Transcript Erasmus Mundus_Malaysia 16Mar2012

EU-Malaysian cooperation in higher education:
present and future
Dr Joachim Fronia
Head of Unit for Erasmus Mundus & External Cooperation
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA)
Erasmus Mundus – a vehicle for higher
education cooperation
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
Promote
European
Higher
Education
Bologna
Lisbon /
EU 2020
Strategy
Erasmus
Mundus
Programme
Improve
career
prospects
of students
Promote
intercultural
understanding
EU
External Relations
Policies
3
Erasmus Mundus: three actions
Action 1
Joint Masters
and Doctoral
Programmes
Action 2
Partnerships
Action 3
Promotional
projects
• implemented by EU
and non-EU HEIs
• full-study
scholarships for
students; grants for
visiting scholars
• EU and non-EU
HEIs
• scholarships for
short-term or
degree-seeking
student mobility at
a range of levels,
and for staff
• raise profile of
European higher
education
• tackle challenges
of international
higher education
cooperation
4
Action 1 Joint Programmes
An EM Masters Course or Joint Doctorate…
• is developed and delivered by a consortium of
HEIs (with study in at least two HEIs)
• must involve at least three European HEIs and
may involve non-EU HEIs
• awards full-study scholarships + scholar grants
• provides a joint degree/mulitple degrees
Action 1 Joint Programmes
2012 (EUR 108m budget):
• 131 Masters Courses and 34 Joint Doctorates
will select students and researchers to start in
2012/2013
• 1,600+ Masters scholarships, 270 doctoral
fellowships, 500 scholar scholarships
• Consortia involve 724 EU HEIs, 207 non-EU
2004-2011:
• Over 12,000 students, 2,000 academics and 350
doctoral candidates have received scholarships
Action 1 and Malaysia
3 Malaysian HEIs involved in Joint programmes, 2009-11
Type
Title
Malaysian HEI
EU coordin. HEI
EMMC EM Masters in Special
and Inclusive Education
Universiti Sains
Malaysia (full)
Roehampton
(UK)
EMJD
SELECT+
Environomical Pathways for
Sustainable Energy Services
Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia (assoc)
KTH Stockholm
(SE)
EMJD
European Training in Animal
Breeding and Genetics in the
Genomic Era
International
Center for Living
Aquatic Resources
Management
(assoc)
Agroparistech (FR)
Action 1 and Malaysia
Malaysian nationals selected for scholarships,
2004 - 2011
• 155 Masters students* (1021 applications)
• 13 Masters scholars
• 2 doctoral candidates (27 applications)
*Includes 45 additional scholarships for
Malaysian nationals in 2005 and 2006
selections
Action 2 Partnerships
• Partnerships between HEIs from EU + non-EU
HEIs from a specific region
• Emphasise co-operation, transfer of know-how
• Scholarships of varying length (1m to 3 yr)
• Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate
students + HE staff (training, teaching,
research)
• Mobility for academic disciplines offered by HEIs
in the partnership
Action 2 Partnerships
2007-2011 selections:
• 160 partnerships
• 317 EU, 691 non-EU HEIs involved
• Around 14,000 mobility flows implemented by
partnerships selected 2007-2009
• Another 12,000 planned under 2010 and 2011
selections
2012 (EUR 170m budget) to select:
• 56 partnerships
• Min 6,000 mobility flows
Action 2 and Malaysia
Malaysian partner institutions in Action 2 partnerships
Year
MY HEI involved
EU coordinating HEI
2009 University Sains Malaysia
Trento (IT)
2010 National University of Malaysia Deusto (ES)
University Putra Malaysia
University
2011 University
University
University
University
Putra Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Putra Malaysia
of Malaya
Teknologi Malaysia
Cz Univ Life Sciences
(CZ)
Montpellier FR
City Univ London (UK)
Murcia (ES)
Politecnico di Torino (IT)
Malardalen (SE)
Action 2 and Malaysia
• Malaysia optional country for regional Asian partnerships,
2009 – 2011 (+ 2012 Call)
Year,
partnerships
MY instns involved
Mobility
Total budget
partnerships
(EUR)
2009
(1 partn.)
Univ Sains Malaysia
6 students
1 staff
(actual)
4.8 m
2010
(3 partn.)
National Univ of Malaysia
Univ Putra Malaysia (2)
20 students
5 staff
(planned)
7.4m
2011
(4 partn.)
Univ
Univ
Univ
Univ
66 students
10 staff
(planned)
8.0m
Kuala Lumpur
Putra Malaysia
of Malaya
Teknologi Malaysia
Action 2 and Malaysia
Malaysian partners in applications / selected partnerships
Year
MY HEIs in selected A2
partnerships
MY HEIs in A2
applications
2008
0
1
3
4
6
3
6
12
2009
2010
2011
Action 3 promotional projects
• Supports transnational initiatives, events,
studies, and other projects that:
– promote European higher education
– tackle issues of international higher education
cooperation:
• in specific geographical areas
• in particular academic disciplines
• relating to higher education management
Action 3 and Malaysia
Project
Malaysian partner
SD Promo – Promoting European
Education in Sustainable
Development
Universiti Sains
Malaysia
ACCESS – Academic Cooperation South East Asian
Europe – South-East Asia Support Association for
Institutional REsearch
EACOVIROE – Enhance the
Attractiveness of Computer Visoin
and Robotics in Europe
Petronas Technology
University
Benefits for HE institutions
• 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 individuals
• 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
Annual Calls for Proposals (projects)
One Call, three actions
• 2012 Call launched December 2011
• Deadline for proposals: 30 April 2012
• Targets:
– Up to 27 EMMCs and 9 EMJDs
– 56 Action 2 Partnerships
• Malaysia within Asia Regional lot
• 8 Asian partnerships each with EUR 2.5 million budget
– 6 Action 3 Projects
• Selection to be completed July 2012
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php
Programme
Guide
Calls for
Proposals
FAQs
Good practice
Selected
projects
Partner search
19
Beneficiaries’
space
The future
Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013
Erasmus for All 2014-2020
• Programme for education, youth, culture and sport
• Rationale: streamline EU support in all areas
• Strong international component
Erasmus for All:
international HE cooperation
The new programme will maintain support for:
• Mobility for students and staff from non-EU
countries
• Joint degrees with scholarships
• Programmes for intra-university cooperation on
capacity-building
• Policy dialogue on higher education between EU
and rest of the world
What’s next?
Erasmus Mundus
• 2012 is the last Call for Proposals for Action 1
• Action 2 & 3: Call for Proposals in 2013
Erasmus for All
• Commission proposal tabled in November 2011
• Currently under discussion in European
Parliament and among Member States
• Adoption of final programme in 2013