EMA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Budapest, 24 – 25 June 2011 Jana Fiorito and Edith Genser EACEA - Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture

Erasmus Mundus - objectives

Promotion of European Higher Education Bologna Lisbon

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Europe 2020 Erasmus Mundus Programme Improved career prospects of students Promote intercultural understanding EU External Relation Policies

Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 - objectives

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Enhance the quality of European HE through international co-operation Improve the development of human resources Promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures Promote Europe as a centre of excellence in learning around the world

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

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Action 1 – Joint Programmes:

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Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMCs)

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Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJDs)

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Action 2 – Partnerships:

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Strand 1 (countries benefiting from Cooperation policy)

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Strand 2 (Industrialised Countries)

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Action 3 – Promotion of European HE

Erasmus Mundus Budget 2009-2013

• Overall Budget of more than 950 million EUR - 450 Million EUR for Action 1 and 3 (from the EU’s Education Budget) - About 500 Million EUR for Action 2 (from different funding instruments: ENPI, DCI, IPA, ICI, EDF)

Erasmus Mundus Action 3

• Promotion projects and “clustering” activities • Information grants for Erasmus Mundus National Structures • Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) • Studies

Ex-post evaluation of the Erasmus Mundus Programme (2004-2008) Recommendation on Action 3 for the second phase of the programme:

Action 3 of the new Erasmus Mundus programme should take a more strategic approach than was the case under Action 4 of the previous programme, funding a limited number of projects in clearly defined priority areas and encouraging "clustering" activities

Clustering EMMCs & Attractiveness Projects Objectives

• To further disseminate the results of the EM programme by bringing together its beneficiaries • To exploit synergies between different EMMCs and between EMMCs and Attractiveness Projects • To identify good practices & exchange experiences through surveys and workshops • To seek input by EM beneficiaries but also by stakeholders and external experts

Erasmus Mundus Clusters -5 LOTS

Lot 1 Sustainability (Ecorys UK) Lot 2 Employability (MKW Wirtschaftsforschungs GmbH and Céreq) Lot 3 Recognition of degrees and joint degrees (Ecorys UK) Lot 4 Regional Cluster (DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Ausstauschdienst and Menon Network) Lot 5 Thematic Cluster (ICUnet.AG)

Erasmus Mundus Clusters

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Activities

A Survey among existing EMMCs and Attractiveness projects

Workshop

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Outcomes

Guidelines of good practices Thematic section of each cluster to disseminate the outcomes, published on the EACEA website

Erasmus Mundus Clusters – Timing

09/2010-01/2013

• Employability - Lot 2 Workshop: Leuven, 10-11 May 2011 • Regional Cluster on Asia - Lot 4 Workshop: Brussels, 28-29 September 2011 • Sustainability and recognition of degrees – Lots 1&3 Workshop: Brussels, March 2012 (tbc) • Thematic cluster on climate change - Lot 5 Workshop: Brussels, October 2012 (tbc)

Cluster LOT 2 - Employability

This Lot addresses the career opportunities offered by the EMMCs to Erasmus Mundus graduate students worldwide.

The importance of the employability of graduates has increased in the setting up of the curriculum of joint programmes.

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses want to ensure that their academic content meets the professional needs, contributing to the transfer of knowledge and skills and offering complementary skills courses and/or placement possibilities.

Cluster LOT 4 - Regional Cluster - Asia

Focus on the same geographical region

Bringing together existing EMMCs, ECW partnerships and Attractiveness Projects with the focus on the same region of the world. Consider the synergies between EM projects and projects selected under other geographically specific Community programmes (Asia-Link, Edu Link Alfa/Alban).

Clusters LOTs 1 and 3

Degrees – Sustainability and Recognition of Degrees and Joint

• Lot 1: the sustainability strategies with a view to ensuring the continuation of the cooperation activities of Joint Programmes beyond the period of EU funding • Lot 3: the accreditation process and the difficulties encountered in the recognition of joint degrees among Joint Programmes Come and study in Europe!

Erasmus Mundus - Clusters

• Cluster information available: • http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/ind ex_en.php

Erasmus Mundus – Action 1 Up date on scholarships/fellowships 2011

What is an EM Joint Programme?

