Role of ICT instrumentsRole of ICT instrumentsin the management of the in the management of the

decentralised Erasmus activitiesdecentralised Erasmus activities

Dorota RytwińskaDorota Rytwińska

LLP-Erasmus National AgencyLLP-Erasmus National Agency

Foundation for the Development Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE)of the Education System (FRSE)

It was established in 1993 to implement a range of It was established in 1993 to implement a range of initiatives initiatives to support educational reform and development in to support educational reform and development in Poland. Poland.

This key priority is attained by coordinating two European This key priority is attained by coordinating two European Union programmes – Union programmes – Lifelong Learning ProgrammeLifelong Learning Programme and the and the Youth in ActionYouth in Action. .

Other programmesOther programmes::Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus TempusTempus E-Learning programme E-Learning programme EurydiceEurydiceEurodesk Eurodesk portal portal SALTO-YOUTHSALTO-YOUTH

Erasmus NA

European Programmes for Higher European Programmes for Higher Education in FRSEEducation in FRSE

Erasmus Mundus Contact Point

Tempus Contact Point

Bologna Experts

Erasmus student flows in EuropeErasmus student flows in Europe

3 244

27 906

62 362

79 874

107666 123957

135586

144037

154421

0

25 000

50 000

75 000

100 000

125 000

150 000

175 000

1987/88 1993/94 1999/2000 2003/2004 2005/2006

Erasmus in PLErasmus in PL

46

240

217

187

120

151

74

98

99

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

1998\1999

1999\2000

2000\2001

2001\2002

2002\2003

2003\2004

2004\2005

2005\2006

2006\2007

Number of HEIsNumber of HEIs

Erasmus in PL Erasmus in PL (2)(2)

54 000

12000 95006200

0

10 000

20 000

30 000

40 000

50 000

60 000

Outgoingstudents

Incomingstudents

Outgingteachers

Incomingteachers

Out- and incoming flows

HEIs with EUC (active and passive participation)

34

222

Erasmus in PL Erasmus in PL (3)(3)

Erasmus decentralised budged (MEUR)

3,2

5,6 5,7 5,4 5,76,6

15,3

19,6

23,5

0

5

10

15

20

25

1999/98 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07

Erasmus in PLErasmus in PL (4)(4)

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

Outgoing students - distribution byleading HEIs, 05/06

first "10"

second "10"

third "10"

other HEIs

Erasmus in PL - trendsErasmus in PL - trends

1.1. Continuous growing interest in the Continuous growing interest in the programme; programme;

2.2. Internationalisation as a part of HEIs Internationalisation as a part of HEIs mission; mission;

3.3. Tools supporting moblility (ECTS, DS) have Tools supporting moblility (ECTS, DS) have been introducted;been introducted;

4.4. Rotation of Erasmus staff.Rotation of Erasmus staff.

ProblemsProblems

1)1) Lack of co-funding from other (non-Lack of co-funding from other (non-LLP budgetLLP budget) ) sources and limited possibilities to co-finance sources and limited possibilities to co-finance activities form university sourcesactivities form university sources

2)2) Lack of sufficient offer in foreign languages Lack of sufficient offer in foreign languages (low number of incoming students)(low number of incoming students)

3)3) RRecognition problemsecognition problems (although u (although use of ECTSse of ECTS is is compulsory)compulsory)

4)4) Insufficient use of opportunities offered by Insufficient use of opportunities offered by multilateral projects and networksmultilateral projects and networks

Plans for the futurePlans for the futureLLPLink LLPLink will be thewill be the c common information system to ommon information system to handle the needshandle the needs of submission, evaluation, selection, of submission, evaluation, selection, contractualisation, management, and reporting for contractualisation, management, and reporting for projects underprojects under all decentralised actions of the Lifelong all decentralised actions of the Lifelong Learning ProgrammeLearning Programme

• It will run on "local" databases (installed at It will run on "local" databases (installed at allall 42 NAs) 42 NAs) and they will exchange data with a central database and they will exchange data with a central database located in the Data Centre of the European located in the Data Centre of the European Commission in Luxembourg.Commission in Luxembourg.

• A specific part of this project is the availability of A specific part of this project is the availability of electronic forms (for applications and reporting) that electronic forms (for applications and reporting) that can be submitted on-line and from which the data is can be submitted on-line and from which the data is transferred to each National Agency database;transferred to each National Agency database;

• A matching tool for the selection of partnership A matching tool for the selection of partnership proposals.proposals.

What do we do What do we do on-lineon-line??

• For external useFor external use::– For HEIs:For HEIs:

application and reporting tools application and reporting tools registration for eventsregistration for events

– For students:For students: questionnarie for studentsquestionnarie for students GISEGISE

• For internal useFor internal use::– financial management data basefinancial management data base

www.erasmus.org.pl

Thank you for your attention