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AMAS Data Privacy Policy

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders (students and staff members) and reserve list candidates is shared with the Agency through the EACEA Mobility Tool and treated according to the following privacy statement.

Please be cautious when receiving any publicity inviting you to apply for an Intra-Africa
scholarship or a message to pay a fee to be selected as a scholarship holder. We have been
informed of numerous attempted scams. Before giving out any personal data, please always
verify that the information comes from a trustworthy source. Please also note that candidates
do not have to pay any fees to benefit from an Intra-Africa scholarship.

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Eligibility Criteria for Staff

Eligibility

Academic or administrative staff, hereafter referred to as "staff", must comply with the below criteria:
1. Work in or be associated with one of the Partner Universities; OR
2. Be a national and resident in any of the eligible countries covered by the Programme;

Eligible to apply for Staff exchange for a duration of THREE (3) months;

Ability to offer academic, research and/ or administrative service within the confines of the theme: Social Sciences and Governance, relevant to meet the learning outcomes of any of the listed 38 courses of academic mobility (Doc T1-Table of Mobility Courses);

Ability to steer the AMAS Project Staff Mobility objectives and expectations;

Competence in language of course delivery at recipient Partner University.

Both female and male Staff are guaranteed equal eligibility statuses.

Specific Application Details and Requirements

Requirements:

Application letter justifying contribution to the objectives and expectations of Staff Mobility;
Updated curriculum vitae;
At least two (2) years of teaching experience and/or contribution to academic project work.
Indication of relevance to any course offered by the Recipient University at the time of mobility, that the visiting Staff can co-teach;
At least one publication relevant to the theme of Social Sciences and Governance;
One recommendation from either the Chair of Department, Dean or head of Academic Division;
Evidence of quality work, by any means including staff and students evaluation;
Willingness to give at least one academic talk while at the Partner University;
Willingness to support academic activities including decision making, academic talk, and AMAS Project work, while at host university;
A written and signed commitment of the academic staff to stay in the Partner University and meet the Project expectations.

Applications are called on Tuesday 10^th February 2022 and will be closed on Tuesday 2^nd March 2022 at midnight (application window is open for 21 days).

Candidates who will be successful, those on pending lists and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by Thursday 17^th March 2022.

The complete hard copy application dossier should be submitted ONLY to the AMAS Focal Person (Coordinator) of the Home University;

Moi University, Kenya, to Anne Nangulu, email- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Department of History, Schools of Arts and Social Sciences, P.O. Box 3900-30100, Eldoret Kenya).

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia to Tadesse Fetahi Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (AMAS Project Focal Person, Addis Ababa University, Sida Projects coordination Office, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

University Abomey Calavi, Benin to Dodji Amouzouvi, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Directeurs des Etablissements Privés d'Enseignement Supérieur, Directeur scientifique du Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Recherche Religions, Espaces et Développement (LARRED), Boite postale: BP 1634 Abomey Calavi, Benin).

University Mohamed V Rabat, Morocco to Yamina El Kirat, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Vice –Dean for Research and Cooperation & Coordinator of Research Laboratory “Culture, Language, Education, Migration & Society”, Avenue des Nations Unies, Agdal, Rabat Maroc B.P:8007.N.U).
University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Esmeralda Tel: +258 21 485402
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All details of the call are available on the AMAS website at https://amasproject.buc.ac.ke

Staff Mobility

Courses for the Mobility Flows in Governance and Social Sciences

Partner Universities

Moi University (MU), Kenya
Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia
Universite Mohammed V de Rabat (UM5R), Morocco
Universite d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Mozambique

#	Degree Level and Programme	University	Language of Delivery
Master of Arts: Common Fields of Study (CFS)
1	Master of Arts in Sociology	MU	English
2	Master of Arts in Gender Studies and Development	MU	English

3	Master of Arts in Gender Studies	AAU	English
4	Master of Arts in African Intellectual History and Cultural Studies	AAU	English

5	Master of Management Stratégique des Ressources Humaines	UM5R	French/Arabic
6	Master of Management des Ressources Humaines et Ingénierie des Compétences	UM5R	French

7	Master of Arts in Management de l'Action publique (Management of Public Action)	UAC	French
8	Master of Arts in/ Bi/plurilinguisme & interculturalité Bi/Plurilinguism & Interculturality	UAC	French

9	Master of Arts in/ Master on History of Mozambique and of the Southern Africa (História de Moçambique e da África Austral)	UEM	Portuguese
10	Master of Arts in/ Mestrado em Antropologia Social (Master in Social Anthropology)	UEM	Portuguese

