Transcript Allocation of funding at Ghent University

Basileus
EMECW project lot 11
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1. EM ECW programme
- Higher education => economic and social development
- Promotion cooperation EU – third countries (“lots”)
- Facilitation of institution-based mobility
- Builds further on previous programmes: Erasmus, Tempus,
EM, Alfa, Alban, Asia-Link, Edulink
- In line with
> Bologna Declaration
> Barcelona European Council
> European Ministers of Education meetings in Prague/Bergen
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1. EM ECW programme
The results of the selection of candidate proposals will be
made official sequentially upon adoption of each financing
decision by the European Commission College with regard to
the different financing instruments. It is expected that the first
announcements are made by the second half of June 2008.
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2. Introduction Basileus project
- BASILEUs: Balkan Academic Scheme for the
Internationalisation of Learning together with EU Universities
- Lot 11: Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244),
Montenegro
- 20 partners (12 + 8) and 3 associate partners
- Budget of 5.309.700 €
1. Organisation of mobility = 200.000 €
2. Scholarships = 5.109.700 €
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2. Introduction Basileus project
• 400 mobility flows:
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43 % BA
24 % MA
11% PhD
9% postdoc
13% staff
• EU to WB: 104 + WB to Eu: 296
• Almost all scientific disciplines
• 3 years, but has to be renewed each year
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2. Introduction Basileus project
The EC defined 3 Target Groups:
Target group 1: individuals registered at a partner university
Target group 2: nationals from the Western Balkans
registered in another university in the Western Balkans (no
partner in the consortium) or having obtained a higher
education degree from any university in the Western Balkans
Target group 3: nationals from the Western Balkans who are
in a particularly vulnerable situation (refugees, asylum
beneficiaries, internally displaced population,...)
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2. Introduction Basileus project
Bachelor students : 6 or 10 or 34 months
Master students : 6 or 10 or 22 months
Doctoral students : 6 or 10 or 34 months
Post-doctoral students : 10 months
Academic staff (teaching, training and research) : 1 month
Subsistence fee + travel + insurance + (tuition fee)
BA/MA: 1000 €/m, PhD: 1500 €/m,
post-doc: 1800 €/m, staff: 2500 €/m
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3. Basileus objectives
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Enhance international cooperation capacity in WB: ECTS,
mobility management, university-enterprise, doctoral schools
Promote structured longterm cooperation EU – WB
Give students opportunities to develop leadership skills
Improve transparency and recognition of studies/qualifications
Give extra chances to vulnerable groups: 10% of grants
Enhance the skills of staff, who will improve their education
system
Capacity-building for administration and public/private sector
Enhance in the medium term the political, cultural, educational
and economic links : the future of the countries involved lies in
Europe !
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4. Basileus outcomes
1. Curricula modularized and measured with ECTS, in line with
Bologna
2. 400 mobility flows on 5 levels executed and evaluated
3. Staff exchange => contacts & initiatives, CD, QA, teaching
methods, developing technology transfer offices, doctoral schools
4. Mobility TG 2 => improved university –enterprise cooperation
5. Two consortium meetings and website & application tool
6. Site visits by EU academics (quality)
7. Dissemination to all stakeholders: website, flyers, posters,
advertisement, infosessions, conference
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5. Mobility scheme year 1
From EU to WB: 104 flows or 13 flows/EU university
OUT EU: 6 BA + 3 MA + 1 PhD + 1 postdoc + 2 staff
IN WB: 2/7 BA + 1/3 MA + 0/1 PhD + 0/1postdoc + 1/2 staff
From WB to EU: 296 flows or 37 flows/EU university
IN EU: 15/16 BA + 8/9 MA + 4/5 PhD + 3/5 postdoc + 4/5 staff
23 TG 1 + 9 TG 2 + 5 TG 3
OUT WB: 4/12 B + 2/5 MA + 0/2 PhD + 0/2 postdoc + 2/4 staff
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6. Website and application tool
- www.basileus.ugent.be
- information given by all partners: link to home page,
course offer, practical information, contact email
- separate section for management
- application tool online
- central selection of applications, afterwards bilateral
procedure
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7. Management: structure
Project manager + project coordinator
(+ accountant)
Steering Committee (2 p/p)
+ Project Coordination Team (1 p/p)
Executive Comittee: 6 persons from PCT
(3 EU + 3 WB)
Local Management Team: vice-rector +
1IRO officer + 2 professors
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EC
LMT
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7. Management: structure
1. Steering Committee/ Project Coordination Team
‣ General coordination, strategic decisions
‣ Approval of budget, activities, implementation and
recognition of mobility, communication strategy
2. Executive Committee
• Execution of decisions
• Monthly online conferences, contacts with LMT
• Problem-solving
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7. Management: structure
3. Local Management Team
‣ Practical organisation of mobilities/activities + evaluation
‣ Managing budget
‣ Dissemination and reporting to EC and SC
‣ 2 professors: 1 for CD, 1 for QA
4. Project manager + project coordinator
• Daily coordination: communication, reporting, finances
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7. Management: roles
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Preparation: kick-off meeting, offering information online,
forming local management team, dissemination of
information, screening of own students..
Implementation: practical organisation of mobility and
reception of students & staff, activities, academic
preparation, curriculum development..
Evaluation: organisation of feedback, reporting (eg.
STARS)
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7. Management: contracts
EC/coordinator:
-Framework Partnership Agreement
-Specific grant agreement
Coordinator/partner:
- Memorandum of Understanding (today)
- Mandate
- Consortium agreement
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8. Quality assurance
- 1 professor in LMT responsible for QA, 1 for CD
- 1 standard evaluation form: information, selection, reception,
quality of curricula, accommodation, services, language,
integration
- each LMT should write a progress report, including some
recommendations (every 3 months), based on evaluation
forms and interviews
- site visits will be a part of academic quality control
(curriculum development)
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9. Academic Recognition
- Important aspect
- Based on Erasmus principles
- ECTS
- Diploma supplement
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10. Dissemination
- Posters and flyers to promote the website
- Mailings
- Infosessions
- Target groups: all universities, enterprises, ngo’s,
embassies, ministries of education, student unions
- Workshops
- Final conference
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