Erasmus Mundus The programme in brief Amman 21

Erasmus Mundus The programme in brief (Amman, 21 st January 2013) Clivio Casali Programme Manager EACEA, Erasmus Mundus and External Cooperation Unit

Erasmus Mundus - objectives Ø Enhance the quality of higher education through international cooperation Ø Contribute to intercultural understanding Ø Contribute to capacity building in partner countries Ø Boost students’ and staff career prospects Ø Increase the attractiveness of European higher education

ERASMUS MUNDUS: 3 ACTIONS ACTION 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Courses NO CALL IN 2013 Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates ACTION 2: SCHOLARSHIPS students (undergr to postdoc. ) and Staff (acad. and admin. ) Erasmus Mundus Partnerships ACTION 3: Projects to promote higher education cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world

Action 1 Joint Programmes An EM Masters Course or Joint Doctorate Ø is developed and delivered by a consortium of HEIs (with study in at least two HEIs) Ø must involve at least three European HEIs and may involve non-EU HEIs Ø awards full-study scholarships + scholar grants Ø provides a joint degree/mulitple degrees

Action 1 Joint Programmes In 2013: • 138 Masters Courses and 43 Joint Doctorates will offer: • 1, 500 + Masters scholarships, 300 doctoral fellowships, 450 scholarships • Instances of participation: 745 EU, 240 non-EU 2004 -2012: • Scholarships for over 14, 000 masters students, 2, 000 scholars and 640 doctoral candidates

Action 1: Involvement of Jordan HEIs and mobility(2004 -12) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Jordanian HEIs have not partecipated in any of the consortia selected for joint master or doctorate programmes so far. EMMC students 19 2 5 0 1 1 1 7 EMMC scholars* 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 NA NA NA EMJD fellows** 4 NA NA NA 0 3 1 TOTAL 20042012 * Since 2010, EMMC consortia have selected scholars over the course of the academic year, rather than at the beginning, so nationalities of selected scholars will only be known when final reports are submitted. ** First selection of doctoral candidates made for 2010 -2011 academic year.

Action 1 Joint Programmes Annual flat rate for consortium management • EUR 30, 000 (EMMC); EUR 50, 000 (EMJD) Scholarships: • EMMC scholarships for students and researchers • EMJD fellowships for doctoral candidates • Cover participation costs (fees), living costs, travel, insurance

Action 1: How much is the scholarship? Two categories of students/doctoral candidates: Category A: • Non-Europeans who are not resident, nor have carried out their main activity for more than a total of 12 months over the last 5 years, in a European country Category B: • Any individual fulfilling the academic admission conditions set by the consortium and who does not fulfil Category A requirements (mainly Europeans)

Action 1: Masters scholarships Category A scholarships (1 -2 years) Category B scholarships (1 -2 years) Contrib. to travel and other types of personal costs € 4 000 per year € 3 000 - only if mobility to a non-EUR partner Contrib. to participation costs: e. g. fees & insurance Max € 4 000 per semester Max € 2 000 per semester III Monthly allowance € 1 000 per month € 500 per month IV Living allowance (incl. travel costs) I II Total Academics’ scholarships € 1200 per week for max. 3 months € 24 000 per year € 10 000 per year ( + € 3 000 if travel) € 14 400 for a max. 3 -mth stay

Action 1: Doctorate fellowships I II III Category A fellowship (amounts for a 3 -year doctoral fellowship) Contrib. to travel, installation and other personal costs Fixed contrib. to the EMJD participation costs € 7500 Category B fellowship (amounts for a 3 -year doctoral fellowship) € 3000 (if mobility to non-EUR partner) • € 300 per month (€ 10 800 for 36 months) for nonlaboratory based EMJDs • € 600 per month (€ 21 600 for 36 months) for laboratory based EMJDs Fixed living allowance (36 • € 2 800 per month (i. e. € 100 800 for 36 months) for an months in total) employment contract • € 1 400 per month (i. e. € 50 400 for 36 months) for a stipend Maximum fellowship amount Between € 61 200 and € 129 900 (depending on category, lab. or type of recruitment)

Action 2 Partnerships Ø Large partnerships between universities from the EU and non-EU universities from a specific region (lots) Ø Scholarships of varying length (1 month to 3 years) Ø Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate students and Staff (training, teaching, research activities, HE management) Ø Mobility not linked to specific programmes (all programmes on offer in partner HEIs can be followed) Ø Addressing different target groups including vulnerable groups Ø Integration of cross-cutting issues (i. e. disadvantaged group and gender balance)

Action 2 Partnerships, 2007 -2012 Ø 215 partnerships worldwide Ø 3915 instances of participation: 1752 EU, 2163 non-EU Ø Around 34, 000 mobility flows implemented or planned

