Erasmus Mundus – Al Idrisi Opportunities for Study, Research and Training in Europe

1. Erasmus Mundus – Al Idrisi Opportunities for Study, Research and Training in Europe

2. What is Erasmus Mundus Action 2? What is Erasmus Mundus – Al Idrisi? What are it’s objectives? Scholarships Application andselection procedure Acronym and Logo Index

3. Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – Strand 1 co-operation and mobility scheme for student andstaff mobility between theEuropean Union and non EU countries grouped in geographical lots organized by an partnerships of up to 20 HEIs co-financed by the European Commission What is Erasmus MundusAction 2?

4. General objectives: Cooperation in HE capacity building in higher education training of higher education staff transfer of know-how and good practices implementation of common areas of higher education mutual enrichment of societies development of a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced young women/men What is Erasmus MundusAction 2?

5. strengthening of political, cultural, educational and economical links between Europe and Third Countries promotion of horizontal policies training of students and professionals from vulnerable groups socioeconomically disadvantaged strata of the society poverty reduction sustainable economic growth social cohesion What is Erasmus MundusAction 2?

6. cultural and linguistic diversity development cooperation equality between men and women good governance capacity building in administration and public and private sectors promotion of common values respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, peace, democracy, good governance, gender, equality, the rule of law, solidarity and justice What is Erasmus MundusAction 2?

7. The EU grant covers the costs for the organisation of mobility by the partners by a flat rate of up to 200.000 € per partnership implementation of individual mobility flows in terms of unit costs for travel (from 250 € to 2.500 €, according to the distance) subsistence (from 1.000 € to 2.500 € per month) participation costs (up to 3.000 € / acad. year) insurance (75 € / month) What is Erasmus MundusAction 2?

8. Erasmus Mundus – Al Idrisi Subtitle: A scholarship scheme for exchange and cooperation between Europe and the Maghreb Lot 1: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Partnership: What is ErasmusMundus – Al Idrisi? • Algeria: 3 • Morocco: 4 • Tunisia: 3 • Europe: 10 • Associates: 6 • All Ministries of Higher Education in the region • 3 Associations with strong links in Europe, in the Maghreb and among both regions

9. What is ErasmusMundus – Al Idrisi? • Europe • Universidad de Granada – Spain • Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna – Italy • Universidade de Coimbra – Portugal • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen – Germany • Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz – Austria • Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza – Romania • Université Libre de Bruxelles – Belgium • Lunds Universitet – Sweden • Université de Poitiers – France • Université Jean Monnet – France

10. What is Erasmus Mundus – Al Idrisi? • North Africa • Université Badji Mokhtar – Annaba – Algeria • Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef – Algeria • Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran “Mohamed Boudiaf” – Algeria • Université Hassan II - Aïn Chock – Morocco • Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah – Morocco • Université Hassan 1er – Morocco • Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi – Morocco • Université de Carthage – Tunisia • Université de Gafsa – Tunisia • Université de Monastir – Tunisia

11. What is ErasmusMundus – Al Idrisi? • Regional Distribution • Broad regional coverage • Always some partners in least favoured regions • Europe: 3 French, 4 other Romance and 3 Germanic speaking universities • Maghreb: partners operatemainly in Arabic and French

12. What are it’s objectives? • to set-up an active institution-based academic mobility network • to produce a pool of 170 well-trained students, post-doctoral fellows and moving staff who will • return to their home countries • holding a relevant degree (master or doctorate) where applicable • having gained valuable experience, knowledge and contacts abroad

13. What are it’s objectives? • to focus on the regional needs • Business Studies and Management Sciences (4) • Engineering, Technology (6) • Geography, Geology (7) • Languages (9) • Mathematics, Informatics (11) • Medical Sciences (12) • Natural Sciences (13) • Social Sciences (14) • Communication and Information Sciences (15) • Administrative staff mobility (16.9)

14. What are it’s objectives? • to provide improved education and training opportunities for • vulnerable groups • socioeconomically disadvantaged students • to promote equal access to higher education for students and scholars from least developed regions • to foster the teaching and research capacity at the partner universities

15. What are it’s objectives? • to exchange knowledge and good practices • to promote common areas of higher education • to set up an alumni network • to detect and benefit from synergies with partner projects

16. Scholarships • What can be funded? • Target Groups • Scholarship distribution • Who can apply? • What disciplines are offered? • How long can you stay abroad? • What does the scholarship cover? • Mobility flow overview

17. What can be funded? • Important • Only mobility flows from Europe to the Maghreb and from the Maghreb to Europe can be funded by an Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi scholarship.

