Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme

Kick-Off Meeting 2016 Brussels, 12-14 December 2016

Event's participants

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Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme

Kick-off meeting 2016

2016 selected projects

European Commission

EACEA

African Union

Commission

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Event's context

Project management plenary sessions

Workshops

Networking

Partnership meetings

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Philippe RUFFIO

Head of Sector

Chiara TIBERI

The Intra-Africa team at EACEA

Elif MEMIS MARSMAN

Elena PALAVROVA

Klaus HAUPT

Head of Unit

Gerard BROS PEREZ

The Intra-Africa Academic Mobility

Scheme

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Intra-Africa

academic mobility scheme

Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme

3 selection rounds (2011, 2012, 2013)

15 Partnerships selected in Africa

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3 selection rounds expected

(2016 – 2020)

Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme – a new programme built on past experience

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

How is the scheme managed?

• Setting of piorities and funding

• Programme cycle management: From Calls for proposals to selection of projects, contracting, monitoring, Payments, final evaluation

• Close cooperation throughout the process

EU Delegations

• Local promotion and support to beneficiaries in Africa

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Which are the objectives of the scheme?

To promote internationalisation and contribute

to harmonisation of Higher Education systems through enhanced cooperation among African Higher Education Institutions

To improve skills and competencies through enhanced mobility of students and staff within the African continent

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What does the scheme fund?

Partnerships of African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for the organisation and implementation of student and staff mobility across the continent.

Scholarships to students and staff to carry out studies, research, teaching and training assignments in another African country.

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1st Call for proposals (EACEA/07/2016)

RESULTS

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Evaluation Committee

TIME

Submission of proposals

19 Sept

Grant Award Decision

Assessment phase

1st Call Selection Roadmap

Deadline

22 August

Notification of applicants

Publication of results

End Sept 15 June

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9 March

Publication of Call

1 Nov

Projects' start date

Eligibility check

Consultation

with AUC and EUDs

Selection results

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33 eligible

5 ineligible

38 applications

7 selected

Received applications

212 instances of participation of African HEIs

as applicant, partner or associated partner 36 instances of participation of EU HEIs as EU

Technical partner

Received applications

Overall good quality of applications;

Higher quality of proposals coming from

partnerships which gained already experience through the Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme;

Groups Groups description Number %

I Applications of very good quality (score higher than 75 points out of 100)

4 applications (12 %)

II Applications of good quality (score between 50 and 75 points out of 100)

20 applications (61 %)

III Applications of weak quality (score less than 50 points out of 100)

9 applications (27 %)

Project Acronym Project title Applicant's

Country Applicant organisation

ABEM African Biomedical Engineering Mobility: Building needs-based healthcare technology competencies

Kenya Kenyatta University

AFRICOM Reinforcing Coherence Relevance and Partnership in Computer Engineering Education in Africa

Cameroon University of Yaounde 1

AMAS Academic Mobility for African Sustainable Development Kenya Moi University

ARISEII Africa Regional International Staff/Student Exchange: Food Security and Sustainable Human Wellbeing II

South Africa University of Cape Town

CAPITUM Coopération Africaine des Programmes Internationaux pour la Mobilité

Morocco Université Hassan 1er Settat

MoBreed Enhancing training and research mobility for novel crops breeding in Africa

Benin University of Abomey-Calavi

MOUNAF Internationalization of evaluation systems, master programs and doctoral research within African universities through academic mobility

Morocco Université Moulay Ismail

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List of selected projects

Selection results All African regions represented

predominance of East Africa; Central Africa not well represented

2 projects carrying on the experience of existing Intra-ACP projects

29 African HEIs involved 14 newcomers compared to Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme

Ethiopia and South Africa – most represented as partners

Kenya and Morocco - most represented as applicants (2 proposals each)

Selected projects - statistics

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1

2 2

1 1

2

9

6

7 7

1 1 1

Africa - CentralAfrica - Eastern Africa -Northern

Africa -Southern

Africa -Western

Instances* of participation of HEIs per African region

Applicant Partner Associated partner

29 African HEIs As Applicant/Partner

3 African HEIs

As Associated partner

* Total number of all single cases of involvement of HEIs in selected project (One HEI can take part in more than one project)

Selected projects - statistics

18 2 2

5 2

3 1

2 4

1 2

1 5

1 1 1

2 2

UgandaTunisia

South AfricaSenegalNigeria

NamibiaMozambique

MoroccoMadagascar

KenyaGhana

EthiopiaEgypt

DjiboutiDR CongoCameroon

Benin

Number of projects per African country (Applicant and Partners)

Selected projects - statistics

19

2

1

1

2

1

Belgium

Deutschland

España

France

Italia

Number of projects per EU country (EU Technical partner)

Selected projects - statistics

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57,1%

28,6%

57,1% 57,1%

42,9%

Agriculture andFood Security

EducationSciences

Engineeringincluding

Infrastructureand Energy

Health Sciences MarineSciences and

the BlueEconomy

Social Sciencesand

Governance

% of projects per thematic field

* Each project can select more than one thematic field

Selected projects - statistics

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55% 25%

20%

Mobility planned by selected projects

MastersPhDStaff

543 mobility

flows in total

Have a productive and enjoyable event!

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