1. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 European Union Programme of High Level Scholarships for Latin America (2002-2010) *** Alberto M. Sereno Co-ordinator of Alan Office

2. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 2 PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES To reinforce the European Union – Latin America co-operation in the area of Higher Education; To increase the access of Latin Americans to the EU Higher Education system; To contribute to better employability opportunities to Latin American postgraduates and professionals; To establish a network of former LA grantees in the EU, including those from ALFA and AL  AN Programmes.

3. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 3 PROGRAMME TARGET GROUP All Latin America graduates living in the region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. Who wish to study in the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

4. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 4 MAJOR EXPECTED OUTCOME To award ± 4000 scholarships in the European Union for master/doctorate studies and specialised training. 1st phase: 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006 2nd phase: 2006-2007, 2007-2008 (to be decided by EC next July)

5. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 5 TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS Master and Doctorate aimed at the best graduate students from LA to study at an eligible Higher Education Institution in the EU AGE LIMIT: 45 years Higher level Specialised Training aimed at experienced higher level professionals from LA, wishing to do a training or upgrading at an eligible Higher Education Institution or accredited Higher level Training Centre in the EU AGE LIMIT: min.30 e max.50 years minimum of 7 years of professional experience

6. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRANTS Master (6 to 24 months) Doctorates (6 to 36 months) max. 1 500 €/month Higher level training (6 to 18 months) max. 2 500 €/month Maximum EU contribution: 75% of education/training total cost

7. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 7 http://www.programalban.org

8. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 8 RESULTS OF THE FIRST THREE CALLS ~450-550

9. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 9 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call

10. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 10 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call

11. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 11 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call Specialisation 4%

12. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 12 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call

13. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 13 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call

14. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 14 SELECTED APPLICATIONS – 1 st & 2 nd call SG universities involved: 17 Number of scholarships: 88 (8.5%)

15. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 15

16. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 16 CONTACTS Al  an Office Asociación Grupo Santander Universidade do Porto Rua de Ceuta 118, 5º s/35 4050-190 PORTO Portugal FAX: +351 22 204 6159 info@programalban.org http://www.programalban.org

17. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 17 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE Al  an Office 1.Prepare documentation and open new Calls for Applications; 2.Receive applications, check eligibility and promote technical evaluation by experts; 3.Prepare a ranked list of applications and submit to the EC a proposal of applications to be selected; 4.Help the selected grantees to travel to the EU; 5.Follow-up the work and pay the scholarships; 6.Promote Al  an in LA and EU and coordinate the network of Focal Points in LA.

18. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 18 RESOURCES AVAILABLE 13 staff members, including 9 scholarship managers, overlooking each one 60-80 grantees; the team will be increased shortly to 18 to cope with new grantees from the 3rd Call; office space of about 300 m 2 provided by the University of Porto.

19. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 19 1st AL  AN Conference – Valencia 2005 Universidad Politecnica de Valencia 13 and 14 MAY 2005 230 scholars of the 650 present in the EU have registered to attend

20. UE Programme Al  an: High level scholarships for LA Malta, MAY 2005 Many thanks for your attention