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ERASMUS Institutional Coordinator | International Office
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ERASMUS SOKRATES LLP ERASMUS+
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EU Budget
Period
EU Education
Programme
ERASMUS
Pilot Programme (6 years) ERASMUS
(since 1987)
1995 - 1999 Sokrates I ERASMUS(95/9699/00)
20002006 Sokrates II ERASMUS
(00/0106/07)
20072013 Lifelong Learning
Programme (LLP)
ERASMUS
(07/0813/14)
2014 - 2020 ERASMUS+
(14/1520/21)
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LLP/ERASMUS ERASMUS+
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Youth in Action
Programme
InternationalHE Programmes
(currentlyErasmus Mundus,
Tempus,
Alfa, Edulink)Grundtvig
Erasmus
Leonardo
Comenius
Lifelong
Learning
Programme:
One integrated ProgrammeCurrent Programmes
Erasmus +
Key Action III
Policy
Support
Key Action II
Institutional
Cooperation
Change of Paradigm:
from the sector-specific approachtowardsaction mode
63% 25% 4%
Key Action I
Learning
Mobility
Source: Euro ean Commission
Total budget:14.7 billion~ 40% more than before
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Participating CountriesParticipating Institutions
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EU Member States:
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia -
Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania -
Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia -
Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom
EFTA/EEA Countries:
Iceland - Liechtenstein - NorwayMacedonia - SwitzerlandTurkey
HEI (Higher Education Institutions):
Must apply for ERASMUS CHARTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (ECHE)
Results to be published in December 2013
Institutional StrategyModernization Agenda
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Participating CountriesParticipating Institutions
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KA2
Cooperation for innovation- Higher Education-
1. Erasmus StrategicPartnerships: more intensecooperation betweeninstitutions.
2. Knowledge Alliances:structured partnershipsbetween HEI and businesses
3. Specific support with
neighbourhood countries:Capacity building throughpartnerships between EUand ENP universities with amobility component.
4. Rest of the world: Capacitybuilding betweenuniversities in the EU and
Asia, Latin America & Africa.
HE Strategic Partnerships
Support HEIs in their Modernisation strategy
Knowledge Alliances
University-business cooperation for more
innovation
Support to Neighbourhood countries (ENP)Partnerships between HEIs from EU and ENP
Curriculum development, modernisation, modern teaching andlearning, improve HEIs governance, stronger links with the
world of work, ...
+ INTEGRATED MOBILITY of students and staff
Cooperation with Asia, Latin America and Africa
Mobility limited to HEI staff to achieve projects objectives
Decentralised
Budget share: 25%
Source: Euro ean Commission
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ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnerships
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Sectoral and cross-sectoralstructured cooperation (education, training and youth +
other relevant stakeholders) to implement innovative practices leading to high quality
teaching, training and learning, institutional modernisation and social innovation
Activities ranging from small scale projects (i.e. allowing access for newcomers) to
more ambitious, larger scale projects
Fully decentralised management to enable better consideration of the nationalcontextand achieve maximum impact
In Higher Education ERASMUS+ aims at supporting HEIs in order to achieve the
objectives set under the HE Modernisation Agenda
Action should result in the transfer, development and implementation of innovative
practicesat institutional, local and regional level
Source: Euro ean Commission
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Specific Objectives:
Enhance quality of teaching and relevance of learning offers by developing new and
innovative approaches
Promote take-up of innovative practices in Higher Education
Raisinglabour market relevance of study programmes and qualifications
Foster provision and assessment of key competences
Prevent drop-out, facilitate accessandinclusionof non-traditional learners
Partnerships:
Benefit from the different experience, profiles and specific expertise
partnerships involve the most appropriate and diverse range of relevant
partners, depending on the nature of the activities, size etc.
Source: Euro ean Commission
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Specific Activities:
There is large flexibilityas long as activities are linked to the objectives of the action and
most appropriate to reach the specific objectives of the project.
