Key Action 1Higher EducationMobility between Programme and Partner Countries - International Credit Mobility

Overview

Updated 17 June 2015

Opportunities in higher education sector under Key Action 1 – International Credit Mobility

• Study mobility to partner HEIMobility for students

• Teaching at a partner HEI• Training events (excluding

conferences)

Mobility for staff

What is International Credit Mobility?

Erasmus+ is now opening up the same mobility opportunities (apart from student traineeships) that are between Programme Countries, to Partner Countries allowing for mobility to and from other parts of the world.

How many applications can an HEI submit?A higher education institution from a Programme Country can only

submit one application form for International Credit Mobility. However, it can also apply for International Credit Mobility as part of a consortium, in which case it is responsible for preventing double funding of the same mobility should the two channels be used simultaneously.

Why apply? Bring the outside world into your institution from

incoming students and staff. Provide an expanded international offering. Raise awareness of your institution with

international students. Promote the idea of mobility to your home

students. Offer funding to support staff

mobility/professional development to establish strong connections with new institutions for future courses and partnerships.

Why apply? (cont’d) Act as a ‘soft trial’ for partners and international

mobility beyond Erasmus+. Eligible students going from the UK to Partner

Countries receive a monthly grant of €650 and staff a daily contribution of €160 per day. Both students and staff may also receive a travel contribution based on the distance they are travelling.

The two institutions taking part in the exchange share a contribution of €350 in organisational support per mobile participant (up to the first 100 participants; €200 for any additional participants), for both incoming and outgoing students and staff.

International Credit Mobility projects

For students undertaking undergraduate, postgraduate or doctorate degree; and staff employed by an HEI.

Aim is to ensure high quality mobility activities with maximum impact.

Project duration of 16 or 24 months.

International Credit Mobilityprojects (continued)

Activity duration for student study mobilities: - 3 to 12 months (minimum duration of a study period is three months, or one academic term or trimester)

Student Traineeships mobilities are not eligible for 2015/16

The same student may participate in mobility periods totalling up to 12 months maximum per each cycle of study. Participation with zero grant also counts towards this maximum duration.

Activity duration for staff mobilities:- five days to two months (minimum of eight hours

teaching required per week)

Rules and funding At least two participating organisations from

different countries - yours in Programme country and partner in Partner country.

Organisational support is awarded depending on the number of mobilities.

Disability/additional needs funding applications are submitted separately directly to your National Agency(NA).

Inter-Institutional Agreement (International version) to be signed prior to mobilities starting.

Partner Countries overview

Partner Countries participating

Please note Regions: 5, 9, 11(ACP*) and 12 (Industrialised: Gulf Cooperation countries) are not eligible destinations for

International Credit Mobility(pages 37 and 25 of 2015 Programme Guide)

We do also recommend that you check advice and guidance from the F.C.O.

*the ACP region may be eligible from 2016

Partner Countries

European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

1. (ENI) Eastern Partnership countries

Armenia, Azerbaijan Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law

European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

1. (ENI) South- Mediterranean countries

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia.

Instrument – Group of regionsEnvelope – A group of countries (budget envelope)

Partner CountriesEuropean Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

1. (ENI) Russian Federation

Territory of Russia as recognised by international law.

Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI)

2. (DCI) Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Instrument – Group of regionsEnvelope – A group of countries (budget envelope)

Partner CountriesDevelopment Co-operation Instrument (DCI)

2. (DCI) Central Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Instrument – Group of regionsEnvelope – A group of countries (budget envelope)

Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA)

3. (IPA) Western Balkans

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia.

Partner CountriesDevelopment Co-operation Instrument (DCI)

4. (DCI) Latin America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Instrument – Group of regionsEnvelope – A group of countries (budget envelope)

Partnership Instrument (PI) 5.(PI) Industrialised Americas

Canada, United States of America.

