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The European Community Programme
ERASMUS MUNDUS
Lynne Hunter
ERASMUS MUNDUS
Political Context – Challenges
 Globalisation
 “Lisbon strategy”: Europe to become the most
competitive and dynamic knowledge-based society
in the world by 2010
 European education and training systems to become
a world-wide reference for quality and excellence
by 2010
 Intercultural understanding
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Political Context - Way Forward
 Recognise key role of higher education and research
 Ensure world-wide recognition of European
universities as centre of excellence through own
identity, transparent degree system, identification of
high-quality courses, attracting best students
 Remain at leading edge of developments
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Political Context - Solutions
 Main responsibilities remain with European
universities and governments
 General role of European Community is to
encourage cooperation
 Specific role of Erasmus Mundus is to stimulate
convergence of education systems and to increase
the attractiveness of European higher education
world-wide
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Aims
 Promote and identify European quality offer in higher education
 Attract excellent graduate students and academics from all over
the world
 Foster structured co-operation between European and nonEuropean higher education institutions
 Improve profile, visibility and accessibility of European higher
education in the world
 Promote intercultural understanding through worldwide cooperation
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Target Countries and Participants
 Higher education institutions in 28 European
countries to offer high–quality Masters Courses
 Graduate students, academics and higher
education institutions from all other countries
around the world (“third countries”) to
participate in these Masters Courses
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Overall Funding
230 M€ 2004-2008 (+ maybe 106 M€)
Modest start in 2004 (8 M€), steep annual
increase
Cruise speed by 2008 at 98 M€ (+ maybe 34
M€)
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Programme Actions
Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
Action 2: Scholarships
Action 3: Partnerships
Action 4: Attractiveness projects
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Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
 Corner-stone of the programme
 High-quality Masters Courses of 1 to 2 years offered by a
consortium of at least 3 higher education institutions from 3
different European countries
 Integrated study programme: one course = one product with
common set of features (joint curriculum, joint admission
criteria, joint application and selection procedure, common
tuition fee etc.)
 Any discipline
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Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
 Study in at least two institutions
 Award of an officially recognised joint, double or multiple
degree
 Use of at least 2 EU languages (not necessarily 2 languages
of instruction)
 Grant scholarships to third-country graduate students and
academics
 Offer high-quality hosting services for students
 First 14 Courses started in September 2004, more Courses
to start every September
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Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
Funding:
15,000 € for the consortium offering the
Masters Course
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Action 2: Scholarships
 Linked to Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
 Grants for incoming third-country graduate students of high
academic quality to follow the Masters Course (about 25 per
year)
 Grants for incoming third-country academics of high
academic quality to carry out teaching or research assignments
for the Masters Course (about 4 per year)
 First grantees have studied in Europe since September 2004,
many more to start every September
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Action 2: Scholarships
Erasmus Mundus consortia and Commission publicise
selected Masters Courses world-wide
Students and academics apply directly to consortia
Consortia select students and academics
Consortia ensure a geographical balance:
 No more than 25% of third-country students from the same country
 No more than 10% of third-country students from the same institution
 Each third-country scholar from a different country
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Action 2: Scholarships - Funding
Student mobility: 21,000 € (NZ37,500) per student
for a one year course (10 study months x 1,600 €
(NZ2,857) plus a fixed amount of 5,000 € (NZ8,900)
for travel expenses, tuition fees etc.) or 42,000 €
(NZ75,000)per student for a two year course
Academic mobility: 13,000 € (NZ23,200) per
academic (3 months x 4,000 € (NZ7,142)plus a fixed
amount of 1,000 € (NZ1,785) for travel expenses)
Grants are paid to grantees by consortia
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Action 3: Partnerships
Between an Erasmus Mundus Masters
Course and at least one higher education
institution from a third country
First Partnerships to start in September 2005
Duration: 1 to 3 years (renewable)
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Action 3: Partnerships
 Grants for EU-students and EU-academics involved in
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses for mobility period (3
months) at third-country partner institution
 Recognition of study periods acquired at the third-country
partner institution
 Teachers’ exchanges, development and dissemination of new
methodologies in higher education, development of cooperation schemes with third-country institutions, etc.
