EMA GENERAL ASSEMBLYBudapest, 24 – 25 June 2011Jana Fiorito and Edith GenserEACEA - Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture

Promotion of European

HigherEducation

Promote intercultural understandi

ng

Improved career

prospects of students

Erasmus Mundus

Programme

EUExternal RelationPolicies

Bologna

Lisbon Europe 2020

Erasmus Mundus - objectives

• Enhance the quality of European HE through international co-operation

• Improve the development of human resources

• Promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures

• Promote Europe as a centre of excellence in learning around the world

Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 - objectives

Erasmus Mundus - what does it offer?

Action 1 – Joint Programmes:Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

(EMMCs)Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJDs)

Action 2 – Partnerships:Strand 1 (countries benefiting from

Cooperation policy)Strand 2 (Industrialised Countries)

Action 3 – Promotion of European HE

Erasmus Mundus Budget 2009-2013

• Overall Budget of more than 950 million EUR

- 450 Million EUR for Action 1 and 3 (from the EU’s Education Budget)

- About 500 Million EUR for Action 2 (from different funding instruments: ENPI, DCI,

IPA, ICI, EDF)

Erasmus Mundus Action 3

• Promotion projects and “clustering” activities

• Information grants for Erasmus Mundus National Structures

• Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA)

• Studies

Ex-post evaluation of the Erasmus Mundus Programme (2004-2008)

Recommendation on Action 3 for the second phase of the programme:

Action 3 of the new Erasmus Mundus programme should take a more strategic approach than was the case under Action 4 of the previous programme, funding a limited number of projects in clearly-defined priority areas and encouraging "clustering" activities

Clustering EMMCs & Attractiveness Projects

Objectives

• To further disseminate the results of the EM programme by bringing together its beneficiaries

• To exploit synergies between different EMMCs and between EMMCs and Attractiveness Projects

• To identify good practices & exchange experiences through surveys and workshops

• To seek input by EM beneficiaries but also by stakeholders and external experts

Erasmus Mundus Clusters -5 LOTS

Lot 1 Sustainability (Ecorys UK)Lot 2 Employability (MKW

Wirtschaftsforschungs GmbH and Céreq)Lot 3 Recognition of degrees and joint degrees

(Ecorys UK)Lot 4 Regional Cluster (DAAD – Deutscher

Akademischer Ausstauschdienst and Menon Network)

Lot 5 Thematic Cluster (ICUnet.AG)

Erasmus Mundus Clusters

Activities• A Survey among existing EMMCs and

Attractiveness projects• Workshop

Outcomes• Guidelines of good practices• Thematic section of each cluster to

disseminate the outcomes, published on the EACEA website

Erasmus Mundus Clusters – Timing09/2010-01/2013

• Employability - Lot 2Workshop: Leuven, 10-11 May 2011

• Regional Cluster on Asia - Lot 4Workshop: Brussels, 28-29 September 2011

• Sustainability and recognition of degrees – Lots 1&3Workshop: Brussels, March 2012 (tbc)

• Thematic cluster on climate change - Lot 5Workshop: Brussels, October 2012 (tbc)

Cluster LOT 2 - Employability

This Lot addresses the career opportunities offered by the EMMCs to Erasmus Mundus graduate students

worldwide.The importance of the employability of graduates has

increased in the setting up of the curriculum of joint programmes.

Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses want to ensure that their academic content meets the professional needs, contributing to the transfer of knowledge and skills and offering complementary skills courses and/or placement possibilities.

Cluster LOT 4 - Regional Cluster - Asia

Focus on the same geographical region

Bringing together existing EMMCs, ECW partnerships and Attractiveness Projects with thefocus on the same region of the world.

Consider the synergies between EM projects andprojects selected under other geographicallyspecific Community programmes (Asia-Link, Edu-Link Alfa/Alban).

Clusters LOTs 1 and 3 – Sustainability and Recognition of Degrees and Joint Degrees

• Lot 1: the sustainability strategies with a view to ensuring the continuation of the cooperation activities of Joint Programmes beyond the period of EU funding

• Lot 3: the accreditation process and the difficulties encountered in the recognition of joint degrees among Joint Programmes

Come and study in Europe!

