erasmus mundus – info day riga, 25.02.2011 edith genser programme manager
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Erasmus Mundus – Info Day Riga, 25.02.2011 Edith Genser Programme Manager Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. EM –Info Day. Erasmus Mundus Programme Call for proposals – relevant documents 3 Action Award criteria Keywords Selection Precess - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Erasmus Mundus – Info Day
Riga, 25.02.2011
Edith GenserProgramme Manager
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency1
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EM –Info Day
• Erasmus Mundus Programme• Call for proposals – relevant documents• 3 Action• Award criteria• Keywords• Selection Precess
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency2
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Erasmus Mundus aims
• Promote European higher education • Improve and enhance students’ career
prospects• Promote intercultural understanding
through cooperation with third countries
• Contribute to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education
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One programme, three actions
Action 3 - Attractiveness Projects
-Studies- Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association
- Information activities of EM National structures
Action 3 - Attractiveness Projects
-Studies- Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association
- Information activities of EM National structures
Action 1 Joint Master and Doctoral Programmes- implemented by EU and non EU universities - scholarships for non EU and EU students for the entire duration of the joint study programme
Action 2 Partnership projects
Scholarships for EU and non EU students at all higher education levels in a variety of disciplines
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EM Call for Proposals 2011• One programme, three actions = one Call
• Call published 16 December 2010
• Deadline 29 April 2011, Selection July 2011
For Action 1 Proposals: 12h00 !! (Central European Time)
• Key documents:– Programme Guide– Guidelines for Applicants (Action 2)– Call for Proposals
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Key documents:- Erasmus Mundus Programme Guide
• For project beneficiaries and scholarship grantees
• Programme objectives, activities, eligibility criteria, conditions for support
• Valid for 2009-2013 period• For use with individual Calls for Proposals
documents, Guidelines for Applicants (Action 2) and Application Form instructions
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Key documents: - Erasmus Mundus Guidelines (Action 2)• Lists geographical lots• Budget per lot minimum mobility
flows• Thematic priorities (disciplines)• Specific criteria for
partners/partnerships• Types of mobility funded and duration
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Key documents:- Call notice: Official Journal C 341, 16.12.10
• Brief programme description
• Targets and/or budget per Action
• Summary of award criteria
• Priorities under Action 3• Submission deadlines 8
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Call for Proposals on the webhttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/2011/call_eacea_41_10_en.php
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10ERASMUS MUNDUS ON EACEA WEBSITE Programme Guide Calls for proposals. Good practice Beneficiaries FAQs Space Useful Links Selected Projects Partners’ Search
News
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Action 1 – Joint Programmes
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What is an EM Joint Programme?1. An integrated programme at masters (60 to
120 ECTS) or doctoral (3 to 4 years) level;
2. Jointly designed, delivered and managed by a consortium of HEIs representing at least 3 different EU/EEA states and, optionally, non EUR HEIs;
3. That includes a mandatory mobility component;
4. That is fully recognised and leads to the award of a double, multiple or joint degree;
5. That aims at attracting the best students, doctoral candidates and scholars, worldwide
6. Offers full study scholarships to EU and non-EU nationals (students, doct.candid., scholars)
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Action 1 – facts & figures so far
• 123 Masters courses (EMMCs) with scholarships in 2011
• 24 Joint Doctorates (EMJDs)
• 380 different HEIs as full partners in these 147 programmes
• 10 920 student scholarships 2004-2010
• 2750 scholar scholarships 2004-201013
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EM Call 2011 – Action 1• Action 1 Call targets
– EMMCs: 10 to 15 new Masters & up to 22 renewals
– EMJDs: 9 or 10 new Doctorates
• PDF version of application form & Instruction document now on line
• E-forms to be used for final applications• Summary sheets (on paper version) by 31
March 2011• Application Deadline: 29 April MIDDAY !
