International Cooperation Work together with European higher education institutions
? The EU's programme to support education, training youth & sport Funding for programmes, projects & scholarships Fosters EU-EU and EU-international cooperation
Worldwide cooperation Programme Countries EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Partner Countries All other countries Other programme countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.
Opportunities for HE institutions from Partner Countries International credit mobility Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees Capacity Building for Higher Education Jean Monnet activities
Credit mobility
Credit mobility Will fund >20,000 grants/yr for mobility to/from Partner Countries; about 4000 grants for WB Short-term studies for students (3-12 months) abroad that count to a degree back home, (BA, MA & PhD) and for staff (5 days 2 months) HEIs from Programme countries apply
2015 Selection Credit Mobility 2 500 2 000 937 1 500 1 000 741 Staff Learner 500 1 373 551 0 7
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees Consortia of 3+ HEIs from Programme (& Partner) countries propose excellent integrated MA Programme countries HEIs (only) submit proposals Can last 12, 18 or 24 months (60, 90, 120 ECTS) Proposals assessed on basis of relevance, quality of design, quality of team, impact and dissemination Funding for three annual intakes covering: Total costs of student scholarships and Annual flat-rate fee for management and guest academic costs
Joint Master Degrees: how to apply EC selects consortia and Master programme, Consortia selects students to receive scholarships World-wide competition, only best students receive EUfunded scholarships (via consortia) Students must study in 2+ countries; Can be awarded a double, multiple or joint degree http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en
selection results 2015 EMJMDs by academic discipline LS = Life Sciences Applications: 76 HU = Humanities HS = Hard Sciences Selected Projects: 15 LS:13 HU:30 LS: 2 HU: 5 HS:33 HS: 8 11
Capacity Building for Higher Education
CBHE objectives Build capacity and help modernise HEIs in Partner Countries, to ensure structural, long-lasting impact Support modernisation & internationalisation Improve quality Improve the level of competences & skills Enhance management, governance in HEIs Promote people-to-people contacts, intercultural understanding Voluntary convergence w/ EU HE policy developments
Capacity-building for higher education Joint projects focus on HEI capacities Structural projects focus on HE reform 2-3 year Partnerships of HEIs from programme and partner countries Southern Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Western Balkans*, Russia, Asia & Central Asia, Latin America, Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) *may include additional mobility (credit mobility rules, up to 85% of requested budget)
CBHE: how to apply Call for Proposals, Apply direct to EACEA by 2 Feb 2016 Proposals assessed by experts for: relevance, quality of design, quality of team, impact & dissemination Applications may be from a Partner or Programme Country institution http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en
Capacity Building for Higher Education Overview applications/selected in target regions Total applications = 515: 140 recommended for funding Regions Received applications Selected Applications Region 1 - Western Balkans 65 15 Region 2 - Eastern Partnership Countries 169 23 Region 3 - South Mediterranean Countries 143 40 Region 4 - Russian Federation 57 13 Region 6 - Asia 36 27 Region 7 - Central Asia 80 23 Region 8 - Latin America 64 19 Region 9 Iran, Iraq, Yemen 2 2 Region 10 - South Africa 5 4 Regional Data cannot be added since the same project can involve several regions
Jean Monnet Activities
Jean Monnet Activities Focus on European integration studies Teaching and research (Modules, Chairs, Centres of Excellence) Policy debate with academic world (Networks, Projects) Support to activities of institutions or associations
Jean Monnet: how to apply? Annual Calls for Proposals issued by EU Applications institutions in any world country 1 applicant institution but informal involvement of partner institutions possible (esp. for networks) Proposals assessed by experts for:relevance, quality of design, quality of team, impact & dissemination Apply direct to EACEA: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/funding_en
More information: Information on http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm Information on funding opportunities http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en