The European Community Programme

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• The European Community Programme
• ERASMUS MUNDUS
• Lynne Hunter

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ERASMUS MUNDUS

• Political Context Challenges
• Globalisation
• Lisbon strategy Europe to become the most
  competitive and dynamic knowledge-based society
  in the world by 2010
• European education and training systems to become
  a world-wide reference for quality and excellence
  by 2010
• Intercultural understanding

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• Political Context - Way Forward
• Recognise key role of higher education and
  research
• Ensure world-wide recognition of European
  universities as centre of excellence through own
  identity, transparent degree system,
  identification of high-quality courses,
  attracting best students
• Remain at leading edge of developments

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• Political Context - Solutions
• Main responsibilities remain with European
  universities and governments
• General role of European Community is to
  encourage cooperation
• Specific role of Erasmus Mundus is to stimulate
  convergence of education systems and to increase
  the attractiveness of European higher education
  world-wide

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• Aims
• Promote and identify European quality offer in
  higher education
• Attract excellent graduate students and academics
  from all over the world
• Foster structured co-operation between European
  and non-European higher education institutions
• Improve profile, visibility and accessibility of
  European higher education in the world
• Promote intercultural understanding through
  worldwide co-operation

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• Target Countries and Participants
• Higher education institutions in 28 European
  countries to offer highquality Masters Courses
• Graduate students, academics and higher education
  institutions from all other countries around the
  world (third countries) to participate in these
  Masters Courses

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• Overall Funding
• 230 M 2004-2008 ( maybe 106 M)
• Modest start in 2004 (8 M), steep annual
  increase
• Cruise speed by 2008 at 98 M ( maybe 34 M)

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• Programme Actions
• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Action 2 Scholarships
• Action 3 Partnerships
• Action 4 Attractiveness projects

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• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Corner-stone of the programme
• 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 one course one
  product with common set of features (joint
  curriculum, joint admission criteria, joint
  application and selection procedure, common
  tuition fee etc.)
• Any discipline

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• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Study in at least two institutions
• Award of an officially recognised joint, double
  or multiple degree
• Use of at least 2 EU languages (not necessarily 2
  languages of instruction)
• Grant scholarships to third-country graduate
  students and academics
• Offer high-quality hosting services for students
• First 14 Courses started in September 2004, more
  Courses to start every September

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• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Funding
• 15,000 for the consortium offering the Masters
  Course

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• Action 2 Scholarships
• Linked to Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• Grants for incoming third-country graduate
  students of high academic quality to follow the
  Masters Course (about 25 per year)
• Grants for incoming third-country academics of
  high academic quality to carry out teaching or
  research assignments for the Masters Course
  (about 4 per year)
• First grantees have studied in Europe since
  September 2004, many more to start every September

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• Action 2 Scholarships
• Erasmus Mundus consortia and Commission publicise
  selected Masters Courses world-wide
• Students and academics apply directly to
  consortia
• Consortia select students and academics
• Consortia ensure a geographical balance
• No more than 25 of third-country students from
  the same country
• No more than 10 of third-country students from
  the same institution
• Each third-country scholar from a different
  country

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• Action 2 Scholarships - Funding
• Student mobility 21,000 (NZ37,500) per student
  for a one year course (10 study months x 1,600
  (NZ2,857) plus a fixed amount of 5,000
  (NZ8,900) for travel expenses, tuition fees etc.)
  or 42,000 (NZ75,000)per student for a two year
  course
• Academic mobility 13,000 (NZ23,200) per
  academic (3 months x 4,000 (NZ7,142)plus a
  fixed amount of 1,000 (NZ1,785) for travel
  expenses)
• Grants are paid to grantees by consortia

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• Action 3 Partnerships
• Between an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course and at
  least one higher education institution from a
  third country
• First Partnerships to start in September 2005
• Duration 1 to 3 years (renewable)

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• Action 3 Partnerships
• Grants for EU-students and EU-academics involved
  in Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses for mobility
  period (3 months) at third-country partner
  institution
• Recognition of study periods acquired at the
  third-country partner institution
• Teachers exchanges, development and
  dissemination of new methodologies in higher
  education, development of co-operation schemes
  with third-country institutions, etc.

