Workshop on “Successful application and management procedures of Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Joint Programmes”

Brussels, 18 January 2011, Santander Gr., Compostela Gr., Unica Ntwk.

José Gutiérrez - Erasmus Mundus & External Cooperation - EACEA

How to prepare, present and implement an EM Action 1 Joint Programme

Programme’ objectives & European policies

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Excellence &

Attractivness of the

EHEA

Intercultural

diaologue &

cooperation

Developmentof

Human Resources

Erasmus Mundus

Programme

European External Relations Policies

Bologna

EU 2020

Strategy

Erasmus Mundus so far

• More than 1,300 HEIs (45% Eur; 55% non Eur)

• More than 30,000 scholarships (students, young researchers, scholars and univ. staff; + than 90% non Eur)

• More than 75% of the top ranked EU HEIs are involved in EM.

• Budget of approx. 1 billion euros for the 2009-2013 period

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What is an EM Joint Programme?

An integrated programme at masters (1 to 2 years) or doctoral (3 to 4 years) level

Jointly designed, delivered and managed by a consortium of HEIs representing at least 3 different EU/EEA countries and, optionally, non EUR HEIs;

That includes a mandatory mobility component;

That is fully recognised and leads to the award of a double, multiple or joint degree;

That aims at attracting the best students, doctoral candidates and scholars, worldwide

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EM Action 1 – Some Key Words

• Excellence

• Integration

• Commitment

• Sustainability

• Employability

• Transparency

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EM Action 1 - Excellence• Joint programme’s contents

• Added value / Needs justification• Coherence (in structure and content)• Outcomes

• Consortium composition• Expertise / Relevance / Capacity /

Commitment

• Services and Facilities• Dimension internationale

• Management• Transparence and shared responsibilities

EMMC / EMJD = Bologna’s life-size

laboratory

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EM Action 1 – Integration

• A joint programme coherent in its

content and structure

• Fully shared 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 Action 1 – Commitment

• From the partner institutions

• to fully contribute to the

implementation and sustainability of

the joint programme Consortium Agreement

• Towards and from the participants

• Clear and comprehensive information

• Both parties rights and obligations Learning agreements Employment Contracts for doct.

candid.

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EM Action 1 - Sustainability

• EM grant to be envisaged as « seed

funding » (up to 10 years)

• From (/prior to) the start of the

programme

• Secure « own » funding / support

• Involve stakeholders (public / private;

in and outside Europe)

• Continuous evaluation of relevance,

excellence, attractiveness of the

programme

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EM Action 1 - Employability• Coherence between objectives,

expected learning/professional

outcomes, individual/sectoral needs

and expectations

• Implication of non educational actors in

the programmes evaluation

• Learning by doing (internships,

fieldwork, project based activities),

• Employment oriented skills and

competences

• Non-European dimension.

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EM Action 1 - Transparency

• Within the consortium and towards its

participants

• On the joint programme’s content and

delivery conditions,

• On the application, selection,

enrolment, evaluation, degree

awarding, etc. procedures

• On both parties obligations, rights and

expectations

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• Solid integrated consortium with, if relevant, real non-EUR partners (avoid window dressing!)

• 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 • EMQA website http://www.emqa.eu/• JOIMAN https://www.joiman.eu

Get advise for experienced colleagues and EM National Structures

How to « Stand out from the Crowd »?

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News

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Erasmus Mundus Website http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/

index_en.php

Erasmus Mundus Quality Assessment http://www.emqa.eu

Erasmus Mundus Selected Projects http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/

results_compendia/selected_projects_en.php

Erasmus Mundus functional mailbox EACEA-Erasmus-Mundus@ec.europa.eu

Jose.gutierrez@ec.europa.eu

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