Enhancing quality of cooperation Sharing practices and experiences Introduction to Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects coordinated by the University of Turku New Steps for Russian-Finnish Higher Education Cooperation - Russian-Finnish contact seminar and workshop, Moscow June 14-15, 2017 Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Irinja Paakkanen, Head of International Affairs, University of Turku, Finland
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Programme funded by European Commission and managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Goals: to enhance quality and institutional capacity of higher education to promote connectivity and understanding between people to promote internationalisation and Bologna process in third countries How: academic mobility between EU and areas outside of EU Mobility grants for exchange students, master degree students, doctorate students, researchers, teachers and academic staff Consortia of ~10 EU and ~10 non-eu Universities Erasmus Mundus active 2007-2018 Programme is ending Mobility with EU and non-eu countries continues in Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility
Erasmus Mundus in University of Turku UTU was partner in 12 projects South/Southeast Asia, Latin America, Western Balkans UTU coordinated 8 projects Russia and Eastern Neighbourhood countries Most active University in Erasmus Mundus Action 2 in Finland Goals in coordinated projects Building sustainable networks Transparency in all actions
Triple I Triple I Aurora & Aurora II BMU-MID MID 2008-2012, 2009-2013, 2011-2015 2012-2014, 2013-2017 2011-2015 2012-2016 2010-2014 Russia Russia Belarus, Moldova, Belarus, Moldova, Russia Ukraine Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Triple I 2008-2012 Triple I 2009-2013 Triple I 2010-2014 Triple I 2011-2015 BMU-MID 2011-2015 Aurora 2012-2016 MID 2012-2016 Aurora II 2013-2017
Principles applied Wide geographical reach both in Russia and in EU Combination of experienced and new partners Wider dissemination of results Some changes in composition of partnership between the projects Sustainable cooperation by emphasising mobilities on doctorate, postdoc and staff levels
Project Budgets Triple I 2008 Triple I 2009 Triple I 2010 Triple I 2011 4 148 575 EUR 3 929 050 EUR 3 991 275 EUR 3 659 875 EUR Aurora I Aurora II MID BMU-MID 3 749 375 EUR 3 624 900 EUR 3 960 150 EUR 3 349 625 EUR Total EMA2-project budget coordinated by UTU: 30 412 825 EUR
Mobility Numbers Russia EU: 1020 EU Russia: 310 Eastern Neighbourhood EU: 414 EU Eastern Neighbourhood : 28 Total EMA2 mobilities coordinated by UTU: 1 772
Erasmus Mundus in practice Grantees received subsistence allowance, flights and insurance Subsistence allowance large enough to cover living in EU Erasmus Mundus Team in Turku Coordinated the project: organised calls for applications, processed the applications, made proposals for grant decisions, reported the projects, coordinating project budgets Managed the mobilities: made grant payments, booked flights and insurances, guided the partners and the grantees in any questions, hosting grantees coming to Turku
Impact on University of Turku Incoming grantees to Turku: 183 70 exchange students, 24 Master students, 44 doctorate students, 45 post-doc/staff grantees Outgoing grantees from Turku: 35 29 exchange students, 5 staff and 1 doctorate Wide networks from all Erasmus Mundus projects University of Turku known around the world Network helps when applying to new projects (Erasmus+ ICM) Excellency in project administration and mobility issues Impact on academic cooperation researchers, teachers and future academics had seed-funding to start or carry on their joint efforts
Impact on Partner Universities Establishment of new units Many partners established new units for international cooperation Activities in curriculum development, new teaching/training programmes Numerous bilateral and multilateral agreements signed between Partner Universities Erasmus + ICM, Erasmus+ projects, Russia Pilot Initiative with UTU, HSE, UdSU, KFU, MarSU, MRSU + ÅA (FI) Joint degrees: e.g. RSUH and UNIBO
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