EUROPEAN UNION Erasmus Mundus Action 2 By Puji

EUROPEAN UNION Erasmus Mundus Action 2 By: Puji Sumarsono, M. Ed puji. sumarsono@yahoo. co. id

What is Erasmus Mundus action 2? àAcademic cooperation: exchanges of students and academics, contributing to the socio-economic development of non-EU countries targeted by EU external cooperation policy. àIt must be in form of Consortia which include: 1. a minimum of 5 higher education institutions from at least 3 European countries 2. a number of higher education institutions from targeted non European regions. Special attention is given to disadvantaged groups and populations in vulnerable situations.

What Does Action 2 Provide? • Support for the establishment of cooperation partnership between European higher education institutions and higher education institutions from targeted Third Countries • Scholarships of various lengths - depending on the priorities defined for the Third Country concerned.

2 Phases of Partnership: 1. EMECW period of 2007 -2009 2. EMECW period of 2009 -2013 3. ? ? Let’s wait

Number of Projects/Consortia 2007 -2012 Year Number of Projects 2007 9 2008 23 2009 43 2010 41 2011 46 2012 57 Total 219

Who are elligible to apply? Target group 1: a. Students (Undergraduate , Master, Ph. D with a minimum of 1 year previous university studies) b. Postdoc c. Academic staff d. Administrative staff (rector, personnel in IRO, admission, etc. ) Belonging to the partner universities in Asia only

Target group 2: a. Students (Undergraduate , Master, Ph. D with a minimum of 1 year previous university studies) b. Postdoc c. Academic staff d. Administrative staff (rector, personnel in IRO, admission, etc. ) a. Alumni of a partner university who concluded their academic path. whatever university of the beneficiary Asian countries involved in the project

Target group 3: a. indigenous people b. minority language group c. Refugee d. asylum seeker e. disabled people status needs to be certified by an official body like Government or Health authority or UNHCR or ONG (like Amnesty international). Note: Atleast 50% of the mobility flows must correspond to Target group 1

Number of scholarsip (example)

ACTION 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMC) Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD) Study/Research periods in at least two European countries. Students and doctoral candidates from all over the world ACTION 2 What? Who can apply? Erasmus Mundus Partnerships of higher education institutions from Europe and from a range of countries or regions across the world. Students (undergraduates to post-docs) and staff (administrative and academic). Outside the EU? See if your country is covered by an Action 2 partnership. From an EU country? If you are registered at one of the European partner higher education institutions, you may be able to apply for a scholarship to visit one of the third-country institutions(depending on the region).

ACTION 1 Select the course that interests you. No ACTION 2 Courses? Visit the partnership website to see which courses are available in which disciplines. Apply direct to the consortium via How to its website. Apply? Apply direct to the partnership via its website. If you are registered at one of the partner institutions, you should contact your International Office. The next application round is for When? courses starting in the academic year 2013/2014. Apply during the last quarter of 2012 or in January 2013: see the consortium website at that time for exact dates. The current list of Masters and. Doctorates will be updated in September 2012 to include new courses. Check the list of partnerships selected in 2011, and visit the partnership website for your country for application dates and conditions. These 2011 partnerships may announce more scholarships in 2012 and 2013. Additional partnerships will be added to these lists in September 2012 and September 2013.

Call for application Opening: September-January Selcetion process conducted by the university (December, January) The University send the result to European Union in Brussels, Belgium (Deadline: 28 February) Approved by European Union (April – May) Announcement to Students (May – June : Main List atau Reserve List) Departure (August – September)

Action 2 for Indonesians 1. Univ. of Muhammadiyah Malang https: //movermundus. um. es/movermundus/ https: //www. one-more-step. eu/en/ 2. Gajah Mada University http: //www. jku. at/gate/content http: //www. panacea-mundus. eu

4. Bandung Institute of technology • http: //www. lotus. ugent. be 5. Bogor Agricultural Institute • http: //www. expertsasia. eu You can check the detail selected projects on: http: //eacea. ec. europa. eu/erasmus_mundus/re sults_compendia/selected_projects_action_2 _en. php New projcts launced on September every year

Criteria to Evaluate (Different consortium may have different range of score) Level CV BA / Ma 025 PHd /Post Doc 030 Staff 050 Language BA Ma 0 25 Ph. D/Post doc 0 -10 BA 25 25 20 sc sc 70 MA 25 25 20 sc sc 70 Ph. D 30 10 20 sc sc 100 PD 30 10 20 30 sc sc 130 Ac. S 50 50 sc sc 130 Motivation Letters and Invitati of Gender Special Developme Study on referenc balance relevance ntmax 2000 research letter e or (if the car. programme (staff Intervie case) BA Ma 0 0 -20 only) w 0 -10 20 other 00 -50 0 -10 30 30 Total

Description of Criteria 1. Academic results verified through official documentation (CV and transcripts of records or diplomas) 2. Language skills, should comply to the requirements of the host institution and / or programme (Certification or self evaluation with on line tools) or TOEFL/IELTS. 3. Motivation and impact on sustainable development (letter of motivation) 4. Letters of recommendation (where applicable) 5. The Gender balance and Special relevance group (official evidence, refugee card, declaration etc to belong to vulnerable groups) will be assessed by the Steering Committee.

The Selections are based on: • The eligibility check and the quality assessment results • The Candidate’s preference of the 1 st or 2 nd choice Host University • Distribution of Grantees between Host and Home Universities within the Consortium • Additionally, In case of equally evaluated applications, preference will be given with the consideration of: - Gender balance - Level of vulnerability (for Target Group 3) - Prooven difficult economic situation - Prioritised fields of study

How to apply? Online application to the consortium is the only way. No need to send to the targeted university or European union.

Online application:

Can I apply for more than 1 scholarship? Yes, you can. The maximum is 3 applications. However, you will be only granted 1 (one) scholarship.

Call for proposals: November/December 2012, with a deadline for proposals in April 2013. Detail info, please check it out in: http: //eacea. ec. europa. eu/erasmus_mundus/ funding/higher_education_institutions_en. ph p#ecw

Should you have further inquiries, do not hesitate contact us: International Relation Office (IRO) University of Muhammadiyah Malang Rector’s Office, 2 nd Floor Email : iroumm@yahoo. com/ iro@umm. ac. id Phone: 0341464318 Line 258 or puji. sumarsono@yahoo. co. id

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