Erasmus Mundus

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Erasmus Mundus
Day of European Higher Education Programmes
Europa in! The Hague 20 November 2008 Koen
NOMDEN Programme Coordinator Erasmus
Mundus Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency
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Presentation Overview

• Erasmus Mundus I (2004-2008)
• Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window
• Erasmus Mundus II (2009-2013)

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Erasmus Mundus
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Aims
Erasmus Mundus Objectives

• Promoting the quality offer in higher education
  with a distinct European added value
• Encouraging incoming mobility of third-country
  graduate students and scholars
• Fostering structured co-operation with
  third-country higher education institutions
• Enhancing the profile, visibility and
  accessibility of European higher education in the
  world

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Programme Actions

• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Action 2 Scholarships
• Action 3 Partnerships with Third-Country Higher
  Education Institutions
• Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness

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Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

• Support of high-quality Masters Courses of 1 to 2
  years offered by a consortium of at least 3
  higher education institutions from 3 different
  European countries
• Integrated study programme
• Joint curriculum
• Joint criteria for admission and examination
• Mobility study period in at least two
  institutions
• Award of an officially recognised joint, double
  or multiple degree
• Common tuition fee (possibility of one tuition
  fee for European and one tuition fee for third
  country students)
• Flat rate funding of consortium via annual grant
  agreements of 15.000

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Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

• Scholarships for non European students up to
  42,000 for a 2 years EM masters course
• Mobility grant for non European scholars of up to
  13,000 for a 3 months period in Europe
• Action 3 (Partnerships with third country HEIs)
  mobility grants for European students and
  scholars up to 3 months
• Illness and accident insurance coverage

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Action 4

• Projects promoting the attractiveness of European
  higher education in the world (including
  internationalisation of Erasmus Thematic
  Networks)
• Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association
• Study in Europe Website
• Quality assessment of Erasmus Mundus Masters
  Courses

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EM Main results (2004-2008)
Number of Masters Courses 103 (468 EU HEI in 24
EU countries)
Number of non European Students 6000
Number of non European Scholars 1000
Number of Partnerships 40 (involving 31 non-EU
countries)
40 Attractiveness projects(Global Promotion
Project, EMA)
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Dutch participation in Erasmus Mundus I

• Masters Courses
• As coordinating institution 8
• As partner 21
• Action 3 Partnerships
• As coordinating institution 3
• As partner 12
• Action 4 Projects 14 participations (1 as
  coordinator 13 as partner)

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Masters Courses coordinated by Dutch Institutions

• EMLE - European Master in Law and Economics
  Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
• MIM - Master of Industrial Mathematics TU
  Eindhoven
• GEM Geo-information Science Earth Observation
  for Environmental Modelling Management ITC
  (Enschede)
• Euroculture Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
• European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics
  (EM-ABG) Universiteit Wageningen
• Comem Erasmus Mundus MSc - Coastal and Marine
  Engineering and Management TU Delft
• IMMIT International Master in Management of
  Information Technology Universiteit van Tilburg
• EMMEP Erasmus Mundus Minerals and Environmental
  Programme TU Delft

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ERASMUS MUNDUSEXTERNAL COOPERATION WINDOW
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EMECW in a glance

• Co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of
  higher education external co-operation
• Implemented in complementary to and in synergy
  with the Erasmus Mundus Programme and other
  higher education initiatives such as Erasmus,
  Tempus, Asia-Link, ALFA, Alban, and Edu-link
• Fostering institutional based co-operation in
  higher education between the EU and Third-Country
  HEIs through structured academic co-operation and
  mobility for students and academic staff

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EMECW Objectives

• to promote institutional based cooperation in the
  field of higher education cooperation between EU
  and third-countries
• to improve transparency and mutual recognition of
  studies and qualifications for study periods
  abroad
• to enhance the EU and third countries academic
  staff and students capacities and employability

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Activities financed by the EMECW

• The partnership activities for the organisation
  of mobility and the transfer of know-how and best
  practices
• Implementation of individual mobility for
  students (undergraduate, Master, Doctorate,
  Post-graduate) and academic staff for the purpose
  of studying, teaching, training and research
  abroad

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EM ECW Mobility Target groups

• TARGET GROUP 1 Students and academic staff
  registered in a HEI member of the applicant
  partnership
• 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)

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EMECW coverage in 2007 and 2008

• Total coverage 32 European countries and 131 non
  EU countries
• Group A windows in the first call
• Central and Eastern Europe and Russia (ENPI)
• Middle East Region (DCI)
• Central Asia (DCI)
• Group B additional windows in the second call
• African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
  (EDF)
• Western Balkans region (IPA)
• Asia region Asia Regional and India (DCI)
• Latin America region Brazil, Chile and
  Mexico(DCI)

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EMECW Results

• 2007/08 2008/09
• Funding 36,4 M EUR 100,348 M
• Partnerships projects 9 21
• Participating countries 22 EU/23 NEU 28
  EU/56 NEU
• (24 A 32 B)
• Participation of 167 HEIs 406 HEIs
• 79 EU/88 NEU 193 EU/213 NEU
• Mobility 1.815 (contracted) 4.166
  (contracted)

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Budget and Mobility Figures
6.000 Mobility (estimated) EUR 163,500M
4.166 Mobility (forecast) EUR 100,348M
1.815 Mobility (contracted)
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Dutch participation in EMECW

