Erasmus+ for Higher Ecucation

KA2 Infowebinar for ApplicantsApplication Round 2017

Outi Jäppinen, Senior ProgrammeAdviser, CIMO

Erasmus+ National Agency, Finland

9 December 2016

Outline

10:00 Erasmus+ HE overview

Priorities for higher education and KA2

Assessment procedure, assessment criteria

General info for applicants

10:50 Erasmus+ funding possibilities:

Specific action: Jean Monnet

KA2: Knowledge Alliances

11:15 SHORT BREAK

11:25 KA2: Strategic Partnerships

12:30 End of the webinar

Erasmus+ programme

Key Action Action Activities

Learning

mobility of

Individuals

KA1

Mobility of Learners

and Staff

Student mobility for studies

Student Placements

Teaching Assignments

Staff Training

Joint Master Degrees Master courses

Student Loan

GuaranteeMaster courses

Key Action Action Activities Management

Cooperation

for Innovation

and Good

practices

KA2

Strategic

Partnerships

Structured strategic co-operation

among European HEIs and with

key stakeholders e.g. enterprises,

NGOs, public authorities

CIMO

Knowledge

Alliances

Large scale projects between HEIs

and enterprises for more

innovation

EACEA

Capacity Building

Joint and Structural Projects for

Capacity building of “Partner

Countries”. Joint projects with

integrated student and staff

mobility

EACEA

Priorities of the Erasmus+ for Higher Education

President Juncker: Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change

Number 1 Priority: Strengthen Europe's competitiveness, create jobs and growth.

• Europe needs to reduce unemployment, in particular youth unemployment

• Europe needs to create a climate of entrepreneurship

• Europe needs to stimulate innovation Key role for education and training

Education and Training 2020Strategic objectives

1. Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality

2. Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training

3. Promoting equity, social cohesion, and active citizenship

4. Enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training.

• MORE INFORMATION, including EU benchmarks for 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-framework_en

General Objectives of Erasmus+General Objectives of the Erasmus+ programme

The Programme contributes to

• the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy,

• the objectives of the ET 2020, including the corresponding benchmarks;

• the sustainable development of Partner Countries in the field of higher education;

• the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018);

• the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the EU work plan for sport;

• the promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union2.

Important features of the Erasmus+ Programme

• Recognition and validation of skills and qualifications

• Dissemination and exploitation of project results

• Open Access Requirement for educational materials, documents and media produced through Erasmus+

• International dimension

• Multilingualism

• Equity and Inclusion

• Protection and safety of participants

Modernisation Agenda for Higher Education in the European Union Towards New Skills Agenda

Modernisation Agenda for Higher Education in the EU (2011)Consultation of the Agenda Towards New Skills Agenda for EU

enhancing the quality and relevance of students' knowledge and skills, promoting more student-centred learning approaches, better use of ICT, better links between higher education institutions and employers or social enterprises;

supporting the social engagement of higher education institutions and promoting intercultural and civic competences of students;

supporting innovation and creativity, through partnerships and inter-and transdisciplinary approaches, and strengthening the role of higher education regionally;

ensuring education and research are mutually reinforcing, incentivising and rewarding good teaching;

improving institutional and system-level governance, transparency and feedback mechanisms;

promoting internationalisation, recognition and mobility, supporting changes in line with Bologna principles and tools.

Social Inclusion

Europe needs more cohesive and inclusive societies which allow citizens to play an active role in democratic

life. Education and youth work are key to promote common European values, foster social integration, enhance intercultural understanding and a sense of belonging to a community, and to prevent violent

radicalization.

Erasmus+ Programme Guide

General Guidance for Applicants 2017

Application round 2017

2017 Call for Proposals

Erasmus+ Programme Guide (online version)

Erasmus+ Programme Guide (pdf printable version)

Documents for Applicants (incl. Application Form models)

Application forms and guidelines (CIMO’s Web Service)

• Actions managed by CIMO:

http://www.cimo.fi/ohjelmat/erasmusplus/korkeakoulutukselle

http://www.cimo.fi/ohjelmat/erasmusplus/hakuprosessi

• Actions managed by EACEA:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

Erasmus+ Programme Guide

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/programme-guide/table-of-contents_en

• PART A: General information of the programme

• PART B: Specific information about the actions

• PART C: detailed information on procedures for grant application and selection of projects as wellas financial and administrative provisions

• Annex I: Additional Rules and informationrelating to Actions

• Annex II: Dissemination Guidelines for beneficiaries

• Annex III: Glossary of the key terms

• Annex IV: Useful references and contact details

Participating and Partner Countries

Partner countries:

• Countries financed byexternal instruments

• about 150 countries

Participating countries (33):

• EU Member States

• Enlargement countries: Turkey, Iceland, Macedonia

• EFTA countries: Liechtenstein, Norway

Participation of Partner Countries in KA2 projects?

