Enterprises and the Erasmus programme: focus on the Erasmus student mobility for placement Patricia De Smet Higher Education Erasmus Principal administrator European Commission, Brussels Conference on the future of Erasmus for Young entreprteneurs 12-13 April 2010
Overview The place of Erasmus student placements in the Erasmus programme (2007-2013) Benefits of Erasmus placements and results How does it work in practice? Next steps: How to better match the offer from enterprises and the huge demand of students? synergies between Erasmus and other programmes? 2010: launch of the consultation of stakeholders on the next generation of programme
Budget: 6.97 billion EUR (Proposal: 13.620 billion EUR) Min. 13 % The new Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 Min. 40 % Min. 25% Min. 4% School Education Higher Education Vocational Education Adult Education 3.1 billion for 7 years COMENIUS ERASMUS 3.1 billion LEONARDO DA VINCI GRUNDTVIG Transversal Programmes Jean Monnet - Political development - Languages -ICT - Dissemination
Erasmus a European Success Story (II) 3 700 HEIs and still expanding 31 countries and more 180 000 Erasmus students per year and still increasing 200.000 180.000 Erasmus student mobility 1987/88-2007/08 180.000 2007/08: Number of students 160.000 140.000 120.000 100.000 80.000 60.000 159.324 ~162 000 students (studies) ~18 000 students (placements) 40.000 20.000 3.244 0 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/8 Numbers 3.244 9.914 19.456 27.906 36.314 51.694 62.362 73.407 84.642 79.874 85.999 97.601 107.652 111.082 115.429 123.957 135.586 144.032 154.421 159.324 180.000 At the end of 2008: in total 2 million students (over 21 years) By 2012: in total 3 million students! 4
LLP- Erasmus actions Decentralised actions : Mobility Students : study and placements (new) at all 3 cycles Staff from Higher Education Institutions (HEI) ( new: all staff) Staff from entreprise (new) Intensive programmes and language preparation course Up to now: more than 95% of the budget for mobility actions Centralised actions : multilateral projects and networks LLP transversal actions (preparatory visits,..) Increased number of actions to support HEI-enterprises cooperation
Programme Administration - centralised actions Programme Administration - decentralised actions Executive Agency National Agency Higher education institutions Erasmus placement consortia
The importance of placements For students For enterprises For higher education institutions and their staff
The importance of placements for students Familiarising students with the world of work & culture Enhancing employability Discipline-related skills Soft skills (problem-solving, teamwork, coping with the unexpected, initiative ), Improving foreign language skills Promoting inter-cultural understanding, helps to combat xenophobia, fostering European citizenship Contributing to the stimulation of other forms of HE-enterprise cooperation
The importance of placements for enterprises Influx of new ideas at low cost Testing phase for potential future collaborators Promoting stronger links with higher education institutions and their staff Adding an international dimension (especially for smaller locally based enterprises) Win/Win situation
The importance of placements for HEI Better motivated and competent students Input for modernisation ( CD,..) Links with enterprise leading to other forms of collaboration Improving awareness and competence of staff (teaching and administrative) Strengthening links with the local community, Contribution to the local economy
Decentralised actions Student mobility PLACEMENTS enterprises, training and research centres, other organisations Principles to apply Duration 3 12 months* * students in short term higher vocational education: Minimum duration 2 months (since 2010-2011) Contract between student, home Higher Education Institution and host organisation Recognition Annual LLP call: application for placements submitted to the National Agency
The Erasmus Programme Mobility for Study NA Mobility for Placement NA HEI HEI HEI Certified CONSORTIUM HEI HEI HEI HEI HEI HEI
Decentralised actions OM Organisation of mobility grants to institutions/ consortia To cover costs for: language preparation, academic recognition arrangements, tutoring, information and publicity, student services Per capita grant based on performance: based on the number of outgoing students and staff
Erasmus quality framework for placements HEI: Erasmus University Charter (extended) Consortium: Erasmus placement certificate Training agreement Mobility quality commitment (preparation phase mobility period :follow-up &mentoring post mobility phase)
Erasmus challenges for placements Huge potential & interest of students ( 86 %, Eurobarometer 2009) Mobility quality commitment from all parties Optimising existing delivery models & develop new ones
What next (2)? New cooperations to find suitable internships in respect of the ERA framework (e.g.pilot AIESEC,..) Develop an offer driven provision for internships: how?
Synergies between Erasmus & other programmes? Increase awareness amongst enterprises Promote mutual benefits How to better match offer and demand? Offer of placements: contact points for enterprises? Interest of HE for Era for YE in Erasmus student internships? Interest of IO to become Erasmus consortia for placements?
Consultation with stakeholders 2007 2008 2009 2010 20 years of Erasmus conference High level forum on mobility Green Paper on learning mobility for young people Consultation with stakeholders ( incl conference under BE pres.) Next EAIE conference session on placements-focus on offer from business side ( Nantes,15-18 Sept 10)
Erasmus more information on: http://ec.europa.eu/llp http://ec.europa.eu/llp http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus European Commission on EUROPA National Agencies EAC EA - Executive Agency http://eacea.ec.europa.eu