TEMPUS AND ERASMUS MUNDUS INFORMATION DAY, 17 Jan 2013

1. TEMPUS AND ERASMUS MUNDUS INFORMATION DAY, 17 Jan 2013 Tempus and Erasmus Mundus Programmes in the context of higher education policies Ana Tecilazić Goršić Head of Sector for Development of Higher Education

2. Croatia in TEMPUS 2000-2009 TEMPUS III: Croatia joined the Tempus programme in the year 2000 which enabled it to receive grants amounting to about 3 million euro per year. During the Tempus III phase of the programme which lasted from 2000 to 2006 a total of 87 project were implemented in Croatia. TEMPUS IV: The Republic of Croatia participated at two project calls, in 2008 and 2009, with a total of 15 projects approved for funding with the total value of 12 million euro. Since 2010: Lifelong Learning Programme (HE - ERASMUS) replaces TEMPUS.

3. ERASMUS MUNDUS • Croatian participation in EM has been mainly oriented to students who applied to pursue Joint Master Programmes at consortium of universities implementing Erasmus Mundus Master Courses. • Ministry enocourages Croatian HEI to apply to current Call as members of consortium. • Ministry and Agency for Science and Higher Education intends to re-examine national rules relating to accreditation (in line with the Buchurest Communique).

4. Bologna ExpertsNational Teams of Bologna Experts initiative • In addition to support to project implementation and programme promotion, National Tempus Office has coordinated the Higher Education Reform Experts – HERE team, whose task was to foster the implementation of the Bologna reform. • Launched by European Commission and managed by EACEA. • Purpose: providing pool of expertise, promoting and enhancing progress toward HE reform. • Activities co-financed through the TEMPUS grant until 2011.

5. Croatian Team of Bologna Experts2011-2013 • Current group appointed by the Ministry following public call in 2011 • Activities co-financed by EACEA grant and the Ministry • Grant managed by the LLP NA • Type of activities – - public events on Bologna implementation in Croatia - counseling/training of HEI's on higher education reform - assistance in creation of higher education policies - promotional activities/information campaigns www.mobilnost.hr (Bolonjska skupina) – Review of activities

6. Framework for development of Croatian higher education policy • EU Strategy Europe 2020: Tertiary educational attainment - 30% of population aged 30-34 by 2020; • Croatian Strategy for Education, Science and Technology (to be adopted July 2013): high quality education and equal opportunities; • Renewed Action Plan for Learning Mobility 2013 – 2015: promoting high quality mobility aimed at enhancing competencies, knowledge and skills

7. Objectives for further development of Croatian higher education policy Reforming the education system on the basis of concepts: LLL, LO, student-centred learning (Croatian Qualifications Framework); Promoting recognition and validation of non formal and informal learning backed up with a sound QA system; Referencing and self certifying Croatian qualifications to the EQF and the QF EHEA (Bologna Framework); Increasing relevance of qualifications and employability of graduates – students tracing; Strengtening the QA system and relating it to the result based funding (programme agreements) 7

8. TEMPUS and ERASMUS MUNDUS: long waited opportunity for cooperation Shared heritage of higher education systems in the region provides a ground for frutfull cooperation; No opportunities for structured cooperation between HEIs in the region for 4 years; Croatia at the crossroads between European Union and the Western Balkans – opportunity for exchange of knowledge and experience in numerous fields. 8

9. Thank you for your attention!