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EEA/NORWEGIAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - Estonia -

EEA/NORWEGIAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - Estonia -. Anne Hütt Foundation Archimedes 26.04.2012. General information. Aims of the Programme: Increased staff and student mobility at the higher education level ....

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EEA/NORWEGIAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - Estonia -

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  1. EEA/NORWEGIAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - Estonia - Anne Hütt FoundationArchimedes 26.04.2012

  2. General information Aimsofthe Programme: • Increased staff and student mobility at the higher education level.... • increasedand strengthened institutional cooperation at upper secondary education level.... ...... between Estonia and donor countries • Enhanced quality in education through mobility, academic and institutionalcooperation • Totalallocation 1 600 000 € • Programme Operator: EstonianMinistryofEducation and Research • ImplementingAgency: FoundationArchimedes

  3. Actions Mobility of students and stafffromthe HE institutions Cooperation projectsbetweenupper-secondaryeducationalinstitutions Preparatory visits

  4. Studentmobility • Openforstudentsfromthe HE institutionsdefinedbyparticipatingcountries (in Estonia – Erasmuscharter!) • All studylevels (bachelor, master and doctoralstudies) • Mobilitycanbe: • Studyperiodin partner HE institutions • Placementsinenterprisesofthe partner country

  5. Studentmobility Prioritywillbegivento: Degree students participating in research projects supported from the Research Cooperation Programme (RCP); Scandinavian studies, Baltic Sea area studies, specific study fields with very rare/ narrow specialization related with the Nordic-Baltic area specifics (according to EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region); Languages and cultural studies, cultural heritage; Placements inGreen energy enterprises i.e. enterprises promoting green growth - study areas such as Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Informatics, Agricultural Sciences, Medical Sciences etc.; Placementsfor teacher training students to study and practice school diversity abroadand to learn working with pupils having special educational needs, diverse cultural and religious background etc.

  6. Staffmobility Openfor • teachers, trainers, managers, leaders and other staff within higher education institutions • stafffrom enterprises involved in teaching/education/training activities Mobilityactivitiescaninvolve • teaching assignmentsvisits • teaching assignments for young teachers going abroad for the first time; • mobility of any staff member of the university going to other university or enterprise • any staff member of an enterprise going to a university orother HE institution

  7. Mobility The selection of students and staff(including incoming flow) will be done by Estonian HEIs and the action scheme will follow LLP/Erasmus student/staffmobility procedures and documents. Placements should be at least 1/3 of total number of student mobility. Teaching assignments visits should be at least 50 % of total number of HE staff mobility.

  8. Cooperationprojects Applicants - schoolsinuppersecondarylevel: gymnasiums and vocationalschools Localauthorities, NGOs canalsoparticipate Cooperationprojectsgive opportunity for schools to Exchange good practice of educational institutions in the partner countries; take joint actions with partner institutions increase the capability of school leaders, school staff and school owners.

  9. Cooperationprojects Prioritythemesare • developingthe Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST)direction in schools; • integratingthe green growth and sustainability issues into teaching process; • developingschools as environmental-friendly institutions; • creatingthematic partnerships between schools and local communities for local sustainable development;

  10. Cooperationprojects Projectscaninvolvemobilityactivitieslikeexchangesand/orvisitsof • teachers and otherstaff of schools • representatives of school owner institutions and school councils • academic advisors

  11. Preparatoryvisits The aim of preparatory visits is to supportpotentialapplicantsin the preparation and development of new project plans and applications. PreparatoryvisitswillbeopenalsoforpotentialapplicantsofResearchCooperation Programme

  12. Calls and grants Callforpreparatoryvisits: spring 2012, rollingdeadline Callformobilityaction and cooperationprojects: 2012 autumn, 2013, 2014 Duration of cooperationprojectsup to 24 months, project grants 50 000 - 80 000 € 10% co-financingforprojectactivities

  13. Contacts FoundationArchimedes: Maria Leek maria.leek@archimedes.ee Anne Hütt anne.hutt@archimedes.ee MinistryofEducation and Research: Hella Suvi hella.suvi@hm.ee

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