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Ankara, Turkey http :/ / metu.tr

Ankara, Turkey http :/ / www.metu.edu.tr. ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER DEGREES (EMJMD). Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Daloğlu Assistant to President January 14, 2015. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees. What is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD)?

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  1. Ankara, Turkey http://www.metu.edu.tr

  2. ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER DEGREES (EMJMD) Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Daloğlu AssistanttoPresident January 14, 2015

  3. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • What is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD)? • Delivered by a consortium of universities from Program countries + Partner countries (if relevant) • Cooperationwith Partner countries is encouraged • Length of EMJMD can be 12, 18 or 24 months (60, 90 or 120 ECTS respectively) • Duration of the project: 1 preparatory year + 3 intakes (5 years maximum) • Between 13-20 students per intake: 39-60 students in total

  4. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • What is an Erasmus Mundus JointMaster Degree(EMJMD)? • Mandatory study period in at least 2 different Program countries(at least two mobility periods for all students) • Offer full scholarships for the best master students • Support to at least 4invited scholars/guest lecturersengaged in the program for min. 8 weeks • Fully recognized joint or multiple degrees • Jointdegreesareencouraged, ifnationallegislationallows • Continuation of ErasmusMundus Masters Courses (2009-2013)

  5. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Main Objectives • Foster excellence, quality improvements, innovation, internationalization at universities • Increase quality and attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area • Improve the level of competences and skills of Master graduates, in particular their relevance for the labor market

  6. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • New Elements • Increasedbudget for the 7-year-period (around 1 billion euros,allowing to support around 30.000 scholarship holders and 350EMJMDprograms) • Higher student scholarships amounts • Increased focus on excellence, employability and sustainability • Strengthened «jointness»aspect

  7. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Basics of Application Process • Consortium partners can be public or private organizations located in Program or Partner countries: universities & non-academic partners (enterprises, NGOs, foundations, etc.) • Applicant organization must be a university established in a Program country and applies on behalf of the consortium • At least 3 universities as full partners from at least 3 different Program countries • Universities in Program countries must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and a Participant Identification Code (PIC) – METU already has both! • Associated partners possible: contribute indirectly to the EMJMD

  8. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Call 2015 • Application to EACEA (not to the local National Agencies) • Deadline: March 4, 2015 – 12:00 CET • (projects start between August 1 - October 31, 2015withprep. year) • Budget: 34,6 M€ + 25,6 M€ from other political instruments • # of projects: 18 EMJMDs • # of scholarships per intake/per project: • 13 (around 39 per grant agreement) • 4 (optional) for different regions of Partner countries

  9. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Award Criteria • Relevance of the project (max 30 pts) • Quality of the project design and implementation (max 25 pts) • Quality of the project team & the cooperation arrangements • (max 20pts) • Impact and dissemination (max 25 pts) • To be considered for funding, proposals must score at least 70 points • Critical Thresholds: • at least75% (22,5 pts) of the maximum allocated points for «relevance» • at least 60% of the maximum allocated points for each of theremaining award criteria

  10. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Additional Scholarships • Applicant university may apply for additional scholarships for one or more regions/ countries of the world: • Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Latin America, Eastern - Southern neighbors, Gulf countries • Funded through the EU externalfinancinginstruments • Up to 4 additional student scholarships per intake (per EMJMD edition)

  11. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Award Criterion for AdditionalScholarships • «Relevance of the project in the target region» • Cooperationwith Partner countriesin the target region is encouraged • Methodsused to attracthighly talented students from the identified region • At least 2,5 ptsperregionmust be takenunderthiscriterion

  12. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Financial Support • Managementof the consortium and implementation of the EMJMD for 3 consecutiveintakes • Supporting the costs of invited scholars/guestlecturers • Student scholarships

  13. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Details of Financial Support / Universities • EU grant: around 3 million EURfortheentireprojectperiod (max. 5 years) • Lump sum for consortium management 170.000 EUR: • 20.000EUR for the preparatory year + 50.000 EUR per intake • For the 3 intakes total budget of the project will not change

  14. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees Details of Financial Support / Students

  15. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Students • willapplythroughEACEA webpageandmakepreferencesformaximum 3 EMJMD programs • selectionwill be madebythe consortium and not individualpartners • must have a first higher education degree or equivalent • shouldnot have received an EM Master Course scholarship in the past • --- • receivefull scholarship covering participationcosts, travel and living costs • arecoveredbyhealth and accident insurance

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  19. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Information Sources – I • EMJMD 2015 Howto Apply? • http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/node/817_de • Instructions for Completingthe Application Package • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/2015-emjmd_instructions_en.pdf • FrequentlyAskedQuestions: • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/documents/3a_frequently-asked-questions-faq.pdf • EMJMD Administrative& FinancialHandbook (Dec. 2014 version) • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/emjmd-a-f_handbook-2014_final-120814.pdf

  20. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees • Information Sources – II • CatalogueforCurrentEMJMDs* • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/library/emjmd-catalogue_en • * METU is a partner in the«Masters in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology» program listed in theabove link. • “Joint International Master Programmes: lessons learnt from Erasmus Mundus” (free of charge e-brochure) • http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/joint-international-master-programmes-pbEC0313346/ • Information on Erasmus+ and EMJMD (Program Guide, Call forProposals 2015, applicationprocedure, etc.) • http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm • http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en • https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

  21. ErasmusMundus Joint Master Degrees Contact EACEA in Brussels: EACEA-EPLUS-JMD@ec.europa.eu METU International Cooperations Office: ico@metu.edu.tr

  22. THANK YOU

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