International Master Scholarships in Early Childhood Education & Care

International Master Scholarships in Early Childhood Education & Care: International Master in Early Childhood Education and Care (IMEC) is a two-year international Master Programme (120 ECTS) in Early Childhood Education and Care.

The aim of the programme is to integrate research, professional development and wareness and knowledge of key policy issues at an advanced level by increasing mobility, shared learning and thinking, thus contributing to achieve the goal of a unified teaching, learning and research environment, strengthening the Bologna process.

To integrate research, professional development and policy at an advanced level within the field of early childhood education and care.
To gain knowledge of the tension between general policy targets, the increasing diversity of family structures and the need to strengthen children’s right as citizens.
To bridge the gap between quality provision and the lack of higher education and research within the field of early childhood education and care.
To explore the increasing pressure on early education and care systems arising from socio-economic and socio-cultural transformations, to focus not only on educational institutions but on children’s early learning in a broad variety of formal and informal learning contexts.
To foster critical awareness of cultural and individual diversity from a political and professional perspective.
There are 10 scholarships available for third country students. It is not possible to apply for a scholarship without a place on International Master in Early Childhood Education and Care (IMEC).

Deadline for application: 1st November.

For more information and application, see: International Master Scholarships in Early Childhood Education & Care