18. What can be funded? • Mobility levels • Undergraduate • Master • Doctorate • Post-doctorate • Academic and administrative Staff

19. What can be funded? • Programme types • Credit transfer programme • Up to one academic year at the host university • Elaboration of a bachelor or master thesis • Fully recognized according to individual Learning Agreement. • Full degree programme • For master students and doctoral candidates • Academic degree granted by the host university

20. What can be funded? • Programme types • Short stay programme • Sandwich PhD • Short research stay at the host university • PhD awarded by the home university • Cotutelle – Doctorate • Research at home and host university • Joint supervision of the doctoral candidate • PhD awarded from host and home university

21. What can be funded? • Programme types • Short stay programme • Post-doctoral fellows • Mainly research and specialized training at the host university • Academic and administrative staff • Research, teaching, specialized training and activities related to institutional cooperation with the host university

22. Target Groups • Target Group 1 (TG1) • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia who are registered in one of the higher education institutions (HEI) in the region that is a member of the partnership. • Nationals of European countries who are registered in one of the European HEIs that is member of the partnership. • All levels of mobility flows (undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate, staff)

23. Target Groups • Target Group 2 (TG2) • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia • who are registered in a higher education institution of these countries that is not included in the partnership, or • who have obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these countries. • Only master, doctorate and post-doctorate mobility flows

24. Target Groups • Target Group 3 (TG3) • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons. • For example: • having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) or

25. Target Groups • it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or • they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) • Only undergraduate, master, doctorate and post-doctorate mobility • For Al Idrisi: limited to undergraduates from Algeria and Tunisia

26. Scholarship Distribution • By country and mobility type

27. Scholarship Distribution • By country, Target Group and mobility type

28. Who can apply? • Nationals from countries belonging to the European Union • Must be enrolled or registered at a European partner university • Belong to Target Group 1 • Can apply for • Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate, master) • Short stay programmes (doctorate, post-doctorate, academic and administrative staff)

29. Who can apply? • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia • Enrolled or registered at a Maghrebian partner university, belong to Target Group 1 • Can apply for • Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate, master) • Full degree programmes (master, doctorate) • Short stay programmes (doctorate, post-doctorate, academic and administrative staff)

30. Who can apply? • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia • Enrolled or registered at a higher education institution in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia not included in the Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi partnership, belong to Target Group 2 • Can apply for • Full degree programmes (master, doctorate) • Short stay programmes (post-doctorate)

31. Who can apply? • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia • Holding a university degree obtained in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia, also belong to Target Group 2 • Can apply for • Full degree programmes (master, doctorate) • Short stay programmes (post-doctorate)

32. Who can apply? • Nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia • In a particularly vulnerable situation, belong to Target Group 3 • Can apply for • Credit transfer programmes (undergraduate)

33. Who can apply? • General remarks • Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of studies at first higher education level • Applicants must not have resided nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in the European Union (not applicable to academic and administrative staff) • TG 3 only for nationals from Algeria and Tunisia

34. What disciplines are offered? • Almost any field of study, research and training • Priority will be given to • Business Studies and Management Sciences (4) • Engineering, Technology (6) • Geography, Geology (7) • Languages (9) • Mathematics, Informatics (11) • Medical Sciences (12)

35. What disciplines are offered? • Natural Sciences (13) • Social Sciences (14) • Communication and Information Sciences (15) • Administrative staff mobility (16.9) • Priority = additional points during the evaluation phase • Undergraduate and master studies in the European Union are limited to the specific thematic areas listed above

36. How long can you stay abroad? • EU nationals

37. How long can you stay abroad? • Algerian, Moroccan or Tunisian Nationals

38. How long can you stay abroad? • Algerian, Moroccan or Tunisian Nationals

39. What does the scholarship cover? • a monthly subsistence allowance • tuition fee (if applicable) • insurance coverage (health, travel, accident) • direct visa costs and travel expenses for one economy class round-trip

40. Mobility flow overview

41. Application and selection procedure • Application by the candidates • Validation and grading by the home university • Grading by the host university • Selection by the Advisory and Selection Committee • Confirmation by home and host universities • Notification of the award decision • Scholarship contract

42. Application and selection procedure • Latest starting dates • Undergraduate, master, doctoral and post-doctoral mobility flows must have started before 31 December 2012 • Academic and administrative staff will have until 30 September 2013 to start their stay abroad

43. Acronym and Logo • Al Idrisi •  أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي (Abū Abd Allāh Muhammad al-Idrīsī) • famous medieval geographer, cartographer and botanist • born 1100 in Sabtah (Ceuta); worked at the Norman court of Roger II in Palermo (Sicily); died 1165/66 in Sicily or Sabtah (Ceuta) Photos taken form the home page of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

44. Acronym and Logo • author of one of the most important works of medieval Geography entitled نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق (kitāb nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq; Journey of one who is eager to traverse horizons)  represents the spirit of the project • Al Idrisi combines Arab, Romance and Germanic influences  represents the partners of the project

45. Acronym and Logo • Logo • taken form one of hismost famous maps • Shows the world in a “new” perspective North ↔ up South ↔ down  represents a changeof reference points

46. Call open until16 January 2012

47. Thank you very muchfor your attention! شكرا http://www.al-idrisi.eu

48. Questions and Answers • Questions? • Doubts? • ...