• As coordinating institution 6
• Lot 7 (Iran-Yemen-Iraq) - ITC
• Lot 8 (Kazakhstan) - TU Eindhoven
• Lot 10 (ACP countries) - ITC
• Lot 18 (Mexico) - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
• As partner 16

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EMECW Call for 2009/2010

• Budget EUR 163.5 M
• Mobility approx. 6000 students
• Targeted third countries
• Neighbourhood countries
• Western Balkans
• Middle-East
• Central Asia
• Asia Regional Asia, India and China
• Latin America Brazil, Argentina, Regional Latin
  America
• NB Not anymore covered Chile, Mexico, ACP
  Region
• Publication expected November 2008
• Submission of proposals expected February 2009

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How to obtain a scholarship under the EMECW

• Selection of students academic staff is the
  responsibility of the selected partnerships.
• The student / scholars selection criteria must
• be common to all members of the partnership
• be communicated to potential applicants in
  advance
• comply with the principles of transparency and
  equality of treatment

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Erasmus Mundus II

• Erasmus Mundus II (2009-2013) integrating
• Erasmus Mundus
• Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window
• EM II Actions
• Action 1 joint masters and joint doctoral
  programmes (current EM Actions 1, 2 and 3)
• Action 2 structured partnerships between EU and
  targeted non European countries (the current ECW)
• Action 3 projects to enhance the attractiveness
  of EU HE in the world (current EM Action 4)

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EM II Key figures

• Overall Budget of almost 1 billion euros
• 493.69 Million EUR for Actions 1 and 3 (from the
  EUs Education Budget)
• About 460 Million EUR for Action 2 (from
  different funding instruments)
• Output objectives (action 1)
• 150 joint Masters Courses
• 35 Joint Doctorate programmes
• 10.000 student scholarships (60 non European)
• 4.000 grants for scholars

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ERASMUS MUNDUS IIWhat is new?

• Wider scope inclusion of external policy
  objectives -gt overarching programme in the field
  of HE cooperation with non European countries
• Joint doctoral programmes fellowships
• Inclusion of non European HEIs in joint masters
  and doctoral programmes
• Scholarships for EU students
• Information Grants for National Structures

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EM II Action 1 Joint Masters

• Offered by HEIs in at least three EU countries
• HEIs in 3C may participate
• Joint admission, selection and exam criteria
• Obligatory mobility
• Award of double, multiple or joint degrees
• Selected for five years
• Increased weight on quality assurance and
  monitoring

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EM II Action 1 Joint Doctorates

• Same features as joint masters programmes plus
• Focus on inter-disciplinarity and innovation
• Participation of industry, research centres etc
• Co-tutelle for thesis

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EM II Action 1 Scholarships

• Scholarship scheme linked to joint programmes
• Full-study scholarships for 3C students at master
  level
• 2-year scholarships (expected output 5300
  240m)
• Full-study scholarships for 3C stud. at doc level
  new!
• 3-year scholarships (expected output 450
  35m)
• Full-study scholarships for EU stud. at master
  and doc level new!
• 2-year scholarships (master) (exp. output 3500
  63m)
• 3-year scholarships (doc) (exp. output 330
  30m)
• Short-term scholarships for 3C academics at
  master level
• Normally 3 months to teach or do research in EU
  (exp. output 2000 28m)
• Short-term scholarships for EU academics at
  master level
• Normally 3 months to teach or do research in 3C
  (exp. output 2000 28m)

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EM II Action 2 Partnerships

• Continuation of present EM External Cooperation
  Window
• Large partnerships between HEIs in EU and 3C in a
  specific region
• 3C concerned are those covered by the external
  cooperation instruments
• Erasmus-style cooperation mechanisms, transfer of
  know-how
• Definition of priorities according to the needs
  of 3C concerned

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EM II Action 2 Scholarships

• Scholarships for 3C and EU nationals of varying
  length (3 months to 3 years)
• Scholarships for bachelor, master, doctorate and
  post-doctorate students and HE staff (training,
  teaching, research)
• Mobility not linked to specific programmes (all
  programmes on offer in partnerships can be
  followed)
• Use of Erasmus mobility features and instruments
• Special attention paid to socio-economically
  disadvantaged groups and populations in a
  vulnerable situation
• Anti brain-drain measures

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EM II Action 3 Promotion of European Higher
Education

• Projects aimed at enhancing the attractiveness,
  profile, image, visibility and accessibility of
  EU HE
• Projects relating to the international dimension
  of HE (promotion, QA, credit recognition, mutual
  recognition of qualifications, curriculum
  development, mobility, quality of services)
• Promotion of the programme and its outputs
• Grants to National Structures for information and
  dissemination activities new!
• Conferences, seminars, workshops, studies,
  analyses, pilot projects, prizes, international
  networks
• Public/private bodies active in HE (EU and
  non-EU)

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EM II Implementation

• Programme Guide Annual Calls for Proposals
• Action 1 selection of joint programmes assisted
  by high-level Selection Board, selection of
  students by consortia
• Action 2 external action decision making
  procedures apply, selection of students by
  partnerships, role of EU Delegations and Third
  Country Authorities
• Strong support role of National Structures
• Management delegated by the Commission to the
  Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
  Agency