1. Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Mobility beyond Europe November 2017

2. Presentation Erasmus+ overview ICM overview Countries involved Funding
Benefits - why take part
How to take part
Support
Case studies

3. Overview

4. Erasmus+ overview
Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport
It runs for seven years, from 2014 to 2020
It provides funding to send and receive students and staff from our European partners
In 2015 a new action was introduced that enables us to apply for funding for mobility with partner institutions beyond Europe – known as International Credit Mobility (ICM)
Talk about your own experience of Erasmus/Erasmus+ eg
*Insert HEI name* has taken part since xxxx

5. ICM Overview
ICM supports European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to co-operate and exchange students and staff with the wider world, outside Europe
Similar activities as the core Erasmus+ programme - offers exciting opportunities for student study (and now traineeships), staff teaching and training
Similar benefits in terms of grant funding
Do not need an already-established partnership with an overseas HEI in order to apply
ICM funds both incoming and outgoing students and staff and provides a contribution to administrative costs (organisational support)
Students can carry out traineeships in 2018 Call
We will need to sign an inter-institutional agreement  before any mobility activity can take place.
We can restrict our application to staff mobilities only or student mobility only if we wish

6. Regions involved African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
EU's neighbourhood regions: Eastern Partnership; South Mediterranean; Russian Federation
Western Balkans
Development cooperation regions: Asia; Latin America; Central Asia; South Africa; Middle East
Industrialised countries; Industrialised Asia; Industrialised America
The different regions are grouped into a series of capped budget envelopes – so the bid process can be competitive!
ICM covers most countries of the world
Eastern Partnerships - Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine
South Mediterranean - Algeria,  Egypt,  Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco
Palestine,  Syria,  Tunisia
Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia
Development cooperation regions -Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Yemen
Industrialised countries - Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, (Republic of) Korea, Macao, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan ; Canada, United States of America

7. Funding

8. Funding
In 2016, UK HEIs successfully applied for 2,275 ICM mobilities, compared to 1,418 in 2015
Total budget in 2018 Call is expected to be about €10m
In 2016 over 40 UK institutions were awarded funding
Funding to some of the more popular destinations is very competitive
More than 70 UK higher education universities now take part 

9. Funding cont’d
Eligible students going from the UK to Partner Countries receive a monthly grant of €700 and staff a daily contribution of €180 per day.
Both students and staff also receive a travel contribution based on the distance they are travelling.
In addition the two institutions taking part in the exchange share a contribution of €350 in organisational support per mobile participant) for both incoming and outgoing students and staff.
Offers an additional stream of funding to help even more students in both the UK and the partner countries benefit from an international experience.
This is especially true for those whose personal circumstances might make it harder for them to participate
OS- €350 is up to the first 100 participants; €200 for any additional participants

10. Benefits

11. Why Take Part
Offer an additional funding opportunity for activity with our current partners
Provide an expanded international offering
Increase the opportunities for staff and student mobility to travel overseas
Foster new relationships and strengthen current partnerships
Bring the outside world into our institution with incoming students and staff
Support staff mobility/professional development to establish strong connections with new institutions for future courses and partnerships

12. Why Take Part cont’d
Raise awareness of our institution with international students
Promote the idea of mobility to our home students
Use pre-existing partnerships developed through the Tempus, Erasmus Mundus and other programmes to expand our offering
Act as a ‘soft trial’ for partners and international mobility beyond Erasmus+

13. Why Take Part cont’d
Focus on countries where staff and students are less able to spend time overseas due to the costs of travelling to a high cost country such as the UK
Engage with new fields of international research
Contribute to academic understanding across a range of subjects, knowledge transfer and the sharing of UK best practice with HEIs in other parts of the world.
Support visits to multiple universities as part of the project
Developing new links may then lead to student mobility opportunities in the future

14. How to take part Annual Call – deadline 1 February 2018
Discuss with the Erasmus/International office
When applying, read the European Commission’s 'Dos and don'ts for higher education institutions' ICM applicant’s guide at  
Talk about your own HEI’s process and any briefing sessions
Discuss with the Erasmus office, as each HEI submits one central application

15. Support
Review guidance and information on the National Agency website, including any support webinars
Look at partnership offers from overseas
National Agency partnership finding facilitation
ECTS Users’ Guide
EGRACONS
Partnership offers from HEIs in partner countries involved in ICM will be posted to the community area of the Erasmus+ website, so visit to view the opportunities, which will be added as they arise.
NA can help find partners through their overseas regional offices, links with the European Commission, the National Erasmus+ Offices ( in all European Neighbourhood countries) and the UK HE International Unit, and their distribution lists.
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) a tool of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)  for making studies and courses more transparent and thus helping to enhance the quality of higher education. 
The European Commission's ECTS Users’ Guide  offers guidelines for implementing ECTS and links to useful supporting documents. 
The Egracons (European Grade Conversion System) project is a Lifelong Learning project ( ) co-funded by the European Commission aiming to facilitate exchange mobility by working out a conversion system based on ECTS grade conversion tables as recommended in their 2015 ECTS Users’ guide.

16. Case study 1
“We were aware that there would be fierce competition for some countries, especially where funding was limited, but wanted to make an application that also embraced new opportunities.
We focussed our time and resource on countries where staff and students are less able to spend time overseas due to the costs of travelling to a high cost country such as the UK.”
Gail Armistead, Associate Director, International Office, the University of Nottingham

17. Case study 2
"The funding will not only provide grants to Middlesex students and staff for study, teaching and training visits to partner universities, it will also allow Middlesex to welcome students and staff from these partners to the university to contribute new socio-cultural perspectives to enrich its research and teaching. This enhances the student experience and engagement with new fields of international research.”
Dr Nosheen Rachel-Naseem, Erasmus and International Exchange Manager, Middlesex University

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