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LOTUS PROJECT GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO ERASMUS MUNDUS FOCUS ON VIETNAM
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
OVERVIEW PRESENTATION
¢ General introduction to Erasmus Mundus ¢ Introduction to Lotus I, II, III & Lotus Unlimited ¢ Partners ¢ Target Groups ¢ General information on the Lotus projects ¢ Graphs on results Lotus ¢ Mobility schemes
GENERAL INTRODUCTION EM
¢ Objectives: � To promote cooperation between the EU and the Asian
countries involved in the project � To enable students to benefit from a study/research period
abroad and thus to develop a pool from well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced young women/men as future leaders
� To improve the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications: the project is focused on mobility and will give explicit attention to the promotion of recognition of studies systems.
� To contribute to provide good students from vulnerable groups equal chances and thus disseminating EU social and democratic values
� To enhance the skills of staff, who can in their turn contribute to the improvement of the education system in their home country
� To enhance in the medium term the political, cultural, educational and economical links between the EU and the Asian countries involved
GENERAL INTRODUCTION EM
¢ Main Activities: � Promotion events in all partner universities and
outside � Mobility on the 5 levels: Bachelor-Master-Doctorate-
Post-doctorate and Staff � Staff mobility is connected to priority items: Doctoral
schools, Internationalization of education (IRO Management), ECTS, Quality assurance procedures, Recognition of studies and qualifications, University - enterprise cooperation and curriculum development.
� Selections of applications by Local Management Teams in every partner university
� Organization of meetings: kick-off and coordination � Financial management � Dissemination events
ERASMUS MUNDUS AT GHENT UNIVERSITY
¢ ACTION 1: � 8 Joint Masters courses � 2 Joint Doctoral courses
¢ ACTION 2: as coordinator � Western Balkans: Basileus III, Basileus IV & Basileus (Basileus I &
Basileus II finalized) � China: LiSUM (finalized July 2014) � Asia Regional: Lotus I, Lotus II, Lotus III & Lotus Unlimited � India: Svaagata.eu
¢ ACTION 2: as partner � South-Africa � Latin-America: 11 ongoing projects � Eastern Europe: 2 ongoing projects � Egypt – Lebanon � USA/Canada � Asia Regional � ACP Countries � India
¢ ACTION 3: as partner � EM-iDEA – Bringing the Erasmus Mundus Community together to
Disseminate, Exchange and Act � EM-ACE – Promoting Erasmus Mundus towards European Students:
Activate, Communicate, Engage
INTRODUCTION
Lotus = Mobility programme to give Chinese & Southeast Asian scholars/staff the opportunity to study/research/teach in Europe ¢ Number of mobilities calculated in accordance
with the requirements of European Commission. ¢ Several levels of mobility:
� Bachelor � Master � PhD � Post-Doc � Staff
¢ 20 partner universities: 1 Coordinator + 8 European + 11 Southeast Asian universities
CONSORTIUM LOTUS I & II
¢ Southeast Asian Universities:
� Cambodia: University of Health Sciences
� China: Nanjing University � China: Peking University � China: Sichuan University � Indonesia: Bandung Institute
of Technology � Indonesia: University of
Gadjah Mada � Myanmar :West Yangon
Technological University � Thailand: Thammasat
University � Vietnam: Can Tho University � Vietnam: Hanoi University of
Science and Technology � Vietnam: Hué Univerity
¢ European Universities:
� Belgium: Ghent University � Belgium: Vrije Universiteit
Brussel � Germany: University of
Goettingen � France: Sciences Po � Portugal: University of Porto � Slovenia: University of
Ljubljana � Sweden: Uppsala University � The Netherlands: University
of Groningen � United Kingdom: University
of Kent
CONSORTIUM LOTUS PROJECT
¢ Lotus III: Changes in partners: � SEA:
¢ Myanmar : West Yangon Technological University à University of Medicine 1
� EU: ¢ Slovenia: University of Ljubljana à France: Université
Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III
¢ Lotus Unlimited: Changes in partners: � SEA:
¢ Cambodia: University of Health Sciences à Royal University of Agriculture
¢ Thailand: Thammasat University à Kasetsart University
� EU: ¢ France – Sciences Po à IR: University of Limerick
¢ Why changes in consortium?
