Erasmus

The next EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport

2021-2027Francesca Maltauro

Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

European Commission

2016-2017 Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation

1a - Learners

1b - Practitioners

2 - Organisations

3 - Systems

2Source: Roadmap for the evaluation, January 2016

What was assessed?

1. Effectiveness: outcomes/objectives

2. Relevance: objectives/needs

3. Coherence: internal ; external

4. Efficiency: outputs/inputs

5. Simplification

6. European added value: compared to other level of intervention or no funding

3

National reports and OPC

5

1. In spite of Erasmus+ specific measures to foster social inclusion

• For 72% of the consultation respondents:not enough progress made

• For a majority of National Reports:more attention and funding deserved

Analysis of position papers:what works well

✓ E+ structure and its integrated nature

✓ E+ flexibility

✓ Physical mobility and its impact on participants

✓ Cooperation projects & cross-sectoral cooperation

✓ International dimension

What to improve

✓Harmonisation and flexibility: simplified management & Digitalised exchange of information

✓Better use of digital opportunities e.g. to support blended learning

✓More targeted skills and competences (D.O.T.)✓More inclusion (participants) widening access (organisations)✓ Synergies with other EU funding programmes

Next Erasmus programme 2021-2027at a glance

Negotiations

in the EP &

Council

Commission

Proposal

Adoption

EP Plenary

MFF

Adoption

first-reading

positionCOR

Opinion

adoption

EP Plenary Adoption

Erasmus first-reading

position

European

Parliament

elections

30 May

2018

June - July -

Sept

June

Negotiations …

Erasmus post 2020 – Negotiations state of play

Council AT Presidency

compromise

text

Sept

April

Dec

Nov

Council Partial

General

Approach

(excluding the

budget)

2019

NovOct

EP

CULT

Ctee

Draft

Report

2018

Feb

EP CULT

Report

Adoption

Oct

EESC

Opinion

adoption

Youth & Sport WPs opinions

Sept

Erasmus

Programme

starts!

Jan 2021

Budget allocation 2021-2027

✓ 'evolution not revolution' approach

(stability and continuity)

✓ budget increase

✓ increased support to all sectors

✓ inclusion

✓ simplification

✓ strengthening EU identity

✓ stronger international dimension

✓ synergies with other EU

programmes

State of play – First reactions in the European

Parliament and the Council

The proposal was in general very positively received

❖ change of the programme's

name

❖ scope and details of the new

actions

❖ change in terminology

(partner/programme countries)

❖ adopting a monitoring and

evaluation framework

INDICATIVE ROADMAP

Launch

of

Call

General description of actions

Main rules (incl. funding rules)

Main IT Requirements

20192018 2020 2021

Programme Guide

Documents for National Agencies

Launch of analyses and

studies

(e.g.: grant levels)

FINE-TUNING

JAN

2019

DEC

2018

JAN

2020

DEC

2019SEP

2018

JAN

2021

DEC

2020

MID

2019

MID

2020

DESIGN

OF ACTIONSTRAINING &

TESTING

OCT

2020FEB

2021

First

DeadlineDEFINITION AND

ANALYSIS

PERIODIC CONSULTATIONS

• New ambitious formats of cooperation, such as European Universities,

and partnerships for innovation

• Targeted mobility in forward looking fields

• Increased international mobility and cooperation

• Increased virtual cooperation and blended mobility

• Digitalisation: European student card, Erasmus+ App etc.

What's new for higher education?

A more inclusive and accessible Erasmus• more flexible learning mobility formats - shorter mobility, group or

virtual/blended mobility

• digital innovations, reach out to larger groups using less resources

• Involve alumni to promote Erasmus opportunities

• offering dedicated mentoring to disadvantaged students

• Capacity building in universities to make their systems more inclusive

• Revise grant levels

• simpler application & reporting tools; wider use of simplified grants

• simplification of actions by design – to increase the accessibility to the programme

For more information

• Erasmus+ website

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/news/commission-adopts-proposal-next-erasmus-programme-2021-2027_en

• Link to press release

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-3948_en.htm

Danke!