interested? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!
International Women's Day - Inspiring Alumni From Each Of Our Partner Universities
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8 every year.
There is much to celebrate about women’s achievements, and yet there is still more we can all do, women and allies alike, to #EmbraceEquity and ensure that we build a world for those that come after us that is evermore diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
We’ve compiled a list of successful women in various fields who’ve graduated from each of our partner universities below.
Marion Gilchrist, University of Glasgow
Marion Gilchrist was the first woman to graduate from the University of Glasgow in 1894, and the first woman in Scotland to graduate with a medical degree, despite medicine being considered an ‘unfeminine’ subject at the time. She worked as a GP in Glasgow, specialising in eye diseases, and was also an early motoring enthusiast, having a garage on Ashton Lane. She was also a leading figure in the UK suffragette movement, but change took time: it would be 34 years after Marion graduate that women were finally granted full voting rights.
You can read more about her and other inspiring women who graduated from the University of Glasgow here
Dolores Delgado García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Dolores Delgado García is a Spanish prosecutor who served as Attorney General of Spain from 2020 to 2022. Previously, she served as Minister of Justice and First Notary of the Kingdom from 2018 to 2020, in the first Pedro Sánchez administration. She joined the Public Prosecution Service in 1989, being assigned to the High Court of Justice of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. In 1993 she was promoted to prosecutor at the Audiencia Nacional, where she stands out for being responsible for important cases against drug trafficking and terrorism. She has also worked at the International Criminal Court.
Graça Machel, Universidade de Lisboa
An alumna of the University of Lisbon, Dame Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. Machel is an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights, including on ending child marriage, and was made an honorary British Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work. She is the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two countries, South Africa and Mozambique, being the widow of former President of Mozambique, Samora Machel, and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Alongside Mandela and Desmond Tutu, she convened The Elders, a group working on various humanitarian subjects.
Elisabetta Belloni, LUISS Guido Carli
Elisabetta Belloni is an Italian diplomat and civil servant, and has served as Director of the Department of Information for Security since 2021. . She has held positions in Italian embassies offices in Vienna and Bratislava, as well as in the Directorates General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2001 she was appointed Head of the Office for Central and Eastern European Countries, and from 2004 to 2008, directed the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Anna Vissi, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Anna Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter, actress, television presenter, radio personality, and businesswoman. She studied music and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens in 1973, signing a record deal, releasing singles, and collaborating with other artists whilst still studying at NKUA. She has performed in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, representing Greece in 1980 and 2006, and Cyprus in 1982.
Ariane Labed, Aix-Marseille Université
Ariane Labed is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and for appearing in Helen Edmundson’s film Mary Magdalene in 2018. Labed studied theatre at Aix-Marseille University.
EUROSUD students experience in Greece
Have you ever thought of living in Greece?
Greece is a country in south-eastern Europe, known for its natural and historical beauty and for being the birthplace of western civilisation.
Athens, its capital, hosts many monuments full of history and some nearby beaches.
EUROSUD students who choose the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) for their second semester, have the opportunity to live this dream for 6 months.
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Interested? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!
Student Trip to Morocco
Recently some of our students took a trip to Rabat, Morocco. Whilst there, they visited the Université Internationale de Rabat and the Human Rights Council of Morocco, as well as a tour of historical Rabat. Mariana, who was on the trip, shared her experiences below.
Hi guys!
My name is Mariana, I’m from Brazil and currently in the fourth and final semester of EUROSUD. I’m here to show you a little bit about our trip to Morocco!
The first visit we did was to the Université Internationale de Rabat to get to know more about the Medina Masters. The Medina Program brings a holistic perspective on North Africa and Arabic studies covering political, cultural, gender, and urban perspectives of the region, with a historical approach to the region and the latest developments.
In the afternoon we had a tour around historical Rabat with Abdel (@abdelsrabattours on Instagram) and it was very interesting! We visited the Mausoleum of Mohamed V, the Hassan Tower, the Bab el Rahba, the Old Jewish Quarter, the Old Medina and the Kasbah of the Udayas. It was a very beautiful walk, the historical sites were amazing, and we had tea with beautiful views of the Udayas.
Our third visit was to the Human Rights Council of Morocco, where we could understand better how the Council works in association with international institutes and according to the UN guidelines, and also to ask questions about the development of the human rights agenda in Morocco.
Our fourth visit was to the Policy Center for the New South, which is a Moroccan think tank aiming to contribute to the improvement of economic and social public policies that challenge Morocco and the rest of Africa as integral parts of the global South. After, we had the opportunity to meet some leadership of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
And of course, we could not leave Morocco without buying souvenirs from the Old Medina! But fun fact: we got lost and we were helped by this lovely girl that lives in the Medina and her dog.
EUROSUD Induction at the The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
After the first semester at the University of Glasgow, EUROSUD students have their second semester either at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens or at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
This year, the Athens induction programme took place from from 25/1 to 27/1. On the first day, students met the Programme Director and Assistant Professor Susannah Verney and the Programme Assistant Evelyn Karakatsani, at the Aioulou building (where most of the classes take place), and also visited the library and had an orientation meeting.
On day two, students had the opportunity to visit the Greek Parliament and meet EUROSUD students from the 2021-2023 cohort.
On the last day, students visited the ΕΑΤ-ΕΣΑ building, a former centre of special investigation for the department of the military police of the dictorship regime in 1964-1974. The visit was guided by the general secretary of the Association of Prisoners and Exiled 1967-74, Nikos Manios.
Monday 30 January was the first day of classes! We wish you all a great semester!
Click here to check out the induction video.
Interested? Applications to join this EUROSUD cohort are now open - apply here today!