•Cluster information available:•http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php

Erasmus Mundus - Clusters

Erasmus Mundus – Action 1Up date on scholarships/fellowships 2011

What is an EM Joint Programme?1. An integrated programme at masters (60 to

120 ECTS) or doctoral (3 to 4 years) level;

2. Jointly designed, delivered and managed by a consortium of HEIs representing at least 3 different EU/EEA states and, optionally, non EUR HEIs;

3. It includes a mandatory mobility component;

4. It is fully recognised and leads to the award of a double, multiple or joint degree;

5. It aims at attracting the best students, doctoral candidates and scholars, worldwide

6. It offers full study scholarships to EU and non-EU nationals (students, doct.candid., scholars)

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Action 1 – facts & figures so far

• 123 Masters courses (EMMCs) with scholarships

• 24 Joint Doctorates (EMJDs)

• 380 different HEIs as full partners in these 147 programmes

• 12 720 student scholarships 2004-2011

• 2827 scholar scholarships 2004-2011

• 322 doctoral fellowships 2010-2011

EM Call 2011 – Action 1

• Action 1 Call targets– EMMCs: 10 to 15 new Masters & up to 22

renewals– EMJDs: 9 or 10 new Doctorates

• E-forms• Application Deadline: 29 April• Results: by mid July

An EM Joint Programme must :

1. be fully recognised

2. lead to the award of a double, multiple or joint degree (the latter is favoured)

Before any EMMC and EMJD programme is selected, the validity of the degrees is verified with respective national authorities.

Different types of scholarships / fellowships

• For students or doctoral candidates– Category A: third country individuals, not resident, and have

not carried out their main activity in Europe for more than 12 months over the last 5 years

– Category B: any individual who does not fulfil category A requirements

• For scholars in Joint Programmes at masters level– Non European: scholars enrolled in any non European HEI– European: scholars enrolled in partner EUR HEIs, under the

condition that the consortium includes student mobility to non EUR partners

EM Joint Programmes:

EM Action 1 Joint Programmes:Preparation cycle (starting from application year “n-1”)

Annual Preparation cycle will have to be

repeated 5 times during the EM funding

period

July n-1: Approval of

the Joint Programme

by EA

2011 EMMC scholarships selection

• Category A– Nr. applications: 31.356 (46% from 2010)

• Most represented nationalities : – Ethiopia (+33%), – Pakistan (+84%), – India (+31%), – China (- 8%), – Bangladesh (+13) – Nigeria (+81%) – and Ghana (+61%)

2011 EMMC scholarships selectionCategory A (cont.)

– Nr. selected students: 996 (97 nationalities)• Most represented nationalities:

– Chinese (8%)

– Mexican (6%)– Indian (6%)– Russian (5%)– American (5%)

2011 EMMC scholarships selectionCategory A (cont.)

– WB&T window• Nr. applications: 1.189

– Most representated nationalities: Turks (+65%), Serbians (+81%), Albanians (+41%)

• Nr. selected students 117 (out of 123 scholarships available)

– Most represented nationalities:Serbians (38%), Turks (24%), Albanians (12%)

2011 EMMC scholarships

• Category B– Nr. applications: 3.346

• Most represented nationalities DE, IT, ES, RO, GR, FR, PL, UK (24 EU/EEA and 43 non European nationalities)

– Nr. selected students: 752– EU/EEA 626 (83%)– Non European 126 (17%)

• Most represented nationalities DE, IT, ES , RO

2011 EMMC scholarships selectionCategory B (cont.)

• Need to intensify promotion of EM among European students

– Not all EMMC managed to recruit enough high quality candidates

– Limited reserve lists– No existing reserve lists

2011 EMJD fellowships selection

• Category A– Nr. applications: 2.487

• Most represented nationalitiesIndian (+51%)Iran (+156%)Ethiopia (- 3%)Pakistan (+73%)China (+34%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selectionCategory A (cont.)

– Nr. selected candidates: 120 (46 nationalities)

• Most represented nationalities:Indian (11%)Iranian (8%)Mexican (8%)Chinese (7 %)Brazilian (7%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selectionCategory A (cont.)

– WB&T window• Nr. applications: 135

– Most representated nationalities: Turkish(30%), Serbians (24%), Croatian (15%)

• Nr. selected candidates 24 (out of 24 scholarships available)

– Most represented nationalities:Serbians (33%), Turks (33%), Croatians (17%)

EMJD 2011 Fellowships selection

• Category B– Nr. Applications: 848

• Most represented nationalities:Italian (+20%)Spanish (+383%)Germany (+84%)France (+30%)Greece (925%)

2011 EMJD fellowships selectionCategory B (cont.)

– Nr. selected candidates: 72 (12EU/EEA and 12 non European nationalities)

• Most represented nationalities:Italian (19%)German (17%)Polish (11%)Dutch (8 %)

Erasmus Mundus website

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php