Transcript Erasmus+ Presentation for Departmental Erasmus Coordinators

Erasmus + (2014-2020)
Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Daloğlu
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator
30.01.2014
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
Member States of the
European Union
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Germany
 Estonia
 Ireland
 Greece
 Spain
 France
 Croatia
 Italy
 Cyprus
 Latvia
 Lithuania
Non EU Programme
Countries
 Luxembourg
 Hungary
 Former Yugoslav Republic
 Malta
 Netherlands
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 Austria
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 Poland
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 Portugal
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 Romania
 Slovenia
 Slovakia
 Finland
 Sweden
 UK
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of Macedonia (Candidate)
Iceland (EEA)
Liechtenstein (EEA)
Norway (EEA)
Switzerland
Turkey (Candidate)
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
PARTNER COUNTRIES NEIGHBOURING
The EU Eastern Partnership countries:
 Southern Mediterranean countries
 Western Balkans
 Other: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
 Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine,
Syria, Tunisia
 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia
 Russian Federation
OTHER PARTNER COUNTRIES
 Some Actions of the Program are
open to any Partner Country of the
world. For some other Actions the
geographical scope is less broad.
These countries will be announced
in 2014-2015.
Erasmus +
Three Key Actions:
Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals
ii. Action 2: Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of
Good Practices
iii. Action 3: Support for Policy Reform
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Major Changes in Erasmus +
 Turkey has equal rights/status as EU members, candidates and
EEA countries
 Turkey can directly sign agreement with all eligible program
countries be it EU, candidate or EEA country
 Seven former programs (such as LLP Erasmus, Youth, Erasmus
Mundus, Tempus, etc.) were combined under one umbrella
program: Erasmus +
Action 1:
Learning Mobility of Individuals
A. Mobility Projects in the Field of:
i. Education, Training
ii. Youth
B. Large Scale European Voluntary Service Events;
C. Joint Master Degrees
D. Master Student Loan Guarantee.
A. Mobility Projects
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i) Education and Training:
for higher education students and staff
for Vocational Education and Training learners and staff
for school staff
for adult education staff
ii) Youth
for young people and youth workers
i) Education and Training:
Major Changes
 DS & ECTS Labels have been abolished
 Instead a new recognition tool will be launched
 Erasmus Bilateral Agreement has been replaced by Erasmus +
Interinstitutional Agreement with a new format
 Scanned copies of the signed agreements will be accepted
i) Education and Training:
For Higher Education Students
Major Changes in Student Mobility:
 Same student may benefit from mobility up to 12 months
maximum, per each cycle of study (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
independently from the number and type of mobility activities
(including traineeship)
 Starting from 2015-2016, Erasmus+ countries will be able to
send and receive students & staff to and from partner
countries outside the European Area
i) Education and Training:
For Higher Education Students
 No longer EILC courses from 2014-2015; instead online
linguistic support initially for 5 languages: EN, DE, ES, FR, IT
 New format for Learning Agreement: 15 pages including 3
sections: “before mobility”, “during mobility”, “after mobility”
- Signed scanned copies eligible
- The list of courses both at the partner university and
reciprocal courses recognized at METU
- Reason for course change
- The beginning and end dates of the mobility
i) Education and Training:
For Higher Education Students
Major Changes in Traineeship:
 Duration: between 2-12 months
 Students will also be able to benefit from traineeship 12
months after graduation on condition that they apply in the
last year of their study
i) Education and Training:
For Higher Education Staff
Major Changes:
Staff Mobility for Teaching:
 Duration: 2 days – 2 months (excluding travel time)
 On condition of 8 hours lecture
Staff Mobility for Training:
 Duration: 2 days – 2 months (excluding travel time)
 Apart from the regular trainings; courses, internships are
eligible (except for conferences or congresses)