Partner CountriesPartnership Instrument (PI) 5. (PI) Industrialised Asia

Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, (Republic of) Korea, Macao, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan

Instrument – Group of regionsEnvelope – A group of countries (budget envelope)

Development Co-operation Instrument (DCI)

6. (DCI) South Africa

South Africa

10 Budget Envelopes in 2015

22%

16%

10%

5%

14%4%

1%

18%

4% 5%

Budget % by envelope ENP SOUTH

ENP EAST

Total Russia

Latin America

Asia

Central Asia

South Africa

IPA

USA Canada

Asia industrialised

UK budget 2015

What are the European Union (EU) priorities and targets for this action?

For each region, the EU has set a number of targets which will need to be achieved at European level during the 7-year period of the Erasmus+ programme:

With Neighbourhood countries (East and South), mobility should be mainly incoming to Europe: no more than 10% of the budget should be used for outgoing mobility to these countries. This does not apply to Russia;

In Asia and Latin America, 25% of the mobility should be organised with the least developed countries of the region;

No more than 30% of the budget available for Asia should be spent on mobility with China and India;

And no more than 35 % available for Latin America on Brazil and Mexico.

These targets have to be attained at EU level and by 2020, not by individual higher education institutions. However, in order to attain these targets, higher education institutions are encouraged to work with partners from less developed countries and regions.

Are there any rules or limitations linked to a Partner Country's geographical location?

In addition to the targets mentioned previously, a few more rules apply:DCI envelopes - Asia, Latin America and South Africa - cannot be

funded by the EU's external cooperation budget. These budget envelopes are for incoming mobilities and outgoing staff mobility and student mobility at PhD (cycle 3) level only.

To overcome these restrictions on outgoing student mobility under the DCI funding instrument, the UK NA has made funding available for outgoing students enrolled in short cycle (e.g. Foundation degrees or HND courses), cycle 1 (Bachelor’s) or cycle 2 (Master’s) degrees.

Higher education institutions are free to apply for 100% staff mobility or 100% student mobility or anything in between.

No rules for incoming vs outgoing mobility for IPA or PI.In general the funds will have to be used in a geographically balanced way. For this reason, higher education institutions are strongly encouraged to work with partners in the poorest and least developed Partner Countries in addition to the large emerging economies.

Key Action 1 International Credit Mobility deadlines

Round 1 = 4 March 2015Round 2 = 24 September 2015

Applications are submitted online only, by 11 am UK time (12 noon Brussels time) on the day of the deadline.

Are you eligible for funding?

• HEIs awarded the ECHE• A consortium must hold a valid

mobility consortium certificate. However, the request for the mobility consortium certificates can be made at the same time as applying for grant mobility projects

• Individuals cannot apply directly – must apply through an HEI

Organisations must be

based and registered in

the UK

Are you eligible for funding?

• Applicants agree that they have adequate capacity to successfully deliver and administer the project in accordance with the grant agreement with the National Agency and the programme guide published by the European Commission

Operational capacity

• Mobility grants are intended to be a contribution to participants

• In the case of grants requested over €60,000, applicants agree that the organisation is not bankrupt and has the capacity to manage finances effectively

Financial capacity

Grant amounts: student unit costs• Incoming students

= €850

• Outgoing students = €650

Group 1higher living costs

DK, IE, FR, IT, AT, FI, SE, UK, LI, NO

Grant amounts: staff unit costs

Receiving country Per day

DK, IE, NL, SE, UK €160

Partner Countries €160

Grant amounts : travel

Travel distances (km) Amount € / participant

100 - 499 180

500 - 1999 275

2000 - 2999 360

3000 - 3999 530

4000 - 7999 820

≥8000 1100

Application processFor more detail on the application process:

please attend a webinar, which are scheduled before each application deadline and advertised on the events and webinars page

or view the application guidance available on the International Credit Mobility webpage before each application deadline.

Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, Higher Education and sport.The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK.

Contact us

Helpline: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 16:30T: +44 (0) 2920 924 311

erasmus@britishcouncil.org www.erasmusplus.org.uk/contact