Erasmus+ Z prezentacji przygotowanych na EAIE 2013 Beata Skibińska, FRSE

Źródło przedstawianych informacji 1.Z prezentacji przygotowanej przez przedstawicieli Komisji Europejskiej, DG Edukacja i Kultura, na sesję “European and worldwide student and staff mobility under Erasmus+” 2.Z prezentacji przygotowanej przez pana Gerharda Volza (Austria) na sesję “Intensive programmes in Erasmus: chances and challenges”

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture Next steps  November 2013: adoption of the legal base Erasmus+  End November/early December 2013: publication of the first calls  First deadlines in February 2014 for Key Action 1 and April 2014 for KA2

Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility of individuals  Mobility for learners and staff (narodowe agencje)  Joint Master Degrees (Agencja Wykonawcza (EACEA) w Brukseli  Student loan guarantee for a full Master abroad (wyznaczone banki krajowe)

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture More mobility Diversity of mobility types  Credit student mobility  Degree mobility  Student loan guarantee for a full Master abroad  Intensive programmes  Blended mobility  Virtual mobility  Short term mobility  Long term mobility  Intensive programmes  Joint staff training STUDENTS STAFF KA2 KA1

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture Better mobility 2013 Call Deadline: 16 May Deadline: 16 May 4576 applications received Results publication: ~ 30 November 2013 ~ 30 November 2013

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture … in other words – Reinforced inter-institutional agreements (new template published in July) – Partner countries: ECHE principles included in inter-institutional agreements (template to be published soon) – Reinforced learning agreements to ensure recognition – More flexible and cost efficient support for language preparation – Reduced paper work : scanned signatures / exchanges by s Better mobility Improving the Erasmus quality framework

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture … in other words Student mobility Key Action 1: credit mobility All levels of higher education (Short cycle, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral levels) + All disciplines From 3 to 12 months for studies From 2 to 12 months for traineeships Each student can benefit up to 12 months per study cycle

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture … in other words Student mobility Key Action 1: credit mobility Level of grants adapted to different needs, including to country living costs, remote regions/countries and to international mobility (EU external policy priorities apply) HEIs to apply for:  Sending mobility to programme countries  Sending and receiving mobility to/from partner countries  Individually or within a consortia

Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture … in other words Staff mobility Key Action 1: short term mobility Staff mobility abroad for teaching or training purposes Between programme countries: from 2 days to 2 months (excl. Travel) Between partner and programme countries: from 5 days to 2 months (excl. Travel) Minimum 8 teaching hours of lecturing abroad Staff from enterprise encouraged to teach at HEIs

Key Action 2 – Co-operation and innovation for good practices

Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation for innovation - SE, VET, HE, AE - 1.Erasmus Strategic Partnerships: more intense cooperation between institutions. 2.Knowledge Alliances: structured partnerships between HEI and businesses 3. Specific support with neighbourhood countries: Capacity building through partnerships between EU and ENP universities with a mobility component. 4. Rest of the world: Capacity building between universities in the EU and Asia, Latin America & Africa.  HE Strategic Partnerships Support HEIs in their Modernisation strategy  Knowledge Alliances University-business cooperation for more innovation  Support to Neighbourhood countries (ENP) Partnerships between HEIs from EU and ENP Curriculum development, modernisation, modern teaching and learning, improve HEIs governance, stronger links with the world of work,... + INTEGRATED MOBILITY of students and staff  Cooperation with Asia, Latin America and Africa Mobility limited to HEI staff to achieve projects’ objectives Decentralised Budget share: 25% Source: European Commission

Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships  Sectoral and cross-sectoral structured cooperation (education, training and youth + other relevant stakeholders) to implement innovative practices leading to high quality teaching, training and learning, institutional modernisation and social innovation  Activities ranging from small scale projects (i.e. allowing access for newcomers) to more ambitious, larger scale projects  Fully decentralised management to enable better consideration of the national context and achieve maximum impact In Higher Education they aim at supporting HEIs in order to achieve the objectives set under the HE Modernisation Agenda  Action should result in the transfer, development and implementa- tion of innovative practices at institutional, local and regional level Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Strategic Partnerships Common Activities  Development, testing, adaptation and adoption and/or implementation of innovative practices in the field of education, training and youth (e.g. quality improvement at organisation level; new forms of learning; new curricula, courses, learning materials, training schemes; tools and methods for professionalization of those working in education; methods and tools for guidance & counselling; etc.)  Activities that facilitate recognition and certification of skills and competences acquired through formal, non ‑ formal and in-formal learning at national level by referencing them to EU frameworks (EQF/NQF) and using EU validation instruments (such as Europass, Youthpass)  Trans-national cooperation between local / regional authorities to promote the development of education, training and youth systems and their integration in local/regional development  Trans-national initiatives fostering social commitment and entrepreneurial spirit Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Specific Objectives & Partnership Specific Objectives  Enhance quality of teaching and relevance of learning offers by developing new and innovative approaches  Promote take-up of innovative practices in Higher Education  Raising labour market relevance of study programmes and qualifications  Foster provision and assessment of key competences  Prevent drop-out, facilitate access and inclusion of non-traditional learners Partnership / Duration  Benefit from the different experience, profiles and specific expertise  partnerships involve the most appropriate and diverse range of relevant partners, depending on the nature of the activities, size etc. Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Specific Activities There is large flexibility as long as activities are linked to the objectives of the action and most appropriate to reach the specific objectives of the project. You may develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practices such as  Joint study programmes & joint curricula, Intensive Programmes & common modules – including e-modules  Project-based transnat. collaboration between enterprises & students / staff  Pedagogical approaches and methodologies, better use of ICT – especially aimed at delivering transversal competences, entrepreneurial and creative mind-set  Greater variety of study modes (distance, part-time, modular learning), notably through new forms of learning, strategic use of ICT, virtual mobility etc.  Cooperation and exchange of practice between staff responsible for support services (guidance counselling, coaching methods and tools etc.) or those involved in student support services Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Mobility Activities The added value and the need to realise the objectives of the project have to be described at application stage Such mobility may include  Blended mobility of students combining short term physical mobility (< 2 months) with virtual mobility‘  Intensive Programme-like’ mobility  Long term teaching assignments (2 – 12 months)  Short term joint staff training events < 2 months Activities must take place in the country/countries of the organisations involved in the Strategic Partnership Participating students must be registered in a HEI and enrolled in studies leading to a recognised tertiary level qualification Participating staff must be employed in a HEI or in an enterprise Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Facts & Figures Who can participate?  Public or private institutions in higher education, in other fields of education, training and youth or in the labour market  HEIs from a participating country must hold a valid Higher Education Charter (ECHE)  Organisations from third countries may participate in case of obvious added value  The applicant must be an organisation active in higher education, and located and registered in a participating country Eligibility Criteria & Application  A project consists of at least three institutions from three participating countries  Projects can last 2 or 3 years, depending on objectives and type of activities  Applications to be submitted to the National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is located and registered  Lump Sum approach(es) foreseen Further details to be found in the ‘Programme Guide’ Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013

Intensive Programmes  at least 3 partners, 1 EU country  project duration years  annual application (+ renewals)  eligible institutions: HEI only  mobility as central activity  multinational & interdisciplinary courses  strategic focus welcome  participants from 3 rd countries only from organisational costs  Budget: 20,000 – 80,000 Euro per project Strategic Partnership at least 3 partners, 1 EU country project duration years  single application for the whole period eligible institutions: HEI, companies, NGOs…  mobility as one option amidst others  significantly enlarged opportunities for a variety of activities and products  strong opportunity for support of strategic activities + higher impact + sustainability  participants from 3 rd countries can be funded if value added is properly explained  Budget frame per project significantly higher Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education From IP to Strategic Cooperation

Gerhard Volz, EAIE Istanbul, 13/09/2013 Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Financial Provisions Negotiations on-going: 25 % overall share for KA 2, details not published  Funding will depend on the range and variety of activities; everything between 50,000 and 300,000 Euro seems to be ‘imaginable’ – but no determined minimum & maximum grant yet  Project size between former LLP Partnerships/IP and Centralised Actions  Open question: how to deal with cross-sectoral applications? Five Cost Categories  Project Management & Implementation [lump sum]  Intellectual Products [unit costs / DSA]  Transnational Conferences / Seminars / Events [unit costs]  Learning/Training Mobility Activities [unit costs]  Exceptional Costs [real costs]