Thesis Allocation

FINAL MASTER THESIS PROCEDURE 2nd INTAKE (2022-2024)

A) PREPARING THE POOL OF OFFERS FOR FINAL MASTER THESES (FMT):

• April 27, 2023: Emailing all the Associate Partners (AP) to request offers for Final Master Thesis (FMT) according to the template provided, including name of the tentative hosting institution, contact person, title, abstract (max. 100 words) and skills required from each tentative candidate.
• May 22, 2023: Deadline for the submission of offers from the AP to the REM+ Secretariat (info@master-remplus.eu).
• June 6, 2023: The REM+ Secretariat communicates the students the final pool of offers. Each student can select a maximum of three (3) choices according to the info provided in the pool and get in contact directly with the AP’s they have selected, by clearly identifying the chosen offer(s) and sending their curriculum (CV) for review to the contact person of each offer. Then, the AP will conduct the preliminary selection procedures through revision of the CV of the candidate(s) together with an interview agreed by both parties.
• July 10, 2023: Deadline for the submission of tentative allocation of students from the AP, according to their respective selection procedure, to the REM+ Secretariat. If there is more than one candidate per offer, they must be ranked by the AP in order of merit (preference).

B) ALLOCATION OF FMT:

• September 12, 2023: The REM+ Secretariat communicates all the AP and Candidates the provisional decision adopted by the Joint Programme Board (JPB) regarding preliminary allocation of candidates for the FMT, by following the criteria for allocation shown below, aiming to ensure compliance with the REM+ Consortium Agreement.
• October 9, 2023: Deadline for appealing the JPB decision, through the “Appeal form” that can be downloaded from the REM+ website. Appeals must be based on sufficient academic grounds.
• October 30, 2023: Communication of the final JPB decision to AP and Candidates for the allocation of the FMT. This decision is not open to a further appeal and must be accepted by all the parties.
• February 1, 2024: Beginning of the 4th semester for the FTM at UCC, UPV/EHU and NTNU (exact dates here).
• February 16, 2024: Beginning of the 4th semester for the FTM at ECN.
• July 10 to 11, 2024: VIVAS at UPV/EHU (exact dates and composition of the Juries to be determined according to availabilities. All parties will be duly informed ahead of time).
• July 31, 2024: End of the 4th semester at UCC, UPV/EHU and NTNU (exact dates here).
• August 31, 2024: End of the 4th semester for the FTM at ECN.

FINAL MASTER THESIS PROCEDURE 3rd INTAKE (2023-2025)

A) PREPARING THE POOL OF OFFERS FOR FINAL MASTER THESES (FMT):

• March 1, 2024: e-mail to the Associate Partners (AP) to request offers for Final Master Thesis (FMT) according to the template provided, including name of the tentative hosting institution, contact person, title, abstract (max. 100 words) and skills required from each tentative candidate.
• April 12, 2024: deadline for the submission of offers from the AP to the REM+ Secretariat (info@master-remplus.eu).
• April 26, 2024: the REM+ Secretariat communicates the students the final pool of offers. Each student can get in contact directly with the APs of their choice to require more information and/or apply for the offer by sending their CV in case of interest.
• May 24, 2024: deadline for the submission of the selection by the students. Each student can select a maximum of 3 offers and will communicate their decision to the REM+ Secretariat in order of preference.
• May 31, 2024: deadline for the submission of tentative allocation of students from the AP, according to their respective selection procedure, to the REM+ Secretariat. If there is more than one candidate per offer, they must be ranked by the AP in order of merit (preference).

B) ALLOCATION OF FMT:

• June 14, 2024: The REM+ Secretariat communicates all the AP and Candidates the provisional decision adopted by the Joint Programme Board (JPB) regarding preliminary allocation of candidates for the FMT, by following the criteria for allocation shown below, aiming to ensure compliance with the REM+ Consortium Agreement.
• June 21, 2024: Deadline for appealing the JPB decision, through the “Appeal form” that can be downloaded from the REM+ website. Appeals must be based on sufficient academic grounds.
• July 5, 2024: Communication of the final JPB decision to AP and Candidates for the allocation of the FMT. This decision is not open to a further appeal and must be accepted by all the parties.
• February 1, 2025: Beginning of the 4th semester for the FTM at UCC, UPV/EHU and NTNU (exact dates here).
• February 16, 2025: Beginning of the 4th semester for the FTM at ECN.
• July 10 to 11, 2025: VIVAS at UPV/EHU (exact dates and composition of the Juries to be determined according to availabilities. All parties will be duly informed ahead of time).
• July 31, 2025: End of the 4th semester at UCC, UPV/EHU and NTNU (exact dates here).
• August 31, 2025: End of the 4th semester for the FTM at ECN.