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XX Reunião Anual do FAUBAI
How to Plan International Exchanges
From Theory to Practice
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A Year Abroad Step by Step
Essential information

• Universities in Europe

• Agreements, Co-operation Networks

• Costs, grants

• Application admission

• Application accommodation

• Application prep. language courses

• Visa

• Travel arrangements/first steps after arrival

• International orientation program

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• Universities in Europe

IRIS - Integrated Reporting for International
Students

• http//iris.siu.no/iris.nsf/institutions

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• Universities in Europe (Germany)

• http//www.daad.de/deutschland/hochschulen/00413.d
  e.html

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• Universities in Europe (Mainz - electronic
  calender)

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• Agreements, Co-operation Networks

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• Networking

Where .... EAIE NAFSA FAUBAI APAIE SAAIE ??

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• Networking

http//www.eaie.nl/antwerp/
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• Networking

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NAFSA-Konferenz 2006, Montréal

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• Costs, grants

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• Costs, grants

• http//www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendi
  endatenbank/00462.es.html

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Networking DAAD Global Network
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• Costs, grants

• Agreements with the USA (ATLANTIS) and CANADA
• The TEMPUS programme, which covers the countries
  of the former Soviet Union, the western Balkans
  and Mongolia, and which was extended in June 2002
  to the EUs Mediterranean partners.
• The ALFA and ALßAN programmes for Latin
  America
• EDULINK - African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
  of States
• AsiaLink, which involves many countries in Asia
• Pilot projects with Australia and Japan.
• ERASMUS MUNDUS

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• Costs, grants

• ALFA (América Latina - Formación Académica)
• Please note for the time being no call for
  applications
• is a programme of co-operation between higher
  education institutions of the European Union and
  Latin America.
• University Networks for
• Sub-programme A Academic and Institutional
  Management
• Sub-programme B Scientific and Technical
  Training
• Participant countries are the Member States of
  the European Union and the following 18 countries
  of Latin America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
  Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El
  Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
  Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alfa/
index_en.htm
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• Costs, grants

Alßan is a high level scholarship programme
specifically addressed to Latin America. It is
expected that around 3900 Latin American students
and professionals will benefit from these
scholarships, in the European Union, until 2010.
Alßan will enable Latin American students and
professionals, future academics and
decision-makers, to benefit from high level
education in the European Union. The periods of
education and training may range from 6 months to
3 years depending on the type of project and the
level envisaged.
http//www.programalban.org/
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• Costs, grants

The Erasmus Mundus programme comprises four
concrete actions
ACTION 1 - Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
ACTION 2 - Erasmus Mundus scholarships

ACTION 3 - Partnerships (mobility within
approved consortia)
ACTION 4 - Enhancing attractiveness
http//http//europa.eu.int/comm/education/program
mes/mundus/index_en.html
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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2004-08Masters Courses

• Costs, grants

- HEI consortium (min. 3 EU countries)
- Joint applications and admission procedures
- Double or joint degree
- 60-120 credit points ECTS (1 or 2 year
masters courses)
- Study period in EU (min. 2 HEI)
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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2013 What will be new?

• Costs, grants

The main novelties of the programme proposal are

• More opportunities and variety in the
  institutional co-operation modalities between
  European and third-country universities and in
  the individual mobility scheme (Key words
  developing human resources, transfer of know-how,
  sustainable development)

• Extension of Erasmus Mundus to doctoral studies
  and, partially, to the undergraduate level

• Stronger financial support for European students
  through the offer of more attractive scholarships.

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EM ECWhttp//eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/
seminar/2007/index.htm

• Costs, grants

External Cooperation Window Main Features of the
Programme
Partnership activities for the organisation of
mobility and the transfer of know-how and best
practices
Implementation of individual mobility for
students and academic staff
Types of mobility undergraduate, masters,
doctorates, post- doctorates, teaching staff
Balanced partnerships between EU and Third
country Higher Education Institutions
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EM ECW New Windows 2008/09in Central and South
America

• Costs, grants

Europe
Mexico
Caribbean
Brazil
Chile
Deadline for applications was 15 February for
2008/09
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EM ECW Specific criteria for Latin America
region partnership composition

• Costs, grants

Minimum partnership composition (at least)
BRAZIL three higher education institutions (at
least two of which must be federal universities)
from at least two different Brazilian regions,
considering the five regional divisions of the
country North, Northeast, Midwest, South and
Southeast.
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How to obtain information?

• Costs, grants

For comprehensive information about the current
programme, please consult http//ec.europa.eu/ed
ucation/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
and the new programme 2009-13 (proposal),
please consult http//www.europafacile.net/Formu
lari/ERASMUSMUNDUS09_013/COM2007_395en.pdf
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• Application

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• Visa

• http//www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/es/willkommen/s
  tudieren/index_html

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• Visa

• Important documents for visa application for
  exchange students letter of acceptance written
  proof of grant/finances

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• Travel arrangements/first steps after arrival

• Date of arrival

• Accommodation

• Insurances

• Banks and bureaux de change

• Information about the host city

• Public transport in the host country

• Telephone, electricity, post offices

• Reception arrangements by host University

• Intensive language courses

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• International orientation program

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• International orientation program

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Structure and Personell of an IO
Strategy (Director of IO)
Communication, Networking (Director of IO)
Unit 2 Services for Students and
Scientists Senior AO Academic) AOs
(Non-Academic) Secreterial Staff
Unit 1 Organisation of
Mobility Senior AO (Academic) AOs
(Non-Academic) Secreterial Staff
Unit 3 Project and Programme
Administration Senior AO
Academic) AOs (Non-Academic) Secreterial Staff
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CONTACT

• THANK YOU
• Rainer Henkel-von Klass
• International Office
• University of Mainz
• D-55099 Mainz
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email rainer.henkel_at_verwaltung.uni-mainz.de