1. Student Exchange (up to 6 months, for students doing B.A./B.SSc.)
2. Research Fellowship (up to 10 months, for students doing M.A./M.SSc./MPhil. or PhD @IKMAS)

Application deadline:
November 22, 2021 (for research fellowship);
November 22, 2021 (4 for student exchange)

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This project has received funds from the European Union’s Erasmus+ – program. Erasmus+ provides students and staff opportunities to study, train, and gain experience in Europe.

The project has three priority areas:

1. Support new area studies at the Centre for Occidental Studies (IKMAS/UKM)
2. Cooperate in methodology training and applied social research
3. Carry out joint projects in the area of regional aviation integration programs between IKMAS and Frankfurt UAS

The Exchange program provides for short-term-mobility, study semesters, or research fellow­ships. The program is open to students (from undergraduate to postgraduate level) in UKM as well as staff and fellows associated with the Centre for Occidental Studies, IKMAS. This program wants to attract students:

• who already have some socio-political or economic experience (practical or study), and
• who want to embark on regional and comparative studies of governance, markets and society in Germany.

Frankfurt UAS (>>) is a university of applied sciences. All study programs include real-world exposure, and lecturers have years of practical experience. Frankfurt UAS also offers an International Summer University on European Studies at a reduced price for students from partner universities (>>).

Spending a semester (or more), studying the language and the socio-economic environment and political ‘culture’ outside Malaysia in another continent will provide students with insights that cannot be gained otherwise, and provides them with an advantage invaluable in a connected world.

1.     Mobility-Grants

Students from UKM can spend one semester at the Frankfurt UAS, and attend either of the 3 following course-packages (for detailed information see >>):

1. Transnational Social Work at the Faculty of Health and Social Work, which gives an understanding of intercultural management and transnational working environ­ments as well as an insight into working with culturally distinct communities and social services in Germany. The modules include a German language class.
2. International Business Administration at the Faculty of Business and Law, which covers Marketing, Logistics and Production, Financial and Management Accounting, Statistics, Macro-economics or
3. International Finance at the Faculty of Business and Law, which includes modules such as Investment Analysis, German and European Banking, Monetary Economics and ECB Watch, Multinational Finance, International Taxation, etc.

Duration: up to 5 months (starting March 2022).

Field of Study of applicants: Social Sciences or Economics and Management

Admission requirements: Undergraduates (min 2nd year) or post-graduates

2.     Research fellowship

Students from the research-based study programs in social sciences at IKMAS/iKON, preferably under the theme of social inclusion or social policies, can apply for a research fellowship.

Duration: up to 8 months (from December 2021 to July 2022).

Workplace: Institute for Migration and Intercultural Communication (>>).

Admission requirements: Postgraduate candidates from IKMAS study programs

Grant and travel allowances:

The grant is 800 € per month. It will be paid on a monthly base via bank transfer.

The Travel allowance will cover flights, administrative fees (including public transport), and health insurance.

Application form

• full name, identity card or Citizen Card number and date, or civil identification number, birthdate,
• mailing address and other contact details, including e-mail and telephone number.
• consent regarding communication and notifications via e-mail in the context of the competition procedure, indicating their respective address.

Documents for upload:

• Enrolment & Transcript(s) of results or certificate of qualifications
  and other supporting documents relevant to the final assessment.
• Test results for English (min. B-Level), and – preferably also – for German (enrolment)
• Letter of motivation (max 4,000 characters) or research proposal (max 10 pages).
• Detailed curriculum vitae (pdf-file).

Candidates will be nominated by a joint committee from IKMAS /iKON and Frankfurt UAS.

Appointed professors:

IKMAS /iKON

• Noraini Md Yusof
• Helen Ting
• Rashila Ramli

Frankfurt UAS:

• Dilek Bülbül
• Dagmar Oberlies

The final evaluation results will be posted on iKON’s website. All applicants will be notified of the results by e-mail by December 15 (beginning March).

Registration with Frankfurt UAS and selection of courses:

Application manual >>

Applications will be considered based on the following documents:

1. Proof of ongoing enrolment at UKM as a student
2. A written application (i.e. motivation letter or research proposal incl. workplan)
3. Submission of past transcript(s) of results / list of grades
4. English language proficiency test [B-level], and proof of enrolment in a basic German language course at the Centre for Language and Linguistic Studies, UKM
5. Detailed CV.

Qualified candidates will be shortlisted for a formal interview at a date to be informed.

Preferential factors: Interest to pursue a research degree at IKMAS/iKON

Selection criteria: grades and language skills (50%); motivation / research project (50%)

Candidates will be interviewed and selected by a joint selection committee from IKMAS /iKON and Frankfurt UAS.

Members of the selection committee are:

IKMAS /iKON:

• Noraini Md Yusof
• Helen Ting
• Rashila Ramli

Frankfurt UAS:

• Dilek Bülbül
• Dagmar Oberlies
• Yvonne Ziegler

The list of successful applicants will be posted on IKMAS’s website. All applicants will be notified of the decision by e-mail by May 15, 2020 (to begin in October, 2020); November 15, 2020 (to begin in April, 2020).

REGISTRATION WITH FRANKFURT UAS AND SELECTION OF COURSES

Application manual >>

Registration website: https://www.frankfurt-university.de/en/studies/international-office/incomings/exchange­/application-for-exchange-students/