The DIANA EMDM proposal is expected to support the design of a new global master’s programme in Conservation Medicine (CM). CM goes beyond combining human and animal health, placing special emphasis on biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of agriculture and natural resources, both in industrialized and developing countries. There is a marked gap in the skills and capacities of the European and global graduate workforce to help public administrations/agencies, civil society and companies to address the challenges of global change and its effects on biodiversity, agriculture, and disease emergence and take advantage of opportunities within ecological health. The proposed high-level study programme of the Master in Conservation Medicine (MCM) wants to promote effective measures bridging this gap and is in line with the objectives of the EMDM call as it will be jointly delivered by an international consortium of HEIs from Spain, Portugal, and Ireland in collaboration with several African, American, and Asian educational and non-educational partners with specific expertise. DIANA involves under-represented Erasmus Mundus EU Member States, third countries, and institutions, and addresses the underrepresented area of veterinary science. The MCM is aligned with the EU Green Deal and the UN SDGs and expects to contribute to the objectives of the European Higher Education Area. As a final objective we will have the design of a Joint master’s degree (the same single degree awarded to all students by all the degree awarding partners) corresponding to the equivalent of 120 ETCS, 30 per EU HEI and 30 as MSc Thesis in collaborating institutions. We will design MCM according to the European Qualification Framework, which aims to link the national qualification systems of different countries to a common European reference framework.
The DIANA EMDM proposal is expected to support the design of a new global master’s programme in Conservation Medicine (CM). CM goes beyond combining human and animal health, placing special emphasis on biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of agriculture and natural resources, both in industrialized and developing countries. There is a marked gap in the skills and capacities of the European and global graduate workforce to help public administrations/agencies, civil society and companies to address the challenges of global change and its effects on biodiversity, agriculture, and disease emergence and take advantage of opportunities within ecological health. The proposed high-level study programme of the Master in Conservation Medicine (MCM) wants to promote effective measures bridging this gap and is in line with the objectives of the EMDM call as it will be jointly delivered by an international consortium of HEIs from Spain, Portugal, and Ireland in collaboration with several African, American, and Asian educational and non-educational partners with specific expertise. DIANA involves under-represented Erasmus Mundus EU Member States, third countries, and institutions, and addresses the underrepresented area of veterinary science. The MCM is aligned with the EU Green Deal and the UN SDGs and expects to contribute to the objectives of the European Higher Education Area. As a final objective we will have the design of a Joint master’s degree (the same single degree awarded to all students by all the degree awarding partners) corresponding to the equivalent of 120 ETCS, 30 per EU HEI and 30 as MSc Thesis in collaborating institutions. We will design MCM according to the European Qualification Framework, which aims to link the national qualification systems of different countries to a common European reference framework.