The main objective of the AFRIDI project is the development of human capital capable of promoting and implementing a Sustainable Development (SD) strategy in Africa .
The project’s mobility program also aims to boost exchanges within the African Higher Education and Research (ESR) space, and to strengthen its international visibility.
This project will make it possible, through intra- African exchanges , to enrich the training offer offered to African and Malagasy students and doctoral students , by targeting courses in themes identified as strategic for Africa (ie Environment, SD, change managementclimate). It includes the identification of the strengths and needs of each partner in higher education and cross-border academic exchanges to allow, through the establishment of a minimum wage, the development of a SEE of excellence and sustainable, focused on issues specific to Africa .
In accordance with these orientations, the project aims, through the development of academic mobility in African higher education, to motivate young people to exchange sustainably and share knowledge and skills for a better understanding of ecosystems and their interactions.
This project aims in priority to:
- Promote intra-African mobility of students.
- Develop inter-regional cooperation among HEIs in the regions of Africa by strengthening skills and cooperation.
- Develop a strategy of internationalization through the harmonization of programs and curricula of training and the recognition of diplomas with international standards.
- Contribute to the development of post-graduate training for the training of young teachers and researchers.
- Strengthen the employability of graduates and solve the problem of youth unemployment.
- Develop training in technology transfer, entrepreneurship for and through innovation as an engine of growth and employment.
- Contribute to the fight against the brain drain.
The scholarship covers:
- All travel and visa costs.
- Return transport costs from the home university to the host university at the start and end of the mobility (within the limit of a fixed price).
- Registration and tuition fees at the host university.
- Health insurance costs, personal accidents and repatriation during the mobility period, journey included.
- Welcome meetings, library fees, language courses, tutoring, mentoring, cultural outings, …
- Research costs for doctoral students: publication costs linked to their research (bench costs, equipment, etc.), participation in an international conference, etc.
medjouel.com informs you that subsistence allowances are paid for the duration of the mobility for any full month. Their duration and amount vary depending on the level:
Mobility type | Duration | Grant (per month) | Installation costs | Participation fee | Research costs | Insurance costs (per month) |
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Master | 10 months | 600 € | 600 € Paid once |
3,500 € per year | – | 75 € |
22 months | ||||||
Doctorate | 12 months | 900 € | 900 € Paid once |
€ 4,000 | 2,000 € | 75 € |
18 months | ||||||
Academic Staff | 1 month | 1,200 € | – | – | – | 75 € |
Paid entirely to the fellow | Paid entirely to the fellow | Managed by partner | Managed by partner | Organized by the coordinating university on behalf of the students |
Note: For women : +2 months scholarship (if mobility> 20 months)
Eligibility criteria
To apply for an Intra- Africa mobility scholarship , applicants must:
- Be nationals and residents of one of the partner countries (Students cannot apply for a mobility grant in an institution located in their country of origin)
- Be registered / admitted in one of the HEIs belonging to the partner universities at the time of the application for the mobility grant (target group I) or be registered / admitted or graduated from a HEI in a partner country (target group 2) ;
- Have the language skills required from the host university.
- A candidate who has benefited once from an Intra- Africa scholarship during his course does not have the right to submit an application (you can only benefit from one intra- Africa mobility scholarship during the entire course).