Key Action 1 What is new in student and staff mobility ?

1. Key Action 1Whatis new in studentand staff mobility? Luca PIROZZI, Erasmus European Commission, DG EAC Education and Culture

2. WHY? • HOW? • WHAT? • WHEN? • WHY? • HOW? • WHAT? • WHEN? Education and Culture

3. WHY ismobility important? 20% student mobility target by 2020 Education and Culture

4. WHY is staff mobility important? • Improved competences • Broader understanding of practices and policies across countries • Enhance quality in teaching and learning • Trigger changes in the modernisation and international opening of their educational institution • Promotion of mobility activities for learners Education and Culture

5. Alfa Youth in Action Grundtvig Tempus Erasmus Edulink Leonardo Comenius Erasmus Mundus Erasmus+ 1 Learning Mobility How? One integrated system 3Policy support 2Cooperation 2007-2013 2014-2020 + Specific actions:Jean MonnetSport Education and Culture

6. More mobility Higher budget: +40% 63% of total budget dedicated to learningmobility ~ 2 million higher education students ~ 800.000 staff covering all sectors of education and Youth Education and Culture

7. More mobility International opening of Erasmus Full streamlining of calendar and procedures ~ 135.000 student and staff mobility flows expected between programme and partner countries Education and Culture

8. More mobility Diversity of mobility types STUDENTS STAFF KA1 KA2 Credit student mobility Degree mobility Student loan guarantee for a full Master abroad Intensive programmes Blended mobility Virtual mobility Short term mobility Long term mobility Intensive programmes Joint staff training Education and Culture

9. More mobility More inclusive • Better linguistic preparation of mobile participants • Specific support to people with special needs • More support to participants from disadvantaged background • More support to remote areas • Student loan • Better use of new technologies Education and Culture

10. Bettermobility Erasmus Charter for Higher Education Fundamentalprinciples Before During After Mobility Best practices Monitoring • 2013 Call • Deadline:16 May • 4576 applications received • Results publication: • ~ 30 November 2013 Education and Culture

11. Bettermobility … in other words Improving the Erasmus quality framework • Reinforced inter-institutional agreements (new template published in July) • Partner countries: ECHE principles included in inter-institutional agreements (template to be published soon) • Reinforced learning/mobility agreements to ensure recognition • More flexible and cost efficient support for language preparation • Reduced paper work: scanned signatures / exchanges by emails Education and Culture

12. STUDYING AND LEARNING ABROAD • 2 million higher education students • 135,000 student and staff mobility with partner countries • 25,000 joint master degree grants • 200,000 Master's degree loan scheme … in other words Education and Culture

13. Key Action 1: credit mobility All levels of higher education (Short cycle,Bachelor, Master, Doctoral levels) + recent graduates and all disciplines From 3 to 12 months for studies From 2 to 12 months for traineeships Each student can benefit up to 12 months per study cycle Education and Culture

14. Key Action 1: credit mobility Level of grants adapted to different needs, including to country living costs,remote regions/countries, and to international mobility (EU external policy priorities apply) HEIs to apply for: Sending mobility to programme countries Sending and receiving mobility to/from partner countries Individually and/or within a consortia Education and Culture

15. Key Action 1: student loan guarantee … in other words For studentswhowant to follow a full Master degreeabroad Can borrow up to: 12.000€ for a one-year Master 18.000€ for a two-year Master Favorable pay-backterms Studentsshouldaddressthemselves to participating national banks or studentloanagencies Education and Culture

16. Traineeships(work placements) … in other words A study period abroad may include a traineeship period in an enterprise or any other relevant workplace Wherever possible, traineeships should be an integrated part of student's study programme It can be in any subject area/academic discipline To ensure high quality and maximum impact, mobility activity has to respond to the students' degree-related learning and personal development needs Education and Culture

17. Traineeships(work placements) … in other words Supported during short cycle, first, second, third cycle studies & within one year after student’s graduation (including during post-doctorate period). This includes the 'assistantships' for student teachers. Adjustment of the grant level for traineeships: SMS grant + 100-200€/month on the basis of level of demand and level of co-financing For mobility where a traineeship is combined with studies, the level of grant for studies should be applied for the full duration For the first two years of the programme, mobility for traineeships willNOT be supported between Programme and Partner Countries Education and Culture

18. … in other words STAFF MOBILITY Key Action 1: short-termmobility Education and Culture

19. Staff mobility … in other words Staff mobility abroad for teaching or trainingpurposes Between programme countries: from 2 days to 2 months (excl. Travel) Between partner and programme countries:from 5 days to 2 months (excl. Travel) Minimum 8 teaching hours of lecturing abroad Staff from enterprise encouraged to teach at HEIs Education and Culture

20. StrategicPartnerships … in other words More cooperation for more innovation Possibility to organise complementarytypes of mobility if it can support the objectives of the partnership. Cross-sectorality encouraged in all activities Intensive Study Programmes • Blended mobility of students: less than 2 months physical mobility coupled with virtual mobility Long term teaching staff exchange Short term joint staff training Education and Culture

21. Nextsteps Education and Culture

22. Comments ? Questions ? Education and Culture

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