Consortium
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Environment and Development
The University Consortium
The MERGED programme provides you with a single entry-point access to top-level and up-to-date teaching in three different countries: Denmark, Poland, and Italy.
The programme is jointly developed and delivered by the MERGED consortium consisting of the University of Copenhagen, the University of Warsaw, and the University of Milan.
Faculty of Science, Department of Food and Resource Economics
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy
University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development
What makes MERGED unique?
Experience in research-based teaching.
Our core staff comprises internationally recognised specialists: more than 30 faculty members from 3 different Countries participate in the MERGED Master and will guide students through our programme.
The MERGED programme also benefits from a worldwide collaboration programme with Associated Partner institutions, from other universities to private companies and civil society organisations.
These partners are integrated into the joint implementation of the field trip in the first year, teaching selected module components, hosting MSc thesis students, participating in the employment workshop at the end of the programme, and providing feedback on teaching and graduate quality.
University of Copenhagen
With its 5,000 researchers and 37,500 students, the University of Copenaghen boasts an international research and study environment and is ranked among the world’s best universities.
The Faculty of Science – or SCIENCE – is Denmark’s largest science research and education institution and it’s located in the buzzing heart of the city, with easy access to the rich cultural life, museums, theatres, restaurants, and cafés.
SCIENCE is known for its strong student engagement and superior study environment. The Campus also comprises four experimental farms, a Pometum, and an Arboretum, thus linking theoretical studies with practical research.
University of Milan
The University of Milan, founded in 1924, is the largest higher education institution in the region of Lombardy, with 10 Faculties, 31 Departments and about 65.000 students.
Being the only Italian member of LERU (League of European Research Universities), the University of Milan is strongly committed to the promotion of basic research, technological innovation, teaching quality, and integration with the dynamic labour market in Lombardy.
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is the largest in Italy offering the Faculty gives students important training opportunities thanks to its modern laboratories – including those for advanced computing, chemistry, microbiology, sensorial analysis, genetics, and molecular biology – its three experimental farms and an innovative greenhouse complex.
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw was founded in 1816 and it is the largest and one of the oldest higher education institutions in Poland. The University has more than 40,000 students and educates more than 2,000 doctoral T
The University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (UCBS) is a university-wide organisational unit in which collaborate 7 facolties: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Regional Studies, Geology, Economic Sciences, Law, and Administration, working in close cooperation with others, among others with the Faculty of Management.
MERGED Commission
The MERGED Commission, Co-ordinator, and Secretariat administrate the MERGED programme. The MERGED Commission is the supreme administrative and executive body of the consortium. It is headed by the Consortium Co-ordinator and consists furthermore of one representative of the other two institutions and one non-voting student representative selected by and amongst the entire MERGED student body.
The Commission meets at least twice a year to discuss and follow-up on module and programme evaluations, discuss programme quality, and decide on economic matters within the Consortium.
MERGED Co-ordinator
The MERGED Co-ordinator is Carsten Smith-Hall, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Apart from being the daily administrator of the programme, the Co-ordinator chairs the Commission, and is responsible for all contact with the European Commission.
Local Coordinators are:
- Anna Batorczak, University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development; University of Warsaw;
- Carlo Pozzi Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Landscape, Agroenergy; University of Milan
MERGED Secretariat
The Secretariat is the central executive body of the MERGED programme. The MERGED Secretariat consists of employees from all three partner universities and it’s the organ proposed to help students from application procedure to their graduation.
All inquiries to the secretariat should be written to merged-science@adm.ku.dk
