1. Item 5.3 Grants for learning mobility statistics
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2. Item 5.3: Grants for learning mobility statistics
Point for information and possible questions/comments
Financial support of EC for actions aiming at development of statistics on learning mobility (following the request from the Council) – €: grants for action in two work-packages:
work-package 1: improvement of statistical capacity to collect data on learning mobility in higher education
work-package 2: 2014 pilot data collection on IVET mobility and youth learning mobility in general (see ESS agreement from November 2012)
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3. Eurostat ETS Working Group - Luxembourg, 25-26 April 2013
Action to be granted:
Work-package 1:
Improvement of statistical capacity to collect the data on learning mobility in higher education:
Development of method to collect data on graduates who have had credit mobility
If possible, pilot data collection on credit mobility by 2015
Work-package 2:
2014 pilot data collection on learning mobility via national household survey
Results: dataset on variables foreseen by the ESS agreement + quality reports
According to the ESS agreement – two options for data collection:
only on IVET mobility (2 variables) or
on youth general learning mobility (at least 5 variables).
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4. Applications - which possibilities?
Countries can opt for:
only one work-package (except if option 1 of the ESS agreement)
for two work-packages
↓ via
multi-beneficiary grant or
mono-beneficiary grant but with affiliated entities (legal or capital link)
to be checked at national level: if the co-partner or affiliated entity is on the list of eligible applicants (if not: inform Eurostat, procedure of putting it on the list will be launched)
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5. Eurostat ETS Working Group - Luxembourg, 25-26 April 2013
Calendar
Lunching invitation for proposals: mid-June 2013
Deadline for replies: beginning of August 2013
Start of the action: 4th quarter 2013
End of the action: 31st May 2015 ↓
Report to the Council needed in the 4 quarter 2015
Because of the holidays period: 1st discussion at national level needed soon (before summer if possible)
Contact suggested with financial cell of the NSI
Information in Eurostat: please contact
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6. Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
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