ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (Lot 6) (Contract No / – EMA 2 – Partnerships) Iveta Graudiņa Rēzeknes Augstskola

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Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Partnership

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan EU Partnership -Alexander Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki (Greece) -Swansea Metropolitan University (UK) -Rezekne's Augstskola (Latvia) -University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev" (Bulgaria) -Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) -Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) -Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan SC Partnership: Georgia -Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University -Shota Rustaveli State University -Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University -Gori University

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan SC Partnership: Armenia -Gavar State University -Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute -Armenian State University of Economics -Yerevan State University -Armenian State Agrarian University

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan SC Partnership: Azerbaijan -Azerbaijan Tourism Institute -Ganja State University -Khazar University

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Partnership 10 countries 7 EU universities 12 SC universities

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Objectives 1 -To give the opportunity for mobility to beneficiaries from all levels of higher education between Europe (EU) and South Caucasus (SC) and offer them contemporary training programmes, qualifications and experience, -- To provide education, access to new technologies and support of every kind to disabled students, as well as to vulnerable groups

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Objectives 2 - To enhance the international cooperation capacity and human resources development of the S. Caucasian partner Universities - To create sustainable educational, cultural and economic links among the Institutions and countries of Europe and S. Caucasus - To facilitate towards the development of entrepreneurship opportunities between the EU and SC private sector - To contribute to long term sustainable development in S. Caucasus and offer assistance towards the improvement of the local economies

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Target groups Target Group Target beneficiaries TARGET GROUP 1 Students (undergraduate, master, doctorate), post-doctorate fellows and staff (academic or administrative) registered in one of the University members of the partnership (please see the table Members of the Partnership) TARGET GROUP 2 Nationals of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, registered in a higher education Institution (at master, doctorate or post-doctorate level) of these countries not included in the partnership or having obtained in an Institution of these countries a University degree or equivalent. This includes the possibility of providing mobility opportunities to Georgian, Armenian and Azeri nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises TARGET GROUP 3 Nationals of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons. For example: a. having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) or b. it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or c. they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons).

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Mobilities: per type Undergraduates56 Masters35 Doctorates28 Post-doctorates7 Staff (academic / administrative) 17 TOTAL140

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Mobilities: per third country Georgia 50 Azerbaijan 37 Armenia 39

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Mobilities: per target group TG187 TG215 TG324

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Mobilities SC=>RA: since 2008 Georgia 10 (111 months) Azerbaijan 6 (43 months) Armenia 9 (109 months) Total 25 (263 months)

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Mobilities RA=>SC: since 2008 Georgia 2 Azerbaijan 1 Armenia 3

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Practical issues Selection procedure (TG2, TG3) Organization of studies (incl. practice) Language preparation Credit transfer (in SC countries)

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnership for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan Benefits and challenges New partners in non-EU countries Intercultural competences External cooperation windows

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