Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino EMA2 AREAS+ PROJECT

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino What is EMA2 AREAS+? Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project selected under Call for Proposals EACEA/38/12, Lot 12 A Partnership of 20 Universities (10 from South East Asia and 10 from Europe) and 4 Associates Duration of the project: 4 years (from July 2013 to July 2017) Mobility flows: –183 students, researchers and staff grantees: 138 students and scholars from Asia to EU and 45 from EU to Asia. –Mobility from South East Asian Universities to EU Universities and viceversa –5 levels of study: Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, Post-doctorate, Staff –all academic fields –starting from 2014 The project funds cover grantees expenses as follows: Subsistence allowance, Travel costs, Participation costs, Insurance

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Aims of the project Enabling students students, researchers and staff from Asia and Europe to: spend a mobility period abroad (in Europe and in one of the Asian Countries involved) for the purpose of studying, teaching, training and research*;spend a mobility period abroad (in Europe and in one of the Asian Countries involved) for the purpose of studying, teaching, training and research*; benefit academically, linguistically and culturally from an academic mobility abroad benefit both on a professional and personal level from this experience. *European nationals may carry out mobilities in the targeted Asian Countries. Asian nationals may carry out mobilities in Europe. Mobilities cannot take place between the European countries, nor between the targeted Asian Countries.

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Partnership: Geographical Coverage

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Partners AsiaEurope Vietnam HUST - Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Co-Cordinator) HCMUT - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology India ISM - Indian School of Mines Mongolia NUM - National University of Mongolia, Laos NUOL - National University of Laos Sri Lanka PDN - University of Peradeniya Cambodia PUC - The Pannasastra University of Cambodia Indonesia UGM - Gadjah Mada University Malaysia UNIKL - Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Philippines VSU - Visayas State University Italy POLITO - Politecnico di Torino, Italy (Coordinator) UNITN - University of Trento Belgium KU Leuven – University of Leuven Czech Republic MU - Masarik University England CUL - City University London Estonia TUT - Tallin University of Technology France INP - Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble Germany UGOE - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Portugal UMINHO - Universidade do Minho Spain UPC - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Associates AsiaEurope ASEAN University Network Jesuit Refugee Service - Asia Pacific Ithaca- Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action CENTRO STUDI E INIZIATIVE EUROPEO

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Thematic Fields –Agriculture science –Architecture, urban and regional planning –Business Studies, Management Sciences –Education, Teacher Training –Engineering, Technology –Geography, Geology –Law –Medical Sciences –Natural Sciences –Social Sciences –Other Areas of Study

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino General eligibility conditions

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Target Groups Scholarships can be awarded to beneficiaries belonging to 3 Target Groups: Target GroupTarget BeneficiariesTypes of mobility TARGET GROUP 1 Students registered in one of the Partner Universities with a minimum of 1 year previous university studies and staff currently enrolled in or employed by one of the Partner Universities. Applicants must be nationals of Europe or of one of the Asian Countries targeted by the project (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam). undergraduate master doctorate post-doctorate academic staff TARGET GROUP 2 Nationals of the Asian Countries targeted by the project who are registered in a higher education institution of these countries not included in the Partnership, or who have obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these countries. master doctorate post-doctorate TARGET GROUP 3 Nationals of one of the Asian Countries targeted who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for political or economic reasons (ex. Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons) undergraduate master

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Who falls under TG3? Examples of EM Programme Guide: 1.having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) 2.it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination 3.they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) Other example of vulnerable groups are: 4.people belonging to national minorities 5.people who live in particularly remote/rural areas with difficult access to the public services especially education. 6.Victims of Natural Disasters - Earthquake / Landslides 7.Orphans Disadvantaged conditions such as economic status or physical disabilities are not conditions for belonging to a vulnerable group. They are taken into consideration as cross-cutting issues under all target groups.

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Mobility Levels Undergraduate: TG1 students enrolled in undergraduate programs that have successfully completed at least one year of their studies. TG3 students who have obtained a secondary school diploma. Master: TG1 students currently enrolled in a master programa one Partner University. TG2 and TG3 students who have finished their undergraduate studies, hold a degree granting access to master studies. Doctorate: TG1 students or young researchers currently enrolled in a doctoral program at their home University. TG2 students or young researchers who have completed a master, hold a degree granting access to doctoral studies. Post-doctorate: Young researchers holding a doctoral degree (TG1, TG2). Staff: Academic staff or administrative staff working in the International Affairs Departments, regularly employed at one of the partner universities (TG1).

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino The Scholarship Amounts Individual scholarships: Subsistence allowance, monthly amount to be transferred to grantees: Undergraduate & Master1.000 euro Doctorate1.500 euro Post-doc1.800 euro Staff2.500 euro Travel: the project will cover a round trip ticket per grantee from the Home to the Host Country within the limit established in the project budget Insurance: full coverage (health, travel, accident) for the duration of the mobility period No tuition or registration fees will be requested by the host universities: Exchange students will continue paying their registration fees at their university of origin.

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Available Scholarships Mobilities from Asia to EU TG1TG2TG3 N. mobilities Duration (months) N. mobilities Duration (months) N. mobilities Duration (months)TOT Undergraduates Masters Doctorate Post-Doctorate Academic staff Total

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Available Scholarships Scholarships not assigned within the 1st Call for Applications will be published again under the 2nd Call for Applications. Mobilities from EU to Asia TG1 Academic levelN. mobilities Duration (months) Undergraduates Masters Doctorate512 Post-Doctorate36 Academic staff151 Total45

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Call for applications CallApplication periodSelection outcomes First Cohort Call for applications November, February, 2014 Within 3 months of the Call closing Second Cohort call for applications Second half of 2014Within 3 months of the Call closing Calls for applications calendar:

Erasmus Mundus Action Lot 12 AREAS+ Coordinated by Politecnico di Torino Application Process The available scholarships will be awarded to the best candidates with a fair and transparent selection process. All mobilities (first cohort) must start by the end of December 2014 according to the academic calendar of each Host University with two exceptions: Full Undergraduate and Full Doctorate (34 months) must start no later than September 15th 2014 Staff may start anytime during the project life (2014 – 2017)