Fully Funded Master Scholarships about Road Safety in Developing Countries from Hasselt University in Belgium

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Hasselt University

Host Country

بلجيكا

Deadline

01 Feb 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Specialities

Engineering , Social sciences and humanities , Creative Arts and Design

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Morocco , Palestine

Eligible Region

All Regions

Hasselt University in Belgium offers scholarships for a 2-year multidisciplinary master programme with a unique focus and approach to Road Safety in Developing Countries. The programme is supported by The Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR-UOS) and has 12 scholarships available each year.

Students are trained to identify transportation and road safety issues in order to create innovative solutions by using an integrative approach based on three pillars: the individual (dealing with the human behaviour in traffic and how to influence it e.g. intentional and unintentional riskful behaviour such as drunk driving or cognitive impairments), the environment (e.g. creating self-explaining roads and infrastructure that minimizes crash impact) and the society (e.g. societal norms and translation into policy and enforcement measures). Road safety in this programme is approached as a cross-border field, incorporating elements of psychology, economy, urban planning, environmental studies, engineering and more.

Academic admission criteria:

Participants should have at least an academic bachelor degree in one of the following disciplines:
- behavioural sciences: psychology, sociology
- political and social sciences
- mathematical and statistical sciences
- economy, transport economy
- transport or traffic planning, urban planning or design, geography, (urban) architecture
- engineering: transport engineer, civil engineer
Sufficient knowledge of the English language:
- a TOEFL-score report (paper based: score 550 or more, computer based: score 213 or more, internet base: score 79-80).
- IELTS-certificate (min. overall band score 6.0).
- passed another English test of similar level as TOEFL or IELTS
- 1 year comprehensive English-based instruction at a university or recognized equivalent

Scholarship eligibility criteria:

Be a national and resident of Morocco or Palestinian Territories
The maximum age for a master programme scholarship is 35 (on 1st January 2019).
Priority is given to candidates who are employed in academic institutions, research institutes, governments, the social economy or NGOs, or who aim at a career in one of these sectors. However, master candidates employed in the profit sector or newly graduated candidates without any work experience can be eligible for the scholarship as well, depending on their motivation and profile.

The scholarship covers:

Monthly allowance: € 1150/month (for cost of meals, transport, personal expenses and accommodation)
1- time payment for indirect travel costs: € 150
1- time payment for logistical allowance: € 850
Insurance, international travel and tuition fee

Note: If you are eligible to apply for the ICP scholarship, you will see this on the page FINANCES of the online application. To apply for the scholarship, you have to select the option "YES" for "application for a VLIR-ICP scholarship".

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