CONSORTIUM
¢ Associated partners Lotus: � VLIR-UOS (BE) � Province East-Flanders (BE) � EIAS – European Institute for Asian Studies (BE) � Support Fund Myanmar (BE) � Morning Tears (CN) � Tuning (ES) � Thammasat University (TH) � Chiang Mai University (TH) � Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (Thailand
Chapter) (TH) � University of Health Sciences (KH) � University of Battambang (KH) � University of Sumatra Utara (ID) � Universitas Airlangga (ID) � Binus University (ID) � Yezin Agricultural University (MN) � University of Veterinary Science (MN) � West Yangon Technological University (MN) � Ministry of Education (MN)
TARGET GROUPS
Target Group Target beneficiaries
Types of individual
mobility flows
TARGET GROUP 1
Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot who are registered in one of the third-country HEIs that is a member of the partnership.
Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate, staff
TARGET GROUP 2
Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot, who: • are registered/work in a higher education institution of these countries that is
not included in the partnership (students and staff); • have obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these
countries (students only). This includes the possibility of providing mobility opportunities to third-country nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises and non-profit organisations.
master, post-doctorate, PhD, staff
TARGET GROUP 3
Nationals of the third countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons. 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, PhD
FIELDS OF STUDY
01: Agricultural Sciences 02: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning 04: Business Studies and Management Sciences 05: Education, Teacher Training 06: Engineering, Technology 07: Geography, Geology 10: Law 12: Medical Sciences 13: Natural Sciences 14: Social Sciences: sociology, EU Studies, political sciences, social work
¢ Students from other fields of study can also apply for a scholarship. In case of equally ranked applications, priority will be given to the student majoring in a prioritized field of study.
LOTUS I
¢ Budget: € 2 463 375 ¢ Only mobility from Southeast Asia to Europe ¢ 150 scholarships (planned in project proposal) ¢ Eligibility period project: 15 July 2010 – 14 July 2014
LOTUS I – GENERAL MOBILITY SCHEME
ALL MOBILITIES TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration 1M 6M 10M 22M 34M 6M 22M 34M 6M 10M 22M
Ba 24 6
Ma 6 9 6 6 3 3 6
PhD 8 10 1 6 5 5 3
Post-doc 8 4
Staff 31
Total 150
LOTUS I – MOBILITY SCHEME VIETNAM
Vietnam TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration 1M 6M 10M 22M 34M 6M 22M 34M 6M 10M 22M
Ba 11 2
Ma 3 4 6 3
PhD 8 1 3 4
Post-doc 3
Staff 9
Total 57
LOTUS I - APPLICATION
¢ Several Calls: � Results Call 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
¢ Comparison:
151 Candidates Selected
Call 1 Total
applications: 352
Total selected:
33
Call 2 Total
applications: 405
Total selected:
58
Call 3 Total
applications: 123
Total selected:
41
Call 4 Total
applications: 26
Total selected:
18
LOTUS I – SELECTED CANDIDATES
¢ 151 Selected candidates ¢ Gender balance: 85 female vs 66 male
56%
44%
Gender balance
Female
Male
LOTUS I – NUMBERS & STATISTICS
Percentages EC - Proposal Percentages EC - Actual
N° % EC
BA 30 20% 20 - 30 %
MA 39 26% 20 - 30 %
PhD 38 25% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 12 8% 5 - 15 %
Staff 31 21% 15 - 25 %
TOTAL 150 100%
N° % EC
BA 34 23% 20 - 30 %
