Supporting credit mobility within the DAAD HERE Study Visit, 12 June 2015, Brussels
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is A self-governing organisation of German universities: 239 member universities 122 student bodies 2
Regional Offices and Information Centres Toronto San Francisco Mexico City San José New York Bogotá Caracas St. Petersburg Moscow Riga Kazan Novosibirsk London Minsk Bonn Berlin Warsaw Brussels Prague Kiev Paris Budapest Rome Bucharest Tbilisi Madrid Belgrade Istanbul Tashkent Almaty Baku Bishkek Athens Ankara Yerevan Dushanbe Beijing Seoul Tehran Tunis Erbil Tokyo Tel Aviv Islamabad Amman Kabul Cairo Shanghai East Jerusalem New Delhi Guangzhou Abu Dhabi Taipei City Hanoi Hong Kong Pune Chennai Bangkok Addis Ababa Ho Chi Minh City Accra Kuala Lumpur Yaoundé Singapore Nairobi Jakarta Santiago de Chile Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Buenos Aires Johannesburg Sydney Regional Offices Information Centres (ICs) 3
Budget 2013 Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): 100 million = 24 % BMBF Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ): 40 million = 9 % BMZ European Union (EU): 58 million = 14 % EU Total: Federal Foreign Office (AA): 181 million = 43 % 420 million Other Other funding bodies: 41 million = 10 % AA *Figures: 2013 4
Goals and tasks of the DAAD Three strategic areas of activity Grant scholarships to the best so that the professionals and leaders of tomorrow can gain qualifications at the best locations, prepare for positions of responsibility and cultivate contacts throughout the world. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BEST STRUCTURES FOR INTERNATIONALISATION EXPERTISE FOR ACADEMIC COLLABORATION Create structures that promote internationalisation so that higher education institutions can improve the quality of research and instruction and address the challenges of the future with strong partners. so that more people can cross borders and achieve success in study and research. so that German remains an important language of culture and scholarship. so that higher education institutions may contribute to development and build bridges to surmount conflicts. Offer expertise for academic collaboration so that academic and political leaders are able to make well-informed policy decisions. 5
Mobility targets EU 20% of all graduates will have completed a study related visit abroad 3 months or 15 ECTS Germany 50% of all graduates to gain experience abroad 1/3 for 3 months or 15 ECTS Today in Germany 1/3 with study related stay abroad 22-29% for 3 months or 15 ECTS Source: Wissenschaft weltoffen 2013 6
DAAD support measures for achieving German mobility targets I. Marketing Campaigns, conferences, fairs, internet, social networks, magazines, blogs. Preparation of a study period abroad (language training, information on study destinations, how to plan a trip,..) Targeting both students and multipliers (lecturers, career advisors, school teachers,..) Studies on showing the benefits of student mobility
DAAD support measures for achieving German mobility targets 2. Structural mobility programmes: Bachelor + (4 years BA with integrated year abroad) ISAP study and training partnerships (Joint and double degree programmes) PROMOS: Summer schools, Workshops, Internships, Study visits - credit mobility complementary to Erasmus Programmes aimed at specific regions,. 8
Erasmus + in Germany Since 1987 the DAAD administers the European higher education programmes on behalf of the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) via its National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation. http://eu.daad.de 9
Erasmus+ in Germany Budget 2015 Programme countries 70,5 million Euro 40.000 mobilities Partner countries 15,5 million Euro 2.500 mobilities
Erasmus+ Mobilities from Germany to Programme Countries (2013/2014) Types of mobility Total Students for studies (SMS) 29.982 Students for traineeship (SMP) 6.274 Staff for teaching (STA) 3.222 Staff for training (STA) 1.165
Erasmus students for studies (SMS) from Germany to programme countries (2013/2014) 6 000 5 339 Total: 29.982 5 000 4 877 4 000 3 000 3 140 2 313 2 000 1 000 0 1 706 1 781 1 381 1 043 970 1 101 956 778 717 544 453 538 473 558 235 31 49 146 53 127 3 138 31 180 56 86 119 60 AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR UK
Support measures Overhead costs to support implementation of credit mobility at institutions: 12 Mill. Euro per year (350 Euro per mobility, 275 Euro as per 100. mobility) Incentives: 10-15% more funding to those who were able to increase mobility figures Information and advice through seminars, fora, webinars, FAQ, nationally adopted guide and more Monitoring visits to analyse the potential for improvement in managing credit mobility at institutions
Seminars / conferences in 2015. www.eu.daad.de
Support measures Bologna experts to assist for specific problems/topics Studies: Anerkennung - (k)ein Problem? (Recognition a/no problem?) Results of a DAAD survey on the recognition of credit points obtained at a foreign university by students from German HEI The Financial Impact of Cross-border Student Mobility on the Economy of the Host Country Seismic - Student and staff mobility in times of crisis Student mobility and European identity
International Credit Mobility Partner countries 15,5 million Euro 2.500 mobilities 118 projects applied with 394 country applications 26.124.919 Euro 16 applications not according to qualitative standards Ranking Country Budget envelope No. of applications 1 Russia RUSSIA 37 2 Ukraine ENI EAST 27 3 Israel ENI SOUTH 26 4 United States PI NORTH AMERICA 21 5 China DCI ASIA 18
Share of unused budget by National Agency 17
International Credit Mobility Remaining budget for second round of applications: 1,93 Mio. Euro (1,5 Western Balkan, 0,35 South-Mediterranean countries and 0,08 Central Asia) Applications per country first call Albania 1 Bosnia and Hercegovina 9 Kosovo 2 Montenegro 2 Serbia 15
Support measures DAAD funded fact-finding missions to Albania and Kosovo Regional seminar in September 2015 in Belgrade, Serbia to facilitate networking between German institutions and Western Balkan countries (see slide 14) Advice, support by the NA (www.eu.daad.de)
Thank you for your attention! National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation Erasmus+ DAAD, Germany www.eu.daad.de DAAD Brussels Office Nina Salden salden@daad.de www.bruessel.daad.de 20