The Erasmus Mundus programme supports Partnerships between Erasmus Mundus Masters consortia and third-country (non-European) higher education institutions with a view to allowing European participants in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (both graduate students and scholars), to spend a short period of time at the third-country partner universities as part of the Masters Course.
The term "third-country" does not have anything to do with the term "third world".
2. Partnership with the Portland State University (Oregon, US)
The EU approved in year 2007 the Partnership on Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology Education. This partnership is an agreement between the WOP-P program and the Portland State University ( Orengon , USA ).
Objective: The main objective of the partnership is the creation of an exchange structure that allows both institutions to improve the development of educational and research activities.
The partnership will be mainly centered on the exchange between students and scholars from both institutions to develop research, learning and/or teaching activities at the partner institution. Grants will be distributed among the universities participating in the Consortium in an equal basis.
2.1. Partners:
1) EU-ES - University of Valencia
2) EU- ES - University of Barcelona
3) EU-FR - University Paris Descartes
4) EU- IT - University of Bologna
5) EU-PT - University of Coimbra
6) US- OR- Portland State University .
2.2. Duration of the partnership : 3 years
2.3. Objectives of the mobility for students and scholars
Students mobility will allow to follow courses and research activities at the partner institution.
Scholar mobility is oriented toward the development of teaching assignments and research collaboration with the partner institution.
2.4. Language of exchange
Language of exchange will be English.
2.5. Total number and duration of grants yearly
For students (10 grants yearly)
10 grants of three months
For scholars: (6 grants yearly)
1 grant of 3 months
2 grants of 2 months
3 grants of 1 month
2.6. Total amount of the grant:
Students : a fixed amount of 1.000 euros and a monthly pay of 700 euros (3monthsx700+a fixed amount of 1.000euros=3.100 euros)
Scholars : a fixed amount of 1.000 euros and a monthly pay of 4.000 euros
(3monthsx4000+a fixed amount of 1.000euros=13.000 euros)
(2monthsx4000+a fixed amount of 1.000euros=9.000 euros)
(1monthsx4000+a fixed amount of 1.000euros=5.000 euros)
2.7. Who can participate?
Students. Ten European* students enrolled at the WOP-P Master will benefit yearly from an outgoing mobility grant.
Scholars. Each year 6 European * scholars participating in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses with English-language skills
*Please note that this outgoing mobility is only for European citizens: "Eligible students and scholars must be citizens of the European Union or third-country nationals who had been legal residents in the European Union of at least three years (and for purposes other than study) before the start of the outgoing mobility."
3.1. Students
3.1.1. Periods of exchange
There are three periods of exchange for the next academic year (2008-09). The duration of the exchange will be of at least 12 weeks comprehended between the following periods
Summer Period Dates : From 28 th July 2009 till 31 st October 2009
Winter Period Dates : From 1 st January 2010 till 30 th March 2010
Spring Period Dates: From 24th March 2010 till 30th June 2010
In each period different mobility types are offered.
In Summer period the options available are: Option 2 (4 students)
In Winter period the options available are: Option 1 (3-4 students)
In Spring period the options available are: Option 2 (3 students)
Option 1. (14 credits) (only available in Winter period)
Activities: Research activities type II and participation in seminar a t PSU
Number of positions available each period: between 3 and 4
Equivalences in WOP-P: (4ECTS Free content course + 10 ECTS Winter School)
Description of activities:
Students will participate in a research project tutorized by a PSU faculty. Students will write a report about the activities carried on in the project. Moreover the student will write an assignment. The assignment will have two parts. First, students will do a review of the state of the art of research and practice that would be related to the research activities, if possible. Otherwise students will select for their review any of the fields of study to which the Master is devoted. Emphasis should be placed in communalities and differences between US-EU strategies, methodologies and tools. Second, students will formulate a proposal of models, strategies, methods and tools for intervention in the selected area.
According to the bios of PSU faculty, the areas of development could be: Work-Family relationships (prof. Hammer), organizational culture (prof. James), ageing and performance measurement (prof. Wang), selection, hiring, training and job analysis (prof Truxillo)
Students will follow the online process of Winter School
Evaluation and certification: Faculty could provide a letter of evaluation for research experiences and participation in seminar.
Option 2. (14credits)
Activities: Research activities type I and participation in seminar at PSU
Number of positions available each period: between 3 and 4
Equivalences in WOP-P:
In Summer period (7ECTS of block 12 Professional report: integration of research and practice + 4ECTS Master Thesis + 4 ECTS Free content course)
In Spring period (15 ECTS Professional stage).
Description of activities:
Students will participate in a research project tutorized by a PSU faculty. Students will write a report in which students will put special attention on the implications of the research carried on and their (expected) outcomes for practice and the way the transfer of gained knowledge can be more effective and efficient.
According to the bios of PSU faculty, the areas of development could be: Work-Family relationships (prof. Hammer), organizational culture (prof. James), labor relationships and stress (prof. Sinclair), ageing and performance measurement (prof. Wang), selection, hiring, training and job analysis (prof Truxillo) technology (prof. Hammerstrom and Engenieering faculty). Bio's of faculty at PSU will be available at the intranet)
3.1.2. Places for mobility
1. Portland State University
2. Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET--see http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/ ) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).
