On 23 September, the Governing Council of the University of the Basque Country approved a call for applications for grants to hold a master's degree in the 2021-2022 academic year at a meeting held at the Bizkaia Aretoa.

The aim of the grants is to make it easier for students to enter and study this training cycle after completing their undergraduate studies. The grant will be € 3,000 for students living in the Basque Autonomous Community and € 4,500 for students living in other Autonomous Communities or countries. Beneficiaries of these grants, if they are enrolled in a master's degree of 90 or 120 ECTS credits and need more than one academic year to complete their postgraduate course, will be able to receive an additional grant, which will be proportional to the duration. The grants are funded by the Department of Education of the Basque Government in the context of the 2019-2022 University Plan.

With regard to the evaluation criteria for the grant, there is first the academic transcript, and then, in addition, other merits that students can allege, such as knowledge of foreign languages, participation in national and international academic activities, other qualifications, and student representation bodies. take part. The deadline for applications was October 11th. Currently, the UPV / EHU has around 3,900 students in official master's degrees.

According to Montse Maritxalar, Vice-Rector for Postgraduate and Continuing Education, the aim of such initiatives is to strengthen the UPV / EHU's postgraduate studies in a number of ways: we have initiatives to reduce the barriers that students may face for economic reasons to higher education; on the other hand, we are also interested in attracting students of excellence ”.

Own masters and postgraduates

Own masters and postgraduates are specialized studies organized by the university itself, which are flexibly adapted to the demands of society. They are also very helpful in pursuing a professional career as well as giving that career a different direction.

They address a wide range of current issues, such as wood construction, social health ethics, palliative care, cybersecurity, digital educational skills, corporate internationalization, additional manufacturing, Sustainable Development Goals or victimology.

Own degrees include: own masters (60 credits or more); university specialization (30-59 credits); a university expert degree (15-29 credits) and a university extension diploma (30-60 credits, and students do not necessarily have a university degree). In addition, there are additional courses (less than 20 credits) that are organized for the purpose of recycling and disseminating knowledge and specialize in these areas and that provide the corresponding university certificate.

In order to adapt not only to your training needs, but also to the time available to you, you will be able to take a number of own degree modules: by combining less credit programs, you will be able to obtain higher level qualifications at your own pace.