MSc in Soils and Global Change (Erasmus Mundus) 24 months Postgraduate Program By Aarhus University |Top Universities
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Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

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9,000 EURTuition Fee/year

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Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Erasmus Mundus International Master’s in Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO) offers you a unique international educational experience with a focused curriculum on soils and global change by bringing together the expertise of research groups at four renowned EU universities.  The programme has been granted the EU’s prestigious Erasmus Mundus label. It is offered jointly by Ghent University (Belgium), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Austria), University of Göttingen (Germany), and Aarhus University (Denmark). 
GLOBAL CHANGE AFFECTS THE FUTURE CAPACITY OF SOIL 
Increasing population pressure, industrialisation, and intensive land use are causing depletion of natural resources and are limiting the performance of land with respect to functions such as biomass production, carbon sequestration, and water purification. The cumulative effects of climate change and the aforementioned aspects of global change influence the capacity of soils to regenerate, and may even cause soil degradation.  The future capacity of soils to support (human) life is at stake, as recognised by national and international organisations and governmental bodies, such as the EU. Programmes have been developed to protect the environment and to increase ecosystem resilience. Numerous directives have been developed and implemented that build on scientific knowledge about soil response to external pressures.  This scientific knowledge is available in European universities, but is rather dispersed due to the specialisation and size of the relevant research groups. In the past this has made it difficult for students to follow a focused curriculum on soils and global change at any individual university.  The alarming effects of global change on soils observed throughout the world emphasises the need to train more personnel worldwide to understand how soils react to global change and to develop prevention and remediation strategies and increase soil resilience. The participating universities in IMSOGLO are very well equipped to give effective and targeted training on soil interactions with global change to an international audience of students. 
COMBINE YOUR OWN STUDY PROGRAMME AT DIFFERENT EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES 
As a student on the IMSOGLO programme, you will attend several higher education institutes in at least two countries.  All students will study for their first semester at Ghent University. Following this, students will choose between two specialisations.  Students who choose to specialise in ‘Soil-Plant System Processes and Global Change’ will study in Vienna in their second semester and in Göttingen in their third semester. In their fourth semester, they will write their master’s thesis at one of these two universities.  Students who choose to specialise in ‘Soil Ecosystem Services and Global Change’will study in Ghent in their second semester and in Aarhus in their third semester. In their fourth semester, they will write their master’s thesis at one of these two universities.  All students will have the opportunity to attend summer school in Vienna or to conduct fieldwork in China. 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 
A bachelor’s degree (minimum 180 ECTS credits) is required in pure or applied sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, civil or agricultural engineering, environmental or agricultural sciences) or an equivalent level from a recognised university or engineering college. The grades obtained during the bachelor degree must be very good or excellent.  Sufficient academic knowledge (at least 40 ECTS in total) is also required in natural sciences (with natural sciences specified as: physics, chemistry, maths, ecology, biology, geography, environmental sciences, or agricultural sciences).  English is the language of instruction in all subjects, and all applicants are therefore required to provide evidence of their English-language proficiency. Please find more information about English requirements online (imsoglo.eu/admission-application/).  IMSOGLO offers Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for student intake September 2024 and onwards. Please read further information online (https://imsoglo.eu/scholarships-fees/) 
CAREERS 
With an International Master of Science in Soils and Global Change, you will be trained in soil management in the context of global change, with either an agro-ecosystem focus or an integrated land management focus. You will gain extensive knowledge about what it takes to save our soils from degradation, how to make soils resilient to climate change, and how to make soils healthy again.  You will be equipped to follow a variety of career paths as a top-level researcher, an academic, or a policymaker. This means that there are job opportunities in regional environmental agencies, municipal nature conservation offices, agricultural advisory services, educational institutions, NGO's concerned with nature and the environment, consulting engineering companies, and EU institutions, ministries, and other public authorities.  Research is also an obvious career path. Students can apply for admission to the university’s PhD programme following completion of the thesis. 
IN THE RANKINGS 
Agricultural sciences by subject at Aarhus University rank twenty-second in the world in the 2020 US News Best Global Universities ranking, and in the 2019 National Taiwan University ranking are nineteenth in Agricultural Sciences by subject. Agriculture and Forestry at AU is ranked thirty-fifth in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by subject. 

Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Erasmus Mundus International Master’s in Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO) offers you a unique international educational experience with a focused curriculum on soils and global change by bringing together the expertise of research groups at four renowned EU universities.  The programme has been granted the EU’s prestigious Erasmus Mundus label. It is offered jointly by Ghent University (Belgium), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Austria), University of Göttingen (Germany), and Aarhus University (Denmark). 
GLOBAL CHANGE AFFECTS THE FUTURE CAPACITY OF SOIL 
Increasing population pressure, industrialisation, and intensive land use are causing depletion of natural resources and are limiting the performance of land with respect to functions such as biomass production, carbon sequestration, and water purification. The cumulative effects of climate change and the aforementioned aspects of global change influence the capacity of soils to regenerate, and may even cause soil degradation.  The future capacity of soils to support (human) life is at stake, as recognised by national and international organisations and governmental bodies, such as the EU. Programmes have been developed to protect the environment and to increase ecosystem resilience. Numerous directives have been developed and implemented that build on scientific knowledge about soil response to external pressures.  This scientific knowledge is available in European universities, but is rather dispersed due to the specialisation and size of the relevant research groups. In the past this has made it difficult for students to follow a focused curriculum on soils and global change at any individual university.  The alarming effects of global change on soils observed throughout the world emphasises the need to train more personnel worldwide to understand how soils react to global change and to develop prevention and remediation strategies and increase soil resilience. The participating universities in IMSOGLO are very well equipped to give effective and targeted training on soil interactions with global change to an international audience of students. 
COMBINE YOUR OWN STUDY PROGRAMME AT DIFFERENT EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES 
As a student on the IMSOGLO programme, you will attend several higher education institutes in at least two countries.  All students will study for their first semester at Ghent University. Following this, students will choose between two specialisations.  Students who choose to specialise in ‘Soil-Plant System Processes and Global Change’ will study in Vienna in their second semester and in Göttingen in their third semester. In their fourth semester, they will write their master’s thesis at one of these two universities.  Students who choose to specialise in ‘Soil Ecosystem Services and Global Change’will study in Ghent in their second semester and in Aarhus in their third semester. In their fourth semester, they will write their master’s thesis at one of these two universities.  All students will have the opportunity to attend summer school in Vienna or to conduct fieldwork in China. 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 
A bachelor’s degree (minimum 180 ECTS credits) is required in pure or applied sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, civil or agricultural engineering, environmental or agricultural sciences) or an equivalent level from a recognised university or engineering college. The grades obtained during the bachelor degree must be very good or excellent.  Sufficient academic knowledge (at least 40 ECTS in total) is also required in natural sciences (with natural sciences specified as: physics, chemistry, maths, ecology, biology, geography, environmental sciences, or agricultural sciences).  English is the language of instruction in all subjects, and all applicants are therefore required to provide evidence of their English-language proficiency. Please find more information about English requirements online (imsoglo.eu/admission-application/).  IMSOGLO offers Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for student intake September 2024 and onwards. Please read further information online (https://imsoglo.eu/scholarships-fees/) 
CAREERS 
With an International Master of Science in Soils and Global Change, you will be trained in soil management in the context of global change, with either an agro-ecosystem focus or an integrated land management focus. You will gain extensive knowledge about what it takes to save our soils from degradation, how to make soils resilient to climate change, and how to make soils healthy again.  You will be equipped to follow a variety of career paths as a top-level researcher, an academic, or a policymaker. This means that there are job opportunities in regional environmental agencies, municipal nature conservation offices, agricultural advisory services, educational institutions, NGO's concerned with nature and the environment, consulting engineering companies, and EU institutions, ministries, and other public authorities.  Research is also an obvious career path. Students can apply for admission to the university’s PhD programme following completion of the thesis. 
IN THE RANKINGS 
Agricultural sciences by subject at Aarhus University rank twenty-second in the world in the 2020 US News Best Global Universities ranking, and in the 2019 National Taiwan University ranking are nineteenth in Agricultural Sciences by subject. Agriculture and Forestry at AU is ranked thirty-fifth in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by subject. 

Admission requirements

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A bachelor’s degree (minimum 180 ECTS credits) is required in pure or applied sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, civil or agricultural engineering, environmental or agricultural sciences) or an equivalent level from a recognised university or engineering college. The grades obtained during the bachelor degree must be very good or excellent.

Sufficient academic knowledge (at least 40 ECTS in total) is also required in natural sciences (with natural sciences specified as: physics, chemistry, maths, ecology, biology, geography, environmental sciences, or agricultural sciences). 

English is the language of instruction in all subjects, and all applicants are therefore required to provide evidence of their English-language proficiency. Please find more information about English requirements online (imsoglo.eu/admission-application/). 

For student intake September 2023, IMSOGLO does not offer Erasmus Mundus scholarships. For intake September 2023, only applicants with the following nationalities (Erasmus+ Programme Countries) can apply for an IMSOGLO Consortium Scholarship:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey (imsoglo.eu/scholarships-fees/).

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9,000 EUR
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Aarhus University provides the following English-language Bachelor’s degree programs (please find direct links under Programs):

  • Cognitive Science
  • Economics and Business Administration


Tuition is free for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens. For other students, tuition fees are set annually and can be found on the Aarhus University website.

Over ten percent of Aarhus’ student body is international, representing 100 different nationalities. For these international students, the International Centre offers an orientation programme as well as support and guidance during their time at the university.

Aarhus University provides English-language postgraduate programmess in the following subject areas (please find a list of all English-taught postgraduate degree programmes under Programs):

  • Media, Communication and Information
  • Social Sciences, Politics and Economics
  • Finance, Business and Management
  • Global Management and Manufacturing
  • Biology, Chemistry and Nature
  • Physics, Mathematics and Nanotechnology
  • Language, Culture and History
  • Education, Psychology and Teaching
  • IT, Electronics and Programming
  • Technical Science, Construction and Development


All PhD programs are taught in English.

Aarhus University was ranked 107th in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16. In the 2015 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, Aarhus University was ranked 23rd for dentistry and 60th for life sciences and medicine. Aarhus University’s School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS) is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, making it a triple crown accredited business school.

All of the professors at Aarhus University are active researchers. As a result, all of the university’s programs are reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure that they meet the highest national and world standards.

Over half of Aarhus University’s 40,000 students study at the Master’s or PhD level. Over ten percent of the student body is international, representing 100 different nationalities. Aarhus’ international students have access to an International Centre which offers an orientation programme as well as support and guidance during their time at the university. Danes were recently ranked as the best non-native English speakers in the world, so it is easy for international students to get along in Denmark even if they don’t speak Danish.

Tuition is free for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens. For other students, tuition fees are set annually and can be on the Aarhus University website.

All international Masters students and graduates are given access to career counselling services and a free job bank. The green card residence permit which allows students to complete a higher education programme in Denmark allows students to stay in Denmark for six months after graduation so they have time to look for work.

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