Dear colleague,

Two-year MA in Education at top European universities - generous scholarships available

I am writing to you from the Institute of Education, a college of the University of London, to let you know of an exciting and generous new scholarship scheme available for students wishing to study for a Master’s degree in education and lifelong learning in London and other European cities.

Investment in lifelong learning is increasing all over the world. The challenge lies in developing educational systems suited to various social and organisational contexts. What new opportunities will lifelong learning lead to for the individual and for society? And what new demands does this place on educational policy and practice?

The European Master's in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management (MA LLL) offers students the opportunity to study and compare worldwide policy and practice related to lifelong learning. The programme is supported by the European Union's Erasmus Mundus scheme, and is run by a consortium of three leading European centres of educational research: the Danish School of Education of the University of Aarhus, the Institute of Education of the University of London, and the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain.

These three universities have pooled their expertise to provide a critical perspective on lifelong learning discourse, a global and comparative approach, and a strong focus on issues of quality assurance.

Funding from the Erasmus Mundus scheme enables us to offer around 25 scholarships per year to students from outside the European Union - these are sufficient to cover both tuition costs and living expenses for two years.

The European Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management provides a unique opportunity for some of the best students from around the world to pursue studies in lifelong learning in some of Europe's most exciting cities. For more information, and for application forms, please visit the programme website: www.lifelonglearningmasters.org

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, the Institute of Education will have staff, including course leader Dr Edward Vickers, at the Education UK Exhibitions in Shanghai on 27 and 28 October, and Chengdu on 1 November. Details are below:

Shanghai
27-28 October 2007
Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Centre
1111 North Caoxi Road, Shanghai 200030, P.R. of China
Opening hours: 10.00-16.00 both days
IOE Representatives: Dr Edward Vickers and Christopher Price
www.ssc.sh.cn/english/index.asp
Tel: +86 21 64266666

Chengdu
1 November 2007
Kempinski Hotel Chengdu
42 Ren Min Nan Road, 4th Section, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China
Opening hours: 13.00-18.00
IOE Representative: Christopher Price
Website
Tel: +86 28 85269999

Alternatively, please email iduadmin@ioe.ac.uk for information. We look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Christopher Price
International Development Officer
Institute of Education
University of London

www.ioe.ac.uk