MA 36 24% 20 - 30 %
PhD 23 15% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 23 15% 5 - 15 %
Staff 35 23% 15 - 25 %
151 100%
LOTUS I - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Mobility
Bachelor, 30
Master, 39
PhD, 38
Post-Doc, 12
Staff, 31
Planned Mobility
Bachelor
Master
PhD
Post-Doc
Staff
Bachelor, 34
Master, 36
PhD, 23
Post-Doc, 23
Staff, 35
Actual Mobility
Bachelor
Master
PhD
Post-Doc
Staff
LOTUS I - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
73%
12%
15%
Planned Target Groups
TARGET GROUP 1
TARGET GROUP 2
TARGET GROUP 3
73%
15%
12%
Actual Target Groups
TARGET GROUP 1
TARGET GROUP 2
TARGET GROUP 3
LOTUS I - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
1%
44%
20%
3%
6%
26%
Target group 1
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
TARGET GROUP 3
TARGET GROUP 2
TARGET GROUP 1
LOTUS I - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Comparitive Study: nationality
10
35
28
8 12
57
1
76
29
4
11
30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Cambodia China Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
Comparative Study Countries
Proposal
Actual
LOTUS I - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
9 1
12
1
34
3 6
1 21
48
15
Fields of Study 01 Agricultural Sciences
02 Architecture
04 Business studies and management 05 Education, Teacher Training 06 Engineering, Technology
07 Geography, Geology
10 Law
12 Medical Sciences
13 Natural Sciences
14 Social Sciences
16 Other Areas Of Studies
LOTUS I: SPECIFIC NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE APPLICANTS: PER TG, PER CATEGORY
¢ 904 submitted applications à 170 Vietnamese
170 Vietnamese candidates
158 Candidates
TG1 126
Applications for Ba - Ma -
PhD - Postdoc
20 BA
65 MA
34 PhD
7 Postdoc 32
Applications for staff
mobility 1 month
10 Candidates TG2
2 Candidates TG3
LOTUS I - NUMBER OF TARGET GROUP 1 APPLICATIONS PER PARTNER UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM
158 Submitted applications
TG1
44 from CTU
71 from HUST
43 from HU
LOTUS I - SELECTED CANDIDATES PER TG AND PARTNER UNIVERSITY VIETNAM:
¢ 151 selected candidates: � Cambodia: 1 � China: 76 � Indonesia: 29 � Myanmar: 4 � Thailand: 11 � Vietnam: 30
30 selected candidates from
Vietnam
28 TG1 1 TG2
1TG3 BA: 5 MA: 6 PhD: 5
Postdoc: 2 Staff: 13
6 VUB 9 UGent
6 UPorto 1 Sciences Po
1 UGoettingen 2 UGroningen
1 UKent 1ULjubljana
3UUppsala
LOTUS I - SELECTED CANDIDATES FROM VIETNAM: DEGREE SEEKING OR EXCHANGE
30 Selected from Vietnam
BA: 5 MA: 6 PhD: 5
Postdoc: 2 Staff: 13
1 Master exchange – 6 months
5 Master degree – 22 months
2 PhD exchange –2
months 3 PhD degree – 34
months
LOTUS II
¢ Budget: € 1 999 950 ¢ Only mobility from Southeast Asia to Europe ¢ 117 scholarships (planned in project proposal) ¢ Eligibility period project: 15 July 2011 – 14 July 2015
LOTUS II – GENERAL MOBILITY SCHEME
ALL MOBILITIES TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP
2 TARGET GROUP
3
Mobility Duration 1M 6M 10M 22M 36M 6M 22M 36M 6M 10M 22M
Ba 17 2 5 Ma 3 6 7 6 3 3 4
PhD 6 5 1 4 5 3 3
Post-doc 2 6 2
Staff 24
Total 117
LOTUS II – MOBILITY SCHEME VIETNAM
Vietnam TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration 1M 6M 10M 22M 36M 6M 22M 36M 6M 10M 22M
Ba 4 1
Ma 2 3 4 2
PhD 4 1 1 2
Post-doc 2
Staff 6
Total 32
LOTUS II - APPLICATION
¢ Different Calls for applications: � Results Call 1 – 2
¢ Comparison:
108 Candidates Selected
Call 1 Total applications:
503 Total selected:
76
Call 2 Total applications:
78 Total selected:
32
LOTUS II – SELECTED CANDIDATES
¢ 108 Selected candidates ¢ Gender balance: 60 female vs 48 male
