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The EMGS programme at UGent organises an info session about the Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Studies (EMGS). The info session will be an hybrid event (on-site and online) and take place on 3 February 2026 from 10 am to 12.30 pm in Room -3.2, T1 – Technicum blok
On 15 November, the Global and European Studies Institute at Leipzig University was host to the graduation ceremony for the European Master in Global Studies (EMGS). There was more than one good reason, as the evening marked both the graduation of the current cohort, and the 20th anniversary of
Visit our YouTube Channel to follow the streaming of our graduation events and our 20th Anniversary ! Tomorrow, the Graduation Conference begins at 9:00 a.m. The EMGS graduates will present and discuss their research projects, exchange ideas, and reflect on the global perspectives they have developed throughout their studies.
On October 8, the new cohort of students from the European Master in Global Studies (EMGS) visited the Grassi Museum in Leipzig. The excursion offered an excellent opportunity to explore the city’s rich cultural and historical background while fostering connections among the students. During the visit, students engaged with
In September and October, we had the pleasure of welcoming the new cohort of students for this academic year in Ghent, Leipzig, Roskilde, Vienna and Wrocław. 80 students joined us at this beginning of their journey in our international master’s programs. We are looking forward to working with you!
Reflecting our programme’s joint approach, we have organised a lecture series introducing EMGS students into the diversity and complexity of „doing Global Studies“. This course is obligatory for students at Ghent University and an additional offer to non-Ghent students, who can follow it online. The course is organised as
This exciting outcome of a cooperation between the Leibniz Institute or the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography and GESI is a must read for students and scholars in European and Global Studies interested in the interactions between Eastern Europe and the world.
On Friday, July 4, and Sunday, July 6, in addition to the extensive work in methodological workshops during the summer school, the students of our Erasmus Mundus Master’s Program in Global Studies (EMGS) and the Arqus Joint Master’s Program in European Studies visited the Point Alpha Memorial on the