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SIUScholarship and Training Fund 2012-
2016 – An overviewEEA/ Norway grants Conference and
Contact Seminar, 26-27 April 2012, Bergen
Veena Gill, Senior Adviser,SIU
Principles of the STF
• Overarching programme approach with clearly defined objectives and expected outcomes
• Bilateral cooperation between BS and DS• Institutional framework• Common guidelines for country programmes • Two way mobility students and staff• Institutional projects at all levels of
education- primary and secondary- adult education and training- higher education and research
Principles (contd.)• Synergies between EEA/Norway grants research
and cultural programmes• Untapped potential - cooperation with the other
22 EEA sector programmes (for information see www.eeagrants.org)
• Enhancing competence and capacity in BS • Comparative advantage - added value of
cooperation with institutions/mileus from DS• Sustainability• Recipient responsibility and ownership• Cross cutting issues – gender, good governance,
environmental concerns
Overview proposed country programmes
Beneficiary State
Bulgaria Higher education and research
Czech Republic Primary and Secondary education
Higher education and research
Estonia Primary and secondary education
Higher education and research
Hungary Higher education and research
Latvia Higher education and research
Lithuania Primary and secondary education
Adult education and training
Poland Primary and secondary education
Higher education and research
Romania Higher education and research
Slovak Republic (To be finalised)
Slovenia Primary and secondary education
Higher education and research
Spain Higher education and research
Main features of proposed country programmes
• Focus on primary and secondary education - 5 out of 11 BS at present
• Strong emphasis on linkage between research and higher education – 9 BS out of 11 at present
Main Features (contd.)
Capacity building A. Higher education and research - enhance and consolidate mileus through projects- tertiary level mobility –students and research and
academic staff and trainees
B. All education levels - institutional projects at all education levels - mobility only as a part of projects - mainly students at
tertiary level and staff – mobility at lower levels – only through institutional
collaborative projects – mainly staff taking advanced level education or training
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Higher education and research collaboration in line with Norwegian government and European education policy
• Coordinated approach - relevant line ministries in DS and BS
• Pooling of resources between research and scholarship programmes
• Integrated policies at implementation level
• Prioritisation based on national needs in BS
• Streamlining focus and thematic areas in country programmes
Present concerns• The time line – country programme approval by donors
• Timely submission by PO’s of supplementary information and clarifications to speed up programme appraisal by FMO and approval by donors
• Focused strategies by DDP’s to propogate the STF at the home front
• Concrete measures to facilitate professional networking between home institutions and institutions in the BS
Concerns (contd.)• DS home institutions (Norway, Iceland and
Liechtenstein) participation in contact making seminars in BS
• Availability of resources under BC funds in BS for the same
• PO’s own participation in promotion events in DS • FP /PO - funds for preparatory visits between DS and
BS institutions
• Open calls – PO’s in BS
Expected immediate outputs
• development of common approach with PO’s from BS in start up phase of the STF– clearly defined tasks and delegation of responsibility between DPP’s and BS
• start up - cooperation activities autumn 2012
Expected long term outcomes• Mainstreaming into current European policy and
education/research programmes• Higher quality education • Contribute to consolidate and or enhance sustainable
education mileus at institutions in BS• Facilitate long lasting institutional bilateral cooperation
between BS and DS• Contribute to reduce discrepancies in access for all to
education in BS• Increase potential for impact on reducing socio-
economic differences in Europe• Reduce discrepancies in access for all to education
Concluding remarks
Scholarship and Training Fund
Contributes to knowledge production
At all education levels
Focus on user needs
Hopefully collaboration between BS and DS in this area will help open new avenues of cooperation in the education sector across disciplines and national boundaries with the aim of reducing socio- economic differences and discrepancies with regards to access to the knowledge economy
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