1. Erasmus + 2018 Call for Proposals Capacity Building in the field of
Higher Education

2. BHE Erasmus+ KA3 Policy KA2 Cooperation KA1 Mobility
Specific activities:
Jean Monnet
Sport
System s
Institut ions
Individuals
KA3 Policy
BHE
KA2 Cooperation
A single integrated programme >> The new approach should simplify both the EU Educational Programmes as such as their management by covering all education, training and youth sectors in a holistic manner, bringing 7 existing programmes into a single coherent framework. This results in an presentation, that avoids fragmentation and artificial boundaries between the various actions and between the different areas, encouraging synergies and new forms of cooperation
Substantial simplications >> Regrouping actions with fewer calls makes the programme more user friendly. Also, a simplified financial management with greater use of unit costs and flat rate funding will switch the focus in the financial management from the input and individual budget headings to the outputs and the actual events which trigger a payment.
A substantial budget increase >> This is confirmed by the fact that Erasmus + was allocated a total budget of 14.7 billion € , which represents a 40 % increase to the previous budget - at a time when the overall EU expenditure has been cut. Furthermore EUR billion come from EU external budget used in the context of the External Relations activities used solely for international dimension
Main objectives higher education
Increase the skills and employability of students and contribute to the competitiveness of European economy
Improve quality in teaching and learning
Implement the Higher Education Modernisation strategy in programme countries and raise the capacity of partner countries
Streamline the international dimension in Erasmus+
Support the Bologna process and policy dialogues with strategic partner countries
KA1 Mobility

3. CBHE Eligible Partner Countries (> 150 countries)
CBHE Programme and Partner Countries
Programme Countries
(33 countries paying a contribution to E+)
CBHE Eligible Partner Countries (> 150 countries)
28 EU Member States:
Other programme countries:
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.
Regions:
1: Western Balkans
2: Eastern Partnership
3: South-Mediterranean
4: Russian Federation
6: Asia
7: Central Asia
8: Latin America
9: Iran, Iraq, Yemen
10: South Africa
11: African, Caribbean and Pacific
Ineligible Partner countries:
Region 5: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State, Switzerland
Region 12: Industrialised Gulf Cooperation countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Suadi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Region 13: Other industrialised Countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, (Republic of) Korea, Macao, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, United States of America
Caribbean
Ineligible Partner countries:
Regions 5, 12 and 13

4. institutions and systems Internationalisation
CBHE Objectives
Modernisation HE
institutions and systems
Regional integration
CBHE
Quality of HE
Management governance
Competences
Skills
Internationalisation
The programme is aimed at using HEI as a vector to deliver the knowledge requirements for economic development through job creation, better governance, increased entrepreneurship and mobility, and a stronger civil society.
Enhancing management, governance and innovation capacities, and the internationalisation of HEIs as well as modernising education systems is one of the expected impact of the programme together with regional and cross regional cooperation.
European HEIs acknowledge that they have a key role to play in supporting the modernisation efforts of emerging and developing parts of the world, as well as to contribute to finding solutions to global challenges such as climate change or narrowing development gaps between peoples and nations.
Improving the modernisation and quality of HE and its relevance for the labour market and society;
Improving the competences and skills in HEIs via innovative education programmes
Enhancing the management, governance and innovation capacities, as well as the internationalisation of HEIs
Increasing capacities of National Authorities to modernise their higher education systems
Fostering regional integration+ cooperation between different regions of the world

5. Consortium structure Min.1 HEI from each Programme Country
National Projects
(1 Partner Country only +
min. 2 Programme Countries)
Multi-Country Projects
(≥ 2 Partner Countries+
min. 2 Programme Countries)
Structural Projects: Partner Country Ministries for HE must participate
Partner Countries: 1 HEI / Partner Country is accepted where <5 HEIs or where one single institution represents more than 50% of the overall student population
Association / organisation / network count as only one partner (not HEI) from the country where the headquarters is based; min nr of HEIs must be respected anyway
Latin America: participation only in multi-country projects (at least 2 countries from the region)
Russia – in multi-country projects only
Switzerland & Micro-States (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State):
No funding for Capacity building nor International Credit mobility
PA: At the beginning of the project provided to the Agency within 6 months of the signature of grant contract.
Cover financial, technical and legal aspects related to the implementation of the project,
Including
partners role and responsibilities;
budget matters (co-funding, breakdown of budget per activity and partner, modalities of transfer of funds, etc.);
remuneration policy for staff;
reimbursement modalities for travels and costs of stay;
reporting mechanisms;
conflict management mechanisms, etc.
Min.1 HEI from each Programme Country
Min.1 HEI from each Programme Country
Min.3 HEI from the Partner Country
Min.2 HEI from each Partner Country
Exception
Syria,
Libya, Russia Latin America
At least as many
Partner Country HEIs as Programme Country HEIs
At least as many
Partner Country HEIs as Programme Country HEIs

6. CBHE – Types of Projects
Joint Projects:
curriculum development
university governance & management
Links between HE institutions and the wider economic and social environment
=> Impact Institutions
Structural Projects:
modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems
Links between HE systems and the wider economic and social environment
=> Impact Systems
The programme is aimed at using HEI as a vector to deliver the knowledge requirements for economic development through job creation, better governance, increased entrepreneurship and mobility, and a stronger civil society.
Enhancing management, governance and innovation capacities, and the internationalisation of HEIs as well as modernising education systems is one of the expected impact of the programme together with regional and cross regional cooperation.
European HEIs acknowledge that they have a key role to play in supporting the modernisation efforts of emerging and developing parts of the world, as well as to contribute to finding solutions to global challenges such as climate change or narrowing development gaps between peoples and nations.

