Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Erasmus Mundus is a

Erasmus Mundus Action 2

Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. 2

Erasmus Mundus • Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Action 2 supports mobility of students, researchers and academic/administrative staff between European and Third Country’s higher education institutions. 3

HUMERIA • Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Strand 1 Project • Lot 5 (South Caucasus Region – Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus) • Duration: 4 years (from 15 July 2013 to 14 July 2017) Objectives of HUMERIA • to develop learning and teaching capacity in Eastern Neighborhood countries’ higher education institutions based on previous experience and best practices within the consortium through a collaborative approach. The project will have an impact in fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation among the partners; • to tackle cross-cutting issues such as equal opportunities, gender balance, social equity and brain-drain prevention. 4

Consortium – EU partners • Tallinn University, Estonia – Coordinator • Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava, Slovakia • University of Babeş-Bolyai, Romania • University of Groningen, Netherlands • Lund University , Sweden • Masaryk University, Czech Republic • University of Tuscia, Italy • “George Enescu” University of Arts from Iasi, Romania 5

ENPI Partners • • • Ilia State University, Georgia – Join Coordinator Caucasus University, Georgia Kutaisi University, Georgia Qafqaz University, Azerbaijan Nakhchivan State University, Azerbaijan Yerevan State University, Armenia Goris State Universiry, Armenia Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine Zaporizhzhya National University, Ukraine Belarusian State University, Belarus Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, Moldova 6

Target Groups Target Group Target beneficiaries Mobility Type TG 1 Students and academic staff registered in one of the universities member of the partnership undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate, academic staff exchanges TG 2 Nationals of the Third-countries concerned by the geographical lot, registered in a higher education institution of these countries not included in the partnership or having obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these countries. This includes the possibility of providing mobility opportunities to Third-country nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises master, doctorate, postdoctorate exchanges TG 3 Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for political or economic reasons or because of physical disabilities. For example: 1) having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) or 2) it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or 3) they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate exchanges 7

Eligibility • They should not have spent more than 12 months in the last 5 years in one of the European countries • They should not have benefitted from the same type of Erasmus Mundus scholarship before • They should comply with other requirements as established in the section “Who can apply? “ (http: //humeria. eu/) 8

Outgoing Mobility Ukraine Type of Mobility TOTAL TG 1 TG 2 TG 3 Undergraduates 6 --- 2 8 Masters 3 4 1 8 Doctorates 3 3 --- 6 Post-doctorates 2 1 --- 3 Academic staff 6 2 --- 8 TOTAL 20 10 3 33 9

Individual Mobility TG 1 Individual Mobility Undergraduate 1 semester or 1 year (10 months max) TG 2 --- TG 3 1 semester or 1 year (10 months max) 1 semester , 2 semesters (max 10 months), or from 12 1 semester or 1 year (10 months max) months up to a maximum duration of 22 months 1 semester, 1 academic year 1 semester, 1 academic or 2 academic years (1. year or 2 academic years academic year max 10 (1. academic year max months, 2 academic years 10 months, 2 academic max. 22 months) years max. 22 months) 1 semester , 2 semesters (max 10 months), or from 12 months up to a maximum duration of 22 months Post-doctorates 6 months --- Academic Staff 1 month --- Master Doctorates --- 10

Priority Fields of Study • • • Humanities Education Regional and International Relations Arts Design 11

Required Documentation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Motivation Letter Study Plan for BA, MA exchange (download from web-site) CV (Download from web-site) Passport Language Certificate • confirmation from your home institution, or a language center • e-mail correspondence with the host institution where they confirm that you can provide the language certificate at a later stage • upload a word document that confirms you had a study abroad experience in a country speaking the language required from you 6. Transcripts of records for BA, MA, Phd 7. Proof of registration for BA, MA exchange, Ph. D 12

Required Documentation 8. TG 3 proof 9. Recommendation letter 10. Degree Certificate 11. Letter of Interest for Phd, Postdoc, Staff (download from web-site) 12. Academic record/list of publications for Phd, Postdoc, Staff 13. Study and research plan for Phd (download from web-site) 14. Mobility activity plan - research/teaching/training activities for Postdoc, Staff (download from web-site) 15. Letter of support for Staff (download from web-site) 16. Description of previous work experience for Staff 17. Personal photo (Optional) 13

Online Application http: //humeria. eu/ Deadline: 24 February, 2014 14

Monthly Allowance Type Monthly subsistence Undergraduates 1 000 € Masters 1 000 € Doctorate 1 500 € Post-Doctoral 1 800 € Academic staff 2 500 € Scholarship also covers travel, insurance and participation costs (detailed info on http: //humeria. eu/) 15

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