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Erasmus Mundus Joint
Master Degrees (JMD)
Erasmus+
Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility
Overview
General information
Specific information on Joint Master Degrees
Selection procedure
Other important information
General information
General objectives European education and training
upgrading the skills
and competences of
graduates to increase
their labour market
relevance
quality, efficiency
and openness of
European higher
education
international
dimension of
education and
training
up-skilling and reskilling initiatives in
the adult learning
(lifelong learning)
system
transversal skills
including digital skills,
entrepreneurial skills
and language skills
learning opportunities
by digital
technologies
tackling early-school
leaving
leadership of
teachers via teacher
education
Erasmus+
Key Action 1
Learning mobility of
individuals
• Student and staff mobility
• Joint Master Degrees
Key Action 2
Cooperation and
innovation for good
practices
• Strategic partnerships
• Partnerships between the
world of work and
education and training
institutions
• IT Support Platforms
• Development, capacity
building, regional
integration, knowledge
exchanges and
modernisation processes.
Key Action 3
Support for policy
reform
• Knowledge collection and
use
• Prospective initiatives
• Support to European
policy tools
• Cooperation with
international organisations
• Stakeholder dialogue,
policy and programme
promotion
Expected results of this type of funding
= contribute to the Europe 2020 and Education &
Training 2020 strategies
• Quality improvement, innovation, excellence and
internationalisation of the involved higher education
institutions
• Quality and attractiveness if European Higher Education
Area by offering full degree scholarships to the best
Master students worldwide
• Supporting EU external actions in higher education
• Improving level of competencies and skills of Master
graduates (labour market relevance)
Specific information
on Joint Master
Degrees
Joint Master Degrees in a nutshell
Joint Master Degrees are 60, 90 or
120 ECTS course programmes
organised by a consortium of higher
education institutions
Focus is on
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award scholarships to
excellent students worldwide
involve guest lecturers for
teaching, training and/or
research purposes
1 preparatory year and 3 consecutive
student intakes
HEIs from min. 3 Programme
countries
Study in at least 2 Programme
countries
Funding for management and
student scholarships: between 2 000
000 and 3 000 000 EUR for the whole
grant
Next deadline = 04 March 2015 noon
Current call EACEA
• Deadline call = March 04 2015, 12h00 (Brussels time)
• Start granted projects = between 1 August and 31 October
2015
• Calls launched and managed by EACEA
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action1-erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en
• Central funding
Eligible countries Erasmus+
• Programme countries
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EU-28 (including Overseas Country and Territory depending on
Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom )
Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Rest of the world = Partner countries
Partner countries neighbouring
the EU
• Western Balkan
• Eastern Partnership countries
• South-Mediterranean countries
Other partner countries
• Industrialised countries
• Africa, Carribean and Pacific
• Asia and Latin-America
Eligible participating organisations
Any public or private organisation
• At least full partner HEIs from three different Programme
countries
• HEIs from Partner countries can not apply on behalf of a
consortium
• All full partners need to be identified at the time of application
Non-academic partners
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a research institute;
a public body at local, regional or national level;
a non-profit organisation association or NGO;
Small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprise)
Higher education institutions
• Academic consortium members from Programme countries
must hold an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 20142020 (check:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/funding/2014/call_he_charter_en.php; KU
Leuven = 27945-LA-1-2014-1-BE-E4AKA1-ECHE )
• Academic consortium members from Partner countries:
interinstitutional agreements
Venues
JMD study period in at least 2 of the
Programme Country partners
Additional study (thesis preperation,
placement or research) can take place in
• any Programme country in the consortium
• any Partner country in the consortium
• an associated partner (supervision!)
What is funded? (1/3)
Joint Master Degree management
• delivery of a 60, 90 or 120 ECTS programme with three consecutive cohorts of
student intakes organised by and international consortium of HEIs
• guest lecturers are to be included for teaching, training and/or research purposes
• a lump sum covering the consortium management fees and a mandatory
minimum number of teaching (staff mobility)
Joint Master Degree Scholarships
• a lump sum for individual student scholarships covering the entire duration of the
Joint Master Degree
• scholarship varies in accordance with the students' country of origin, the duration
and the amount of tuition
• fees charged by the Joint Master Degree consortium,
• The scholarship will contribute to cover: travel costs, installation costs,
subsistence costs, course fees and insurance costs
What is funded? (2/3)
Joint Master Degree management
€ 20 000 for the preparatory year
€ 50 000 per intake
What is funded? (3/3)
Joint Master Degree student scholarships
Participation costs
higher amounts must be covered
by the participating
organisations, never by the
student
Travel and installation costs
Subsistence costs
except for
study/research/placement/thesis
preparation activities spent in
their country of residence
€1000/year/scholarship
Max.
