The GLOCAL II has been successful in the Erasmus Mundus re-recognition exercise. Our bid scored 87/100 and 44 projects were funded from 91 applications. In total we will receive 4.37 million Euros between September 2019 and August 2024, which will be spend for the greater part on scholarships for students from all over the world. Next to the 28 scholarship students, 32 self-funded students will be accepted annually to this multidisciplinary and global programme.
GLOCAL II directly addresses the relationship between global economic and social forces and how these are interpreted, understood and responded to in different nations, regions and localities with an increased emphasis on emerging markets, specifically in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific regions. The intersection between global and local focuses on the continued value of innovative and distinctive place within global markets. How that value is constructed and sustained through creative individuals, clusters, cities and industries that create greater global linkages is one of the key arenas of analysis. The programme is profoundly multi-disciplinary, drawing on particular strengths in business, economics, and social analysis, informed by deep historical contextualisation and perspectives. It draws on the strengths of existing global networks between recognised experts with longstanding professional ties across all the consortium partner universities: Glasgow, Barcelona, Göttingen, Erasmus Rotterdam, Kyoto, Uppsala, and Los Andes Bogota. The latter three have become new full-partner universities and will make this Erasmus Mundus programme an even more global experience than GLOCAL I.
The general objectives of mobility have been met via multiple perspectives and networks. Students have the opportunity to combine theory and practice to learn how specific regions and places have experienced and responded to globalization. Students are encouraged to explore a variety of perspectives on the process and experience of globalization and to reflect on the relationship between global and local, and how, in particular, governments and institutions, cities and firms, creativity and culture, reshape the globalising world. Through placements students can also enhance their learning experience in internationally active businesses, cultural, third sector, or diplomatic organisations. The intertwining of academic analysis and practical engagement provides a range of skills and experiences that help to develop active and informed learners and leaders capable of operating at strategic levels in the global economy, or of undertaking further study.
At the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Dr. Maarten van Dijck (vandijck@eshcc.eur.nl ) and Prof.dr. Ben Wubs (wubs@eshcc.eur.nl ) are responsible for the coordination and management of this Erasmus Mundus programme.