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Erasmus Mundus. North West University 17.09.2014 EU Delegation to the RSA. The Erasmus Mundus Programme. Erasmus is one of Europe’s flagship programme, 'Mundus' added an international window. 3 Actions: A1. joint programmes (Masters and Doctorates) A2. partnerships
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Erasmus Mundus North West University 17.09.2014 EU Delegation to the RSA
The Erasmus Mundus Programme • Erasmus is one of Europe’s flagship programme, 'Mundus' added an international window. • 3 Actions: • A1. joint programmes (Masters and Doctorates) • A2. partnerships • A3. promotion of the European Higher education
Action 2 in South Africa • How it works? SA universities partner with European universities, according to requirements. • For what? to award scholarships to students (Masters and Doctorates) and to staff. • Source of funding? Instrument for Development cooperation (for SA mobility) and for cooperation with industrialised countries and other high income countries (for EU mobility). • Since when? 4th year of implementation.
Erasmus Mundus: 2011-2014 • About EUR 28 million (including EUR 4.4 million for EU mobility). • South Africanbeneficiaries from Target group 1 and Target group 2. • 537 beneficiaries: 278 Masters, 150 doctoral and 109 university staff. • 13 to 33 European universities formally involved. • 10 to 16 South African universities formally involved.
Selected partnerships • In 2010: Ema2sa; EUROSA; SAPIENT • In 2011: Ema2saII; EUROSAII • In 2012: Ema2saIII; EUROSA III; EU-SATURN • In 2013: AESOP; EUROSA+; EUSA_ID • In 2014: AESOP+;EUR-SA; INSPIRE • Acronyms have changed over time, composition of partnerships as well.
A European and South African Partnership on Heritage ad Past AESOP +
International Science Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INSPIRE)
Europe and South Africa Sustainable Partnership for Human Development (EUR∞SA)