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An EM Joint Programme must (1):1.be coordinated by an eligible EU HEI applicant;2.have min. 3 different EUR countries represented
as partners (EU / EEA) - additional partners may be from EUR or third countries;
3.be an integrated programme in all its aspects;4.be fully developed at application stage and ready
to run for 5 consecutive editions as summer 20125.be based on consortium agreement signed by the
governing bodies of the partner HEIs (signed before signature of the first specific grant agreement);
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An EM Joint Programme must (2):7. be fully recognised (by summer 2012 at the latest);8. lead to the award of a double, multiple or joint
degree (the latter will be favoured)9. provide for the use of national European languages10.attract and recruit top class students / doctoral
candidates / scholars worldwide11.provide high quality services to enrolled candidates
(visa / residence permit support, mandatory insurance, support to family and special needs)
12.sign agreements with students / doctoral candidates on rights and obligations of each party
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If selected for funding1. Framework Partnership Agreement covering 5
consecutive editions (5 to 8 years, in accordance with the length of the joint programme)
2. 5 yearly Specific Grant Agreements covering the financial support for each of the 5 editions:
– Management of the joint programme: flat rate amount (30,000 € for EMMCs, 50,000 € for EMJDs) per edition
– Fixed number of Individual scholarships / fellowships (exact number fixed yearly – autumn year “n-1” - in accordance with the “seniority” of the joint programme)
• Two types of scholarships / fellowships– Category A: third country individuals, not resident, and have
not carried out their main activity in Europe for more than 12 months over the last 5 years
– Category B: any individual who does not fulfil category A requirement
EM Joint Programmes:Contractual and Financial conditions (1)
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Different types of scholarships / fellowships
• For students or doctoral candidates– Category A: third country individuals, not resident, and
have not carried out their main activity in Europe for more than 12 months over the last 5 years
– Category B: any individual who does not fulfil category A requirements
• For scholars in Joint Programmes at masters level– Non European: scholars enrolled in any non European HEI– European: scholars enrolled in partner EUR HEIs, under
the condition that the consortium includes student mobility to non EUR partners
EM Joint Programmes:Contractual and Financial conditions (2)
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EM Action 1 Joint Programmes:Preparation cycle (starting from application year “n-1”)
Annual Preparation cycle will have to be
repeated 5 times during the EM funding
period
July n-1: Approval of
the Joint Programme
by EA
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Joint Programmes at masters level (EMMCs) : Specific features (1)
• All partners must be able to act as host institution and deliver part of the curriculum– min. 20 ECTS (for one year EMMCs) or 30 ECTS
(for longer EMMCs) for European HEIs– min. 15 ECTS for third country HEIs
• The EMMC must last between 1 (60 ECTS) and 2 academic years (120 ECTS) – final examination results to be known at the latest
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Joint Programmes at masters level (EMMCs) : Specific features (2)• The consortium is free to define its participation
costs (/tuition fees) amounts but:– amounts must cover all common mandatory costs and be
transparent / clear to student applicants – there can be two different amounts for EUR and non-EUR
students– The scholarship includes a max. contribution these costs:
EUR 8000 / year (Cat. A) - EUR 4000 / year (Cat. B)– Fee waivers for amounts in excess of this max. contribution
are considered as good practice.• Non-EUR Scholar scholarships are offered to all consortia
(number varies in accordance with size and composition)• EUR Scholar scholarships are offered only if the
programme includes student mobility outside Europe
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EMMC financial contributionContribution to EMMC
running costs€ 30 000 / course edition
Individual Scholarships
Category A Category B Scholars
IContribution to travel and any other types of personal costs
€ 4 000 /
per year
€ 3 000 - only if mobility to
non-EUR partner
II Contribution to participation costs (incl. insurance)
Max € 4 000
/ semester
Max € 2 000
/ semester
IIIMonthly allowance
€ 1 000
/ month
€ 500
/ monthIV
Living allowance (incl. travel costs)
€ 1 200 / week for a min of 2
wks and max. of 3 mths per
scholar
TOTAL
€ 24 000
/ per year
€ 10 000 per year
( + € 3 000 if travel)
€ 14 400 for a 3-month stay
(max / scholar)
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EMMC award criteria
• A1: Academic quality – course content (30%)
• A2: Course integration (25%)
• A3: Course mngmt, visibility and sustainability (20%)
• A4: Students’ services and facilities (15%)
• A5: Quality assurance and evaluation (10%)
Published on the website with specific questions to help applicants formulate their answers
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Joint Programmes at Doctoral Level (EMJDS) : Main Features (1)
• Based on the EMMCs model and on the experience of Marie Curie fellowship– Marie Curie is focused on grantees individual research – EMJDs puts more emphasis on structured inter-
university cooperation models and on the implementation of integrated joint doctoral programme
• Double objective– Shape doctoral studies in the EHEA (promoting
innovative models of joint governance between the HEIs, research and professional sectors
– Support researchers from EUR and non-EUR countries in a framework of excellence
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• Organisations other than HEIs can be formal partners of the consortium if they– provide teaching, training or research opportunities
and/or– recruit, employ, host doctoral candidates
• EMJDs of 3 or 4 years duration BUT fellowships for max 3 years
• For each EMJD edition– Start individual research project at the latest in March of
the acad. year concerned– Candidates final results (/thesis defence) at the latest in
October of the fourth year• Training / research for a minimum total of 6 months
in at least two of the consortium EUR countries.