• Can participate in a Strategic Partnerships or in a Knowledge Alliance as a partner

• “A partner country partner” should bring an essential added value to the project

• Consider: • Is this partner really unique? • Can it be replaced by a

European partner? • Would all the outputs,

results in the project be achieved without the Partner country partner?

Eligible participating organisations (Strategic Partnerhips and Knowledge Alliances), eg.

• Higher education institution (ECHE requirement!);

• A school /institute/educational centre;

• a non - profit organisation, association, NGO;

• A public or private , a small , medium or large enterprise;

• A public body at local, regional or national level;

• A social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, industry, craft/professional associations and trade unions;

• A research institute , a foundation;

• A cultural organisation, library, museum;

• A body providing career guidance;

• A body validating knowledge, skills and competences;

• A European Youth NGO…

Assessment procedure

Europeanassessment

criteria(Erasmus+ Guide for

Experts on Quality

Assessment 2016 (pdf) )

Equal treatment of applicants

External evaluators: a

pool of experts

2 independentassessments

for an application

Scoring: 0-100 points,

4 assessmentcriteria

Assessment CriteriaKA2 Strategic Partnerships, Knowledge Alliances, Jean Monnet

Relevance

Quality of the project design and implementation

Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements

Impact and dissemination

Guide for experts on Quality Assessment

Is my project suitable for E+?

YESBenefits the Higher Education field (HE sector activities)

International Cooperation

Involvement of relevant stakeholders

Development of education

The results are defined / the results are measurable

Meets the priorities and objectives of the Erasmus+

NO• Not clearly defined what will be done and achieved during the project

• “Will be planned during the implementation of the project.”

• Organisation of primary/basic activities of the organization with project funding

• Salaries for project personnel

How to choose a right size for a project?

• What we want to change or improve?

• How do we make the change? How do we achieve the desired

impact?

• How straightforward / complicated my project is?

• How many partners?

• How many countries?

• How many languages?

• How many beneficiary groups?

• How many stakeholders?

• How many products/results/outputs?

• How much mobility activities?

• How many project meetings?

• etc.

x €

The right perspective:

Using the EU-funding as a tool to produce outcomes that are viable on broader free-market will enhance the sustainable impact.

Dissemination of results and sustainability

• Erasmus + project outputs must be freely available (Open access Requirement)• Publicity, digitalization, open license principle, distribution via the

Internet

• enables wider community to benefit from work that hasreceived EU funding

• Promotes organisations’ efforts towards the Erasmus+ objectives

• The project plan should indicate the impact of the project:• to whom? where? how?

• how to identify and measure the impact

• A significant proportion (up to 30% of points) of the assessment points is given for impact and dissemination

• Read more: Programme Guide – Annex II

Important: registration of the participating organisations (PIC)

Registration in Participant Portal• Only needed if your

organization does not have a PIC number already!

• NB! All Finnish HEIs have already a PIC! Do not create a new one! Consultate your HE administration (e.g. international office)

• BUT: All the project partners must have their own PIC number (also enterprises, NGOs etc.)

List of European HEIs ‘ PICs (ECHE holders): http://bit.ly/2fLqTUc(maintained by EACEA, last update 09.11.2016)

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If an organization has not yet a PIC number Registration via EU LOGIN -

European Commission Authentication Service: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/eim/external/register.cgi

Action Deadline Managed by

KA1 Mobility 2.2.2017 CIMO

KA2 Capacity Building for HigherEducation

9.2.2017 EACEA

KA1 Erasmus Mundus Joint MasterDegrees

16.2.2017 EACEA

Jean Monnet 23.2.2017EACEA

KA2 Knowledge Alliances 28.2.2017 EACEA

KA2 Strategic Partnerships 29.3.2017 CIMO

Erasmus+ Application round 2017: deadlinesMORE INFO:

http://www.cimo.fi/ohjelmat/erasmusplus_korkeakoulutukselle/hakuajat_ja_hakuneuvontatilaisuudet_2017

Thank you!

Contact:

Outi Jäppinen

CIMOErasmus+ NA Finland