Erasmus+ EU programme for education, training, youth and sport (2014-2020) Training on Fundraising for the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
NATIONAL AGENCIES IN LUXEMBOURG ERASMUS+ 2 NAs in charge of the Erasmus + programme in Luxembourg Education & Training Youth 2 Specific actions: Sport, Jean Monnet & KA3 Calls
ERASMUS+ GENERAL OBJECTIVE The aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, as well as the aims of ET2020, the EU's strategic framework for education and training. Erasmus+ also aims to promote the sustainable development of its partners in the field of higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy. 3
ERASMUS+ GENERAL OBJECTIVE Specific issues tackled by the programme include: o Reducing unemployment, especially among young people o Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market. o Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy o Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform o Reducing early school leaving o Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner countries 4
ERASMUS+ IMPORTANT FEATURES Recognition and validation of skills and qualifications Dissemination and exploitation of project results Open access requirement for educational materials, documents and media produced through Erasmus+ International dimension Multilingualism Equity & inclusion Protection & safety of participants 5
ERASMUS+ Programme countries 28 EU member states EFTA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland Candidate countries: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey 6
ERASMUS+ BUDGET BREAKDOWN Total budget of 14.7 billion Education & training (77.5%) 3.5% 3.4% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% Youth (10%) 10.0% Student loan facility (3.5%) National agencies (3.4%) Administrative costs (1.9%) Jean Monnet (1.9%) Sport (1.8%) 77.5% 7
STRUCTURE OF THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME SECTORS School Education Vocational Education & Training (VET) Higher Education Adult Education Youth
STRUCTURE OF THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME KEY ACTION1 MOBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS Mobility projects in the field of education, training and youth; Large scale European Voluntary Service events; Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees; Erasmus+ Master Loans. KEY ACTION 2 COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES Strategic Partnerships in the field of education, training and youth; Knowledge Alliances; Sector Skills Alliances; Capacity Building in the field of higher education; Capacity Building in the field of youth. ERASMUS+ 3 KEY ACTIONS KEY ACTION 3 SUPPORT FOR POLICY REFORM Knowledge in the fields of education, training and youth; Initiatives for policy innovation; Cooperation with international organisations; Structured dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field oy youth 9 SPORT COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Not-for-profit European sport events; Strengthening of the evidence base for policy making. JEAN MONNET ACTIVITIES PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EU STUDIES WORLDWIDE Academic Modules, Chairs, Centres of Excellence; Policy debate with academic world; Support to associations.
KEY ACTION 1 Learning Mobility of Individuals (Youth field) Mobility project for young people and youth workers 3 different project types: Youth Exchanges European Voluntary Service Youth Workers Training and Networking General rule: All projects must be transnational and therefore must involve at least one partner organization from abroad
KEY ACTION 1 Learning Mobility of Individuals (Youth field) Youth Exchange Age: 13 30 Number of participants: 16 60 young people (group leaders not included) Duration: 5 21 days (travel days not included) Possible activities: workshops, outdoor activities, debates, role-plays,
KEY ACTION 1 Learning Mobility of Individuals (Youth field) European Voluntary Service Age: 17 30 Number of participants: up to 30 for the whole project Duration: 2 12 months Volunteers are given the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organisations (no job substitution!) the main goal is the personal development of the volunteer
KEY ACTION 1 Learning Mobility of Individuals (Youth field) Youth workers training and networking No age limit Number of participants: Up to 50 Duration: 2 days 2 months Possible activities: job shadowing, study visit, contact making seminars,
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships AIMS Strategic Partnerships aim to support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level. COORDINATOR PARTNER PARTNER Topic(s) Objective(s) 14 PARTNER PARTNER
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships 2 TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS* Strategic Partnerships supporting innovation: developing innovative outputs, engaging into dissemination and exploitation activities innovative products or ideas Strategic Partnerships supporting exchange of good practices: developing and reinforcing networks, increasing their capacity to operate at transnational level, sharing and confronting ideas, practices and methods Open to any type of organisation active in any field of education, training and youth or other socioeconomic sectors as well as to organisations carrying out activities that are transversal to different fields * Exception : Higher Education only Strategic Partnerships supporting innovation 15
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships Duration of project: Higher education: 24-36 months VET, school education & adult education: 12-36 months Youth: 6-36 months Max. grant awarded: 12 500 EUR x duration of project (in months) up to 450 000 EUR for projects with duration of 36 months Funding: unilateral (coordinator receives the entire budget) Exception : School-to-school partnerships Composition : at least 3 partners from 3 different countries Exception : School-to-school partnerships & local and regional authorities Application: submitted by the coordinator 16 N.B. Organisations from Partner Countries can be involved in a Strategic Partnership, as partners (not as applicants), if their participation brings an essential added value to the project..