Joint Programmes at Doctoral Level (EMJDS) : Main Features (2)
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Joint Programmes at Doctoral Level (EMJDS) : Main Features (3)
• Clear definition and justification (needs analysis / added value) of the thematic area(s) covered by the EMJD
• Recruitment of doctoral candidates under employment contracts (unless prohibited by national regulation)
• Follow the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of Researchers
• Free determination of participation costs but– must be transparent and clear to potential candidates– 2 different fixed amounts for laboratory and non
laboratory based research
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Joint Programmes at Doctoral Level (EMJDS) : Main Features (4)
• Employment contracts is the EMJD recruitment method that guarantees adequate and equitable social security provisions:
- Sickness and parental benefits- Health and accident insurance - Pension rights and unemployment benefits
and is in accordance with existing national legislation and with national or sectoral collective bargaining agreements
• An EMJD is supposed to be laboratory-based ifthe research projects carried out by the doctoral candidates require
theusage of expensive equipment/material, the execution ofexternal fieldwork or involve particularly high costs that wouldexceed the 300 EUR/month included in the fellowship amount for
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EMJD fellowships Contribution to
EMJD running costs€ 50 000 / EMJD edition
(/cohort)
3 years Doctoral Fellowship
Category A Category B
ITravel, installation and other
personal costs
€ 7 500 € 3 000
(if mobility to a third-Country partner)
IIEMJD participation costs
•€ 300 per month (€ 10 800 for 36 months) for non-laboratory-based EMJDs or • € 600 per month (€ 21 600 for 36 months) for laboratory-based EMJDs
IIIFixed living allowance (36
months in total)
•€ 2 800 per month (i.e. € 100 800 for 36 months) for an employment contract•€ 1 400 per month (i.e. € 50 400 for 36 months) for a stipend
Maximum fellowship amount
Between EUR 61 200 and EUR 129 900 (depending on category, lab., or type of recruitment)
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EMJD award criteria • Academic and research quality (25%)• Partnership experience and composition
(25%)• European integration and functioning of the
programme (20%)• Provisions for candidates awarded an EMJD
fellowship (15%)• Management, sustainability and quality
assurance (15%) Award criteria published on web with questions to
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
1) Excellence
• In the Joint Programme’s contents• Added value / Needs justification• Coherence (in structure and content)• Outcomes (learning / professional / research)
• In the Consortium composition• Expertise / Relevance / Capacity / Commitment
• In the Services and Facilities offered • International dimension of the participants
• In the Joint Programme’s management• Transparency and shared responsibilities
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
2) Integration / Jointness
• A joint programme coherent in its content and
structure
• Fully shared by all participants in its objectives and
management
• Selection, enrolment, monitoring, evaluation of
students / doct. cand.
• Degree awarding
• Promotion, visibility, QA, sustainability strategies
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
3) Commitment
• From the highest authorities of the partner HEIs
• to fully contribute to the implementation and
sustainability of the joint programme Consortium Agreement
• Towards and from the participants
• Clear and comprehensive information
• Definition of both parties rights and obligations Learning agreements / employment Contracts
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
4) Sustainability• EM grant must be envisaged as “seed
funding” (up to 9 years)
• From (/prior to) the start of the programme
• Secure “own” funding / support
• Involve stakeholders (public / private; in
and outside EUR)
• Continuous evaluation of relevance,
excellence, innovation, attractiveness of the
joint programme
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
5) Employability
• Coherence between objectives and expected
learning/professional outcomes
• Implication of non educational actors in the
programmes evaluation
• Learning by doing (internships, fieldwork,
project based activities),
• Employment oriented skills and competences
• Brain drain / gain / circulation (Non-EUR
dimension)
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EM Joint Programmes - Key Words
6) Transparency• Within the consortium and towards its
participants, transparency regarding:
• the joint programme’s content and
delivery conditions,
• the application, selection, enrolment,
evaluation, degree awarding, etc.