Action 2 Partnerships in 2012 -2013 Ø 53 partnerships selected in 2012 • All offering mobility in 2012 and/or 2013 • Over 8, 000 scholarships planned Ø 46 partnerships selected in 2011 • Many will still be offering mobility in 2012/2013 Ø Almost all regions of the world covered

Action 2: involvement of Jordanian HEIs (2007 -2012) Organisation AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY GERMAN JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUTAH UNIVERSITY PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN YARMOUK UNIVERSITY Grand Total 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1 1 1 1 1 Grand Total 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 4 9 1 1 1 1 5 5 2 10 1 2 2 13 7 7 4 43

Action 2 partnerships A. Organisation of the mobility: • EUR 10, 000 flat rate per partner • EUR 10, 000 flat rate for co-coordination (if applicable) B. Scholarships: • • Monthly allowance Tuition and registration costs Insurance Travel costs, according to distance-based flat rates

Action 2: how much is the scholarship? Type Monthly Duration Tuition/ subsistence (months) Registration Insurance (per month) Maximum (excl travel) € 1 000 1 sem – € 3000 if > 10 m 24 m - Fee waiver if stay € 75 € 31 800 € 1 500 6 – 36 € 3000 for min 10 m € 75 € 65 700 Post€ 1 800 Doctorate 6 – 10 No unit costs. € 75 € 5000 per acad yr for specialised postdoc studies € 23 750 n. a. € 7 725 Doctorate Masters Staff below 10 months € 2 500 1 -3 € 75

Action 3 promotional projects Supports transnational initiatives, events, studies, and other projects that: • promote European higher education • tackle issues of international higher education cooperation: - in specific geographical areas - in particular academic disciplines - relating to higher education management

Action 3 to date • 9 promotion projects selected in 2012 • 75 promotion projects 2004 -2012 • 577 instances of participation by 433 different HE organisations (221 from Europe, 212 from third countries) • 10 information projects managed by National Structures (2010 -2012) • 5 Clusters of existing Erasmus Mundus projects 18 (2010 -2012)

Action 3: involvement of Jordanian HEIs Institution Title Selection Year Princess Sumaya University for Technology FORT - Forging Ties and Building Bridges between Mediterranean Higher Education Institutions 2008 Princess Sumaya University for Technology Joint Innovation & Synergies in Education and Research - Mediterranean Region 2010 University of Jordan Synergies and Innovation: Linking the MENA region, the Gulf and Europe in Higher Education 2012 Gesco for Academic Services Personal on-line advice for study in Europe orientation 2012 International Federation of Medical Students Personal on-line advice for study in Europe orientation 2012

Erasmus Mundus Call for Proposals 2013 EACEA/38/2012

NEW Call for Proposals(EACEA/38/12) Ø 2013 Call launched December 2012 Ø Deadline for proposals: 15 April 2013 Ø Targets: - 62 Action 2 Partnerships - 8 Action 3 Projects Ø Selection to be completed by July 2013 21

What’s new in 2013? Ø No Action 1 Call (Masters Courses and Joint Doctorates) Ø Increased budget for Action 2 and 3 Ø Action 2 award criteria: • Importance of geographical coverage: EU and non—EU partners • Past/current performance of partnership: management capacity (where applicable) 22

2013 Call – Action 2 targets Ø 18 lots for 57 partnerships Ø Total budget EUR 187. 4 million Ø Mobility for minimum 6, 877 individuals

Proposed shape of lots: Action 2 Call 2013 (rest of the world) Proposed n° of partnerships: x Lot 1 2 1 North America Iran Iraq Yemen 1 Lot 15 3 Latin America (C) 3 4 Lot 8 NEW! Lot 16 2 Japan Korea Lot 11 Asia West 1 Lot 4 Gulf countries Lot 18 Lot 3 Lot 13 4 India Lot 12 4 Asia East ACP countries Brazil Lot 14 Latin America (S) 3 3 Lot 17 Lot 4 South Africa Australia New Zealand Strand 1 Strand 2 1

Proposed shape of lots: Action 2 Call 2013 (neighbouring countries) Proposed n° of partnerships: x Lot 4 Russia 3 Lot 7 Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina FYROM, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia 2 NEW! 1 Lot 6 Tunisia Lot 5 Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia Lot 3 Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt 4 4 Lot 9 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 9 NEW! Lot 10 Israel Lot 1 2 Uzbekistan country lot Lot 2 Jordan, Lebanon, OPT, Syria 1 4 *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence

Action 2 partnerships: Lot 2 Countries Budget per prtnships Nr. of Prtnships Nr. of scholarships per partn. Maximum grant per prtnship Jordan Lebanon Op. T Syria € 12 Mln 120 4 € 3 Mln Max. duration of the project: 48 months

