Jakarta, 20 September 2024 – The European Union Mobility Programme for Myanmar (EMPM) is set to open up the third batch of Virtual Global Opportunities (VGO) scholarships for January – July 2025 period starting from 20 September 2024.The VGO scholarship provides one semester of fully funded scholarship for Myanmar students and young professionals to enhance their professional development through online micro-credentials courses and online practical work experiences (e.g. virtual internships), focusing on crucial 21st century skills and employability factors such as communication skills, self and global awareness, critical and analytical thinking, curiosity, and media and digital literacy. The scholarship scheme is part of the work of the EMPM, designed towards enhancing options for online learning and mobility for Myanmar students and young professionals. Having successfully implemented two batches of the VGO Scholarship, EMPM is pleased to announce the opening of the third batch of scholarships and welcomes qualified Myanmar nationals to apply for one of the 200 scholarships available for Virtual Micro-credential and Virtual Internships.

The scholarship provides Myanmar national ranging from 18-35 years old, a fully funded, short-term (one semester) of online Micro-credential Courses or Online Internship. Prospective applicants must first apply to our Partner Universities/Institution to obtain a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) and then register on our platform at https://empm.education/ by 15 November 2024.

Officially launched in January 2023, EMPM is a €5 million EU grant funded programme with an objective to provide Myanmar’s next generation with education and training opportunities with the specific objective to enhance options for mobility for students to the ASEAN member states. The project is implemented by a consortium of DAAD, Campus France and Nuffic. The overall aim of the program is to create educational and training opportunities for Myanmar’s next generation, with a particular focus on improving mobility options for students.