International Credit Mobility

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1 International Credit Mobility

2 Presentation outline The policy context of international credit mobility Indications on funding Mechanisms foreseen under Erasmus+ Running and upcoming calls

3 The policy context A policy orientation paper (2013 Communication) The European Higher education in the world Promoting the international mobility of students and staff Promoting internationalisation at home and digital learning Strengthening strategic cooperation, partnerships and capacity building

4 Some thoughts about international mobility International mobility of students is changing dramatically in quantity and shape Mobility in the international context (visa issue) Credit mobility as part of an university internationalisation strategy A proved added-value for students (intra-eu experience) Importance of staff mobility Transparency and recognition of learning acquired elsewhere should be a priority

5 EU - EU Leonardo Erasmus Grundtvig 1 Learning Mobility Youth in Action Comenius Erasmus Mundus Erasmus+ 2 Cooperation Edulink Tempus ICI ECP Alfa Jean Monnet Sport 3 Policy support International

6 Higher education cooperation opportunities Academic mobility International credit mobility Academic cooperation Capacity Building for HE Degree mobility EMJMD Jean Monnet Activities

7 Indicative budget in Million Euros Credit mobility Degree mobility (additional H4 funding ) Capacity building Total

8 2015 call: 121.3m by region 4% 5% Neighbourhood S Neighbourhood E 1% 4% 18% 14% 22% 16% Russia Latin America Asia Central Asia South Africa Western Balkans 5% 10% North America Industrialised Asia

9 121.3m = 20,000 planned mobilities Neighbourhood S Neighbourhood E Russia Latin America Asia Central Asia South Africa Western Balkans North America 896 Industrialised Asia

10 What is international credit mobility? International opening of Erasmus 135,000 grants over 6 years For students & staff (for learning & teaching & training) Action managed by National Agencies located in Programme Countries

11 Call 2015 Programme Countries 28 EU Member States + 5 additional countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, FYROM, Norway, Turkey. Partner Countries Other countries except: Switzerland ACP countries* Gulf Cooperation countries Iran, Iraq, Yemen * Will be included in the 2016 call

12 Types and duration All levels (short cycle, Bachelor, Master, PhD) All disciplines Students: 3 months (or academic term) to 12 months Staff: 5 days to 2 months

13 Mobility based on agreements Inter-institutional agreements fix mobility flows & conditions - signed before mobility starts ec.europa.eu/education/opportuni ties/higher-education/qualityframework_en.htm Learning Agreement for students Mobility Agreement for staff

14 ERASMUS+ : Learning Agreements Emphasis on the thorough preparation of the mobility by including: all the educational components for the future recognition required language competence of the student Changes to the original learning agreement must be confirmed by all parties approval by is sufficient 3 parties signing: Student Responsible person in the sending institution Responsible person in the receiving institution Date: in 12 pts

15 Managing mobility European HEIs apply on behalf of the partnership to their National Agency 16 or 24 months to organise mobilities Budget = Organisation support Living Allowance Travel

16 Further elements to be taken into account Smaller NA (limited budget) may add "secondary criteria" to limit demand : staff vs student mobility, degree level, duration Grant awarded depends on: Number of mobility applied for Budget available in the region Geogrphical balance within a given region

17 International Credit Mobility Timeline for Contractual Documents European Commission National Agency Programme Country HEI Delegation Agreement ECHE PIC Application Form 4 March 2015 Qualitative Assessment Start of the mobility projects (1 June 2015) Grant Agreement June and December each year Before the start of the actual mobility Report on use of H4 funds DEVCO, NEAR etc. Beneficiary Report Interim + Final NA Activity Report Partner Country HEI Inter-institutional Agreement Before the start of the actual mobility Learning/ Mobility Agreement (3 parties) + Grant Agreement PIC Before encoding the mobilities in Mobility Tool+ Participants (Programme HEI- Participant) Participant Report Online EU Survey Students: 30 days before the end of the mobility Staff: After the end of the mobility Application Phase Contractualisation Phase Implementation & Reporting Phase

18 Running and upcoming calls 2015 call 1st round: selection process still running 2 nd round: Publication upcoming Deadline for submission 24 September call Publication October 2015 Dedaline for application in March 2016

19 Best Case Scenario for budget use 100% 91% 100% 99% 89% 100% 100% 80% 76% 78% 80% 68% 60% 40% 20% 0% ENP SOUTH ENP EAST IPA Russia Latin America Asia Central Asia South Africa PI US CAN PI ASIA Date: in 12 pts

20 Share of unused budget ( ) by NA Other NAs NL PL IE ES DE BE FR UK ENP SOUTH ENP EAST IPA Russia Latin America Asia Central Asia South Africa PI US CAN PI ASIA Date: in 12 pts

21 Main messages to your colleagues Deadline: 24 September 2015 Discuss inter institutional agreements with Programme Country partners Look at - Programme guide - Application form (2015 version) - Guidelines for experts assessing proposals ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/form/mobilityprogramme-partner-countries_en.pdf