Tempus & Erasmus MundusInformation day Ashgabat, 27 November 2010

Erasmus Mundus - objectives

Enhance the quality of European HE through international co-operation

Improve the development of human resources

Promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures

Promote Europe as a centre of excellence in learning around the world

Policy context programme aims

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Promote European

Higher Education

Promote intercultural understandi

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Improve career

prospects of

students

Erasmus MundusProgram

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EUExternal RelationPolicies

Bologna

Lisbon / EU 2020Strategy

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

Action 1 - Joint Programmes (including scholarships)

Action 2 - Partnerships (including scholarships)

Action 3 - Promotion of European HE

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

Action 1 - Joint Programmes

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMCs)

Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJDs)

Full-study scholarships for students and researchers of exceptional quality (worldwide)

Scholarships for academics to teach on EMMCs

What is an Erasmus Mundus joint programme?

A course (masters or doctorate)…

developed and delivered by a consortium of universities…

located in at least three European countries and…

co-ordinated by a European university (non-European universities can be partners)

EMMC/EMJD must: • be an integrated programme in all its aspects• award a fully recognised degree• include a mandatory mobility component

• be fully recognised by June 2012

EMMCs/EMJDs: common features

• Framework partnership agreement covering 5 editions

• Financial support for:– the management of the joint programme – a fixed number of individual scholarships /

fellowships

• Two types of scholarships / fellowships– Category A: non-Europeans– Category B: Europeans

EMMC scholarships (Category A) Category A scholarships

Scholars scholarships

I Contribution to travel and any other types of personal costs

€ 4 000

per year

II Contribution to participation costs (incl. insurance)

Max € 4 000

per semester

III Monthly allowance € 1 000

per month

IV Living allowance (incl. travel costs)

€ 1 200 / week for a maximum

duration of 3 months per

scholar

MAX TOTAL € 24 000

/ per year

€ 14 400 for a 3-month stay max

EMJD fellowships (Category A)Contribution for a 3-year doctoral fellowship

I Travel, installation and other personal costs

€ 7 500

II EMJD 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

III Fixed 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)

• 123 Masters and 22 Doctorates offering scholarships (2011-2012)

• A wide range of disciplines, including– Agriculture and food science, energy and

environmental sciences, engineering, mathematics & ITC, natural sciences, social sciences

• Since 2004, over 10,000 Masters students, and 1600 scholars teaching in Masters

• 3 Turkmen students selected: in 2005 (2) and 2007 (1)

• First selection of 130 Doctorate candidates

EMMCs and EMJDs: facts and figures

EMMC: an example

University of L'Aquila, Italy University of Nice, France

Autonomous University of Barcelona, SpainGdansk University Of Technology, Poland

University of Hamburg, Germany

MATHMODS Mathematical Modelling in Engineering:

2-year Masters

1st semester: L’Aquila2nd semester: Nice

3rd semester: applications 4th semester: thesis

Mathematical modelling: a unified methodological approach

to modelling and simulation of real engineering challenges

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

Action 2 - Partnerships

Large partnerships between HEIs from EU + non-EU HEIs from a specific region

5 partnerships for Central Asia lot in 2010

Emphasis on co-operation and transfer of know-how

Scholarships of varying length (3 months to 3 years)

Action 2 individual mobility (C.Asia)

Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate students + HE staff (training, teaching, research activities)

Mobility not linked to specific programmes (all programmes on offer in partner HEIs can be followed)

At least 50% of individual mobility from partner institutions

Mobility only for Central Asian individuals

Action 2 – Central Asian RepublicsLot 9, 2010

4 partnerships selected (additional call to select 5th)

Partnerships coordinated by:Adam Mickiewicz University (PL)Technical University Berlin (DE)Royal Institute of Technology (SE)University of Santiago de Compostela (ES)

Turkmen institutions:

TURKMEN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TURKMEN STATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND

MANAGEMENT TURKMEN STATE UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER MAGTYMGULY

Action 2 – Central Asian RepublicsLot 9, 2010: MANECA

TU Berlin (DE)Ludwigsburg (DE)Lessius Colleage (BE)Vilnius TU (LT)Constantine Uni Nitra

(SK)

TURKMEN STATE UNIVERSITY

4 Kazakh HEIs3 Kyrgyz HEIs4 Uzbek HEIs3 Tajik HEIs

Action 2 – Central Asian RepublicsLot 9, 2010: TOSCA

Adam Mickiewicz (PL)Aquila (IT)Thessaloniki (GR)BOKU Vienna (AT)Giessen (DE)Porto (PT)Boras (SE)

TURKMEN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

TURKMEN STATE INST OF ECON & MANAGMT

4 Kazakh HEIs2 Kyrgyz HEIs2 Uzbek HEIs2 Tajik HEIs

An Action 2 partnership 2010TOSCA (Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Poland)

Application deadline for students & academics:

31 January 2011

Action 2 – Central Asian RepublicsLot 9, 2010

Four partnerships together: 382 “mobility flows”

Particular academic disciplines in focus

€ 1.95 million to fund each Partnership

Planned mobility for Turkmen nationals (2 partnerships):

Undergrad Masters Doctorate Post-Doc Staff TOTAL

3 2 2 2 2 11

8 5 3 2 4 22

11 7 5 4 6 33

Action 2 – Central Asian Republics2009 selection

Two partnerships: Eindhoven Erasmus Hogeschool Brussels

Mobility for Turkmen nationals (1 partnerships):

Undergrad Masters Doctorate Post-Doc Staff TOTAL

6 3 3 12

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

Action 3 - Promotion of European HE

In 2010, given to projects that:

promote European HE in specific geographical areas

improve services for international students and doctoral candidates

address the international dimension of Quality Assurance

help strengthen relations between European HE and research

promote European study opportunities for doctoral candidates

Benefits for universities

Establish lasting links between institutions

Improve quality of teaching and students

Put in place mechanisms to facilitate mobility and degree recognition

Increase university visibility, attractiveness worldwide

Enhance reputation through involvement in excellence programmes

Benefits for students/academics

Participate in high-level masters/doctoral courses

Receive double/multiple/joint degree from consortium of excellent universities

Acquire in-depth knowledge of Europe + European HE

Improve linguistic skills, intercultural experience

Improve employability of students through recognition of qualifications and study periods abroad

Academic exchange of knowledge, ideas, contacts

EM Call for Proposals 2011• One programme, three actions = one Call

• Call published December 2010

• Deadline 29 April 2011, Selection July 2011

• Key documents:– Programme Guide– Guidelines for Applicants (Action 2)– Call for Proposals

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

EU Delegations:Eligibility 3C HEIs

External experts: Assessment of proposals

Selection Board

Evaluation CommitteeSelection Decision

Useful linksEACEA website – Erasmus Mundushttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php

National Tempus Office Turkmenistanwww.tacistm.org Erasmus Mundus Alumniwww.em-a.eu

Erasmus Mundus partner search facilityhttp://erasmusmundus.teamwork.fr