procedures
• both parties’ obligations, rights and
expectations
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• Solid integrated consortium
• Solid / coherent learning/research programme
• Strong links with society needs (in and out EU)
• Strong academic/research quality and innovation potential
Consult information available on good practices (see EM Joint Programmes useful links)
Get advice from experienced colleagues and EM National Structures
EM Joint Programmes :How to stand out from the Crowd ?
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37EM Joint Programmes Useful Links EMQA - Erasmus Mundus Quality Assessment
http://www.emqa.eu
JOIMAN - Joint Degree Management and Administration Network https://www.joiman.eu/Pages/Project.aspx
ENQA – European Association for Quality Assurance http://www.enqa.eu/
ECA - European Consortium for Accreditation http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_comp
endia/selected_projects_en.php
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Action 2 - Partnerships
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Action 2 Partnerships - cooperation
• Large partnerships between higher education institutions in EU and third countries in a specific region
• Countries / regions covered by the EU’s external co-operation instruments
• Erasmus-style cooperation mechanisms, transfer of know-how
• Definition of priorities according to the needs of third countries involved39
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Action 2 – Mobility • Scholarships of varying length (1 month to 3 years)• Bachelor, master, doctorate and post-doctorate
students and HE staff (training, teaching, research activities)
• Mobility not linked to specific programmes • Special attention paid to socio-economically
disadvantaged groups and populations in a vulnerable situation (Strand 1 only)
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Action 2 shape and finance• Composition
– At least 5 European HEIs from at least 3 EU countries– At least 1 HEI from each country of the Lot (S1)– At least 3 HEIs from two countries of the Lot (S2)
• Maximum eligiblity period: 48 months• Partnership management flat rate = EUR 10,000
x number of partners (max EUR 200,000)• Individual scholarships using flat rates cover:
– Travel– Subsistence costs– Fees– Insurance and visa costs
Check the
specific lot for details
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Action 2 individual mobility
• 5 possible levels of higher education:– Undergraduate – Masters - Doctorate - Post-Doctorate– Staff
• Variable length mobility: – 1 – 36 months for both degree-seeking and other
students
• 3 target groups– Target Group 1: students/staff from partners institutions– Target Group 2: other nationals from third countries – Target Group 3: national of third countries in lot in
vulnerable situation
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Action 2: common & specific elements• Common to all Action 2 lots
– A range of target groups for mobility– A range of duration for mobility– Up to 5 levels of higher education covered – Project must start operations in year of selection (year ‘n’)– Mobility may start in different ‘cohorts’ throughout partnership
life
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Action 2 individual mobility
• Strand 1– TG 1 at least 50% of individual mobility– Third-country mobility at least 70% of individual mobility– European mobility maximum 30% of individual mobility
(ENPI and IPA)– No mobility for Europeans under DCI or ACP
• Strand 2– Only TG 1: no undergraduate level– European mobility at least 60% of individual mobility– Third-country mobility to Europe no higher than 40% of
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EM Call 2011 – Action 2What’s new in 2011?
