International Credit Mobility Call for Proposals 2018 Information Day National Office in Palestine Dr. Amir Khalil/BZU Venue: Ramallah/ Grand Park Hotel Gaza/ Islamic University November 8 th, 2017 1
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
International cooperation between Programme Countries & Partner Countries Programme Countries EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Partner Countries Other countries except: Switzerland Gulf Cooperation countries Iran, Iraq, Yemen Other programme countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.
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
Mobility based on agreements Inter-institutional agreements fix mobility flows & conditions - signed before mobility starts ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/ higher-education/qualityframework_en.htm Learning Agreement for students Mobility Agreement for staff
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
Student Unit Costs Incoming to Prog. Countries 850, 800, 750 Outgoing from Prog. Countries 650 Group 1 higher living costs Group 2 medium living costs Group 3 lower living costs DK, IE, FR, IT, AT, FI, SE, UK, LI, NO BE, CZ, DE, EL, ES, HR, CY, LU, NL, PO, SI, IS, TR BG, EE, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, RO, SK, FYROM
Staff unit costs Host Country Per Diem DK, IE, NL, SE, UK 160 BE, BG, CZ, EL, FR, IT, CY, LU, HU, AT, PL, RO, FI, IS, 140 LI, NO, TR DE, ES, LV, MT, PO, SK, FYROM 120 EE, HR, LT, SI 100 Partner Countries 160
Travel Travel distances (km) / participant 100-499 180 500-1999 275 2000-2999 360 3000-3999 530 4000-7999 820 8000 1100
How to apply Deadline: February 2018 Partner Countries: discuss inter institutional agreements with Programme Country partners Read the Guide for Experts ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/discover/guide/documents/expert-guide_en.pdf Application form ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/documents/form/mobility-programme-partnercountries_en.pdf
Application form: qualitative assessment
2017 Call In 2017, a total of 1,297 eligible applications were received and each application included an average of 5 Partner Countries. Ultimately, 912 projects were selected for funding.
2015-17 Mobilities to/from South Med
Applications Selection results for calls 2015, 2016 and 2017 Palestine Selected Projects Grant Awarded (EUR) Participants Awarded Participants Incoming (to EU) 196 143 4,942,000 1,382 1,017 365 Participants Outgoing (from EU) 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2015 2016 2017
Selection results for calls 2015, 2016 and 2017 /Palestine ICM selected projects ICM Participants Awarded 2016-2017 2015 2015 2016 2017
What is new in the 2018 call? Introduction of traineeships for students between Programme and Partner Countries, and in both directions. This is an increasingly popular part of the intra-european programme and has been long awaited for International Credit Mobility. Next year will be the second annual window for Tunisia. New e-form
What is new in the 2018 call? The grant rates for decentralised actions have changed. For ICM, the individual support rates have been increased for students and staff, in both directions. Moreover, a new 20 minimum travel band has been introduced, and the grant rate for the highest travel band has been increased to 1,500. Finally, following feedback from the National Agencies, the organisational support (OS) rate has been set at 350 per participant, with no change beyond 100 participants.
More information Information on ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/ National Agencies ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/nationalagencies