Helping our students settle in
All MemBioMed students shall receive a welcome package at each Partner Institution with the following information:
- MemBioMed Handbook: providing an overview of the Master Programme (e.g., mobility, meaning of the joint degree, etc.) including syllabuses; information on the required internships; practical information (e.g., regarding fees, visa, accommodation, email set up, student/ staff ID cards), contact information for various services (e.g., MemBioMed Coordination Office), an overview of all lectures, contact information on lecturers and researchers, etc.
- Welcome Brochure: providing information on orientation activities for international students (e.g., campus tours) and other relevant information specific to the Partner Institution where students are hosted.
In the beginning of each semester, each Full Partner University hosting MemBioMed students will organize, in collaboration with the local International Relations Office and the MemBioMed Coordination Office (MCO), an Integration Week (semester 1) and Kick-off Days (semester 2 and 3) in order to offer orientation to the students and to provide them with information about language courses, housing, and other practicalities. This information will be delivered in the form of oral presentations and will be backed up with the Welcome Package. Videoconferencing may also be used in order to introduce all Local Academic Coordinators to the students.
Students will have access to facilities at each of the universities they are enrolled in. This includes free of charge access to university libraries from the consortium universities, local language courses and sport facilities.
Insurance
Université Côte d'Azur will be responsible for student insurance in a full cover package. The student is obliged to accept the necessary insurance related to the activities for the full duration of the study period. The insurance “package” that will be provided to all students will ensure protection for:
- risks such as medical costs (hospitalization, dental, maternity, mental disease, rehabilitation care…), accident, death, permanent disability, personal liability, assistance / repatriation, luggage (delay, loss, damage or theft), delayed aircraft…
- worldwide travel required for the participation in the MemBioMed programme
- mobility periods in both programme and partner countries
Inclusiveness
Inclusivity and equal access for participants with diverse needs are paramount for the success of the MemBioMed programme. We are committed to a broad, ambitious and innovative approach to equal opportunities with the aim of identifying any sexual discrimination, tackling sexist behaviour, sexual harassment and violence and promote equal opportunities for students of all genders from any oringin within the programme. For example, MemBioMed programme is aware of gender gap in biophysics (physics having one of the largest gender gaps in science), therefore, special care will be taken to include women in the cohorts, this politics being implemented throughout the programme.
MemBioMed gender equality strategy will be:
- to be responsible for promoting and overseeing the gender equality,
- to ensure a balanced representation of female/male in the planned knowledge exchange flow between the partners,
- to ensure equality and avoid bias in student recruitment
- to ensure that females have the same chance as male team members to participate in secondments/work supervision and provided/received training activities/benefits,
- to encourage the talented female scientists to represent the project in formal events.
These values are priorities in each of the partner institutions, as the information available on the following links attests: