Permanently open call with annual cut-off dates for universities applying for the EMOS label

The European Master in Official Statistics (EMOS) is a 5-year-label awarded by the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) to master’s programmes providing graduate education in the area of official statistics at the European level. Eurostat manages the EMOS network as a joint undertaking of universities, and their collaboration partners in national statistical offices (NSIs), central banks (CBs), other national statistical authorities (ONAs), international organisations (IO) and other partner organizations producing or dealing with statistics and data.

This permanently open call for applications seeks to give an opportunity for interested universities to join the EMOS network with its counterparts in the European Statistical System (ESS). The call remains permanently open with cut-off date of 31 December of each calendar year.

EMOS builds on existing nationally accredited master’s programmes in order to meet learning outcomes, which familiarise the graduates with the system of official statistics, production models, statistical methods and dissemination. Universities offering EMOS master’s degrees are expected to collaborate actively with the national statistical institutes or other producers of official statistics to reduce the gap between theory and practice. All universities based in an EU Member State, EU candidate country or EFTA country are welcome to respond to this EMOS Call for applications. The applicant master’s programmes must be in line with the Bologna process and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).

Universities are invited to submit their applications complete with accompanying documents as described in the EMOS Guide for applicants by 31 December of the current year.

Applications must be completed in English. Supporting documents may be submitted in official languages of the applicant’s country with mandatory translation[1] into English. Personal data will be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No (EU) 2018/1725.

The applications for the EMOS label will be assessed by the EMOS Board in the first quarter of the following year to propose the short listed master’s programmes for award of the EMOS label by the European Statistical System Committee in April-May.

[1] Official translation is not mandatory, for longer documents a summary in English is acceptable. The Board reserves the right to ask for more detailed translation and complementary information