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Erasmus Mundus Action 2

Erasmus Mundus Action 2. M issions of the EACEA. Aims of Erasmus Mundus. With the objective to cooperate in development aid, build capacity and improve quality of education Increase university visibility and attractiveness worldwide

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Erasmus Mundus Action 2

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  1. Erasmus MundusAction 2

  2. Missions of the EACEA Aims of Erasmus Mundus • With the objective to cooperate in development aid, build capacity and improve quality of education • Increase university visibility and attractiveness worldwide • Enhance reputation through involvement in excellence programmes • Enhancequality of highereducationthrough international cooperation • Promotion of European higher education • Students’ and staff career prospects • Intercultural understanding • Implementing Community programmes • Managing projects life cycle • Information and communication • Results and feedback

  3. Erasmus Mundus – the programme • Action 1 - Joint Programmes includingscholarships • Action 2 - Partnershipsincludingscholarships • Action 3 - Promotion of Europeanhighereducation EM. Action 2 : • Large partnerships between universities from the EU and universities from a specific region • Scholarships of varying length (1 month to 3 years) • Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate students + HE staff • Addressing different target groups including vulnerable groups

  4. Action 2 – Details of the project: the cycle • 2. Visibility and preparatory activities • Working with local partners / authorities • Tools and procedures for scholarship application and selection • Agreement on recognition mechanisms 1. Planning and Organisation • Institutional Commitment formalized by Memorandum of Understanding • Sharing tasks and responsibilities • Efficient communication mechanisms • 3. Implementation of individual mobility • Student Agreements • Services and facilities for students (incl assistance for visas) • Administrative and financial management of scholarships • 4. Monitoring • Reports • Quality Assurance • Evaluation • Regular monitoring and follow-up visits • Sustainabilitystrategy

  5. Contractual obligations • Mobility implementation • Timeframe of activities • Use and Management of the Grant • Minimum Requirements for Selection • Reports • Notify EACEA of any change

  6. Administrative Obligations: Mobility implementation Compliance with the mobility requirements Time frame of activities •Start of the action: 15/07/2013 •Start of mobilities: • 1st cohort : 09/2013 – 31/12/2014 • 2nd cohort : 09/2014 – 31/12/2015 • 3rd cohort : 09/2015 – 31/12/2016 •End of the action: 14/07/2017

  7. Management of the Grant Main budgetary items: 1. Organisation of the mobility (lump sum) 2. Joint coordination (lump sum) 3. Implementation of the mobility (unit costs) Subsistence allowances, participations costs, travel costs and insurance costs NO transfer of budget between 1-2-3

  8. Benefits: For youruniversity : Forstudents/academics • Establish lasting links between institutions • Improve quality of teaching and students • Put in place mechanisms to facilitate mobility and degree recognition • Increase university visibility, attractiveness worldwide • Enhance reputation through involvement in excellence programmes • Participate in high-level academic mobility • Receive recognition of study and research/teaching assignments • Acquire in-depth knowledge of Europe + European HE • Improve linguistic skills, intercultural experience • Improve employability of students • Benefit from academic exchange of knowledge, ideas, contacts

  9. A single integrated programme Erasmusfor All 2. Co-operation projects 3. Policy Support 1. Learning Mobility Erasmus +: A streamlined architecture : 3 Key actions Total budget: € 19 billion over 7 years Existingprogrammes International highereducation programmes: Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink, Bilateral Programmes Lifelong Learning Programme Grundtvig Erasmus Leonardo Comenius Youth in Action Programme

  10. Erasmus + Key Action 1Learning mobility of individuals Erasmus-Erasmus Mundus action1 and2 • Credit mobility: International opening of Erasmus,more mobility of students and staff between EU – non EU in both directions. • Degree mobility: Joint Master courses of excellent quality offered by consortium of EU/non universities to attract the very best students worldwide. • Student loan guarantee:to boost degree mobility within Europe.

  11. Erasmus + key action 2Tempus, Alpha, Edulink… • Erasmus Strategic Partnerships: more intense cooperation between institutions. • Knowlegde Alliances: structure partnerships between HEI and businesses • 3. Specific support with neighbourhood countries: Capacity building through partnerships between EU and ENP universities with a mobility component. • 4. Rest of the world: Capacity building between universities in the EU and Asia, Latin America & Africa.

  12. Erasmus + Key action 3 • Support the OMC, HigherEducation Modernisation Agenda, Bologna Process. • Support development and implementation of EU transparency tools and EU widenetworks. • Support Policy Dialogue with third countries.

  13. Reference documents  EM Programme Guide + Guidelines to Call Grant Agreement + Annexes  Administrative and Financial Handbook  Scholarship candidates Selection Requirements Minimum Insurance Requirements Beneficiaries space http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/beneficiaries/beneficiaries_action_2_en.php

  14. Thank you for your attention.

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