European Policy Experimentations Erasmus+ Key Action 3 Call for Proposals (EACEA/28/2017) January 18th 2018 Saskia Weißenbach National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation 1
National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation (NA DAAD) Director Dr. Klaus Birk Section EU01 Section EU02 Section EU03 Section EU04 Communication, Quality Management and Audit Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Mobility of individuals Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Partnerships and Cooperation projects Erasmus+ Key Action 3 Policy Support Head of Section A. Schulze-von Laszewski Head of Section Dr. Markus Symmank Head of Section Beate Körner Head of Section Martin Schifferings 2
Erasmus+ Programme Structure Tempus 2007-2013 2014-2020 Erasmus Mundus EU-international Erasmus+ Edulink Alfa 1 Mobility Youth in Action Jean Monnet 2 Partnerships Leonardo Erasmus Comenius Grundtvig EU-EU Sport 3 Policy Support 3
Erasmus+ Programme: Structure Erasmus+ Systems Institutions KA3 Policy KA2 Cooperation Individuals KA1 Mobility
Erasmus+ Policy Support: Background Initiated with Erasmus+ programme generation (2014-2020) Budget allocation: 4.2% (14.7 billion ) Central administration at EACEA Different call for proposals in the field of education and training 5
Erasmus+ Policy Support: Background No 'direct competences' in the field of (higher) education no legal binding 6 TFEU: General supportive measures Since the Treaty of Lisbon: open method of coordination Key Action 3 as a new tool to support European reform processes and implement European political priorities 6
Erasmus+ Policy Support: Aims Support for political reforms Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of European education reforms Innovative approaches Strengthening the flexibility and transparency of Europe's education systems Promoting a result-oriented policy dialogue (sectors and actors) 7
Erasmus+ Policy Support: Structure Forward-looking cooperation projects European policy experimentation Social Inclusion in the field of education and training and youth Further project calls: e.g. Support of EHEA reforms 8
Current Call European policy experimentations in the fields of Education and Training led by high-level public authorities EACEA/28/2017 9
By reaching out to all citizens in particular to the disadvantaged education and training policies are crucial to prevent and tackle poverty, inequality and discrimination, to enhance active participation in society, but also to contribute to innovation, productivity, competitiveness, sustainable growth and upward convergence. Call for proposals EACEA/28/2017;Guidelines for Applicants 10
Policy background 11
Education and Training 2020 Improving skills for employability Open, innovative and digital learning environments Cultivating fundamental values, equality, non-discrimination and active citizenship Supporting educators Ensuring transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications Ensuring sustainable investment, high performance and efficiency 12
Further relevant initiatives Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education (2015) A New Skills Agenda of Europe (2016) A renewed EU agenda for higher education (2017) 13
Objectives 14
Objectives Fostering innovation in the fields of education and training Promoting trans-national cooperation and mutual learning among public authorities Enhancing the collection and analysis of evidence to ensure successful implementation of innovative measures Facilitating transferability & scalability of measures 15
Priority Themes 16
Prioritites Promoting social inclusion and shared EU values through formal and non-formal learning Mainstreaming and further developing multilingual pedagogies in school education and supporting teachers and their training to deal with diversity in the classrooms Digital Assessment: identifying best practices across educational sectors and countries and scaling up best practices and experimentation VET teachers and trainers in work-based learning/apprenticeship 17
Priorities Implementation of Upskilling Pathways for adults without upper secondary qualification or equivalent Policies and incentives to support innovative teaching and pedagogical training in higher education, including through open and digital education Creation of a European-wide hub for online learning, blended/ virtual mobility, virtual campuses and collaborative exchange of best practices 18
Planning a policy experimentation project. 19
Project Consortium 20
Eligible Applicants Public authorities (Ministry or equivalent) responsible for education and training at the highest level in the relevant national or regional context. Public or private organisations active in the fields of education or training or other relevant fields Public or private organisations or institutions carrying out cross-sector activities linked to education and training in other socio-economic sectors 21
The Project Consortium Composition: at least 4 entities representing 3 or more different countries Eligible programme countries: - 28 EU Member states - EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway - EU candidate countries: Turkey & The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 22
The Project Consortium Coordinator Partners Coordinator: - Submits application; represents the applicants vis-a-vis the European Commission - Coordinates the project with all other partners Partners Partners: - Legal entities participating in the partnership Researchers Associated Partners - Contribute to implementation and evaluation of the project - Sign mandate letter authorizing the coordinator to act on their behalf 23
The Project Consortium Coordinator Partners Associate Partners: Contribute to the implementation of specific tasks and support the project, but receive no financial aid Partners Researchers Associated Partners Researcher: Designs the protocol of the field trials and supervises its implementation Closely interacts with the partners, however independence is ensured to guarantee impartiality & accountability 24
Activities 25
Expected Results Support to the priorities for policy cooperation at EU level set out in the ET 2020 Framework Improved knowledge and evidence base for reforms with potentially high impact in the sectors concerned European added value by jointly identifying what does and does not work Scalability and transferability of innovative measures, creating best conditions for making new measures part of a policy Consistency and complementarity between theory and practice 26
Activities Collection and evaluation of evidence through field-trials Relying on robust and widely recognised methodologies Providing representative findings action-research projects (experimental approaches) Cooperation between researchers, decision-makers and stakeholders Potential of concrete translation into policy or practice Identify causality link between a measure and a (lack of) change Controlled environments 27
Activities Field trials must take place in three countries whose public authorities are involved in the project Activities taking place in programme countries Project duration: 24-36 months Start between 1 January 2019 and 28 February 2019 28
Financial Provisions Total budget: 10 Mio. Maximum EU-grant per project: 2 Mio. EU financial contribution max. 75% Co-Financing through: Beneficiary s own resources Income generated by the action Financial contributions from third parties 29
Handing in your project idea 30
Two-stage application procedure 1. Pre-proposal (Deadline April 10 th 2018) 2. Full proposal (Deadline September 25 th 2018) 31
Selection Criteria Stage 1 Relevance of the project (20 points) Stage 2 Quality of the project design and implementation (30 points) Quality of the partnership and the cooperation arrangements (20 points) Impact, dissemination, and sustainability (30 points) *Projects must reach a threshold of at least 60 points 32
Good luck for your project proposal and thank you for the attention! 33
Any further questions? Contact us: policysupport@daad.de EACEA-policy-support@ec.europa.eu 34
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