Mastermind Europe was set up to respond to the need for a better way to decide which students are suitable for which Master’s programme. Fewer and fewer Master’s programmes have one specific Bachelor’s programme to which they ‘belong’. More and more Master’s programmes actively seek to build their classroom with students from diverse background: in terms of their national and cultural background, their disciplinary background, and their prior experience in education and in practice. This growing diversity r
The Mastermind Europe tools are multiple: = Three Research reports looking into – perceived and real – current practice in Master’s level admissions in Europe as well as in – perceived and real – legal obstacles to improve admission; = A total of six Guiding tools helping Master’s coordinators answer critical questions for their programme –Which admission criteria are relevant? Which level must students meet on that criterion? How can we assess if they do? How can we ensure transparency for applicants? How
The consortium consists of a balanced mix of universities, universities’ associations, and specialised organisations from various regions within the European Union. The Consortium is built to be able to function at three levels: at the institutional level, at the national level, and at the European level, because the instruments need to be developed with input at programme level, but need to have an impact at both national and European level. With the transition from the Erasmus+ project, there were also so