. Prof. Ryan Olson (see CV, student password is required).
3.1.3. Costs
Health insurance: Students participating in Action 3 are insured against accident, injury and ill-health by the European Commission. This cover is free of charge for the student.
Travel expenses: Flights between most European cities and Portland ( Oregon ) are available for about 700€ to 1.200 €
Lodging: Not available yet (see housing)
3.2. Scholars
3.2.1. Periods of exchange
Any period between 24th September 2009 and 8 th June 2010 (summer periods are excluded from mobility)
3.2.2. Places for mobility
The stay could take place at PSU or at some of its regional partner institutions: Oregon Health Sciences University (also located in Portland ) or Washington State University (about 32 kilometers from PSU, directly across the Columbia River ).
Activities : scholars will make a proposal for the development of teaching assignments and research collaboration with the partner institution.
3.2.3. Costs
Health insurance: During their stay at lecturers will have to provide themselves a health insurance, which costs about $247 (about 174 Euros) for three months.
Travel expenses: Flights between most European cities and Portland ( Oregon ) are available for about 700€ to 1.200 €
Lodging: Not available yet.
Income taxes: These grants are subject to income taxes.
University housing (single rooms and apartments are potentially available, though
in competition with PSU students and faculty; the university also has
its own hotel where people might stay for a few days or a week while
looking for other housing).
Off-campus housing. There are also many off-campus options in Portland . See for instance http://portland.craigslist.org/sub/
Interested students/faculty please check first: http://www.pdx.edu/portland.html
If you click on the "Housing" link under the "Living in Portland "
heading on the upper left side of that page, you will find
information about PSU housing options and housing application
procedures. You will also find a "contact us" heading that will tell
you how to reach the housing office directly.
If you click on the "Getting Around" heading on the first page, you will find information on transportation options. Portland has a light rail system, some
street cars, and good buses, so transportation without a car is very
good for an American city.
By entering " Portland State University , Broadway Ave , Portland , OR " in the search box of http://maps.google.com/ they can find the location of any part of the city relative to the university.
Students/faculty will need a passport that will be valid for the duration of the visit. PSU classifies visiting graduate students as "Visting Research Scholars" and visiting faculty as "Visting Faculty" to put them in a category that allow relatively easy approval of visas ("J-1" visas) and entry into the U.S.A.
After the communication of your selection as an action 3 exchange student/faculty you should send to the coordination team by mail the following documents: scholar request form and a copy of your passport scanned.
This information will be sent to the PSU International
Studies office. They will process it, certify it, and return it to you by post for presentation to the U.S. embassy or a U.S. Consolate in your home country , which will issue the visas.
See annex scholar request form
As soon as you decide to do the exchange please make sure your passport is valid for those dates
Students will be selected according to the amount of credits accomplished at the time of the application for the mobility grants and the marks obtained in WOP. Since partnership is established with only one third-country institution all selected grantees will attend the Portland State University
Scholars applying for a mobility grant will be selected by CV and the evaluation of the work plan presented. The plan must offer information about the course or courses they could offer at the third-country partner institution and those extant courses at the Portland State University in which they could collaborate. Moreover the plan must include also the research activities and/or educational innovation activities that will be held on with PSU's personnel. Concretion of the PSU's staff with whom the collaboration will take place will be positively valued.
6.1. Application procedure
The application procedure and the selection process will be as follows:
Students:
- Students must send the following information: a) their CV (with marks in Erasmus Mundus Programme), b) options for mobility in order of preference indicating first and second preference, c) their research and intervention areas of interest. Applications for the SUMMER or FALL PERIODs (from 1st of September to December 31) must be sent before the MAY 31 2009 to the following address: erasmuswop@uv.es and carolina.moliner@uv.es, clearly indicating in the subject APPLICATION FOR ACTION 3 : STUDENT -NAME
- Applications for the WINTER or SPRING PERIODs (from 1 January to August 30) must be sent before the 15th of October 2009 to the following address: erasmuswop@uv.es and carolina.moliner@uv.es, clearly indicating in the subject APPLICATION FOR ACTION 3 : STUDENT -NAME
Scholars:
- Scholars must present the following documents: a) their CV, b) the work plan to be developed (including research and teaching activities), c) the type of mobility (1, 2 or 3 months) and d) the approximate dates for mobility, and the center where they would like to go (PSU, Oregon Health Sciences University or Washington State University). Applications must be sent before October the 20 th 2009 to the following address: erasmuswop@uv.es , clearly indicating in the subject APPLICATION FOR ACTION 3: SCHOLAR -NAME
- By November the 10 th 2009 results of the selection procedure will be published.
7. Further information
about Portland State University http://www.pdx.edu/
about Psychology department at PSU http://www.psy.pdx.edu/index.htm
8. List of Faculty at Portland participating in the exchange (most of their resumes are available at our intranet)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at PSU
Prof. Hammer (see CV, students/ staff password is required).
Prof. James (see CV, students/ staff password is required)
Prof. Fritz (see CV, student/staff password is required).
Prof. Wang (see CV, students/ staff password is required)
Prof Truxillo (see CV, students/ staff password is required)
Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET- see http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/ ) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU
Prof. Ryan Olson (see CV, password is required)
last modification: 8 June 2009 
