1 Erasmus Mundus Training session for NTOs, Antwerp, 9 December 2010 Promoting to HEIs Action 1 Corinne LEVEQUE - Unit P4 Erasmus Mundus & External Cooperation Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

What is an Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme? A joint masters or doctorate … developed and delivered by a consortium of higher education institutions (HEIs)… located in at least 3 European countries, one of which being a EU Member State and… co-ordinated by a European HEI (Non European HEIs can be full/associated partner institutions)

An EM Master Course (EMMC)/EM Joint Doctorate (EMJD) must: Be fully developed at the time of the application be an integrated programme in all its aspects be a programme of excellence award a fully recognised degree include a mandatory mobility component in at least 2 European countries represented in the consortium

An EMMC/EMJD must: Without prejudice to the teaching/training language, provide for the use of at least two European languages spoken in the countries where the study/research is carried out. Provide insurance coverage to enrolled students / doctoral candidates Support third-country candidates in obtaining their visas and residence permits

Receive application 04 year N Process / check eligibility Expert 1 Expert 2 Experts’ Panel Selection Decision / Contractualisation Summer year N Consortium / Partnership Applicant Partners Joint Programme / Partnership Promotion – Autumn Year N Application and selection (year N) Students Sel. end year N and beg N+1 1st edition (academic year N+1) National Structures

Framework partnership agreement covering 5 editions Financial support for: –the management of the joint programme i.e. € max (EMMC); € 50,000 max (EMJD) –a fixed number of individual scholarships / fellowships Types of scholarships / fellowships –Category A: non-Europeans –Category B: The students not falling under Category A including Europeans Scholarships for scholars (EMMC) Financial and contractual modalities

EMMC scholarships (Category A students & scholars) Category A scholarships Scholars scholarships I Contribution to travel and any other types of personal costs € per year II Contribution to participation costs (incl. insurance) Max € per semester III Monthly allowance€ per month IV Living allowance (incl. travel costs) € / week for a maximum duration of 3 months per scholar Max. Cat A scholarship amount Max € / per year € to for a 3- month stay max

EMJD fellowships (Category A fellowships) Contribution for a 3-year doctoral fellowship I Travel, installation and other personal costs € II EMJD participation costs€ 300 per month (€ for 36 months) for non-laboratory-based EMJDs or € 600 per month (€ for 36 months) for laboratory-based EMJDs III Fixed living allowance (36 months in total) € per month (i.e. € for 36 months) for an employment contract € per month (i.e. € for 36 months) for a stipend Maximum Cat A fellowship amount Between EUR and EUR (depending on category, lab., or type of recruitment)

Example of a running EMMC MULTIELE: Master in Learning and Teaching Spanish in Multilingual and International Context University of Deusto (coordinating institution) Partner universities in ES,DE,NL,IS,SE,JP,IN,BR, US, RU 1st & 2 nd semesters in ES 3rd and 4th semesters in DE/NL/IS/SE (European students possibility 3rd semester in JP/IN/BR/US/RU)