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Published: 09 Dec 2025 843 views
EMship, International Master in Advanced Design of Sustainable Ships and Offshore Structures, is an advanced two-year master’s level education programme (120 ECTS) in design and optimisation of ships and offshore structures dedicated to sustainable maritime transport, ships, offshore and renewable energy structures. Thanks to its strong background and complementary expertise, the EMship Consortium tackles: rapid technological evolution in the fields of naval architecture, maritime technology and offshore engineering, growing demand from companies for graduates with up-to-date competences and societal challenges related to global warming (need for energy saving, renewable energy sources, more efficient and less polluting means of transport…).
| Application Deadline | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Value | Fully Funded |
| Country to study | Spain |
| Type | Masters |
| Sponsor | Erasmus Mundus |
| Gender | Men and Women |
An Erasmus+ scholarship has a value of EUR 1400 per month, for a total duration of 24 months. For these students, the tuition fee is waived. The scholarship can cover the living costs incurred by the student, including travel, visa, installation, house-rent and other living costs.
A prerequisite for admission is that applicants have a Bachelor degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution (minimum 3 years full-time study or 180 ECTS credits) in mechanical engineering, electromechanical engineering, naval architecture, marine technology or a related discipline.
Marine engineers (STCW) and Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (bachelor programme of ing. in Belgium) are not eligible to the programme.
In the application form, you will be asked to list all the courses you had, if applicable (Name of the course, year in the curriculum, number of credits, two lines description with main content) on the following topics:
Optional/not-compulsory:
Note: Students in their last year of such a study programme at the time of application will also be considered for admission (based on an official certificate of enrolment and most recent marks list). It is the applicant’s responsibility that the required degree is obtained prior to the start of the EMship programme.
English Language Requirements
The English language requirements are updated regularly.
EMship is an English taught programme and an English language proficiency is therefore a basic requirement (no need for any knowledge of the local language such as Dutch or Romanian). Applicants must provide an English language certificate no more than two years old from the start date of the programme (September), unless you are using Cambridge Certificates, in which case it can be upto three and a half years old. 1 of these 6 following certificates must be submitted:
Special Note on exemptions
Exemptions always need to be requested and approved by the EMship Selection Committee and will be given after you have applied. It is not possible to be exempt just because you have studied a Bachelor degree in English. Please don’t contact the EMship Office regarding exemptions before you have applied.
Degree Legalisation
This used to be a very lengthy process but was recently improved but start well on time.
A simple scan copy is enough during the application phase, once selected a legalised copy is necessary. In order to ascertain the authenticity of your diploma, we need to receive a duly legalized copy of it at that stage. Please carefully read the information on the Ghent University website about the legalization methods per country and how to get your documents correctly legalized.
The legalisation method depends on the country where the diploma was issued (check the list of countries per legalisation method on the Ghent University website):
Note: you might have to contact the institute that issued your diploma to obtain a certified copy or to find out what the procedure is to have your diploma apostilled or legalized.
Note: if your higher education diploma is not issued in English, it needs to be translated by a certified translator and the original plus the translation need to be added to your application.
Note: students with a Chinese degree should be aware of the APS screening.
Note: Students in their last year of such a study programme at the time of application will also be considered for admission. It is the applicant’s responsibility that the required degree is obtained prior to the start of the EMship programme.
You will need to submit (online, possibly also in hard copies) the following documents, so start well in advance to collect this documentation:
The documents need to be submitted before the deadline (see below).
Note: It is possible to send us your English language certificate after the submission deadline, but definitely before the start of the programme. Possible admission will remain conditional until the file is complete.
Please also note that without a valid language certificate your application is incomplete. Incomplete files might have lower chances of receiving a scholarship.
Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027
For more information, kiindly visit EMship scholarship webpage.
