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The EM ECW
The Erasmus Mundus-External Cooperation Window
(EM ECW)
Call for proposals for mobility flows in the
Academic Year 2007-2008
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Presentation topics
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The EM ECW objectives
Type of support
Target groups and type of mobility
How to participate?
1. HEI’s
2. Students, academic staff and researchers
5. Outcomes of the 2006 Call Selection
6. Questions & answers
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EM ECW
Main objectives
• EM ECW is a new co-operation and mobility scheme in
the area of higher education co-operation launched by
Europe Aid cooperation Office and implemented by the
Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture
• EMECW is complementary to other higher education
initiatives: Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus, Tempus, AsiaLink, ALFA, Alban, and Edu-link.
• EM ECW is designed to foster co-operation in the field
of higher education between the European Union and
Third-Countries through a co-operation and mobility
scheme addressing students and academic staff.
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EM ECW
Type of support
The European Commission will contribute to financing
partnerships of European and Third-Country higher
education institutions (and associations and networks of
universities) with a grant which will cover:
– the costs of the organisation of mobility of higher
education students and academic staff and,
– the costs of the implementation of individual
mobility flows of higher education students and
academic staff.
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EM ECW
Budget & Size of the Grants
• The overall minimum and maximum size of the
grant awarded will be between EUR 1 M and
EUR 6 M and will depend upon the geographical
lot chosen
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Budget for the organisation and
implementation of mobility flows
Project Grant Calculation: flat rate and unit
costs
– Flat rate: 10,000 € per eligible partner for
mobility organisation costs
– Unit costs to cover Individual Mobility
• Travel costs (in accordance with distance)
• Monthly Allowance (from 1,000 to 2,500 € )
• Tuition fees (from “fee waiver” to 5,000 € / acad.
year)
• Insurance costs (75 € / month abroad)
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EM ECW Eligible European Countries
 27 EU Members States
 Candidate Countries
– (Croatia, FYROM, Turkey)
 EEA countries
– (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
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Targeted 3rd countries grouped in geographical
lots’ (selected on yearly basis in the annual Call for Proposals)
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Geographic coverage 2006 Call
The geographic coverage for 2006 Call was : 33
European countries and 24 non EU countries
- Neighbouring Countries in South Mediterranean
and Eastern Europe (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,
Egypt, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia,
Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia);
– Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan);
– Yemen, Iraq and Iran.
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EM ECW Enlarged coverage for 2007 Call
Geographical coverage for the 2007 Call for proposals:
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Central & Eastern Europe (+ Russia)
Mediterranean countries
Asia Region and two individual countries: China and India
Central Asia
Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
Western Balkans
(For more detail please check the 2007 Call for proposals)
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Partnerships
Applicants:
European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) or Association/network
of European HEI (including at least 10 HEI with an Erasmus Charter, located
in at least 5 different European countries)
Partners:
Same as applicants + recognised HEI from the Third-Countries
covered by the geographical lot
Partnership:
Minimum size: 5 European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) + 1
recognised HEI from each of the Third-Countries covered in the
geographical lot (exceptions may apply for Lots with particular difficulties)
Maximum size: 20 eligible partners (incl. the applicant)
The same partnership can apply to 4 lots max (separate applications)
Associates
Any type of organisation in the eligible countries whose involvement
can contribute to the implementation of the mobility scheme
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Organisation and implementation of
mobility
• three target Groups for individual mobility flows
corresponding to three different target beneficiaries
• five different types of individual mobility flows:
– undergraduate,
– master
– doctorate
– post-doctorate
– academic staff
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EM ECW Target groups
– TARGET GROUP 1: Students and academic staff registered in
a HEI member of the applicant partnership
• Target Group 1 must represent at least 50% of the total mobility
• Third-Country participants should represent at least 70% of the total
mobility flow.
– TARGET GROUP 2: Nationals of an eligible Third-Country,
enrolled in (or having obtained a university degree from) a HEI of
these countries non-member of the applicant partnership
– TARGET GROUP 3: Nationals of an eligible Third-Country in a
particularly vulnerable situation (e.g refugees, asylum seekers)
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Mobility type per target group and duration
Type of Mobility
Target Group 1
Target Group 2
Target Group 3
Undergraduate
students
6-10 months
Not applicable
6-34 months
Masters students
EU: 6-10 months
TC: 6-22 months
6-22 months
6-22 months
Doctorate students
6-34 months
6-34 months
6-34 months
Post-doctorate
students
6-10 months
6-10 months
6-10 months
Academic staff
1-3 months
Not applicable
Not applicable
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How to participate?
Two step process:
1. Selection of HEI’s partnerships: responsibility of the
European Commission with the support of independent
experts
2. Selection of students & academic staff: responsibility of
the selected partnerships.
The selection criteria must:
 be common to all members of the partnership
 be made known to potential applicants in advance
 comply with the principles of transparency and equality of
treatment.
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How to participate?
First step – HEIs partnership selection
• Build a partnership.
• Send your application complying with the requirements
of the Call and the Guidelines for Applicants.
• A Panel of independent experts will evaluate your
proposal (based of the quality of the proposal)
• Final decision will be taken by the European
Commission inter services selection committee (based
on the relative quality of the proposals + budget
availability)
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How to participate
Second step – students & academic staff selection
• Check the selected partnerships (EACEA website)
• Check your profile against the Target Groups defined in
the Call.
• Target group 1: If your University is involved in the
partnership send your application directly to your
University.
• Target Group 2 & 3: Send your application to the
coordinating institution of the partnership.
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EM ECW
Timetable for 2008 Call
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October 2007: Publication of the 2007 Call for Proposals
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February 2008: Deadline for the submission of HEIs partnership’s
applications.
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March – April 2008: Project selection procedure.
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May 2008: Grant Award Decision.
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May 2008 onwards: Selection of students & academic staff
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September 2008 – April 2009: Start of student and academic staff mobility
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December 2008: Submission of the individual mobility list.
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Outcomes of the 2006 Selection
• 24 non –EU countries targeted
• 87 applications received
• 9 selected partnerships
• Participation of 167 HEIs:
– 79 from 33 European Countries
– 88 from 24 Third Countries
• Mobility of over 1,800 students and academic staff
• A total funding of 36,4€ million
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EM ECW
Conclusions
- New scheme/new co-operation
- Success in terms of Higher Education Institution
and students participation
- A new Call for mobility flows in the Academic
Year 2008-2009 will be launched after summer
time covering new geographical areas
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For more information
• AidCo website:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
• EACEA
– website:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm
– functional mail-box:
[email protected]
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