«ERASMUS FOR ALL» A Single Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport (2014-2020) JOI.CON: Joint Programme Management Joint Programmes Require Joint Forces The Management Aspect Leipzig 18 January 2012 Presentation by Vito Borrelli European Commission 1
New Programme post-2013 Starting Points Show EU added value show it is better to spend a on the European level than at home! Relevance: link policy and programme show systemic impact by putting our money at the service of our policies Sustained impact at different levels: individual, institutional, systemic/policy Simplification, rationalisation Solid basis but adaptation and innovation 2
Policy Framework Education high on EU agenda: Europe 2020 Strategy and headline targets Modernisation of HE Systems Bologna Process Schools for the 21st Century Copenhagen Process/Adult Learning Framework New Skills and Jobs 3
A streamlined architecture: 3 Key actions Existing programmes A single integrated programme Lifelong Learning Programme Grundtvig Erasmus Leonardo Comenius International higher education programmes: Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink, Bilateral Programmes Youth in Action Programme 1. Learning Mobility Erasmus for All 2. Co-operation projects 3. Policy Support Specific activities: Total budget: 19 billion over 7 years (+ 70%) Jean Monnet Sport 4
Priority Activities Key action 1: Learning mobility of individuals -Staff: teachers, trainers, school leaders and youth workers -Students: HE students (including joint/double degrees) and VET Students -Masters Students: Erasmus Masters via a new loan guarantee mechanism -Youth mobility: volunteering and youth exchanges -International dimension: HE mobility for EU and non-eu beneficiaries Key action 2: Co-operation for innovation and good practices -Strategic partnerships between education institutions (or between youth organisations) and/or relevant actors - Knowledge Alliances : Large-scale partnerships between higher education / training institutions and businesses - Sector Skills Alliances - IT support platforms, including e- Twinning -International dimension: Capacity building in third countries, focus on Neighbourhood countries Key action 3: Support for policy reform -Support to Open Method of Coordination (ET 2020, EU youth strategy) and EU 2020 -EU transparency tools: valorisation and implementation -Policy dialogue with stakeholders, -International dimension: Policy dialogue with third countries and international organisations 5
Jean Monnet and Sport Erasmus for allwill: Include support for teaching and research on European integration via Jean Monnet activities We maintain the Institutional support for College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin) and the European Institute of Florence We open a competitive support to other institutions based on excellence and added value The Jean Monnet Chair continues to be a key component We propose the creation of the Jean Monnet Label of Excellence Support the European dimension of Sport Focus on grassroots sport activities (not the top professional level) Tackle transnational threats to sport (amateur doping, match-fixing, violence, racism, intolerance) Develop European Cooperation in sport (improving good governance, promoting dual careers for athletes Social inclusion in sport and health enhancement 6
Budget BUDGET ALLOCATION BY TYPE OF ACTION FOR THE PROGRAMME Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals (63%) Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and good practices (25%) 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% Key Action 3:Support for policy reform (4%) Operational grants to National Agencies (3%) 25% Administrative expenditure (2%) 63% Jean Monnet Initiative (2%) Sport Action (1%) 7
Budget implementation architecture Management by National Agencies: 12,7 billion (65%) Learning mobility of individuals (excluding joint/double degree) also for the international dimension Cooperation for innovation and good practices: Strategic partnerships between education institutions or between youth organisations and/or relevant actors Centralised management by Executive Agency : 6,8 billion (35%) Learning mobility of HE students in joint/double degree Erasmus for All - budget Cooperation for innovation and good practices: Knowledge alliances, Sector Skills alliances, Capacity building in third countries, IT support platforms 35% Member States EU Support to policy reform: Support to open method of coordination, EU transparency tools, Policy dialogue 65% Centralised management by EC : Residual 8
Estimated output figures Up to 5 million people overall will benefit from mobility opportunities during 2014-2020 (versus 2.8 million in 2007-2013) ; Over 2 200 000 higher education students and 730 000 vocational students will spend a part of their education abroad, including about 700 000 traineeships in companies ; Nearly 1 million teachers, trainers, education staff and youth workers will acquire new teaching and learning methods abroad ; 330 000 Master students will benefit from the new loan guarantee scheme ; 540 000 young people will be given the opportunity to volunteer or participate in youth exchanges ; 34 000 joint degree students (between EU and possibly non-eu universities) ; Over 20 000 Strategic Partnerships involving 115 000 institutions / organisations ; 400 Knowledge Alliances/Sector Skills Alliances involving 4000 education institutions and businesses 9
HE - more mobility and cooperation in EU More and better mobility More emphasis on (academic) quality of the mobility period More flexibility in mobility (rucksack) Better language preparation More intense cooperation: Between HEI: Erasmus Strategic Partnerships including virtual mobility With businesses: curriculum development, innovation, entrepreneurship => Knowledge Alliances More policy support: Support the Higher Education Modernisation Agenda Support the implementation of transparency tools and EU wide networks Support towards the Bologna process 10
HE - International Dimension (1) Erasmus for All will: Incorporate all existing international higher education related programmes(erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink and cooperation with industrialised countries) to: -put an end to the current fragmentation -enhance the global visibility and impact - increase efficiency Accommodate different objectives: - Attractiveness of European Higher Education Area - Excellence - Solidarity/ Equity 11
HE - International Dimension (2) ACTIONS: 1. International opening of Erasmus: more mobility of students and staff between EU non EU in both directions (credit mobility through NA) 2. Joint Master courses of high quality offered by consortium of EU/non EU universities to attract the very best students worldwide (degree mobility centralised) 3. Specific support with neighbourhood countries: More cooperation between universities for capacity building and more student and staff mobility, in line with development objectives 4.Rest of the world: More cooperation between universities in the EU and rest of the world for capacity building, in line with development objectives 12
HE -Erasmus Masters Loan Guarantee scheme Why? No support for degree mobility at master level National grants/loans often not portable More inclusive access to mobility Leverage effect of EU budget Who? Managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) Eligibility? Students who wish to study a full Masters degree in another participating country Average of 47.000 loans a year How? EU Budget provides part guarantee against non-repayment technicalities dealt within the debt platform and in cooperation with EIF, ECFIN and BUDG In return, banks/student loan agencies must agree to offer favourable terms (interest rates, repayment terms, grace periods etc.) 13
New Programme post-2013 Timetable Extensive Consultation Adoption of the proposed budget for 2014-2020 period Adoption by the Commission Discussions in Council and Parliament Potential date of adoption based on co-decision Entry into force 2009 Green Paper on Mobility 2010 on-line consultation on new programmes 29 June 2011 23 November 2011 During 2012 End 2012 early 2013 January 2014 14 8
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Learning Mobility Modernising education through chances to learn abroad: Students: higher education and vocational training Masters students: a new loan guarantee mechanism Youth: international volunteering and youth exchanges Staff: teachers, trainers, school leaders and youth workers International dimension: mobility for EU and non-eu beneficiaries 16
Cooperation for innovation Modernising education through cooperation: Partnerships between education institutions, youth organisations, training institutions and other actors Large-scale cooperation between higher education and business: Knowledge Alliances Connecting students and staff via web platforms Helping modernisation of universities in third countries 17
Support for policy reform Modernising education through policy support: Evidence based support for effective education investment Development and promotion of EU wide tools to assess and recognise skills Peer learning and cross-fertilization between education systems 18