MARHABA
Program for Excellence Academy
Cooperation Exchange
ERASMUS MUNDUS PROJECT
Dr. Nadia A. Salih
MARHABA is an Erasmus Mundus Project aiming at:
 Developing
further collaboration among the European Union and
Iran, Iraq for sending and hosting mobility of talented students and
staff.
 Enhancing capacity, transparency and employability as well as skills
and qualification of institutions and individuals.
The MARHABA project promotes 125 flows of students and staff (to and
from EU) in a collaborative framework which includes a balanced
representation of 9 Universities in Iran and Iraq (5 in Iran and 4 in Iraq)
and another 9 Universities in eight European countries (Spain, Germany,
France, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Portugal).
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 The project MARHABA, coordinated by the University of Santiago de
Compostela (USC) is one of the proposals approved by the Education,
Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for (Iran and Iraq), in 2014.
 Mobilities: 125
Mobilities addressed to beneficiaries and citizens promotes flows of students and
staff from the European Union towards Iran and Iraq and from Iran and Iraq
towards the EU.
 Academic levels:
undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate and staff.
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European partners:
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University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
University of Nantes, France
Bielsko-Biała School of Finances and Law, Poland
University of Minho, Portugal
University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria
Staffordshire University, UK
University of Cagliari, Italy
University of Almeria, Spain
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Third Country partners
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Iran University of Medical sciences, Iran
University of Sulamani, Iraq
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
University of raparin, Iraq
University of Tehran, Iran
Halabja University, Iraq
Koya University, Iraq
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Beneficiaries:
Candidates belonging to one of the following target groups can be
selected for Marhaba project:
Target Group 1 (TG1): Students and Academic Staff registered in one
of the partner universities belonging to the consortium.
Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one
year of studies in their home institution;
Target Group 2 (TG2): Nationals from the third countries of the
consortium in a particularly vulnerable situation due to social and
political reasons.
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Amount of the grant:
MARHABA includes travel and insurance costs and a monthly
allowance of:
1.000€ for
1.000€ for
1.500€ for
1.800€ for
2.500€ for
Undergraduate
Master
Doctorate
Post-doctorate
Academic Staff
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Duration of the mobilities:
 Undergraduate: 6 and 10 months
 Master: 6 and 18 months
 Doctorate: 6 and 34 months
 Post doctorate: 6 months
 Academic Staff: 1 month
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MOBILITY FROM EU TO MIDDLE EAST
Europeans
TG1
TG2
TOTAL
Undergraduate
04
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04
Master
08
01
09
Doctorate
09
01
10
Post-doctorate
01
01
02
Staff
10
-
10
TOTAL
32
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35
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MOBILITY FROM MIDDLE EAST TO EU
Undergra
duate
Master
Doctorate
Postdoctorate
Staff
TOTAL
Iran
17
9
10
4
9
49
Iraq
15
7
8
2
9
41
32
16
18
6
18
90
Middle East
TOTAL
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MOBILITY FROM IRAQ TO EU
ACADEMIC LEVEL
TG1
TG2
TOTAL
Undergraduate
15
-
15
Master
05
01
07
Doctorate
06
01
08
Post-doctorate
02
-
02
Staff
09
-
09
37
02
41
TOTAL
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Student support services
Practical arrangements for the reception
of incoming students and scholars in the
USC
• Assistance for obtaining visa (invitation
letters, contact with the embassies, etc.)
• Administrative support
• accommodation arrangements
• Language adaptation courses
• Support for residence permit
• Academic guidance
• Students’ associations
• Reception upon arrival: welcoming events
• Opening bank accounts
• Registration procedures
• Services for students with special needs
and/or disabilities
• Advice on daily life eventualities (public
transportation, healthcare services, social
and cultural integration)
*Applicants are urged to work on their
language proficiency qualification.
*That is why it is necessary to have one of
these certificates (IELTS,TOEFL,PEARSON)
*The end time for application is 31/12/2014.
*This project is open to all fields of study
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The On-line application works with four periods for:
Registration period
Pre-selection period
Selection period
Remaining period
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www.usc.es/marhaba
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3 main steps of
online registration
All fields have to be
filled to proceed to
step 2 .
Otherwise, a warning
message will appear.
After filling all
applications click on
“Continue to step 3”
Students will received the
following message at their email
addresses
GENERAL PRE- SELECTION CRITERIA FOR HOST UNIVERSITIES
MARHABA PROJECT- SELECTION CRITERIA
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Academic record
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Language skills
30
Academic Suitability and relevance of the application
10
Motivation
05
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