Master of Arts: Special Benefit Programmes (SBP)
1	Master of Arts in Forced Migration Studies	MU	English
2	Master of Arts in Public Administration and Public Policy	MU	English

3	Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy	AAU	English
4	Master of Arts in Tourism Development and Management	AAU	English

5	Master of Arts in Gouvernance, Aménagement des territoires, Développement local et régional et Gestion des ressources	UM5R	French
6	Master of Arts in Droit de l’Environnement et Développement Durable	UM5R	French

7	Master of Arts in Genre et développement des projets et programmes (Gender and Development in Projects and Programmes Management)	UAC	French
8	Master of Arts in Cultures and Societies	UAC	French

9	Master of Arts in/ Mestrado em População e Desenvolvimento (Master in Population and Development)	UEM	Portuguese
10	Master of Arts in/ Mestrado em Sociologia Rural e Gestão do desenvolvimento ( Master in Rural Sociology and Development Management )	UEM	Portuguese

Doctorate (PhD): Common Fields of Study ( CFS)
1	PhD in Anthropology	MU	English
2	PhD in History	MU	English

3	PhD in Social Anthropology	AAU	English
4	PhD in Educational Policy and Leadership	AAU

5	PhD in Art, littérature et société	UM5R	French
6	PhD in Contemporary Islamic Thought and social issues and the environment in the Mediterranean world	UM5R	French

7	PhD in Linguistique (Linguistics)	UAC	French
8	PhD in Geographie (Geography)	UAC	French

9	PhD in/ Doutoramento em Linguística (Doctorate in Linguistics)	UEM	Portuguese

Doctorate (PhD): Special Benefit Programmes (SBP)
1	PhD in Tourism Management	MU	English
2	PhD in Development Studies	MU	English

3	PhD in Federalism and Governance	AAU	English
4	PhD in Global and area Studies with Special Emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa	AAU	English

5	PhD in Studies in Language, Culture & Society	UM5R	French
6	PhD in Islamic studies and issues of contemporary society in the Mediterranean world	UM5R	French

7	PhD in Sociologie du développement (Sociology of Development)	UAC	French
8	PhD in Cultures and Societies	UAC	French

9	PhD in/ Doutoramento em Desenvolvimento e Sociedade (Doctorate in Development and Society)	UEM	Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ	Answer
What does AMAS stand for?	African Mobility for Sustainable Development: A project for Academic Mobility within African Universities
What field of study is AMAS?	The theme of AMAS Project is “Social Science and Governance”. We expect students and staff with relevance and interest to this theme to apply and serve the AMAS project
Can student from outside AMAS partnership qualify to apply for sponsorship?	Yes they can, as long as they are from a recognizable African university, they can apply as Target-II applicants
Can staff from outside AMAS partnership qualify to apply for academic mobility?	No; we only exchange staff from within the partnership
What is Target-I applicant?	This is either a Master or Doctoral applicant registered in one of the five partner universities (PU)
What is Target-II applicant?	This is either a Master or Doctoral applicant registered in any recognizable African university outside the five partner universities
What is credit seeking academic mobility?	This is academic mobility lasting for a minimum of six months and below 24 months for Master; ending in credits award at the host/ recipient university. Or an academic mobility lasting for a minimum of six months and below 48 months for Doctorate; ending in credits award at the host/ recipient university
What is degree seeking academic mobility?	This is academic mobility lasting for 24 months for Master; ending in a Master degree award at the host/ recipient university. Or an academic mobility lasting for 48 months; ending in a Doctoral degree award at the host/ recipient university
How will credits and degree attained at host/ recipient university count?	Through the signed partnership MoU and signed learning agreements and signed transcripts of records, the home university and institutions are bound to recognise the credits and degree attained at the host/ recipient university
What are Common Fields of Study courses?	Common Fields of Study (CFS) courses are courses carefully selected by all the five partner universities to be undertaken for intra-Africa Academic Mobility, which are universal and commonly found across the partner universities and other universities globally
What are Special Benefits Programme courses?	Special Benefits Programmes (SBP) are courses carefully selected by all the five partner universities to be undertaken for intra-Africa Academic Mobility, which are unique and mostly found only at the host/ recipient university, and not commonly found across the partner universities and other universities globally
Where and who does one apply to?	For any call announced, the staff apply to the focal person (FP) of their home partner university for consideration for selection. However, the students apply to the host/ recipient partner university focal person.
Who do I contact for information regarding the AMAS project?	Send an email to Prof. Anne K. Nangulu: ananguluThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Or contact any focal person through the contacts found on the web page “Contact us”