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Internationalisation in Education Adam Tyson European Commission DG Education and Culture
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ECONOMIC CONTEXT In future, 90% of world growth is going to happen outside Europe. We need to be connected to that growth. Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade
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Institutional Context Solving today’s challenges requires the scale that the EU provides, working nationally simply doesn’t cut it. When researchers collaborate they can pool resources, data, knowledge and infrastructure to tackle global problems and achieve more than they could alone. Sir Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor, Exeter University
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Horizon 2020 A single programme Coupling research with innovation: 'from lab to market' Focus on societal challenges: health, clean energy, transport, etc. Open to participation: companies, universities, institutes in EU and beyond
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European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions (MSCA) Research infrastructures Excellent Science pillar: -bottom-up programmes -€24.4 billion (32% of Horizon 2020)
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) MSCA Objective: Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation Budget 2014-2020: €6 162 million €756.5 million in 2016 for all calls together
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Entirely bottom-up: equally open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services For researchers at any career stage, whether before or after doctorate Participation of non-academic sector strongly encouraged, especially industry and SMEs Mobility as the key requirement - funding on condition participants move from one country to another Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions Particular attention to gender balance MSCA - Key features
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EIT mission: Budget 2014-2020: €2 383 million To contribute to sustainable European economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the EU by promoting and integrating the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and business
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Date: in 12 pts 2014-2020 Priorities
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EIT across Europe
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Mobility
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Date: in 12 pts … in other words Strategic Partnerships More cooperation for more innovation Cross-sectorality encouraged in all activities Possibility to organise complementary types of mobility if it can support the objectives of the partnership Blended mobility of students: 5 days- 2 months physical mobility coupled with virtual mobility Intensive Study Programmes (5 days - 2 months) Long term teaching staff exchange (2 - 12 months) Short term joint staff training (5 days – 2 months)
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16 Business Higher Education Research Cooperation and Innovation Knowledge Alliances
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Activities - A consistent and comprehensive set of activities Development and implemetation of new learning and teaching methods Develop and deliver new and innovative study programmes Organisation of continuing educational programmes and activities with and within companies Schemes of transversals skills' learning in cooperation with enterprises Study field related activities which are embedded in curricula Entrepreneurship education in any discipline Exchange of students, researchers, teaching and company staff Etc. 17 Knowledge Alliances
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Date: in 12 pts Composition: Minimum 6 organisations from 3 programme countries + partner countries if added value Minimum 2 HEIs + 2 enterprises Duration: 2 or 3 years Budget: 500.000€ up to 1.000.000€ Management: Centralised to EACEA Knowledge Alliances
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19 1. European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) EU guarantee € 16bn EU guarantee € 16bn Infrastructure & Innovation window Long-term investments € 240 bn SMEs and mid-cap firms € 75 bn SME window EFSI € 21 bn Total over 3 years: € 315 bn EIB financing EIF financing € 5bn
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20 Key features Size of investments EIB uses min €25m for individual loans Smaller schemes can be grouped into framework loans Cross-border Investments between a partner in MS and extending to countries in PreAccession and Neighbourhood can be covered by EFSI
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21 Potential in Education Sector Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Private sector based establishments (university, pre- primary education) Business / Technology Parks and R&D cooperation Teacher training Vocational training (bonds)
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