€9000/year/scholar
-ship from a partner
country
holder resident of a
Programme Country
for travel costs
€2000/year for travel
costs + €1000 for
installation < 4000 km
from the coordinating HEI
Max.
€4500/year/scholar
-ship from a
programme country
€3000/year for travel
costs + €1000 for
installation > 4000 km or
more from the
coordinating HEI
€ 1000/month for
the entire duration
of the JMD study
programme (24
months maximum)
Important notes on scholarships!
No more than 3 canidates from the same
country (with the same nationality) should be
awarded a scholarship during the same intake
Self-funded students should be approx. 25% of
Erasmus+ grant holders
!
Grant holders from previous Erasmus Mundus
programme of JMD programme are not eligible
Scholarship holders cannot transfer university
credits prior to enrolment in JMD to reduce
mandatory activities
Cumulation of grants for JMD scholarships with
Erasmus+ student or staff mobility grants is not
allowed
Selection procedure
Are taken into account: proposals with min. 70% in total
Award criteria
Relevance of the
project
Quality of project
design and
implementation
Quality of the
project team and
the cooperation
arrangements
Impact and
dissemination
Purpose of
cooperation
Jointness
Configuration of
consortium
Methods of
promotion and
dissemination
Sound needs
analysis
Course details
Commitment
consortium partners
Internal evaluation
Contribution to
European university
excellence
Support and
information for
students
Criteria and
mechanisms for
jointly managing
Information on
internal and
external quality
assurance
Employability in
(non) academic
sectors
Management
(timeline,
organisation, tasks
& responsibilities)
Expertise of
involved staff
Involvement of
employers
Sustainability
beyond initial
funding period
Networking and
integration of
students
Selection procedure
Step 1
By independent
academic
experts
Focus on first
award criterion
(Relevance of
the project)
Pass or fail (=
end of selection
procedure)
Step 2
By independent
academic
experts
Focus on three
other award
criteria
Ranking of best
proposals
Interview round
Representatives
of consortium
and
EC/EACEA/NA
Final list of
proposals
Step 3
Selected Joint Master Degrees
Long term support to increase
worldwide visibility and
sustainability prospects
Initial funding period
= 4 tot 5 years with 3
consecutive student
intakes
Then, quality review
for the best Joint
Master Degrees
If approved, then
uptake in Joint
Master Degrees
Catalogue with
additional funding for
three student intakes
Analysis EC evaluations
Relevance of the project
• make reference to European policy papers, quality
frameworks etc.
• enhance employability prospects by incorporating field
experiences and internships
• indicate that the programme will be adaptable to the needs
of the job market and societal change
Quality of project design and implementation
• pay particular attention to the design of your website
Analysis EC evaluations
Quality of the project team and the cooperation
arrangements
• explicitly mention previous cooperation between the
partners
• make the best use of partner country expertise
• involve the professional sector in management, thesis
evaluation, course content
• Indicate how you will make use of information obtained via
the student survey
• expertise of visiting scholars should be used to the full
extent
• external quality reviews
Analysis EC evaluations
Impact and dissemination
• devise a coherent communication strategy for recruitment
• provide an additional scholarship scheme if possible, e.g.
external funding by industrial partners
Other important
information
Things to agree upon before submission
deadline
• Type of degree (joint or multiple) and title
o
Also check legal criteria (depending on national
legislation) with Legal Dept.
• Tuition fee / budget
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Take the max. amounts for tuition as set by EC into
account
Check budget with Financial Dept. if needed
Things to discuss before submission deadline
and during preparatory year
• Administrative follow-up if the project is approved
• Recruitment of students and selection procedure
• Evaluation of students : joint evaluation system or use of
credit transfer system
• Sustainability of the programme
To do before submission
• Necessary internal checks
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University management
Financial
Legal
• Check internal deadlines
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KU Leuven deadlines :
https://www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/onderwijsinsamenwe
rking/intranet/ois/Erasmusplus/tijdstabel
More information
• Erasmus+ Programme Guide
Joint Master Degrees (p. 109-116 and Annex 2 p.233-235)
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/discover/guide/index_en.htm
• Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities : information about all
Erasmus+ calls for funding
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en
For further questions :
Elke Timmermans
International Office
[email protected]
016/32 37 67