• New distribution of lots in Mediterranean• Libya newly-eligible (Lot 1)• Student selections may be in up to three annual cohorts • Extended duration for
– Masters: up to 24 months– Doctorates: up to 36 months
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EM Call 2011 – Action 2
Action 2: Strand 1
• 16 Lots for countries covered by ENPI, DCI, EDF, IPA
• 38 projects expected• Total budget EUR 94.5 million• Mobility for at least 3,335 individuals
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S. Med, E.Europe & Russia
36M, 1090 sch
Middle East2.5M, 75 sch
South Africa2.8M, 60 schACP
6M, 190 sch
W. Balkans12M, 510 sch
Action 2: Regions and Lots (Strand 1)Budget (EUR) and min. scholarships
Central Asian Republics
10 M, 300 sch5
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Asia Regional20 M, 900 sch
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Argentina5.2M, 210 sch2
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Action 2 award criteria: Strand 1
1: Relevance (25%)2: Quality (65% total)
– 2.1. Partnership composition and cooperation mechanisms (20%)
– 2.2. Organisation & implementation of mobility (25%)
– 2.3. Student/staff facilities and follow-up (20%)
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EM Call 2011 – Action 2
Action 2: Strand 2 (Industrialised Countries Instrument)
• 4 Lots for countries covered by ICI• 4 projects expected• Total budget EUR 6.3 million• Mobility for at least 140 individuals
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US & CANEUR 1 m20 sch
Action 2: Regions and Lots (Strand 2)Budget (EUR) and min. scholarships
GulfEUR 2.1 m
50 sch SE AsiaEUR 1.4 m
35 sch AUS, NZ, JPNEUR 1.9 m
35 sch
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Action 2 award criteria: Strand 2
1: Relevance (25%)2: Contribution to excellence (25%)3: Quality (50% total)
– 3.1. Partnership composition and cooperation mechanisms (15%)
– 3.2. Organisation & implementation of mobility (20%)
– 3.3. Student/staff facilities and follow-up (15%)
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Action 2 and External Cooperation Window to date
116 partnerships selected, 2007 - 20102,100 participations by 822 different
HEIs256 EU, 566 non-EU14,000 mobilities to date (2007-2009
selections)4,700 mobilities planned in partnerships
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Action 3
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Action 3
• Promotion projects and “clustering” activities
• Information grants for Erasmus Mundus National Structures
• Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA)
• Studies
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EM Call 2011 – Action 3
• Budget EUR 1.3 million• Target: 6 projects• Indicative project size: from EUR
100,000 to 350,000• European co-financing to max 75%• Project duration: 12 – 36 months• Min. 3 European and 1 third-country
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Action 3 results to date: promotion projects
• 54 projects selected under former A4 (2004-2008)
• Total budget: € 13.36 m
• 8 projects selected under A3 (2010)
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EM Call 2011 – Action 3 (open call
only) Action 3 priority areas - projects aiming to:• Promote European HE in certain geographical areas
with priority to the less-represented in Erasmus Mundus (e.g. Africa, industrialised countries)
• Improve services for international students and doctoral candidates
• Address the international dimension of Quality Assurance
• Strengthen relation between HE and research in Europe
• Promote European study opportunities for doctoral candidates
• Promote the Erasmus Mundus programme towards European students
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EM Call 2011 – Action 3
Project requirements
• Clear European dimension and wide geographical scope
• Clear international (third-country) dimension
• Must contribute to fostering intercultureal dialogue and mutual understanding between cultures
• Ensure no overlap with other EU programmes for higher education
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Action 3 award criteria
1. Relevance to the EM programme (25%)2. Expected impact to help enhance
attractiveness of European HE worldwide (25%)
3. Arrangements for dissemination of results and experiences, quality assurance and plans for sustainability and long-term exploitation of results (15%)
4. Consortium composition and cooperation mechanisms (15%)
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Action 3 results to date
– Projects focused on specific fields:• Promotion of Education Higher Education to
the world• Doctoral studies & research• Services for international students &
doctoral candidates• Quality Assurance• Recognition of degrees & joint programmes
development• Promotion of specific academic disciplines
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Action 3 results to date
– Projects focused on specific regions:
• Asia• Africa• Europe• Latin America• North America and Industrialised Countries
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Erasmus Mundus selection process
Action 1 Action 2 Action 3
EACEA: Eligibility and selection criteria
National Structures:Eligibility EU HEIs
Recognition degrees
EU Delegations:Eligibility 3C HEIs
Relevance regional priorities
External experts: Assessment of proposals
Selection Board
Evaluation CommitteeSelection Decision
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Assessment by external experts
• Selected by Agency after Call for expression of interest– http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about/call_experts/
call_experts_2007_en.php• Two individual assessments are
consolidated. If significant divergence, a third assessment
• Expertise in international HE cooperation– plus thematic expertise for Actions 1 & 3;– geographical expertise for Action 2
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Erasmus Mundus websitehttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php
Erasmus Mundus Infoday site •Presentations•Link to webstreaming and chat•Videos shortly after event
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/events/infoday_2011_en.php
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