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The EM ECW. The Erasmus Mundus-External Co-operation Window (EM ECW) Call for proposals for mobility flows in the Academic Year 2007-2008. Presentation topics. The EM ECW objectives Type of support Target groups and type of mobility How to participate? HEI’s
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The EM ECW The Erasmus Mundus-External Co-operation Window (EM ECW) Call for proposals for mobility flows in the Academic Year 2007-2008
Presentation topics • The EM ECW objectives • Type of support • Target groups and type of mobility • How to participate? • HEI’s • Students, academic staff and researchers • Outcomes of the 2006 Call Selection • Questions & answers
EM ECW Main objectives • EM ECW is a new co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education co-operation launched by Europe Aid cooperation Office and implemented by the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture • EMECW is complementary to other higher education initiatives: Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus, Tempus, Asia-Link, ALFA, Alban, and Edu-link. • EM ECW is designed to foster co-operation in the field of higher education between the European Union and Third-Countries through a co-operation and mobility scheme addressing students and academic staff.
EM ECW Type of support The European Commission will contribute to financing partnerships of European and Third-Country higher education institutions (and associations and networks of universities) with a grant which will cover: • the costs of theorganisation of mobility of higher education students and academic staff and, • the costs of the implementation of individual mobility flows of higher education students and academic staff.
EM ECW Budget & Size of the Grants • The overall minimum and maximum size of the grant awarded will be between EUR 1 M and EUR 6 M and will depend upon the geographical lot chosen
Budget for the organisation and implementation of mobility flows Project Grant Calculation: flat rate and unit costs • Flat rate: 10,000 € per eligible partner for mobility organisation costs • Unit costs to cover Individual Mobility • Travel costs (in accordance with distance) • Monthly Allowance (from 1,000 to 2,500 € ) • Tuition fees (from “fee waiver” to 5,000 € / acad. year) • Insurance costs (75 € / month abroad)
EM ECW Eligible European Countries • 27 EU Members States • Candidate Countries • (Croatia, FYROM, Turkey) • EEA countries • (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) AND Targeted 3rd countries grouped in geographical lots’ (selected on yearly basis in the annual Call for Proposals)
Geographic coverage 2006 Call The geographic coverage for 2006 Call was : 33 European countries and 24 non EU countries • Neighbouring Countries in South Mediterranean and Eastern Europe (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia); • Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan); • Yemen, Iraq and Iran.
EM ECW Enlarged coverage for 2007 Call Geographical coverage for the 2007 Call for proposals: • Central & Eastern Europe (+ Russia) • Mediterranean countries • Asia Region and two individual countries: China and India • Central Asia • Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina • Africa, Caribbean and Pacific • Western Balkans (For more detail please check the 2007 Call for proposals)
Partnerships Applicants: European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) or Association/network of European HEI (including at least 10 HEI with an Erasmus Charter, located in at least 5 different European countries) Partners: Same as applicants + recognised HEI from the Third-Countries covered by the geographical lot Partnership: Minimum size: 5 European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) + 1 recognised HEI from each of the Third-Countries covered in the geographical lot (exceptions may apply for Lots with particular difficulties) Maximum size: 20 eligible partners (incl. the applicant) The same partnership can apply to 4 lots max (separate applications) Associates Any type of organisation in the eligible countries whose involvement can contribute to the implementation of the mobility scheme
Organisation and implementation of mobility • three target Groups for individual mobility flows corresponding to three different target beneficiaries • five different types of individual mobility flows: • undergraduate, • master • doctorate • post-doctorate • academic staff
EM ECW Target groups • TARGET GROUP 1: Students and academic staff registered in a HEI member of the applicant partnership • Target Group 1 must represent at least 50% of the total mobility • Third-Country participants should represent at least 70% of the total mobility flow. • TARGET GROUP 2: Nationals of an eligible Third-Country, enrolled in (or having obtained a university degree from) a HEI of these countries non-member of the applicant partnership • TARGET GROUP 3: Nationals of an eligible Third-Country in a particularly vulnerable situation(e.g refugees, asylum seekers)
How to participate? Two step process: • Selection of HEI’s partnerships: responsibility of the European Commission with the support of independent experts • Selection of students & academic staff: responsibility of the selected partnerships. The selection criteria must: • be common to all members of the partnership • be made known to potential applicants in advance • comply with the principles of transparency and equality of treatment.
How to participate? First step – HEIs partnership selection • Build a partnership. • Send your application complying with the requirements of the Call and the Guidelines for Applicants. • A Panel of independent experts will evaluate your proposal (based of the quality of the proposal) • Final decision will be taken by the European Commission inter services selection committee (based on the relative quality of the proposals + budget availability)
How to participate Second step – students & academic staff selection • Check the selected partnerships (EACEA website) • Check your profile against the Target Groups defined in the Call. • Target group 1: If your University is involved in the partnership send your application directly to your University. • Target Group 2 & 3: Send your application to the coordinating institution of the partnership.
EM ECW Timetable for 2008 Call • October 2007: Publication of the 2007 Call for Proposals • February 2008: Deadline for the submission of HEIs partnership’s applications. • March – April 2008: Project selection procedure. • May 2008: Grant Award Decision. • May 2008 onwards: Selection of students & academic staff • September 2008 – April 2009: Start of student and academic staff mobility • December 2008: Submission of the individual mobility list.
Outcomes of the 2006 Selection • 24 non –EU countries targeted • 87 applications received • 9 selected partnerships • Participation of 167 HEIs: • 79 from 33 European Countries • 88 from 24 Third Countries • Mobility of over 1,800 students and academic staff • A total funding of 36,4€ million
EM ECW Conclusions • New scheme/new co-operation • Success in terms of Higher Education Institution and students participation • A new Call for mobility flows in the Academic Year 2008-2009 will be launched after summer time covering new geographical areas
For more information • AidCo website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm • EACEA • website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm • functional mail-box: EACEA-EM-EXTCOOP@ec.europa.eu