From ERASMUS „Intensive Programmes“ to ERASMUS+ „Strategic Partnerships “

1. From ERASMUS „Intensive Programmes“ to ERASMUS+ „Strategic Partnerships“ Dr. Sabine Habermalz | 26.11.2013 ERASMUS InstitutionalCoordinator | International Office

2. ERASMUS  SOKRATES  LLP  ERASMUS+

4. International HE Programmes(currently Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink) Grundtvig Erasmus Leonardo Comenius Erasmus + Lifelong Learning Programme: Key Action II Institutional Cooperation Key Action III Policy Support Youth in Action Programme LLP/ERASMUS  ERASMUS+ One integrated Programme Current Programmes Key Action I Learning Mobility 63% 25% 4% Total budget: € 14.7 billion  ~ 40% morethanbefore Change of Paradigm: from the sector-specific approachtowards ‘action mode’ Source: European Commission

5. Participating Countries – ParticipatingInstitutions • 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 • EFTA/EEA Countries: • Iceland - Liechtenstein - Norway– Macedonia - Switzerland– Turkey • HEI (Higher Education Institutions): • Must applyfor ERASMUS CHARTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (ECHE) • Resultstobepublished in December 2013 • InstitutionalStrategy – Modernization Agenda

6. KA2 Cooperation for innovation - Higher Education- • Erasmus Strategic Partnerships: more intense cooperation between institutions. • Knowledge Alliances: structured 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. Participating Countries – ParticipatingInstitutions Budget share: 25% • HE Strategic PartnershipsSupport HEIs in their Modernisation strategy • Knowledge AlliancesUniversity-business cooperation for more innovation Decentralised • Support to Neighbourhood countries (ENP)Partnerships between HEIs from EU and ENPCurriculum development, modernisation, modern teaching and learning, improve HEIs governance, stronger links with the world of work, ... • + INTEGRATED MOBILITY of students and staff • Cooperation with Asia, Latin America and AfricaMobility limited to HEI staff to achieve projects’ objectives Source: European Commission

7. ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnerships • Sectoral and cross-sectoralstructured cooperation (education, training and youth + other relevant stakeholders) to implement innovative practices leading to high quality teaching, training and learning, institutional modernisation and social innovation • Activities ranging from small scale projects (i.e. allowing access for newcomers) to more ambitious, larger scale projects • Fully decentralised management to enable better consideration of the national context and achieve maximum impact In Higher Education ERASMUS+ aims at supporting HEIs in order to achieve the objectives set under the HE Modernisation Agenda • Action should result in the transfer, development and implementation of innovative practices at institutional, local and regional level Source: European Commission

8. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • SpecificObjectives: • Enhance quality of teaching and relevance of learning offers by developing new and innovative approaches • Promote take-up of innovative practices in Higher Education • Raisinglabour market relevance of study programmes and qualifications • Foster provision and assessment of key competences • Prevent drop-out, facilitate accessandinclusionof non-traditional learners • Partnerships: • Benefit from the different experience, profiles and specific expertise partnerships involve the most appropriate and diverse range of relevant partners, depending on the nature of the activities, size etc. Source: European Commission

9. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • SpecificActivities: There is large flexibilityas long as activities are linked to the objectives of the action and most appropriate to reach the specific objectives of the project. You may develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practicessuch as • Joint study programmes & joint curricula,Intensive Programmes & common modules – including e-modules • Project-based transnational collaboration between enterprises & students / staff • Pedagogical approaches and methodologies, better use of ICT – especially aimed at delivering transversal competences, entrepreneurial and creative mind-set • Greater variety of study modes (distance, part-time, modular learning), notably through new forms of learning, strategic use of ICT, virtual mobility etc. • Cooperation and exchange of practicebetween staff responsible for support services (guidancecounselling, coachingmethods and tools etc.) or those involved in student support services Source: European Commission

10. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • Mobility Activities: Theadded value and the need to realise the objectives of the project have to be described at application stage Such mobility may include • Blended mobility of students combining short term physical mobility (< 2 months) with virtual mobility‘  Intensive Programme-like’ mobility • Long term teaching assignments (2 – 12 months) • Short term joint staff training events < 2 months Activities must take place in the country/countries of the organisations involved in the Strategic Partnership Participating students must be registered in a HEI and enrolled in studies leading to a recognised tertiary level qualification Participating staff must be employed in a HEI or in an enterprise Source: European Commission

11. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • Who canparticipate: • Public or private institutions in higher education, in other fields of education, training and youth or in the labour market • HEIsfrom a participating country must hold a validHigher Education Charter (ECHE) • Organisations from third countries may participate in case of obvious added value • The applicant must be an organisation active in higher education, and located and registered in a participating country • EligibilityCriteria: • A project consists of at least three institutions from three participating countries • Projectscan last 2 or 3 years,depending on objectives and type of activities • Applications to be submitted to the National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is located and registered • Lump Sum approach(es) foreseen Further detailstobefound in the „Programme Guide“ (not yetpublished) Source: European Commission

12. From IP to Strategic Partnership: • Intensive Programmes • at least 3 partners, 1 EU country • project duration 1 - 3 years • annual application (+ renewals) • eligible institutions: HEI only • mobility as central activity • multinational & interdisciplinary courses • strategic focus welcome • participants from 3rd countries only from organisational costs • Budget: 20,000 – 80,000 Euro per project • Strategic Partnership • at least 3 partners, 1 EU country • project duration 1 - 3 years • single application for the whole period • eligible institutions: HEI, companies, NGOs… • mobility as one option amidst others • significantly enlarged opportunities for a variety of activities and products • strong opportunity for support of strategic activities + higher impact + sustainability • participants from 3rd countries can be funded if value added is properly explained • Budget frame per project significantly higher Source: European Commission

13. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • Financial Provisions: • Negotiations settled: ~25 % overall share for KA 2, details not published • Funding will depend on the range and variety of activities; everything between 50,000 and 300,000 Euro seems to be ‘imaginable’ – but no determined minimum & maximum grant yet • Project size between former LLP Partnerships/IP and Centralised Actions • Open question: how to deal with cross-sectoral applications? • FiveCostCategories: • Project Management & Implementation [lump sum] • Intellectual Products [unit costs / DSA] • Transnational Conferences / Seminars / Events [unit costs] • Learning/Training Mobility Activities [unit costs] • Exceptional Costs [real costs] Source: European Commission

14. ERASMUS+: Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education • Quality Assessment: • Applicationsareevaluatedby an independentcommittee on the national level, withrespectto: • Relevance of the project (30%) • Adequate needs analysis • EU added value, Modernisation Agenda etc. • Quality of the project design and implementation (20%) • Quality of Work Programme • Consistency between objectives, activities and budget, cost-effectiveness • Quality of methodology & quality control measures • Quality of the project team & cooperation arrangements (20%) • appropriate mix of participating organisations & distribution of responsibilities/tasks • involvement of newcomers • effective mechanisms for coordination and communication • Impact, dissemination and sustainability (30%) • Quality of measures for evaluating the outcomes • Potential impact (within and outside partnership) & sustainability • Quality of dissemination plan Source: European Commission

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