Action 2: Lot 2 (Jordan, Lebanon, Op. T and Syria) Ø Applicant: EU HEI Ø Partnership composition (maximum 20 HEIs): • 5 EU HEIs • 5 HEIs from at least 3 different country of the lot (extra point for total geographical coverage) Ø Joint Coordination: Lot 2 HEI universities

Action 2 partnerships: Lot 2 Joint coordination - Not compulsory but strongly encouraged - better efficiency, feasibility and sustainability of the partnership - Supports capacity building in Lot 1 universities - Primary legal responsibilities to the applicant (EU HEI) but Lot 1 co-coordinator plays a key role in the joint coordination of the project at regional level

Action 2 partnerships: mobility requirements Ø Start of student and staff mobility: 3 cohorts (Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2014/Sept. 2014 – Dec. 2015/Sept. 2015 – Dec. 2016) Ø No-EU mob. min. 70% - EU mob max 30% Ø Mobility open to all fields of study Type of mobility Undergraduates Masters Doctorates Post-doctorates Staff Distribution 30 -40% 15 -25% 5 -15% 15 -25%

Action 2 mobility target Scholarships beneficiaries must be Libyan or nationals of the any country concerned by the lot and specifically: ü Target Group 1 registered in one of the HEIs member of the partnership (50% of the total mobility) ü Target Group 2 registered/work in a HEIs not included in the partnership or have obtained a university degree by an institution of these countries ü Target Group 3 in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons (e. g. refugee status or asylum seekers, indigenous population or IDPs)

Action 2 individual mobility TG 1 (in partner univ) TG 2 (other candidate) TG 3 (vulnerable group)

Action 2: involvement of Jordanian HEIs (Call 2011) Coordinating Institution Title Technische Universität Berlin(DE) Avempace Partner Institutions • • • Lund University (SE) JOSYLEEM • • • Hashemite University Princess Sumaya University For Technology Yarmouk University Mutah University Tafila Technical University Hashemite University Of Jordan University Of Science And Technology Yarmouk University Tafila Technical University

Action 2: involvement of Jordanian HEIs (Call 2012) Coordinating Institution Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES) Title PEACE Partner Institutions • • • Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK) EPIC • • Technische Universität Berlin (DE) Avempace II • • • Universita degli studi di Pavia (IT) DUNIA BEAM • • • Al Balqa Applied University Princess Sumaya University for Technology Al Hussein Bin Talal University German Jordanian University Princess Sumaya University For Technology University of Jordan Yarmouk University Princess Sumaya University for Technology Yarmouk University Tafila Technical University Princess Sumaya University for Technology University of Jordan University of Science And Technology

Action 2: Jordanian mobility (2007 -2012) Undergrad. Masters Doctorate Post. Staff doctorate TOT. 2007 9 11 9 5 4 38 2008 9 9 2 5 4 29 2009 9 9 3 6 6 33 2010* 16 10 7 7 9 49 2011* 14 16 12 11 27 80 2012* 66 45 26 19 32 188 123 100 59 53 82 417 Total *figures for 2010, 2011 and 2012 represent the partnerships' planned mobility

Action 2: selection process for HEIs Partnerships (EU coord. ) submit an application EACEA: Eligibility and selection criteria EU Delegations: Eligibility non-EU HEIs Relevance regional priorities External experts: Assessment of proposals Evaluation Committee Selection Decision 35

EM Students selection (Action 1 and 2) All students are selected by consortia / partnerships 1. Students have to review: • the EMMCs/EMJDs offer (Action 1) • the partnerships selected under Lot 2 and the study opportunities they offer (Action 2) 2. Students apply directly to the course or partnership

Benefits for HE institutions • Establish lasting links between institutions • Improve quality of teaching and students • Put in place mechanisms to facilitate mobility and degree recognition • Increase university visibility, attractiveness worldwide • Enhance reputation through involvement in excellence programmes

Benefits for individuals • Participate in high-level masters/doctoral courses • Receive double/multiple/joint degree from consortium of excellent universities • Acquire in-depth knowledge of Europe + European HE • Improve linguistic skills, intercultural experience • Improve employability through recognition of qualifications and study periods abroad • Academic exchange of knowledge, ideas, contacts

Check the Call documents & guidance • Check the official Call documents published on the Agency website: http: //eacea. ec. europa. eu/erasmus _mundus/funding/2013/call_eacea _38_12_en. php • Guidance for applicants

http: //eacea. ec. europa. eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en. php Programme Guide Calls for Proposals FAQs Selected projects How to apply for scholarships HEI partner search

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