MARIHE is a 2-years EMMC with a total work load of 120 ECTS (4 semesters), awarding a joint degree (Master of Science). During the master course students will study in at least three, up to four different countries: Austria, Finland, China and Germany. Language of tuition is English.

The Consortium consists of Danube University Krems / Austria (responsible for first and fourth semester), the University of Tampere / Finland (responsible for second and fourth semester), Beijing Normal University /China (responsible for third semester) and the University of Applied Sciences Osnabruck/Germany (responsible for fourth semester).

Associate partners of the program are the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG/Austria; the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, OCED/France; HIS Higher Education Information System/Germany; CHE Consult/Germany; European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities/Belgium; Cerion Solutions LTD/Finland and Finpro / Finland.

Applicants for MARIHE must hold a first university degree in a relevant field, have a good command of English and show a strong motivation and interest to learn and work in a field of research and innovation development and management in higher education.