The Erasmus+ Programme. Katarzyna Żarek, Polish National Agency for Erasmus+, Foundation for the Development of the Education System

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2 The Erasmus+ Programme Katarzyna Żarek, Polish National Agency for Erasmus+, Foundation for the Development of the Education System

3 Erasmus+ EU-funded educational programme for the years offering project opportunities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport.

4 Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships

5 PROGRAMME AND PARTNER COUNTRIES Programme countries 28 EU countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey Partner countries All other countries grouped in 14 different geographical regions

6 GOAL

7 RESOURCES

8 Key Action 2 - Strategic Partnerships

9 Funding is for institutions

10 Strategic Partnerships international cooperation projects that allow organisations to: jointly cooperate and exchange experience at European level develop, transfer and/or implement innovative practices

11 Strategic Partnerships can target one of 5 fields School education Vocational education and training Higher education Adult education Youth

12 Variety of organisations in a project A project in school education* *Except school-to-school A project in VET school Local authority higher education institution NGO VET school company

13 Cross-sectoral Strategic Partnerships Strategic Partnership can have impact on only one field, e.g. school education, or on several fields, e.g. school education and VET. Cross-sectoral projects are welcome! Even in cross-sectoral projects the consortium has to choose which field is most impacted by the project at application stage and fill in the correct application form (for this particular field).

14 Two types of SPs supporting innovation: developing innovative outputs, i.e. Intellectual outputs this type is open to all fields, supporting exchange of good practices: develop networks, increase their capacity to operate at transnational level This type is open to all fields except higher education.

15 Why are Erasmus+ Partnerships strategic? carried out by organisations, not individuals; strategic for all partners and in line with their mission; produce impact on these institutions.

16 Why are they partnerships? cannot be implemented by one organisation or by several organisations from the same country; bring added value at EU level.

17 Various scale/impact of projects Depending on project objectives and nature of partners, projects will be of different scales. Exchange of practice projects Projects supporting innovation Applications are assessed proportionally.

18 Partnership composition Partnership composition: minimum 3* organisations from at least 3 Programme Countries. *except school education school to school partnerships - 2

19 Eligible types of organisations All public or private organisations, e.g.: primary and secondary schools, VET schools, higher education instituions, NGOs, firms, associations.!!higher education institutions from Programme countries must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education!

20 Participating countries SPs are targeted at Programme Countries: EU countries, Island, Liechtenstein, Norway; Turkey; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. and Partner Countries only if they bring essential added value to the project (benefits should come from Partner Countries to Programme Countries) if this condition is not met, the entire project will be rejected just because of this.

21 Formal characteristics Applicant: any eligible organisation from any Programme Country (not Partner Country) Duration of the project SE, VET, AE: months HE: months Project start date: between 1 September and 31 December 2018

22 Application process (1/2) Deadline for applications: 21 March 2018, Brussels time Number of applications allowed per institution: no limit (as applicant or partner) BUT the same group of partners may submit only one application and to only one National Agency in a given year.

23 Application process (2/2) Application procedure: online Only the coordinating institution submits the application on behalf of all partners, to the National Agency in its own country! For application forms please check the website of the Erasmus+ National Agency of the country where the coordinating institution is based in January 2018.

24 Priorities of Strategic Partnerships A minimum requirement each project has to be relevant to at least one of the priorities defined in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide: either horizontal priorities, or specific for the field targeted by the project, e.g. school education or VET. Projects which are not really relevant to at least one priority will be rejected!

25 The INCLUSION priority Projects should address diversity and promote shared values, equality, including gender equality, and nondiscrimination and social inclusion through education. Erasmus+ supports projects that aim to: a) develop social, civic and intercultural competences, media literacy, and critical thinking, and tackle discrimination and violence; b) help disadvantaged learners improve their access to and participation in education, as well as their learning performance; c) reduce disparities in access to digital technologies in education.

26 Hold on! We re almost there!

27 What type of activities can be implemented? Optional activity: Mobility = learning, teaching activities Project Management and Implementation Transnational Project Meetings Multiplier events only projects supporting innovation Intellectual outputs only projects supporting innovation

28 Intellectual outputs tangible deliverables that: are substantial in quality and quantity, prove their potential for wider use and exploitation, as well as for impact, such as: curricula, didactic methods, open educational resources (OER), IT tools

29 Mobility within SPs is called learning, teaching and training activities (LTT) Mobility activities can be embedded in SP if they help achieve project's objectives BUT CANNOT BE THE MAIN PROJECT AIM. The types of eligible LTT activities are: predefined in the Programme Guide, different for each field (HE, SE, AE, VET).

30 Project budget Maximum project budget: euro ( euro per month) some budget categories cannot exceed a certain limit indicated in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide The amount of EU funding should not be understood as equal to the actual project costs, which may be higher.

31 Quality assessment criteria 30 points 20 points Relevance of the project 100 points Quality of the project design and implementation 20 points Quality of the project team and cooperation arrangements Impact and dissemination 30 points

32 Cooperation is key to success The coordinator has the main responsibility for the entire project, the whole funding and reporting, but you should prepare the project and write the application together with the partners! The coordinator cannot do it alone!

33 Thank you and good luck!