i) Education and Training:
Major Changes in Grants
Student Mobility Grants:
 More than one and maxiumum up to 12 months per each
cycle of study independently from the type of mobility
activities (including traineeship)
 Grants set by the EU Commission in 3 distinct categories of
countries depending on their living cost:
-Group I: maximum 500 Euros/monthly
-Group II: between 250-450 Euros/monthly
-Group III: minimum 150 Euros/monthly
 Traineeship: student mobility grants + 100-200 Euros/monthly
i) Education and Training:
Major Changes in Grants
 Group 1: maximum 500 Euros monthly
Program Countries with higher living costs: Denmark, Ireland,
France, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom,
Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
 Group 2: average 200-450 Euros monthly
Program Countries with medium living costs: Belgium, Czech
Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Iceland, Turkey
 Group 3: minimum 150 Euros monthly
Program Countries with lower living costs: Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
i) Education and Training:
Major Changes in Grants
Higher Education Staff Grants
 Set by the EU Commission; 4 distinct categories of countries
-Group I: 80-160 Euros per day
Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, UK
-Group II: 70-140 Euros per day
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, France,Italy, Cyprus,
Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Finland, Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey
-Group III: 60-120 Euros per day
Germany, Spain, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
-Group IV: 50-100 Euros per day
Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia
i) Education and Training:
Major Changes in Grants
Higher Education Staff Grants
Travel costs defined according to distance:
 100 - 499 km:
180 EUR
 500 - 1999 km: 275 EUR
 2000 - 2999 km: 360 EUR
 3000- 3999 km: 530 EUR
 4000 -7999 km: 820 EUR
 8000 km or more: 1100 EUR
A. Mobility Projects
ii) Youth: Mobility projects for young people and youth workers
a) Mobility of Young People
1. Youth Exchanges:
- Up to 21 days
- Non-formal education techniques such as workshops
2. European Voluntary Service
- Up to 12 months
- Unpaid and full time voluntary service
- Accreditation is required for participating institutions
b) Mobility of Youth Workers
- Participation in seminars, training courses, study visits etc.
- Job shadowing/observation period abroad
- Application to the National Agency 3 times/year
Action 1:
B. Large Scale European Voluntary
Service Events
 Minimum 30 volunteers aged 17-30
 Up to 2 months
 Unpaid, voluntary and full time service
 European or worldwide events
 In the field of youth, culture and sport
 Such as World Youth Summits, European Capital of Culture etc.
 Application directly to the Commission
Action 1:
C. Joint Master Degrees
 Full degree scholarships to the best master students
 Worldwide
 Continuation and strengthening of former Erasmus Mundus
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Master Courses
An international study program of 60, 90 or 120 ECTS
Joint degrees or multiple degrees
Funding for 4 or 5 years covering 3 consecutive student intakes
Applicant/Coordinator: a HEI from an Erasmus+ country
JMD grant for the preparatory year and the three student
intakes will vary indicatively between 2 and 3 million EUR.
Application: March 27, 2014; directly to the Commission
C. Joint Master Degrees
 A minimum share of 75 % of scholarships to partner countries
 Joint Master Degree management:
Contribution to the consortium management costs and
costs for invited scholars and guest lecturers:
- 20 000 EUR for the preparatory year
- 50 000 EUR per intake
for students’ scholarships: 25.000 € per student
- for tuition fee: 4500 €/year - 9000 € /year
- full insurance coverage
- travel: 1000 – 4000 € (one round ticket)
- subsistence costs: 1000 €/month
D. Master Student Loan Guarantee
 Master's level students apply individually to banks
 Loans on affordable conditions by banks in national countries
 Up to 2 years
 In cooperation with European Investment Bank Group
 More information will be available on the website of the
European Commission in due course.
Other Programs Under Erasmus +:
• Action 2: Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of
Good Practices
a) Strategic Partnerships in the Field of Education, Training and
Youth
b) Knowledge Alliances
c) Sector Skills Alliances
d) Capacity Building in the Field of Youth
• Action 3: Support for policy reform
• Jean Monnet Activities
• Sport
THANK YOU!..