COOPERATION IN ERASMUS+: CAPACITY BUILDING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Erasmus+ Austrian-Armenian Contact Seminar and Study Trip

17 May 2019, Yerevan Academy Of Fine Arts

Ani TorosyanProgramme Officer, NEO-Armenia

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NATIONAL ERASMUS+ OFFICES (NEO)

Established in 27 partner countries (4 regions + Russia)

• Promote awareness of Erasmus+ for potential applicants and stakeholders

• Organise and conduct field monitoring visits of Erasmus+ on-going/ended

projects

• Contribute to the selection process

• Assist the commission, the EACEA in their field monitoring / audit visits

• Assist local and foreign organisations in the search of partners

• Support the team of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs) in their

country

• Contribute to the Erasmus+ community by collaborating closely with the

European Commission, the Agency, EU delegations and the national

authorities

Key Action 1

Key Action 2

➢ International Credit Mobility (ICM)➢ Erasmus Mundus Joint Master

Degrees (EMJMDs)

➢ Capacity Building in HigherEducation (CBHE)

➢ Jean Monnet Activities

Higher Education Dimension of

Key Action 3 ➢ Support for Policy Reform

Transnational cooperation projects implemented by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Programme and (eligible) Partner Countries, for the modernisation of Partner Country Higher Education Institutions and

systems

Capacity Building in HE

Joint Projects:

curriculum development

university governance & management

Links between HE institutions and the wider economic and social environment

=> Impact Institutions

Structural Projects:

modernisation of policies, governance and management of

higher education systems

Links between HE systems and the wider economic and social

environment

=> Impact Systems

6

Types of CBHE Projects

PRIORITIES FOR CBHE

Category 1 . Curriculum Development (only for JPs)

NATIONAL

• Education

• Arts

• Social and Behavioral Science

• Journalism and Information

• Law

• Environment

• Engineering and Engineering Trades

• Architecture and Construction

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery

• Health

REGIONALRegion 2

• Education

• Social and Behavioral science

• Law

• Physical Sciences - Environment

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery

• Health

Category 2. Improving management and operation of HEIs

PRIORITIES FOR CBHE

NATIONAL REGIONAL (Region 2)

- Internationalisation of HEIs

- Development of research and innovation capacities

- Governance, strategic planning and management

- Internationalisation of HEIs

- QA processes and mechanisms

- Equity, access and democratization of HE

-

Category 3. Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large

PRIORITIES FOR CBHE

NATIONAL REGIONAL (Region 2)- Lifelong learning, continuing

education

- Development of schools and vocational education at post-

secondary non-tertiary education level

- University-enterprise cooperation, employability of graduates

- Knowledge triangle, innovation

- New technologies in HE

- University-enterprise cooperation, employability of graduates

- Knowledge triangle, innovation

- Definition, implementation and monitoring of the reform policies

-

ONGOING ERASMUS+ CB PROJECTS IN ARMENIA

Curricular Reforms (8)

Governance Reforms (7)

Higher Education and

Society (6)

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DOCMEN

HERITAG

PROMIG

REFINE

TOPAS

MENVIPR

DPPHSS

HARMONY

LNSS

BOOST INCLUSION

C3QA

eDrone

PRINTEL

InoCENS

SMART

ABIONET

MODEST

ALL4R&D

MINERVA

Involvement of Armenian institutions in Erasmus+ CBHE (21 projects)

PROGRAMME COUNTRIES’ PARTICIPATION IN 21 CB PROJECTS WITH ARMENIA

10

8

8

7

4

4

3

8

6

5

5

4

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Germany

Italy

Spain

Austria

Greece

Sweden

Poland

Latvia

FRY Macedonia

France

Romania

Belgium

Portugal

UK

Finland

Bulgaria

Slovakia

Slovenia

Ireland

The Netherlands

Estonia

Finland

Lithuania

Coordinator Partner

ONGOING CBHE PROJECTS WITH AUSTRIA

1. REFINE: REFORMING MASTER PROGRAMMESIN FINANCE IN ARMENIA AND MOLDOVA

FACHHOCHSHULE DES BFI WIEN GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. – COORDINATOR

2. PROMIG: PROMOTING MIGRATION STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

UNIVERSITAET GRAZ

WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE-OSTERREICHISCHESKOMITEE VEREIN

3. INCLUSION: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL DIMENSION STRATEGIES IN ARMENIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA THROUGH CROSS-REGIONAL PEER LEARNING

UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ

WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE-OSTERREICHISCHES KOMITEEVEREIN

4. PRINTEL: CHANGE IN CLASSROOM: PROMOTING INNOVATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES

FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.

5. ALL4R&D: PROMOTING ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY

ALLIANCES FOR R&D THROUGH COLLABORATIVE AND

OPEN INNOVATION PLATFORM

WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE-OSTERREICHISCHES KOMITEE

VEREIN

6. DPPHSS: DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES IN PUBLIC HEALTH

AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

FH OO STUDIENBETRIEBS GMBH

15

PARTNER COUNTRY INSTITUTIONS’ PARTICIPATION IN ERASMUS+ CB PROJECTS WITH ARMENIA

CALL 2019: CBHE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY PARTNER COUNTRY

Partner Countries

Total number of applications in which the

country is involved as coordinator or partner

Number of applications

coordinated by each country

Ukraine 109 12

Georgia 50 7

Armenia 42 14

Belarus 35 3

Moldova 31 5

Azerbaijan 28 6

Partner Countries

Total number of applications in which the

country is involved as coordinator or partner

Number of applications

coordinated by each country

Ukraine 91 14

Georgia 50 14

Armenia 30 7

Belarus 28 1

Azerbaijan 34 16

Moldova 32 7

Call 2018: CBHE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY PARTNER COUNTRY

Number of funded projects

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Number of funded projects

6

5

5

4

2

3

ERASMUS+ CALL 2020 IN OCTOBER 2019

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 2020

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