The ECT+One Health Consortium JPB is responsible for the coordination of admissions between Partner Universities and will follow the policy and procedures provided by the University Academic Board (UAB), for each Partner University. Each UAB is sovereign and will provide policy and procedures according to its own university rules.

  • The Programme is open to holders of a first cycle higher education degree (Bachelor degree, or equivalent) from Programme and Partner Country universities, in the field of geosciences, biosciences, veterinary, health sciences, chemistry, mathematics, physics or environmental sciences, provided that the said degree gives access to the official Postgraduate (EQF – Level 7) learning and a minimum final grade of C in the ECTS grading scale.
  • The relevance of the BSc degree of the Applicant will be assessed. In cases of doubt regarding the quality of the issuing institution, external advisors will be consulted, in order to establish the status and quality of the institution concerned. In certain cases, the ECT+One Health Consortium JPB can verify the student qualifications using Internet search networks, or through the collaboration of Associated Partners.
  • Proof of proficiency in English is essential. Proficiency in French, Portuguese, Norwegian, Spanish and/or Basque is optional.
  • Specific individual requirements will be established for each Applicant, according to his/her qualifications/prior learning, selected courses and expected academic and professional prospects. These specific requirements will be defined individually, by a system of mentor assignment to pre-registered Applicants.
  • Students will be selected based upon the quality of their degree, the level of the marks obtained in previous studies and the relevance of the competences and skill acquired during the BSc studies in relation to the ECT+ One Health programme.
  • The Letter of Statement (where the Applicant explains his/her background, why the student has selected ECT+ One Health EMJM, and his/her prospects for the future) is a relevant criterion.
  • Relevance of work experience, motivation, and future career objectives, as well as any additional information provided in the mentor’s report, will also be taken into consideration in reaching a final decision.
  • Indicate on the application whether they are applying for a scholarship, the nationality (including a copy of the passport as a proof, which is relevant in the case of those applicant with double/multiple nationality; only one must be selected), the residence country (including an official certificated proof).

Additionally, after selection, applicants will need to:

  1. Accept (it may be conditionally) the Revised Study Plan; this is proposed by the 1. ECT+ One Health Consortium JPB Chair upon revision of the documents, information and Proposed Study Plan provided by the applicant, only to identify the applicant’s academic profile.
  2. 2. Accept the Student Agreement Draft (SAD); this is a non-signed on-line full draft version of the future Draft Agreement which upon acceptance by the applicants is considered as a proof that they know the rules, conditions, commitments, rights and duties, as well as the administrative, academic and economical main questions dealing with the ECT+ One Health programme they are willing to enroll. The SAD is not an entailing document. The definitive legally binding Student Agreement will be signed by the selected students and the ECT+ One Health Consortium JPB Chair in two originals at the time of enrolment or later, and can be revised by common agreement.

Offers will be made only to those Applicants that satisfy the requirements for entry, as set out above, for whom the supplemental information is deemed satisfactory according to the ECT+ One Health Consortium JPB. All members of the JPB have to agree to the admission of an Applicant, so that there is shared understanding and agreement on the caliber of applicants acceptable onto the Programme. If one member of the ECT+ One Health Consortium JPB does not wish to admit an Applicant, that Applicant will not be admitted to the Programme.

The ECT+ One Health Consortium JPB will decide whether any exceptional circumstances, or special considerations, should allow for deviation from one or more of the admission criteria set out above.