Understanding and Managing Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Сzarina Nuridinova National Erasmus+ Coordinator in Tajikistan Information day, Dushanbe 18 November 2016

ICM in brief Short-term higher education mobility For students and PhD candidates (3-12 months) & staff (5-60 days) All levels: BA, MA, PhD, academic & administrative staff Generous grant… and no tuition fees!

A global action

ICM in numbers

How does ICM work?

Decentralised management

Ring-fenced budgets per NA

Rules and restrictions 11

Priority countries 12

'Usual suspects' 13

DCI ASIA 15

DCI LATIN AMERICA 17

Part II. Managing the project

Programme Country HEI

Award criteria Relevance of the mobility project Internationalisation strategy Types of mobility Quality of cooperation Previous experience Definition of responsibilities and tasks Quality of project design & implementation Selection, support & recognition Impact and dissemination Impact on different levels Dissemination measures Award criteria

Fixed Project Start Date Latest project end date Application deadline Selection results End of 16 month projects Nov 7 February year n 1 June year n 31 September n+1 Dec 20 31 July n+2 6 days Today 18 days 25 days 17 days Qualitative Assessment by National Agencies Mobilities take place during this period 25 days

Programme Country HEI

Organisational support EUR 350/participant up to first 100 participants, then EUR 200/participant Individual support EUR 650-850/month for students and EUR 100-160/day for staff Contribution to travel costs EUR 180-1100, depending on distance travelled

Programme Country HEI Partner Country HEI

Programme Country HEI Partner Country HEI Participant

Fair and transparent selection process Mobility period Recognition Grant agreement signed with Programme Country HEI Participant reports on recognition Inter-institutional agreement signed Transcript of Records completed Learning or Mobility Agreement signed Nov 7 Dec 20 6 days Today 18 days 25 days 17 days Fair and transparent selection process 25 days Mobility period Recognition

Guidelines 'Do's and don'ts' for applicants FAQs for students & staff FAQs for HEIs Quick Reference Guide for Partner Country HEIs Guidelines Programme Guide 2016

Latest developments

Looking ahead to 2017 One application deadline: 2 February 2017 … no second round! Iran, Iraq, Yemen EUR 2.5 million ~600 mobilities Tunisia Window EUR 3 million ~750 mobilities

New budget distribution Beyond 2017 ICM data Traineeships? New budget distribution

Ring-fenced budgets per NA

Advice to Programme HEIs Target envelopes with bigger budgets Go for less usual suspects Newcomers, think about starting with staff mobility 26 month contracts recommended Be precise in the quality questions

Advice to Partner Country HEIs There are opportunities for cooperation with all 33 Programme Countries Get support from NEOs or EU Delegations Work with your European partner on the application

International Credit Mobility Timeline for Contractual Documents European Commission Start of the mobility projects (1 June) Delegation Agreement Qualitative Assessment National Agency Reporting to National Agency Interim report & final beneficiary report Application Form 2 February 2016 Grant Agreement Every month, once mobilities have started Programme Country HEI Before the start of the actual mobility Reporting in Mobility Tool+ ECHE PIC Learning/ Mobility Agreement 3 parties + Grant Agreement Programme HEI-Participant Inter-institutional Agreement Before encoding mobilities in Mobility Tool+ Partner Country HEI Before the start of the actual mobility PIC Students: 30 days before the end of the mobility Staff: After the end of the mobility Participants Participant Report Online EU Survey Student Survey on Recogni-tion After the end of the mobility Application Phase Contractualisation Phase Implementation & Reporting Phase