ERASMUS MUNDUS Bratislava, 19 April 2005 Aurora Iglesias Ortego DG Education & Culture

ERASMUS MUNDUS GENESIS 3Article 149 of EC Treaty: enhance quality of education 3Lisbon, Bologna/Prague, G8 … 3Commission Comunication on reinforcing co-operation with third countries 3Intercultural dialogue: new polítical priority

MAIN CHALLENGES 3Prepare citizens for a global society 3Ensure world-wide recognition of European Universities as centres of excellency 3Remain at the leading edge of developments 3Contribute to intercultural understanding ERASMUS MUNDUS

OVERALL AIM 3Improve quality of higher education in Europe. 3Promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries. ERASMUS MUNDUS

SPECIFIC AIMS 3Promote European quality offer in higher education 3Encourage incoming mobility of third-country graduate students and scholars EFTA/EEA 3Foster structured co-operation with third-country higher education institutions 3Improve profile, visibility and accessibility of European higher education in the world ERASMUS MUNDUS

TARGET COUNTRIES 3EU Member States (25) 3Candidate countries (maybe as of 2006) 3EFTA/EEA countries 3Third countries ERASMUS MUNDUS

PARTICIPANTS 3Higher Education institutions 3Graduate students 3Scholars 3Higher Education staff 3Public and private bodies active in higher education (only Action 4)

ERASMUS MUNDUS Programme Actions 3Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Master courses 3Action 2: Scholarships 3Action 3: Partnerships 3Action 4: Enhance attractiveness of European Higher Education

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses Corner-stone of the programme Support of high-quality Masters Courses of 1 to 2 years (60 to 120 ECTS credits) offered by a consortium of at least 3 higher education institutions from 3 different European countries Any discipline Masters Courses must be fully operational at time of application Selected for five years  no substantial change of the Course during that period ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 1

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses Consist of an integrated study programme:  Joint admission and examination criteria  Delivery of a jointly developed curriculum or full recognition of courses delivered separately, but making up a common Course  Study period in at least two institutions  Award of a joint, a double or a multiple degree officially recognised in the countries where the degree-awarding institutions are located  Offer the use of at least 2 EU languages (not necessarily 2 languages of instruction) ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 1

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses Preparatory year:  Masters Course must be fully developed at time of application  Masters Course selected for five years (1 preparatory year + 4 “normal” years)  Serves the purpose of preparing the consortium to host third- country participants  Action 2 is not implemented  Can be used to fix final details (e.g. appointment of professors)  Masters Course can run with European students during preparatory year ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 1

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses Participate in third-country mobility scheme:  Masters Courses are open to third-country graduate students and scholars  Joint application and selection process for third- country participants  High-quality hosting and welcome services and facilities ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 1

Scholarships Linked to Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses Grants for incoming third-country graduate students of high academic quality to follow the Masters Course (for definition of student see art. 2 of Decision) Grants for incoming third-country scholars of high academic quality to carry out teaching or research assignments for the Masters Course (for definition of scholar see art. 2 of Decision) 10 to 30 third-country students per Masters Course and year 3 to 5 third-country scholars per Masters Course and year ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 2

Scholarships Erasmus Mundus consortia and Commission publicise selected Masters Courses world-wide Students and scholars apply directly to consortia Consortia select students and scholars and propose a list of grantees, including a reserve list, to the Commission Consortia ensure a geographical balance :  No more than 25% of third-country students from the same country  No more than 10% of third-country students from the same institution  Each third-country scholar from a different country ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 2

Funding 3Students mobility: € per student for a one- year course 3(1.600€ x 10 months plus a fixed amount of 5.000€ for travel expenses, tuition fees, etc. 3Scholars mobility: € por scholar 3 (4.000€ x 3 months plus a fixed amount of 1.000€ for travel expenses) 3Grants are paid to grantees by consortia ERASMUS MUNDUS Acción 2

Partnerships 3Between an Erasmus Mundus consortium and at least a HE institution in a third country. 3Grants for EU-students and EU-scholars involved in Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses for mobility period (3 months) at third-country partner institution. 3Recognition of study periods acquired at the third-country partner institution 35 EU students per year and institution and 3 EU scholars per year and consortium. 3Teachers’ exchanges, development and dissemination of new methodologies in higher education, development of co-operation schemes with third-country institutions, etc. ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 3

Financing € per third country institution (max € per year and consortium) 3Students mobility: 3.100€ per student/year 3(700€ x 3 months plus a fixed amount of 1.000€). 3Scholars mobility: € per scholar 3 (4.000€ x 3 months plus a fixed amount of 1.000€ for travel expensespara gastos de viaje) 3Grants are paid to grantees by consortia. ERASMUS MUNDUS Acción 3

Enhancing Attractiveness 3Addressed to Higher Education institutions and other public or private organisations 3At least 3 organisations from 3 different European countries 3Participation of third-country institutions possible 3Activities can take place everywhere in the world 3Duration: 1 to 3 years ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 4

Enhancing Attractiveness 3Promoting European higher education in the world: seminars, conferences, fairs, publications, information and dissemination tools, etc 3Access for third-country students to European higher education: pedagogic tools for language training and cultural preparation, more effective methods of hosting and integrating third-country students, services facilitating mobility, etc 3Complementary activities: surveys and studies, mutual recognition of qualifications with third countries, international dimension of quality assurance, curriculum developement, etc. ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 4