You may develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practicessuch as
Joint study programmes &joint curricula,Intensive Programmes & common
modulesincluding e-modules
Project-based transnational collaboration between enterprises & students / staff
Pedagogical approaches and methodologies, better use of ICTespecially aimed at
delivering transversal competences, entrepreneurialand creative mind-set
Greater variety of study modes (distance, part-time, modular learning), notably throughnew forms of learning, strategic use of ICT, virtual mobility etc.
Cooperation and exchange of practicebetween staff responsible for support services
(guidancecounselling, coachingmethodsand tools etc.) or those involved in student
support services
Source: Euro ean Commission
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Mobility Activities:
Theadded value and the need to realise the objectives of the project have to be
described at application stage
Such mobility may include
Blended mobility of students combining short term physical mobility (< 2 months) with
virtual mobilityIntensive Programme-like mobility
Long term teaching assignments (2 12 months)
Short term joint staff training events < 2 months
Activities must take place in the country/countries of the organisations involved in theStrategic Partnership
Participating studentsmust be registered in a HEI and enrolled in studies leading to a
recognised tertiary level qualification
Participating staffmust be employed in a HEI or in an enterprise
Source: Euro ean Commission
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Who can participate:
Public or private institutions in higher education, in other fields of education, training and
youth or in the labour market
HEIsfrom a participating country must hold a validHigher Education Charter (ECHE)
Organisations from third countries may participate in case ofobvious added value
The applicant must be an organisation active in higher education, and located and registered
in a participating country
Eligibility Criteria:
A project consists of at least threeinstitutions from three participating countries
Projectscan last 2 or3 years,depending on objectives and type of activities
Applications to be submitted to the National Agency of the country in which the
applicant organisation is located and registered
Lump Sum approach(es) foreseenFurther details to be found
in the Programme Guide
(not yet published)
Source: Euro ean Commission
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From IP to Strategic Partnership:
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Intensive Programmes
at least 3 partners, 1 EU country
project duration 1 - 3 years
annual application (+ renewals)
eligible institutions: HEI only mobility as central activity
multinational & interdisciplinary
courses
strategic focus welcome
participants from 3rdcountries only
from organisational costs
Budget: 20,00080,000 Euro per
project
Source: Euro ean Commission
Strategic Partnership
at least 3 partners, 1 EU country
project duration 1 - 3 years
single application for the whole period
eligible institutions: HEI, companies, NGOs mobility as oneoption amidst others
significantly enlarged opportunities for a
variety of activities and products
strong opportunity for support of strategic
activities + higher impact+ sustainability
participants from 3rdcountries can be funded
if value added is properly explained
Budget frame per project significantly higher
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Financial Provisions:
Negotiations settled: ~25 % overall share for KA 2, details not published
Funding will depend on the range and variety of activities; everything between 50,000
and 300,000 Euro seems to be imaginable but no determined minimum & maximum
grant yet Project size between former LLP Partnerships/IP and Centralised Actions
Open question: how to deal with cross-sectoral applications?
Five Cost Categories:
Project Management & Implementation [lump sum]
Intellectual Products [unit costs/ DSA]
Transnational Conferences / Seminars / Events [unit costs]
Learning/Training Mobility Activities [unit costs]
Exceptional Costs [real costs]
Source: Euro ean Commission
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Quality Assessment:
Applications are evaluated by an independent committee on the national level, with respect to:
Relevanceof the project (30%)
Adequate needs analysis EU added value, Modernisation Agenda etc.
Quality of the project design and implementation (20%)
Quality of Work Programme
Consistency between objectives, activities and budget, cost-effectiveness
Quality of methodology & quality control measures
Quality of the project team& cooperation arrangements (20%)
appropriate mix of participating organisations & distribution of responsibilities/tasks
involvement of newcomers
effective mechanisms for coordination and communication
Impact, disseminationand sustainability(30%)
Quality of measures for evaluating the outcomes
Potential impact (within and outside partnership) & sustainability
Quality of dissemination plan
Source: Euro ean Commission
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