56%
44%
Gender balance
Female
Male
LOTUS II – NUMBERS & STATISTICS
Percentages EC – Proposal Percentages EC - Actual
N° % EC
BA 24 21% 20 - 30 %
MA 32 27% 20 - 30 %
PhD 27 23% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 10 9% 5 - 15 %
Staff 24 20% 15 - 25 %
TOTAL 117
100%
N° % EC
BA 23 21% 20 - 30 %
MA 32 30% 20 - 30 %
PhD 17 16% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 12 11% 5 - 15 %
Staff 24 22% 15 - 25 %
108 100%
LOTUS II – NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Mobility
Bachelor, 24
Master, 32
PhD, 27
Post-Doc, 10
Staff, 24
Planned Mobility
Bachelor
Master
PhD
Post-Doc
Staff
Bachelor, 23
Master, 32
PhD, 17
Post-Doc, 12
Staff, 24
Actual Mobility
Bachelor
Master
PhD
Post-Doc
Staff
LOTUS II - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
71%
14%
15%
Planned Division TG's
TG1
TG2
TG3
71%
24%
5%
Actual Division TG's
TG1
TG2
TG3
LOTUS II - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
TG3 TG2 TG1
3%
28%
27%
5%
12%
25%
Division TG1
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
LOTUS II - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
¢ Comparitive Study: nationality
8
32
25
8
12
32
7
32
25
7
13
24
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Cambodia China Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
Comparative study countries
Proposal
Actual
LOTUS II - NUMBERS & STATISTICS
7 9
27
2 3 14
34
12
Fields of study
01 Agricultural Sciences
04 Business studies and management
06 Engineering, Technology
07 Geography, Geology
10 Law
13 Natural Sciences
14 Social Sciences
16 Other Areas Of Studies
LOTUS II - SPECIFIC VIETNAMESE APPLICANTS: PER TG, PER CATEGORY
¢ 583 submitted applications à 86 Vietnamese
86 Vietnamese candidates
74 Candidates TG1
55 Applications for Ba - Ma -
PhD - Postdoc
6 BA
29 MA
16 PhD
4 Postdoc
19 Applications
for staff mobility 1
month
12 Candidates TG2
0 Candidates TG3
LOTUS II - SELECTED CANDIDATES PER TG AND PARTNER UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM:
¢ 108 selected candidates: � Cambodia: 7 � China: 32 � Indonesia: 25 � Myanmar: 7 � Thailand: 13 � Vietnam: 24
24 selected candidates from
Vietnam
21 TG1 3 TG2
0 TG3 BA: 4 MA: 4
PhD: 3 Postdoc: 4
Staff: 9
3 UGent 3 VUB
2 UGoettingen 0 Sciences Po
0 UGroningen 4 UPorto 7 Uppsala
2 ULubljana 3 UKent
LOTUS III
¢ Budget: € 2 499 875 ¢ Only mobility from Southeast Asia to Europe ¢ 154 scholarships ¢ Joint Coordinator: Sichuan University ¢ Eligibility period project: 15 July 2012 – 14 July 2016
LOTUS III – GENERAL MOBILITY SCHEME
ALL MOBILITIES
TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration
1m
6m
10m 22m 36m 1m 6m
10m 22m 36m 6m 10m 22m
Bachelor 22 9
Master 8 7 10 5 5 4 1 4 2
PhD 12 6 0 3 4 4 3 1
Postdoc 3 3 1 2
Staff 26 9
Total 154
LOTUS III – MOBILITY SCHEME VIETNAM
VIETNAM TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration
1m 6m 10m 22m 36m 1m 6m 10m 22m 36m 6m 10m 22m
Bachelor 5 1
Master 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
PhD 2 3 1 2 1
Postdoc 1 1
Staff 6
Total 33
LOTUS III
¢ Consortium changed ¢ Even more Associated members ¢ Joint coordinator: Sichuan University:
� Be the intermediary for all communication between the Partners and other relevant Third parties in the region such as the associate partners, EC Delegations, embassies etc (together with the Beneficiary)
� Be responsible for promotion in the Asian regional, especially towards TG 2 and TG 3
� Help in organising joint activities, especially additional activities (conference, workshops,..).
