Erasmus Mundus Belgium Campus ITversity is proud to be an associate of the European Union’s prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme in the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 for South African (ema2sa) framework. Through ema2sa, Belgium Campus cooperates with world class universities including: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Pierre et Marie Curie Université (France), Karonlinska Institutet Stockholm (Sweden), Masarykiana Universitas Brno (Czech Republic), Universidad de Granada (Spain), University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and the University of Hull (United Kingdom). The ema2sa programme provides a mobility scheme that addresses student and academic exchanges for the purpose of studying, teaching, training and research. It includes a generous monthly subsistence allowance, tuition fee waiver, roundtrip flight ticket and full travel, health and accident insurance coverage. At the moment there are three Belgium Campus students in the programme who are doing their post-graduate studies in Europe. All three are doing extremely well when compared with their European peers who may have the “home ground advantage”. The emsa2sa is not only an exciting academic experience but a cultural one as well where students gain new insight and exposure on an international level.
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CareerPossibilitieswithaBelgium Campus Qualification Some of the most important employers can be found among larger companies and public authorities. The need for professionals within the IT Departments of banks, insurance companies, computer companies or multinationals is extensive. As an IT specialist, you are responsible for solving customers’ problems by creating, installing and maintaining installations, computer systems and software systems. You may also be required to design advanced software systems, be the architect of those systems and implement different aspects of the project lifecycle. Another sector that requires IT specialists is the Educational sector. High Schools, Universities and other Tertiary Educational Institutions, as well as other institutions offering learnerships or other “business to business” training have a need for qualified IT Lecturers and Professors. Furthermore you can conduct research at academic institutions in the industry. South Africa’s economic growth, foreign investments and its membership in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging economies, creates a perpetual need for well qualified IT professionals. In addition, the everchanging and everevolving nature of the IT industry in itself ensures a constant demand for new IT experts.