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Action 3: Partnerships
 Funding:
5,000 € per year per third-country institution (max. 15,000
€ per year and consortium)
Student mobility: 3,100 € per student (3 months x 700 €
plus a fixed amount of 1,000 €)
Academic mobility: 13,000 € per scholar (3 months x 4,000
€ plus a fixed amount of 1,000 €)
Grants are paid to grantees by consortia
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Action 4: Enhancing Attractiveness
Addressed to higher education institutions and other
public or private organisations
At least 3 organisations from 3 different European
countries
Participation of third-country institutions possible
Activities can take place everywhere in the world
Duration: 1 to 3 years
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Action 4: Enhancing Attractiveness
Promoting European higher education in the world:
seminars, conferences, fairs, publications, information
and dissemination tools, etc.
Access for third-country students to European higher
education: pedagogic tools for language training and
cultural preparation, more effective methods of hosting
and integrating third-country students, services
facilitating mobility, etc.
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Action 4: Enhancing Attractiveness
Complementary activities: surveys and studies, mutual
recognition of qualifications with third countries,
international dimension of quality assurance, credit
recognition, curriculum development, etc.
Alumni association of all students graduating from
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
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Action 4: Enhancing Attractiveness
Funding:
Grant amounts vary according to size of
project
EU grant does not normally exceed 75% of
eligible project costs
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Main Outputs 2004-2008
 115 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
 7,000 grants for incoming third-country students
 1,000 grants for incoming third-country academics
 100 Partnerships
 4,400 grants for outgoing EU-students
 900 grants for outgoing EU-Academics
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Implementation in General
 By the European Commission through annual calls
for proposals
 Actions 1, 3 and 4: European higher education
institutions apply to the Commission
 Action 2: third-country individuals apply directly
to the Masters Courses for mobility grants
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What to do if you are a Third-country graduate
student or academic?
Action 2
 Check the list of selected Masters Courses and apply for a
scholarship
 Next deadlines: December 2005-January 2006 for courses
to start in September 2006
 900 students and 140 academics to receive a grant this year
- 2005
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What do I do if I am a Third-country
higher education institution
Action 3
 Contact selected Masters Courses operating in
your field for participation in a P’ship to receive
European students and academics, to engage in
joint curriculum development etc.
 Next deadlines: Was 31 Mar 2005 for P’ships to
start in Sept 2005 (15); 31 October 2005 for
P’ships to start in Sept 2006 (20)
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What do I do if I am a
Third-country higher education institution
Action 4
 Contact European partners with your ideas for a
project under Action 4
 Next deadlines Action 4: every 31 May for
projects to start in October of the same year
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36 Selected Masters Courses
Operating in 19 European countries
Mainly offered in English, but also in other
European languages
Each Masters Course selects around 25 thirdcountry students and 4 third-country academics
every year for 5 years
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36 Selected Masters Courses now.. + 21 by
September 05
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Agriculture & Forestry Sciences
Art & Design
Business Studies, Management Sciences
Communications & Information Technology
Education, Teacher Training
Engineering Technology
Geography Earth & Environmental Studies
Humanities
Languages & Philological Sciences
Law
Mathematics & Informatics
Medical, Natural and Social Sciences … and Much more….
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Selected Students
• 2004-2005
• 140 Students (2 Aus)
• 40% Asia, 26%
Americas, 16% Europe,
17% Africa, 1%
Australia
• 42 Academics
• 2005-2006
• 808 Students (6 Aus, 4
NZ)
• 51% Asia, 18%
Americas;14%
Africa;1.3% Oceania
(6Aus. 4 NZ, 1 Samoa!)
• 133 Academics (9 Aus)
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New Zealand Students
• Applied Ethics – Michael King – Massey
• Applied Ethics – Rohan Murphy – Otago
• Vintage Vine – Euan Parker – Victoria Uni.
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in perspective…
Students
Country
No. of Apps. Selected %
Apps.
of total
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Canada
Japan
16
9
63
26
9
6
4
29
10
6
0.5%
0.3%
2.1%
0.9%
0.3%
Strike
Rate
37.5%
44.4%
31.7%
38.5%
66.7%
%
Success
of total
1.3%
0.9%
4.4%
2.2%
1.3%
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Further Information
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/
mundus/index_en.html
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