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Science without Border Undergraduate Call 2015 now open!

Join the NIHES – Erasmus University Rotterdam’s one year research-training programme in the Health Sciences! This programme has been tailored to the Science without Border undergraduates, preparing you for a thriving career in international research!

This specialized programme focuses on study design, biostatistics, and clinical epidemiology. It also addresses the principles of research in medicine and epidemiology; clinical decision analysis; methods of public health research; markers and prognostic research; the practice of epidemiology analysis, and health economics.

“If you share our dedication to health and wish to join the international community of health scientists, you’re welcome! NIHES will give you a wonderful opportunity to make a contribution to outstanding research.”
– Professor Albert Hofman, NIHES Science Director

The programme is open to Science without Borders scholars in the last years of their undergraduate studies. It starts on August 10, 2015, and lasts 12 months. NIHES-Erasmus University Rotterdam offers you a once in a lifetime study opportunity, combined with a hands-on research experience! Don’t let it pass you by, apply now!

NIHES-Erasmus MC’s Brazilian community grows

This year NIHES-Erasmus MC has welcomed another group of Brazilian Science without Border (SwB) students. Each with a very unique story and ambition, but all with the exclusive opportunity to be in one of the best medical institutes in Europe. NIHES-Erasmus MC provides these students with highly recognized courses taught by world-renowned professors. The programme is also combined with a hands-on research experience. Overall, a once in a life time academic experience.

“Having the opportunity of studying in one of the best medical universities is extremely exciting, I am very grateful to be here. Since my home university doesn’t offer many research options, this programme is exceptionally important to me.” – Laura Pletsch Borba

The undergraduate students studying at NIHES-Erasmus MC with a Science without Border scholarship 2013:

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From left: Claudio Fonte Boa Guimares Martins, Monique Nuijten (Advisor Education, Student Affairs), Felipe Valerio de Lima, Fernanda Mezzomo Collares, Gilson Gabriel Viana Veloso, Prof. Albert Hofman (NIHES Science Director), Prof. Oscar Franco (Department of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine), Natasha Scaranello Cartolano, Veronica Colpani, Laura Pletsch Borba, Vinicius Vaz de Sales Bicalho.

Science without Borders bachelor call 2014 now open!

Nuffic Neso Brazil has launched its fourth Science without Borders (SwB) call at bachelor’s level. The 2014 SwB Holland call is open until 29 November for Brazilian students to register. Applicants for PhD or postdoctoral studies can apply all year round.

Evaluation and pre-selection

In December and January the bachelor’s candidates for the 2014-2015 academic year will be evaluated. Once pre-selected, thus being approved for the scholarship by SwB, candidates can contact the Dutch higher education institutions to apply for a course between 24 and 31 March 2014.

For further details and the time table of the SwB Holland bachelor’s call, please check the SwB Holland website.

Science without Borders Holland call – undergraduates

Join NIHES-Erasmus MC’s one year research-training programme in the health sciences for Science without Borders undergraduates!

This special programme focuses on study design, biostatistics, and clinical epidemiology. It also addresses the principles of research in medicine and epidemiology; clinical decision analysis; methods of public health research; markers and prognostic research; the practice of epidemiologic analysis, and health economics.

The programme is open to Science without Borders scholars in the last years of their undergraduate studies. It starts on August 6, 2013, and lasts 12 months. NIHES-Erasmus MC offers you a once in a lifetime study opportunity, combined with a hands-on research experience!

NIHES-Erasmus MC welcomes first Science without Borders students from Brazil

Science without Borders (SwB) is a Brazilian Government scholarship programme which aims to send 101,000 Brazilian students on undergraduate sandwich courses, PhD sandwich courses and full PhDs to study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and creative industries at top universities around the world. The priority areas of the Science without Borders Programme include the health and biomedical sciences.

