Erasmus Mundus

North West University

17.09.2014

EU Delegation to the RSA

The Erasmus Mundus Programme

• Erasmus is one of Europe’s flagship programme, 'Mundus' added an international window.

• 3 Actions:• A1. joint programmes (Masters and Doctorates)• A2. partnerships• A3. promotion of the European Higher education

Action 2 in South Africa

• How it works? SA universities partner with European universities, according to requirements.

• For what? to award scholarships to students (Masters and Doctorates) and to staff.

• Source of funding? Instrument for Development cooperation (for SA mobility) and for cooperation with industrialised countries and other high income countries (for EU mobility).

• Since when? 4th year of implementation.

Erasmus Mundus: 2011-2014• About EUR 28 million (including EUR 4.4 million

for EU mobility).• South African beneficiaries from Target

group 1 and Target group 2.• 537 beneficiaries: 278 Masters, 150 doctoral

and 109 university staff.• 13 to 33 European universities formally involved.• 10 to 16 South African universities formally

involved.

Selected beneficiaries 2011-2014

79

5564

80

44

27

3843

39

2127 25

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Master

Doctoral

Staff

Fields of study 2014 cohort

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Staff

Doctoral

Master

Host European universities 2014

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Staff

Doctoral

Master

Host European universities 2014

00.51

1.52

2.53

3.54

4.5

Staff

Doctoral

Master

2011-2014 concentration by home institutions

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014

Main home universities

SU (33), UCT (26), CPUT (15), UWC (12) and NMMU

(12)

SU (23), CPUT (12), UCT (10),

NMMU (10), UFS (10),

UP (7), and UFS (8)

SU (32), UWC (21), CPUT (12), UFS (10) and UCT

(9)

UWC (18), UP (16), UFS (15), SU (13), UCT

(12), UFH (12) and UL (11)

% of total 62% 67% 65% 64%

2014 distribution by home institution

25

7

1 1

13

2

12 1215

7

11

2

1618

9

15

0

5

10

15

20

Total

Selected partnershipsIn 2010: Ema2sa; EUROSA; SAPIENTIn 2011: Ema2saII; EUROSAIIIn 2012: Ema2saIII; EUROSA III; EU-SATURNIn 2013: AESOP; EUROSA+; EUSA_IDIn 2014: AESOP+;EUR-SA; INSPIRE

• Acronyms have changed over time, composition of partnerships as well.

A European and South African Partnership on Heritage ad Past

AESOP +European Partners South African Partners

Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3 (Coordinator); Universidade Do Porto; Liverpool John Moores University; Uppsala Universiteit; Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Universitat Pompeu Fabra; University College Dublin; Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Universta Delsalento; and Sveuciliste U Splitu.

University of the Western Cape (SA Coordinator); University of Fort Hare; University of Pretoria; University of Venda; Durban University of Technology; Vaal university of Technology; Tshwane University of Technology; and Central University of Technology.

International Science Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship

(INSPIRE) European Partners South African Partners

Uppsala university (Coordinator); Ghent university; University Groningen; Gottingen University; Telecom Bretagne; University Valladolid; Massaryk University; and Evotvos Lorand University

University of the Western Cape (SA Coordinator); Cape Peninsula University of Technology; University of Cape Town; Stellenbosch University; North West University; University of Fort Hare; Durban University of Technology; Central University of Technology; University of KwaZulu-Natal; and University of Johannesburg.

Europe and South Africa Sustainable Partnership for Human Development

(EUR∞SA) European Partners South African Partners

University of Antwerp (coordinator); University Graz; Leipzig University; Lund University; Tilburg University; University of Bologna; University of Montpellier; Utrecht University; and University of Malaga

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (SA Coordinator); University of Free State; University of Venda; University of the Western Cape; University of Limpopo; Durban University of Technology; University of KwaZulu-Natal; Stellenbosch University; University of Fort Hare; University of Pretoria; and North West University

THANK YOU