What is EPOG-JM?

A reorientation of economic growth and development towards more inclusion, less inequalities and more democracy shall be a core objective for economic policies and the ecological transition.

Economic POlicies for the Global bifurcation (EPOG-JM) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in economics, which contributes to these priorities. Supported by the European Union, it offers a world-class integrated Master’s programme on the digital, socioeconomic, ecological transition processes with a pluralist approach and interdisciplinary perspectives. It is tailored to training a community of economic experts and researchers able to work with other disciplines and a range of sectors and stakeholders in different political, social and regional contexts, to design, implement and assess economic policies to tackle with more than a simple transition: a strongly sustainable “global bifurcation”.

The uniqueness of the EPOG-JM programme relies on this “systemic/holistic” approach, i.e. the ability to offer each student a specific field of study (i.e. their chosen Major), together with courses, seminars and activities related to the other Majors. By reconciling these dimensions, graduates will be better prepared to address the related challenges and to bridge the academic and policy communities.

• Major A - Innovation, the digital economy and the sociotechnical bifurcation;

• Major B - Macroeconomics, finance and the socioeconomic bifurcation;

• Major C - Sustainable development and the socioecological bifurcation)

The students benefit from an integrated network involving 11 prestigious institutions in 7 countries, which are awarding a degree to the students enrolled in the concerned pathway(s). They also benefit from 30+ academic and non-academic associated partners worldwide on all the programme fields. The programme is taught in English (except for Minor C4 which is partly taught in Portuguese). To provide a multicultural training and grounding, it includes a (at least basic) knowledge of the French language for all, with the possibility of acquiring language skills in the language of the country where the student has chosen to study. All the students receive a joint or multiple degree from the institutions on their pathway.