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• Action 3 Partnerships
• Funding
• 5,000 per year per third-country institution
  (max. 15,000 per year and consortium)
• Student mobility 3,100 per student (3 months x
  700 plus a fixed amount of 1,000 )
• Academic mobility 13,000 per scholar (3 months
  x 4,000 plus a fixed amount of 1,000 )
• Grants are paid to grantees by consortia

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• Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness
• Addressed to higher education institutions and
  other public or private organisations
• At least 3 organisations from 3 different
  European countries
• Participation of third-country institutions
  possible
• Activities can take place everywhere in the world
• Duration 1 to 3 years

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• Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness
• Promoting European higher education in the world
  seminars, conferences, fairs, publications,
  information and dissemination tools, etc.
• Access for third-country students to European
  higher education pedagogic tools for language
  training and cultural preparation, more effective
  methods of hosting and integrating third-country
  students, services facilitating mobility, etc.

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• Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness
• Complementary activities surveys and studies,
  mutual recognition of qualifications with third
  countries, international dimension of quality
  assurance, credit recognition, curriculum
  development, etc.
• Alumni association of all students graduating
  from Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

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• Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness
• Funding
• Grant amounts vary according to size of project
• EU grant does not normally exceed 75 of eligible
  project costs

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• Main Outputs 2004-2008
• 115 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
• 7,000 grants for incoming third-country students
• 1,000 grants for incoming third-country academics
• 100 Partnerships
• 4,400 grants for outgoing EU-students
• 900 grants for outgoing EU-Academics

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• Implementation in General
• By the European Commission through annual calls
  for proposals
• Actions 1, 3 and 4 European higher education
  institutions apply to the Commission
• Action 2 third-country individuals apply
  directly to the Masters Courses for mobility
  grants

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• What to do if you are a Third-country graduate
  student or academic?
• Action 2
• Check the list of selected Masters Courses and
  apply for a scholarship
• Next deadlines December 2005-January 2006 for
  courses to start in September 2006
• 900 students and 140 academics to receive a grant
  this year - 2005

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• What do I do if I am a Third-country higher
  education institution
• Action 3
• Contact selected Masters Courses operating in
  your field for participation in a Pship to
  receive European students and academics, to
  engage in joint curriculum development etc.
• Next deadlines Was 31 Mar 2005 for Pships to
  start in Sept 2005 (15) 31 October 2005 for
  Pships to start in Sept 2006 (20)

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• What do I do if I am a
• Third-country higher education institution
• Action 4
• Contact European partners with your ideas for a
  project under Action 4
• Next deadlines Action 4 every 31 May for
  projects to start in October of the same year

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• 36 Selected Masters Courses
• Operating in 19 European countries
• Mainly offered in English, but also in other
  European languages
• Each Masters Course selects around 25
  third-country students and 4 third-country
  academics every year for 5 years

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• 36 Selected Masters Courses now.. 21 by
  September 05
• Agriculture Forestry Sciences
• Art Design
• Business Studies, Management Sciences
• Communications Information Technology
• Education, Teacher Training
• Engineering Technology
• Geography Earth Environmental Studies
• Humanities
• Languages Philological Sciences
• Law
• Mathematics Informatics
• Medical, Natural and Social Sciences and Much
  more.

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ERASMUS MUNDUSSelected Students

• 2004-2005
• 140 Students (2 Aus)
• 40 Asia, 26 Americas, 16 Europe, 17 Africa,
  1 Australia
• 42 Academics

• 2005-2006
• 808 Students (6 Aus, 4 NZ)
• 51 Asia, 18 Americas14 Africa1.3 Oceania
  (6Aus. 4 NZ, 1 Samoa!)
• 133 Academics (9 Aus)

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ERASMUS MUNDUSNew Zealand Students

• Applied Ethics Michael King Massey
• Applied Ethics Rohan Murphy Otago
• Vintage Vine Euan Parker Victoria Uni.

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ERASMUS MUNDUSin perspectiveStudents

• Country No. of Apps. Selected
  Strike Apps. Rate Success
• of total of total
• Australia 16 6 0.5 37.5 1.3
• New Zealand 9 4 0.3 44.4 0.9
• USA 63 29 2.1 31.7 4.4
• Canada 26 10 0.9 38.5 2.2
• Japan 9 6 0.3 66.7
  1.3

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• Further Information
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/
• mundus/index_en.html
• Lynne.Hunter_at_cec.eu.int
• Justin.Allen_at_cec.eu.int