1. The Erasmus Mundus programme
Erasmus Mundus & External Cooperation
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency 1

2. Today’s briefing 1. Introduction 2. The Erasmus Mundus programme
Action 1 Joint Programmes
Action 2 Partnerships
Action 3 projects
3. The 2012 Call for Proposals
4. Information on Erasmus for all 2

3. Erasmus Mundus: three actions
Joint Masters and Doctoral Programmes
implemented by EU and non-EU HEIs
full-study scholarships for students; grants for visiting scholars
Action 2
Partnerships
EU and non-EU HEIs
scholarships for short-term or degree-seeking student mobility at a range of levels, and for staff
Action 3
Promotional projects
raise profile of European higher education
tackle challenges of international higher education cooperation 3

4. Erasmus Mundus - Action 1 to date
131 EMMCs and 34 EMJDs providing scholarships in
In these 165 Action 1 consortia: 803 instances of participation by 445 different HEIs
340 EU HEIs, 105 non-EU, (none oPt)
12,034 Masters students selected, (14 oPt)
1,600 Masters scholars selected, (1 oPt)
346 Doctorate fellows selected, (none oPt)

5. Erasmus Mundus - Action 2 to date (ECW, 2007-2009, Action 2 2010)
46 partnerships selected in 2011
162 partnerships selected, 2007 – 2011 (144 running)
2,900 participations by 1,031 different HEIs
326 EU, 705 non-EU (incl. 9 from oPt)
14,000 mobilities – 219 from oPt ( ) selections)

6. Erasmus Mundus - Action 3 to date (Ex-Action 4, 2004-2008)
7 projects for promotion of European higher education selected in 2011
55 Enhancing attractiveness projects
597 participations by organisations (294 from Europe, 283 from third countries, including 2 from oPt in one project)
7 information projects managed by National Structures (2009, 2010, 2011)
5 Clusters of Erasmus Mundus projects

7. Erasmus Mundus 2012 Call for Proposals
ONE call for three actions - December 2011
Deadline 30 April 2012, Selection July 2012
Key documents and homepage:
Programme Guide
Guidelines for Applicants (Action 2)
Call for Proposals

8. EM Call 2012 Participation of HEIs in all three actions
Students and staff/scholars in Action 1 and 2
To strengthen participation in all actions, in particular Action 2 (Occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria):
Min. number to be selected : 2
Min. budget EUR million
Min. mobility for at least 230 individuals on all academic levels

9. The future Erasmus Mundus II runs until end 2013
In November, European Commission issued proposals for « Erasmus for All,  »
Three components:
Mobility
Cooperation
Policy
Next steps: Proposal is discussed in European Parliament and by EU Member States