Funding 3Grants amounts vary according to size of the project 3EU grants do not exceed 75% of eligible project costs ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 4

Selection Results 336 Masters Courses selected: wide variety of disciplines, strongest participation D, FR, UK, ES, IT 3140 third-country students already in Europe: 40% Asia, 26% Americas, 16% Europe, 17% Africa, 1% Australia 342 third-country scholars about to arrive 3September 2005: 900 students and 140 scholars to receive scholarship ERASMUS MUNDUS

Engineering & Technology… 11 Natural Sciences……………. 7 Geography & Geology……... 6 Humanities…………………. 5 Maths & Informatics………. 5 Communic. & Information… 4 ERASMUS MUNDUS Selected courses per DISCIPLINE

Agric. & Forestry…………………3 Social Sciences…………………… 3 Education & Teacher Training…. 2 Languages & Philology………..… 2 Law……………………………..… 2 Medical Sciences… Multidisciplinary………………… 1 Business & Management…………1 Architecture & Urbanism.……… 0 Art & Design…………………….. 0 ERASMUS MUNDUS Selected courses per DISCIPLINE

GERMANY 21 [7 (5+2) + 14 (8+6)] FRANCE19 [6 (3+3) + 13 (10+3)] UK 19 [2 (0+2) + 17 (8+9)] SPAIN14 [2 (2+0) + 12 (7+5)] ITALY14 [4 (3+1) + 10 (7+3)] NETHERLANDS 14 [3 (1+2) + 11 (6+5)] Portugal11 [2 (2+0) + 9 (5+4)] SWEDEN 9 [3 (0+3) + 6 (3+3)] BELGIUM 7 [4 (1+3) + 3 (3+0)] ERASMUS MUNDUS Selected courses per COUNTRY TOT [tot coord (1+2) tot partn (1+2)]

DENMARK 5 [1 (0+1) + 4 (4+0)] NORWAY 5 [1 (1+0) + 4 (2+2)] AUSTRIA 5[0 (0+0) + 5 (3+2)] FINLAND 4[1 (1+0) + 3 (2+1)] IRELAND 4 [0 (0+0) + 4 (2+2)] GREECE 4[0 (0+0) + 4 (1+3)] CZECH REP3 [0 (0+0) + 3 (0+3)] HUNGARY 3[0 (0+0) + 3 (1+2)] POLAND 2[0 (0+0) + 2 (0+2)] SLOVAKIA1 [0 (0+0) + 1 (1+0)] CYPRUS, ESTONIA, LUXEMBURG, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, SLOVENIA ICELAND, LIECHTENST ….. 0 ERASMUS MUNDUS Selected courses per COUNTRY TOT [tot coord (1+2) tot partn (1+2)]

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSES Country Participation All Applicants

Country Applications (Coordinators) Applications (Partners) TOTAL Selected Courses Success rate = Applications / Selected courses France % Spain % Italy % Germany % UK % Portugal % Netherlands % Belgium % Sweden % Poland %

Country Applications (Coordinators) Applications (Partners) TOTAL Selected Courses Success rate =Applications/ Selected Ireland25 416% Hungary % Denmark % Czech Rep % Greece % Finland % Norway % Lithuania % Austria %

Country Applications (Coordinators) Applications (Partners) TOTAL Selected Courses Success rate =Applications/ Selected Latvia % Slovenia99 00% Malta167 00% Estonia77 00% Slovakia % Luxemburg11 00% Cyprus0 00% Iceland0 00% Lichtenstein0 00%

THIRD-COUNTRY STUDENTS ORIGIN (1) COUNTRYN° STUDENTSMALEFEMALEN°RECEIVING CONSORTIA 1China Brazil Russia Indonesia9548 5Argentina5144 6India5414 7Mexico4224 8Pakistan44/3 9Ukraine Venezuela Bangladesh33/3 12Belarus Ethiopia Kenya Korea3/31 16USA Vietnam3213

COUNTRYN° STUDENTSMALEFEMALEN°RECEIVING CONSORTIA 18Albania2/22 19Algeria22/2 20Australia2/22 21Canada2/22 22Colombia Ghana22/2 24Israel2/21 25Japan2/22 26Jordan22/2 27Morocco22/2 28Nepal22/2 29Nigeria22/2 30Peru2/22 31Philippines Sri Lanka2/21 THIRD-COUNTRY STUDENTS ORIGIN (2)

COUNTRYN° STUDENTS MALEFEMALEN°RECEIVING CONSORTIA 33Burkina Faso11/1 34Cameroun11/1 35Chili11/1 36Cote d’Ivoire1/11 37Ecuador11/1 38Georgia1/11 39Iran11/1 40Lybia11/1 41Nicaragua11/1 42Senegal1/11 43Serbia & Montenegro11/1 44Singapore1/11 45South-Africa11/1 46Taiwan11/1 47Tajikistan1/11 48Tchad11/1 49Thailand1/11 50United Arab Emirates1/11 51Zambia11/1 TOTAL13876 (55%) 62 (45%) / THIRD-COUNTRY STUDENTS ORIGIN (3)

2nd call : 31 March 2005 = Deadline Action 2 (Scholarships) and Action 3 (Partnerships) 3rd call : 31 May 2005 = Deadline Action 1 (EMMC) and 4 (Enhancing attractiveness) 31 October 2005 = Deadline Action 3 (Partnerships) 28 February 2006 = Deadline Action 2 (Scholarships) ERASMUS MUNDUS Next deadlines

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