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The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) WAVES – Waves, Acoustics, Vibrations, Engineering and Sound is a two-year (four-semester) international Master’s programme in Acoustical Engineering, approved for funding in 2019. Its main objective is to provide students with advanced scientific knowledge and engineering skills to address acoustic problems in both academic and industrial contexts, while responding to the evolving demands of the global job market. To date, EMJMD WAVES has successfully graduated three cohorts of students, and a fourth cohort is currently engaged in Master’s thesis development.The programme is jointly implemented by four internationally recognised European higher education institutions: the Aix-Marseille Université and École Centrale Marseille (France), the Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal), and the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), and is supported by an extended network of associated academic partners and industrial partners. This structure enables a fully integrated, mobility-based curriculum that promotes educational expertise and the development of high-level transversal competences.The EMJMD WAVES curriculum was designed as a common and innovative programme, aligned with contemporary societal and economic challenges faced by acoustical engineers. It combines strong foundations in core acoustics with emerging topics and pedagogical approaches, addressing application areas such as architectural acoustics, environmental noise, ultrasound-based monitoring of structures and processes, and noise and vibration control in transport. The experience gained from the first cohorts demonstrates the capacity of Erasmus Mundus joint degrees to foster excellence, innovation, and harmonisation in European acoustics education, preparing graduates for competitive doctoral studies or immediate industrial employment.