� Be responsible for the validation of TG2 (and TG3) candidates and participate in selection meetings
� Take the lead in establishing a sustainability plan for the project, in cooperation with all the Partners and set up a regional work group
� Take active part in the analysis of the results of the online evaluations and monitoring and in formulating recommendations for improvement
LOTUS III - APPLICATION
¢ Different Calls for applications: � Results Call 1 → CALL 2 is currently still on-going Comparison:
134 Candidates Selected
Call 1 Total applications:
769 Total selected:
95
Call 2 Total applications:
206 Total selected:
39
LOTUS III – SELECTED CANDIDATES
¢ 134 Selected candidates ¢ Gender balance: 75 female vs 59 male
LOTUS III – NUMBER & STATISTICS
Percentages EC – Proposal Percentages EC - Actual
N° % EC
BA 31 21% 20 - 30 %
MA 46 30% 20 - 30 %
PhD 33 21% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 9 6% 5 - 15 %
Staff 35 23% 15 - 25 %
TOTAL 154
100%
N° % EC
BA 19 20% 20 - 30 % MA 33 34% 20 - 30 %
PhD 13 14% 15 - 25 %
Postdoc 6 6% 5 - 15 %
Staff 25 26% 15 - 25 %
96 100%
LOTUS III - NUMBER & STATISTICS
¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
65%
24%
11%
Planned Division TG’s
TG1
TG2
TG3
64%
33%
3%
Actual Division TG's
TG1
TG2
TG3
LOTUS III - NUMBER & STATISTICS ¢ Plan vs Reality: Target Groups
5%
35%
24%
2%
12%
22%
TG 1
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
TG3 TG2 TG1
TG3
TG2
TG1
LOTUS III - NUMBER & STATISTICS
¢ Comparitive Study: nationality
14
36
33
15
23
33
11
36
32
9
21
25
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Cambodia China Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
Proposal
Actual
LOTUS III - SPECIFIC VIETNAMSE APPLICANTS: PER TG, PER CATEGORY
¢ 973 submitted applications à 144 from Vietnam
144 Vietnamese candidates
71 Candidates TG1
62 Applications for Ba - Ma - PhD - Postdoc
12 BA
26 MA
18 PhD
6 Postdoc
11 Applications for staff mobility 1 month
73 Candidates TG2
0 Candidates TG3
LOTUS III - SELECTED CANDIDATES PER TG AND PARTNER UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM:
¢ Call 1: 134 selected candidates: � Cambodia: 11 � China: 36 � Indonesia: 32 � Myanmar: 9 � Thailand: 21 � Vietnam: 25
25 selected candidates from Vietnam
19 TG1 6 TG2 0 TG3 BA: 4
MA: 5 PhD: 5
Postdoc: 4 Staff: 7
7 UGent 7 VUB
1 UGoettingen 0 Sciences Po 1 UGroningen
5 UPorto 3 Uppsala
0 UPS 1 UKent
LOTUS III
¢ First Call for Applications: see graphs on previous slides
¢ Second Call for Applications: � Selection process for Call 2 is currently on-going � Selection results will be published in November 2013 � Graphs for Lotus III will be adapted based upon the
final end result of Call 1 + Call 2
LOTUS UNLIMITED
¢ Budget: € 3.049.425 ¢ Two-way mobility:
� From Southeast Asia to Europe � From Europe to Southeast Asia
¢ 199 scholarships: � 46 for EU nationals � 153 for SEA nationals
¢ Joint Coordinator: Sichuan University ¢ Eligibility period project: 15 July 2013 – 14 July 2017
LOTUS UNLIMITED
¢ First Call for Applications: PhD degree 36m ONLY
6/09/2013 à 30/09/2013 ¢ Second Call for Applications: ALL categories
4/10/2013 à 15/02/2014 see website: www.Lotus.ugent.be
LOTUS UNLIMITED - GENERAL MOBILITY SCHEME
ALL MOBILITIES – SEA
MOBILITY DURATION 1m 6m 10m 22m 36m
Bachelor 33
Master 14 15 16
PhD 12 10 1 7
Postdoc 4 5
Staff 36
Total 153
LOTUS UNLIMITED - GENERAL MOBILITY SCHEME
VIETNAM TARGET GROUP 1 TARGET GROUP 2 TARGET GROUP 3
Mobility Duration
1m 6m 10m 22m 36m 1m 6m 10m 22m 36m 6m 10m 22m
Bachelor 5 2
Master 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
PhD 1 1 1 1 1
Postdoc 1 1
Staff 6 2
Total 30
LOTUS UNLIMITED
¢ Start mobility of the grant holders: � Ba – Ma: planned for September / October 2014 � Ba-Ma students must start at official start of the
academic year � PhD – Postdoc: in consultation with promoter /
supervisor in the host (and home) institution, but the latest by 31.12.2014
� Staff: at any time within life duration of the project
¢ Website: www.lotus.ugent.be
GHENT UNIVERSITY COORDINATION TEAM
Project manager: Inge Mangelschots
T: +32 (0)9 264 70 26 Inge.Mangelschots@UGent.be
Project officer: Shannah Devynck T: +32 (0)9 264 70 06
Shannah.Devynck@UGent.be
Hue University T: +84 (0)54 38 94 555 hhhanh@hueuni.vn
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF WE COULD COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP US
PROMOTE THE LOTUS PROJECTS.