Erasmus+ ICM mobility at Lund University NIKLAS NANNSKOG OCTOBER 2017

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1 Erasmus+ ICM mobility at Lund University NIKLAS NANNSKOG OCTOBER 2017

2 ICM internal structure ICM coordinator ICM mobility coordinatorers (students, PhD and STT/STA) Regional coordinators

3 Before ICM application Presentation of ICM at several Erasmus + info meetings On request presentations at faculties/institutions Discussions with representatives from the faculties on how to best collect the interrest from institutions/individuals Information about the internal process is given to representatives for the faculties for further spreading of the word 2015: Faculty representatives gathered interrests and sent to us 2016: Interrest was gathered via the link below: s.html 2017: Faculty representatives International council Previous applications 2018: Same as 2017 Regional coordinators knows who s active in their region

4 Before the ICM application ICM The ICM coordinator compiles the all the different interrests from the faculties The faculties prioritize togehter The regional Coordinator at the IRO makes a suggestion in their region (based on budget, how and why ) The Vice-Chancellor, via the international council decides what LU should apply for.

5 Application Regional coordinators write country texts togheter with the academic in charge of the application. The text and language is screened The ICM coordinators makes the final touch and sends the application

6 After Application Regional Coordinators writes a motivation to the projects/countries not chosen in the application. The ICM Coordinator answers questions from staff (not fun job) National Agency (UHR) informs us about the outcome ICM coordinator informs those at LU who been part of the application Regional Coordinators inform partner universities Implementation Regional Coordinators ICM mobility Coordinators

7 Implementing Regional Coordinators, togheter with the staff members involved in the cooperation, are responsable for communication with partners regarding bilateral agreements. The sending university always have to have their own selection of students and staff. Students are handled as normal exchange students. The ICM mobility coordinator gets informed when students get nominated for the ICM grant. PhD and STT/STA is selected in cooperation with the sending/hosting university.

8 Implementation part 2 Scholarship holders are asked to fill in an online questionairre Staff: m/sta_stt/in_out_sta_stt.html Students: M/SMS_SMP/in_Out_SMS_SMP.html The information is stored in our internal database and from there we send insurance certificate, invitation letters and make payments. And of course in Mobility Tool

9 Implementation PROCESSES & TOOLS

10 After Nomination Regional Coordinator submits nomination to ICM Mobility Coordinator Create nominee record in FileMaker & Mtool

12 Before Mobility Send (s) outlining process & action items Nominee creates Grant Agreement & Learning/Mobility Agreement

16 Before Mobility (cont.) Collect Grant Agreement, Mobility, Learning/Mobility Agreement, flights, passport/personnumer, etc. Provide supporting documentation (e.g., Letter of Invitation, Insurance Certificate, etc.)

17 Required Documents SMS STA/STT Incoming Outgoing Incoming Outgoing Passport/Personal Number X X X X Learning Agreement X X Mobility Agreement X X Grant Agreement X X X X Letter of Acceptance X X Plane Ticket X X Arrival meeting X X Certificate of Insurance X X X Invitation Letter X (PhD) X EU Online Survey X X X X Prelim. Conf. of Study Period X Final Conf. of Study Period X X Certificate of Attendance X X Transcript of Records X

18 BEFORE MOBILITY (cont.) Prepare for Arrival meetings & first grant payment distribution (ICA Pre-Paid Card) Grant Distribution In SMS Out SMS In Staff Out Staff 70% upon arrival 30% at midsemester 70% (before) mobility 30% after mobility 100% upon arrival 100% after mobility (to home department)

21 DURING MOBILITY Send Preliminary Confirmation of Study Period (In-SMS)

23 AFTER MOBILITY Collect: Final Confirmation of Study Period (SMS), Return ticket (In-SMS), Certificate of Attendance (STA/STT), etc. Update Mtool & FileMaker (e.g., start/end dates, earned credits, etc.)

24 ICM specific challenges Different documents for all the different mobility types makes streamlining diffucult. The monthly allowence for incomming students is sometimes (based on the exchange rate) to low to obtain a student visa in Sweden. PhD students can t get cheap student housing (maybe an LU problem) The end dates of incomming students vs. The amount their entitled to Info about and documentation about selection at new partners. Online Eu survey (what can we do?) LU/Sweden/EU prioritizes countries differently. Too many chefs

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