1. An integrated programme at masters (60 to 120 ECTS) or doctoral (3 to 4 years) level; 2.

Jointly designed, delivered and managed consortium of HEIs representing at least 3 different EU/EEA states by a and, optionally, non EUR HEIs; 3. It includes a mandatory mobility component; 4. It is fully recognised and leads to the award of a double, multiple or joint degree; 5. It aims at attracting the best students, doctoral candidates and scholars, worldwide 6. It offers full study scholarships to EU and non-EU nationals (students, doct.candid., scholars)

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Action 1 – facts & figures so far

• 123 Masters courses (EMMCs) with scholarships • 24 Joint Doctorates (EMJDs) • 380 different HEIs as full partners in these 147 programmes • 12 720 student scholarships 2004-2011 • 2827 scholar scholarships 2004-2011 • 322 doctoral fellowships 2010-2011

EM Call 2011 – Action 1

• Action 1 Call targets – EMMCs: 10 to 15 new Masters & up to 22 renewals – EMJDs: 9 or 10 new Doctorates • E-forms • Application Deadline:

29 April

• Results: by mid July

An EM Joint Programme must :

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fully recognised

2. lead to the award of a

double, multiple or joint degree

(the latter is favoured)

Before any EMMC and EMJD programme is selected, the validity of the degrees is verified with respective national authorities.

EM Joint Programmes:

Different types of scholarships / fellowships • For

students or doctoral candidates

– Category A: third country individuals, not resident, and have not carried out their main activity in Europe for more than 12 months over the last 5 years – Category B: requirements any individual who does not fulfil category A • For

scholars

in Joint Programmes at masters level – Non European: scholars enrolled in any non European HEI – European: scholars enrolled in partner EUR HEIs, under the condition that the consortium includes student mobility to non EUR partners

EM Action 1 Joint Programmes: Preparation cycle

(starting from application year “n-1”)

July n-1: Approval of the Joint Programme by EA 1. Summer year n-1:

Finalisation of joint programme content & organisation for acad. year n/n+1

5. Spring/Summer n:

Selected candidates information and preparation

Annual Preparation cycle will have to be repeated 5 times during the EM funding period 2. Autumn year n-1:

Publication of EM scholarships for acad. year “n / n+1”

4. 28 February n:

Submission of EM scholarship candidates proposal to EACEA

3. Winter year n-1/n:

Consortium selection of EM scholarship candidates

2011 EMMC scholarships selection

• Category A – Nr. applications : 31.356 (46% from 2010 ) • Most represented nationalities : – Ethiopia (+33%), – Pakistan (+84%), – India (+31%), – China (- 8%), – Bangladesh (+13) – Nigeria (+81%) – and Ghana (+61%)

2011 EMMC scholarships selection

Category A (cont.) – Nr. selected students: 996 (97 nationalities) • Most represented nationalities: – Chinese (8%) – Mexican (6%) – Indian (6%) – Russian (5%) – American (5%)

2011 EMMC scholarships selection

Category A (cont.) – WB&T window • Nr. applications: 1.189

– Most representated nationalities: Turks (+65%), Serbians (+81%), Albanians (+41%) • Nr. selected available) students 117 (out of 123 scholarships – Most represented nationalities: Serbians (38%), Turks (24%), Albanians (12%)

2011 EMMC scholarships

• Category B – Nr. applications: 3.346 • Most represented nationalities DE, IT, ES, RO, GR, FR, PL, UK (24 EU/EEA and 43 non European nationalities) – Nr. selected students: 752 – EU/EEA 626 (83%) – Non European 126 (17%) • Most represented nationalities DE, IT, ES , RO

2011 EMMC scholarships selection

Category B (cont.) • Need to intensify promotion of EM among European students – Not all EMMC managed to recruit enough high quality candidates – Limited reserve lists – No existing reserve lists

2011 EMJD fellowships selection

• Category A – Nr. applications: 2.487

• Most represented nationalities Indian (+51%) Iran (+156%) Ethiopia (- 3%) Pakistan (+73%) China (+34%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selection

Category A (cont.) – Nr. selected candidates: 120 (46 nationalities) • Most represented nationalities: Indian (11%) Iranian (8%) Mexican (8%) Chinese (7 %) Brazilian (7%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selection

Category A (cont.) – WB&T window • Nr. applications: 135 – Most representated nationalities: Turkish(30%), Serbians (24%), Croatian (15%) • Nr. selected available) candidates 24 (out of 24 scholarships – Most represented nationalities: Serbians (33%), Turks (33%), Croatians (17%)

EMJD 2011 Fellowships selection

• Category B – Nr. Applications: 848 • Most represented nationalities: Italian (+20%) Spanish (+383%) Germany (+84%) France (+30%) Greece (925%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selection

Category B (cont.) – Nr. selected candidates: 72 (12EU/EEA and 12 non European nationalities) • Most represented nationalities: Italian (19%) German (17%) Polish (11%) Dutch (8 %)

Erasmus Mundus website

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php