7. Multi-Country Projects
National Projects
Defined by the Ministries of Education in close consultation with the EU Delegations
Must address
National priorities set for Partner Country in Regions 1, 2, 3, 7, 10
Regional priorities for the regions where no national priorities are established: Regions 4, 6, 8, 9,11
Multi-Country Projects
Defined by the Commission and based on EU's external policy priorities
the regional priorities for countries in the same region (regional projects)
Must address
common to different regions
(cross-regional projects) or

8. X CBHE Priorities Types of Activities Categories of Priorities
Categories of Priorities
Curriculum Development
Governance and Management
Higher Education and Society
1. Subject Areas X
2. Improving Management and operation of HEIs
3. Developing the HE sector within society at large
National and regional priorities are the same, only that they were defined at different levels (national – by partner countries; regional – by Commission services)
Both apply equally to Joint and Structural projects, the difference is only in the impact expected (national at institutional level; structural at systemic level)
Three types of priorities acting as follows:
1. Subject areas - only to Curriculum development ("Modernisation of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies ”)
2. Improving management and operation of higher education institutions, applies to projects dealing with "Modernisation of governance, management and functioning of higher education”
3. Developing the higher education sector within society at large, applies to projects dealing with "Strengthening of relations between higher education and the wider economic and social environment"
Only 1 choice per type of project is possible

9. Budget and Duration-Overview
Duration 24 or 36 Months
Min. 500,000 - Max. 1,000,000 €
Real Costs and Unit Costs
5 Budget Headings

10. What is assessed: Award Criteria
Relevance
(30 points)
Quality of
Design + Implementation
Team + Cooperation arrangements
(20 points)
Impact and Sustainability
To be considered for funding, proposals must score
at least 60 points in total and - out of these points at least 15 points for "Relevance"

11. CBHE Selection results 2017
Stage 1
Western Balkans
2 Eastern Partn
3 South Med
4 Russian Federa-tion 6
Asia
7 Central Asia 8
Latin America 9
Iran, Iraq, Yemen 10
South Africa
11 ACP
Total*
Reception
135
243
196
108
120
121 98 12 50
833
Eligible >60 points
102
167
151 68 76 84 80 36
609
Sent to Consultation 58 74 34 37 30 5 23
295
Proposed for funding 16 17 11 45 14 15 3 4 7
149
Success rate in 2017
12% 7%
19%
10%
37,5%
15%
25%
33%
14%
18%
Success rate in 2016
16,5%
10%
21%
20,5%
68%
19%
18%
50%
36%
17%
20%
* Figures cannot be added as cross-regional applications are counted in one or two regions
Erasmus+

12. Indicative budget for 2017 Region Budget allocated 2016 (in Mio €)
Budget allocated (Indicative) (in Mio €)
Indicative number of selected projects**
REGION 1 - Western Balkans
13,17
13,82
14,57 16
REGION 2 - Eastern Partnership countries
13,86
13,51
12,88 15
REGION 3 - South-Mediterranean countries
28,57
27,84
26,55 31
Additional allocation for Tunisia*
3,00
REGION 4 - Russian Federation
6,89
6,72
6,41 7
REGION 6 - Asia
35,38
39,55
41,44 47
REGION 7 - Central Asia
9,2
8,80 10
REGION 8 - Latin America
13,1
13,20
REGION 9 – Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Yemen)
1,9
2,00
2,10 3
Specific allocation for Iran
0,69
REGION South Africa
3,42
3,91
4,20
REGION 11 - ACP countries
5,29
5,64
6,00
TOTAL
131,47
138,68
136,15
156
*An additional allocation for Tunisia might become available subject to the relevant Commission decisions being taken.
** Calculated on the average grant/project recorded in 2016.

13. News in the 2018 Call for proposals
No Special Mobility Strand Subject
Only 3 thematic priority areas
Only 2 Programme Countries needed
Start of the eligibility period:
- 15 November 2018 or
- 15 January 2019
No Special Mobility Strand Subject and
Simplification of thematic priority areas: now 3 priority areas instead of 4, according to the types of projects
Minimum number of Programme Countries in an eligible CBHE consortium reduced from 3 to 2 countries
2 options for the start of the eligibility period in the future CBHE projects : 15 November 2018 or 15 January 2019

14. Encouraging the cooperation with Asian countries
Key messages for 2018
Encouraging the cooperation with Asian countries
Attention to eligibility criteria
Diversification of projects
New national and regional priorities
Relevance of cross-regional applications?
Keep on intensifying efforts to encourage the cooperation with Asian countries
Pay particular attention to the eligibility criteria, mainly minimum number of nationally recognised HEIs in consortia
Encourage the diversification of projects in terms of overall and specific objectives, activities, target groups and consortium composition.
New national and regional priorities as of 2018 Call for proposals
Consider properly the relevance of cross-regional applications

15. Indicative Roadmap for 2018 CBHE Call
Steps
Date
Publication Erasmus+ CBHE Call for Proposals
October 2017
Deadline for submission of applications
8 February 2018 (tbc)
Verification of eligibility of project proposals
February – March 2018
Assessment of projects by experts (remotely)
March – May 2018
Consultation procedure
June 2018
Evaluation Committee for selection of projects
July 2018
Sending for signature of Award decision by Agency AO
Notification of applicants & publication of results
Preparation and signature of grant agreements
August-September 2018
Start of eligibility period
15 November 2017 or 15 January 2018
Erasmus+

16. CBHE Information sources (I)
Erasmus+ website - EACEA
Erasmus+ website – EU Commission
Study in Europe website:
Erasmus+ e-tutorials:

17. CBHE Information sources (II)
International E+ International Contact Points (ICPs) in Programme Countries National Erasmus+ Offices (NEOs) in certain Partner Countries (PCs)