Erasmus+ Knowledge AlliancesInfowebinar for Applicants Application Round 2017

Outi Jäppinen, Senior Programme Adviser, CIMOErasmus+ National Agency, Finland9 December 2016

What are Knowledge Alliances?

• Large-scale cooperation projects betweenhigher education institutions and enterprises

• Open to any discipline, sector and to cross-sectoral cooperation

• To strenghten Europe's innovation capacity

Overall objective

Specific Aims of Knowledge Alliances

Knowledge Alliances shall intend to achieve 1 or more of the following aims:

• Develop new, innovative and multi-disciplinary approaches to teaching and learning;

• Stimulate enterpreneurship and enterpreneurship skills of higher education teaching staff and enterprise staff;

• Facilitate the exchange, flow and co-creation of knowledge.

Knowledge Triangle

Source: EIT 2012

Possible activities, for example

• Development of teaching methods, multi-disciplinary curricula and joint degree programmes in co-operation with enterprises (also continuing educational programmes)

• Support for and development of multi-disciplinary, student-centered and problem-oriented studies

• Entrepreneurship education in any discipline

• Schemes of transversals skills' learning in cooperation with enterprises

• Projects may include small-scale mobility if it supports the goals of the project

Knowledge Alliances Prerequisites

• Max. about 20 projects / year in Europe

• funding max. € 1 Million / project

• Minimum partnership: 6 organisationsfrom 3 participating countries

• Among the 6 organisations 2 HEIs and 2 enterprises required

• All types of organisations may participate and act as applicant

• May include organisations from partner countries if they bring added value

Special attention to

ECHE charter:• Higher Education Institutions established in a Programme Country

must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education

Partners from non-programme countries (Optional)• If applicable, the involvement of an organisation from a non-

programme country must bring an essential added value to the project

Learning Mobility (Optional)• Mobility of students/researchers/staff in so far they support

/complement the other project activities + bring added value. Mobility does not constitute the main activities

• NB: budget for learning mobility can not be used to finance the costs for travels & susbistence of the partner organisations in relation to the other project activities (e.g. attendance of partnership meetings)

Assessment Criteria (max 100p) KA2 Knowledge Alliances

Relevance: 25 points

Quality of the project design and implementation: 25 points

Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements: 30 points!

Impact and dissemination: 20 points

Statistics on previous calls

Call Received Applications

Selected Selection rate

Call 2014 230 10 4,4 %

Call 2015 200 10 5 %

Call 2016 188 20 11 %

Total 2014-16 618 40 Ave: 6,5 %

Results of previous calls

Project compendium (Knowledge alliances 2014)

• http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/library_en

• Selection results:• 2016

• 2015

• 2014

• Erasmus+ Project Results

Knowledge Alliances: Application Round 2016, Finnish applicants

9 applications from Finland in 2016

One project selected for funding

Jyväskylä UAS: Smart HEI-Business collaboration for skills and competitiveness (HEIBus)

From Finland 5 organisations participating in 4 projects

Previous calls:

• In 2015: Karelia UAS: Empowering Regional Development and Innovations

• In 2014: Turku UAS: Framework for Innovation Competencies Development and Assessment

• Deadline for applications 28.2.2017 • Funding: 19 M€• Centralized Action, managed by the

EACEA Executive Agency (Brussels)• Info KIT for applicants coming up at:

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/events/erasmus-plus-infoday-2015-knowledge-alliances-and-sector-skills-alliances_en

• Information on how to prepare a good application –tips and experience sharing

• Information on financial aspects of the projects• Knowledge Alliances – basic information on the action

Application Round 2017: Knowledge Alliances

How to apply? Complete the application package

Application package = eForm + Attachments/Annexes

• Detailed project description (Word)

• Declaration of honour

• Detailed budget tables and Work packages overview chart (Excel)

How?

• eForm User Guide and Guide for Applicants

Knowledge Alliances: Application Documents

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/knowledge-alliances-2017_en

eForm landing page: select the right application form!

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/documents/eforms_en

eForm

Technical guidelines for filling in the eForm

Schedule

Deadline for submission: 28 February 2017, 12:00 (CET)

Evaluation period: 5 months

Information to applicants on the results:

July 2017

Project start date: 1st of Nov 2017 or 1st of Jan 2018

Knowledge Alliances: Contact

EACEA’s web page

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-2-cooperation-for-innovation-and-exchange-good-practices/knowledge-alliances_en

Info on the application round 2017:

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/knowledge-alliances-2017_en

Contact information:

EACEA-KNOWLEDGE-ALLIANCES@ec.europa.eu

HelpDesk (technical assistance)

• HelpDesk e-mail address: eacea-helpdesk@ec.europa.eu

• HelpDesk phone: +32 2 299 0705

Survival Kit for Lifelong Learning Projects

The Survival Kit provides guidance, tools, links and references for education professionals for:

1. Scoping and planning

2. Organising and implementing

3. Monitoring and evaluating

4. Disseminating and sustaining

www.european-project-management.eu/

Thank you!

Contact:

Outi Jäppinen

CIMOErasmus+ NA Finland