Program Overview

Introduction to the NOHA+ Program

The NOHA+ program is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree in International and European Law, Humanitarian Law, and Action. This interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary graduate program provides high-quality academic education and professional skills for personnel destined to operate in international contexts.

Objectives and Activities

The program aims to provide practical teaching designed to enable students to become operational as lawyers or humanitarian workers in complex environments, such as conflict zones, humanitarian emergencies, and natural disasters. The Master's program combines theoretical and analytical knowledge and skills with a practical approach, taught by over 150 in-house experts and lecturers with field experience.

Key Features

• The program is the first Master's program in the field of humanitarian studies, created in 1993 with the support of the European Commission.
• Aix-Marseille University has been a partner of the program since its inception.
• The interdisciplinary, multicultural, and multilingual courses are taught by experts with field experience.
• Over 3,000 graduates work worldwide in humanitarian aid and international cooperation for organizations and institutions in the field.

Innovative Aspect

One of the unique elements of the program is the mobility that lies at the heart of the NOHA experience. Students work in different universities and benefit from rich cultural and linguistic interaction.

Project Details

• Project Name: NOHA+
• Program: Erasmus+
• Action: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree
• Theme: Master of International and European Law, Humanitarian Law, and Action
• Key Words: International law, joint degree, humanitarian development
• Duration: 01/09/2020 - 31/08/2026
• Budget: 3,944,000
• Coordinator: University of Deusto, Spain
• Project Leader: Ludovic Hennebel, Faculty of Law and Political Science

Partners

• Aix-Marseille University, France
• Ruhr-Universit酹 Bochum, Germany
• University of Malta, Malta
• Uppsala University, Sweden
• Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
• University College Dublin, Ireland

Associated Partners

• Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Tbilisi State University, Georgia
• German Jordanian University, Jordan
• Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon
• University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
• University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India
• Chiang Mai University, Thailand
• Univ. of Soc. Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam
• International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
• Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
• International Christian University, Japan
• Deakin University, Australia
• Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
• Boston College, USA
• Fordham University, USA

Significant Project Achievement

The NOHA Joint Master's Program in International Humanitarian Action was one of the first Erasmus Mundus Master's programs in Europe. In 2020, the European Commission's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency chose to fund the NOHA Joint Master's Program once again.