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships Transnational project meetings Project management & implementation Intellectual outputs Transnational training, teaching and learning activities Budget Multiplier events Exceptional costs Special needs support 17
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships EUROPEAN PRIORITIES To be funded, Strategic Partnerships must address either: at least one horizontal priority ou at least one field-specific priority relevant to the field of education, training and youth that is mostly impacted 18
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships Horizontal priorities (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2016) Improving achievement in relevant and high-level basic and transversal competences in a lifelong learning perspective (i.e. entrepreneurial spirit, digital and/or linguistic skills). Supporting inclusive education, training and youth (in line with the Paris Declaration) and/or projects focussing on the topic of the refugees' crisis in Europe. Mainstreaming and spreading the utilisation of open and innovative education, training and youth pedagogies, participatory education governance, work methods and resources for educators and learners at all levels, in particular those in a disadvantaged situation. Promoting the use of ICT as a driver for systemic change to increase the quality and relevance of education, training and youth policies at all levels. Contributing to transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications to facilitate learning, employability and labour mobility. Supporting sustainable investment, performance and efficiency in education and training 19
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships Field-specific priorities (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2016) School education VET Supporting schools to tackle early school leaving. Addressing underachievement in the basic skills of maths, science and literacy Enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions. Promoting work-based learning in all its forms. Further developing quality assurance mechanisms in VET. Further strengthening key competences in VET curricula. Enhancing access to training and qualifications for all through C-VET. 20
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships Field-specific priorities (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2016) Higher education Adult education Increasing attainment levels, contributing to social inclusion and promoting intercultural and civic competences of students. Strengthening quality through mobility and cross-border cooperation. Promoting the development of new modes of delivery and exploiting and responding to new technologies in learning and teaching. Improving and extending the offer of high quality learning opportunities that are tailored to individual adult learners needs. Extending and developing educators competences, particularly in the effective use of IT in adult learning. Designing and implementing effective provision for enhancing the basic skills and key competences of specific adult target groups. 21
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships EXAMPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE CULTURAL FIELD LOOKING FOR A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE BY MEANS OF PERFORMING ARTS Sector: School education Coordinator: Ecole Privée Fieldgen Duration of project: 24 months (September 2014 August 2016) The objective of the project is to find a universal language based on original forms of communication and to overcome linguistic borders. Dramatic language as language in general has a symbolic function; thus, dramatic performances offer to young people the opportunity to develop competences that will promote communication. They favour social emancipation and a better acceptance of social and cultural differences. 22
KEY ACTION 2 Strategic Partnerships EXAMPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE CULTURAL FIELD LA CULTURE AU SERVICE DE LA RÉUSSITE Sector: School education Coordinator: SCRIPT Innovation et Agence Qualité Duration of project: 12 months (September 2016 August 2017) Ce projet propose une approche innovante de l'apprentissage, en direction notamment des élèves les plus fragilisés, en combinant l usage des nouvelles technologies à la méthode du nourrissage culturel démarche qui prend appui sur la culture et les supports culturels en général afin de permettre de révéler la diversité culturelle, sociale, ethnique, linguistique, etc. des élèves. 23
Key Action 3 Support for Policy Reform Structured dialog Meetings between young people and decision makers Transnational and national activities Can also take place at the seat of an Institution of the EU Number of participants: minimum 30 young participants Duration of project: 3 24 months Aim: promote active participation of young people Activities: debates on youth policy themes, events simulating the functioning of the democratic institutions, debates with decision makers, 24
HOW TO APPLY The application must be sent to the National Agency of the Programme Country where the coordinating organization is established. List of NAs: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/contact_de To submit an Erasmus+ project, applicants must follow the four steps described below: Each organisation involved in the application must register in the Participant Portal and receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC); Check the compliance with the Programme criteria for the relevant Action/field; Check the financial conditions; Fill in and submit the electronic application form (eform). 25
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OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION Good practices and success stories of Erasmus+ are available in reports and compendia of statistics, as well as through the Erasmus+ Projects Platform, which includes most of the initiatives funded by the programme, as well as a selection of good practices and success stories. 27
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