Brussels, 10/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has selected a further 17 Erasmus Mundus master's courses, involving 69 European universities new to the scheme. Hundreds of European universities took part in the second call for proposals and 139 projects were presented. During the first selection, 19 master's courses had been selected and started last September (see EUROPE of 22 September 2004). With this second selection, 36 courses will be available next autumn, covering a vast range of disciplines. The countries most represented for these new courses are: the United Kingdom (11 universities), Germany (8), the Netherlands (7) as well as France and Sweden (6 each). The first generation of master's courses currently takes in 140 students and 42 academics selected by their universities. The second generation will concern about one thousand beneficiaries (900 students and 100 academics), and the next generations of courses will gradually host thousands of students from around the world who will come to study in Europe for a maximum two-year duration.