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These are the undergraduate students currently studying at NIHES-Erasmus MC with a Science without Borders scholarship: Read more…

NIHES-Erasmus MC welcomes first Science without Borders students from Brazil

Science without Borders (SwB) is a Brazilian Government scholarship programme which aims to send 101,000 Brazilian students on undergraduate sandwich courses, PhD sandwich courses and full PhDs to study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and creative industries at top universities around the world. The priority areas of the Science without Borders Programme include the health and biomedical sciences.

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These are the undergraduate students currently studying at NIHES-Erasmus MC with a Science without Borders scholarship: Read more…

Brazilian student Nicole Machado Utpott joins NIHES-Erasmus MC

Nicole is a first-year statistics student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in the city of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. In August she will be travelling to Rotterdam to attend a one-semester programme in research training in Health Sciences at NIHES-Erasmus MC. Nicole is one of several undergraduate students throughout Brazil to be awarded a Science without Borders scholarship.

Described by her supervisors as resourceful, enthusiastic and a problem-solver, Nicole is currently working as a programmer on a statistical team of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health. This study looks at associations between chronic diseases and biological, behavioural, occupational, social and environmental factors.

The training course at Erasmus could not have come at a better time for Nicole, who is interested in becoming a biostatistician. Statistics students in Brazil have few opportunities to gain practical experience, especially when it comes to biostatistics, and she wants to improve her knowledge. Knowledge the 22-year-old intends to take back with her to Porto Alegre and apply in the study she is working on. Read more…

Brazilian student Mateus Justi Luvizotto joins NIHES-Erasmus MC

Mateus is a fifth-year medical student at the Catholic University of Paraná in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil. In August he will be travelling to Rotterdam to attend a one-semester programme in research training in Health Sciences at NIHES-Erasmus MC. Mateus is one of several undergraduate students throughout Brazil to be awarded a Science without Borders scholarship.

Described by one of his professors as sociable, hard-working and a creative problem-solver, Mateus already has some research experience, having worked on a project studying the cardiovascular complications of kidney disease. This research in an experimental rat model has kindled an interest in cardiology and nephrology, but he is also looking forward to learning more about epidemiology and biostatistics.

The 25-year-old hopes that his visit to Rotterdam will equip him with broader knowledge and possibly provide him with contacts for his post-graduate career, during which he would like to combine teaching with scientific research. He is proud that he has been given this opportunity to study at a university of such reputation and recognition as Erasmus. Read more…

Brazilian student Eduardo Martelli Moreira joins NIHES-Erasmus MC

Eduardo is a fifth-year medical student at the Catholic University of Paraná in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil. In August he will be travelling to Rotterdam to attend a one-semester programme in research training in Health Sciences at NIHES-Erasmus MC. Eduardo is one of several undergraduate students throughout Brazil to be awarded a Science without Borders scholarship.

A hard worker and a keen participant in extra-curricular activities, he is currently finishing off a research project studying intra-abdominal hypertension and its effects on the kidney. Thanks to a language course in Canada, he also has a head start with his English.

Eduardo is eager to extend this international experience during his visit to the Netherlands. He hopes to learn more about the European approach to the research and care of critically ill patients. He says the knowledge he takes back with him will be used to help improve both the quality and quantity of research in Brazil. While at Erasmus MC he also hopes to establish contacts useful for future collaborations in future research projects. Read more…

Brazilian student Dominique dos Santos Morais Pordeus joins NIHES-Erasmus MC

Dominique is a third-year medical student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in the city of Natal, north-eastern Brazil. In August she will be travelling to Rotterdam to attend a one-semester programme in research training in Health Sciences at NIHES-Erasmus MC. Dominique is one of several undergraduate students throughout Brazil to be awarded a Science without Borders scholarship.

Dominique has always wanted to study abroad and feels privileged to have been accepted for the programme. The 20-year-old is attracted to the progressive and tolerant ideals of the Netherlands and chose Erasmus MC for its international profile and worldwide recognition. For her, Erasmus MC provides a perfect match of education and research.

A student with a wide range of interests, Dominique is keen to participate in research in fields such as ageing, neuroscience, oncology and chronic pain. She is appreciative of the investments in her education and hopes that her personal achievements will enable her to contribute professionally to her community. Read more…