Date: in 12 pts Bernard Naudts DG Education and Culture
2015: Building for growth UK Annual Conference Edinburgh 22 September 2015
Date: in 12 pts
WHY Erasmus+ ?
Date: in 12 pts
• 7 programmes 1
• 3 Key Actions Mobility
Cooperation projects
Support for policy reform
A simpler, integrated programme
Date: in 12 pts Education and Culture
WHY?
HOW?
WHAT?
WHEN?
• Fewer, more strategic actions
• Emphasis on what you do, not who you are
• Strong link with EU policy aims in Education, Training & Youth
• Dissemination & exploitation of results
• Online Linguistic Support
Changes: Greater impact
Date: in 12 pts
• 80% of funds managed through National
Agencies
• 20% through EACEA
• Simplifications unit costs
Management
Date: in 12 pts
Budget 2014 - 2020
Date: in 12 pts
Budget 2014 - 2020
0.0 €
1.0 €
2.0 €
3.0 €
20
14
20
15
20
16
20
17
20
18
20
19
20
20
Bill
ion
s
• +40% over period • Budget doubles by
2020 • Shortage of
payment credits
Date: in 12 pts
Output targets
• ± 2 million higher-education students • ± 650,000 VET students • ± 800,000 staff members (all sectors) • ± 500,000 young people in
volunteering and youth schemes • ± 200,000 receive guarantee in
Master loan scheme • ± 25,000 students in Joint Master
degrees • ± 25,000 strategic partnerships,
linking together ± 125,000 institutions
Date: in 12 pts
2014-2015 Start-up phase
Date: in 12 pts
• New National Agencies after ex ante check
• New integrated rules (Programme Guide…)
• New integrated implementation software
(for NAs, beneficiaries, participants)
• Meanwhile: continue implementation of
LLP, YiA…
Startup… Integration
Date: in 12 pts
• Slower implementation in first
year
• Inflation of average project size
(KA2 Strategic Partnerships)
• Start Heading 4 and student
loans guarantee postponed to
2015
Teething problems …
… but full implementation
Date: in 12 pts
Not enough budget
(yet) to meet high
expectations
low selection rates
First results 2014 Selection
rate Key Action 1
• Schools • VET • Higher education • Adult education • Youth • Joint Master
Degrees
27% 44% 96% 14% 28% 18%
Key Action 2
• Schools • VET • Higher education • Adult education • Youth • Knowledge
Alliances • Sector Skills
Alliances
10% 18% 13% 11% 6% 4% 13%
Sport
• Support for events 8%
Date: in 12 pts
• Initially Strong focus on Europe 2020: growth and jobs
• Now New priorities being added because of security risk and refugee crisis
• Promote citizenship
• Inclusive society
• Common European values
Adjusting to evolving needs
Date: in 12 pts
2016-2020: from plan… to reality… to next plan
Date: in 12 pts
• Challenge: sufficient demand for increased budget
• Generate results for participants, beneficiaries and policy areas
• Disseminate and exploit results
From plan to reality…
Date: in 12 pts
• Collect evidence on results and impact
• End 2016: Commission proposes mid-term review MFF 2014-2020
• End 2017: Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation arguments for future growth
… to next plan
Date: in 12 pts
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus OR FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: #ErasmusPlus Facebook: Erasmus+ PHOTOS: ©SHUTTERSTOCK