Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education 2015 Erasmus+ Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education 2015

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Basic description: Belong to Key Action 2 of ERASMUS Plus; Annual calls for proposals, during autumn The first Call is launched in October 2014, deadline for submission of the applications February 10 2014;

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Main Objectives: Support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in the Partner Countries; Promote cooperation between Programme Countries and eligible Partner Countries (as well as among eligible Partner Countries themselves); Promote voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education; Promote people-to-people contacts, intercultural awareness and understanding.

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Geographical regions: 10 regions are defined for the program, 9 regions are eligible for this call: - Western Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo) - Eastern Partnership Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) - South Mediterranean countries (Morrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria) - Russia - Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan) - Gulf countries (Iran, Iraq, Yemen) - South Africa - Latin America - Asia *ACP countries not available in Call 2015 

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Main activities: The call covers 2 types of projects 1.Joint Projects Developing new curricula or improving existing ones; Improving governance and management systems; Building relationships between higher education institutions and relevant socio-economic actors. 2. Structural Projects Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems; Strengthening relations between higher education systems and the wider socio-economic environment. Projects may include an additional mobility component Mobility for students and staff, to and from Programme Countries and between Partner Countries Same rules as for credit mobility (max 12 months)

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Main activities: The call covers 2 types of projects 1.Joint Projects Developing new curricula or improving existing ones; Improving governance and management systems; Building relationships between higher education institutions and relevant socio-economic actors. 2. Structural Projects Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems; Strengthening relations between higher education systems and the wider socio-economic environment. Projects may include an additional mobility component Mobility for students and staff, to and from Programme Countries and between Partner Countries Same rules as for credit mobility (max 12 months)

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Joint Projects New curricula Joint Degrees Learning and teaching methodologies Staff development, Quality assurance, Governance, Bologna tools,

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Structural Projects Education reforms at national level Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems Strengthening relations between higher education systems and the wider socio-economic environment * Support of the authorities in the Partner Countries

Budget Allocation per Region

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Budget Categories: The grant is intended to support the following costs related to the implementation of the project: Staff costs Travel costs and costs of stay Equipment costs Other direct and indirect costs.

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Eligibility: A higher education institution An association or organisation of higher education institutions For Structural Projects only: a legally recognized national or international rector, teacher or student organisation located in a Programme or in an eligible Partner Country.

Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Selection Criteria : The quality of eligible applications will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: Relevance of the project Quality of the project design and implementation Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements Impact, dissemination and sustainability

Budget Allocations per project Grant to be Requested A – EU Grant requested for the project activities Saff Costs Can not exceed more than 40% of Total A Travel Costs Costs of Stay Equipments Costs Can not exceed more than 30% of Total A Subcontracting Costs Can not exceed more than 10% of Total A TOTAL A Must be higher than or equal to 500.000€ and less than or equal to 1.000.000 € B – Additional grant for mobility strand Special mobility strand Value cannot exceed 80% of total A Grant requested from the European Union (total A+B) Other costs and overheads 2.5% Co-Financing 10% Mobility strand: Applies ONLY to cooperation projects with partner countries from regions 1, 2 and 3

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Website https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action-2-capacity-building-in-field-higher-education-2015_en

Contacts Victor Kordas victork@kth.se Mohammad Saleh mohsaleh@kth.se