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EM Programme ‘ Keeping attractiveness and excellence and developing a common identity’

EM Programme ‘ Keeping attractiveness and excellence and developing a common identity’.

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EM Programme ‘ Keeping attractiveness and excellence and developing a common identity’

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  1. EM Programme ‘Keepingattractiveness and excellence and developing a common identity’ Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  2. 1- From attractiveness to programme’s achievements:results and outputs2 - Erasmus Mundus Integrating aspects:Experience and findings3 – Learning from the EM experience: Sharping the EM focus4 – Upcoming challenges:EM Knock-on effects Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  3. 1- From attractiveness to programme’s achievements: results and outputs Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  4. Erasmus Mundus + EM Windows: additionality 79.711.000 47.428.000 30.727.600 18.898.600 6.099.000 5.427.000 6.633.000 2.954.600 2.234.900 34.973.200€ Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  5. EM Programme outputs 2004-2006key facts and figures: EMMCs • 80 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (until 12/2006) • 369 higher educations institutions networking within the EM programme • 2007 selection: • 156EMMCs applications submitted - 469HEIs involved • 23 new EMMCs selected - 109 HEIs involved Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  6. EM Programme outputs 2004-2006key facts and figures: disciplines Disciplines represented in EMMCs • Engineering (including Engineering, Environment, IT & Telecom.) => 44 Courses • Humanities (social, cultural and political sciences) => 20 Courses • Law Business and Economy => 8 Courses • Science, Health and Medicine => 8 Courses Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  7. EM Programme outputs 2004-2006key facts and figures mobility Third country students • 2004-2005: 140 grants for students • 2005-2006: 808 grants for students • 2006-2007: 1377 grants for students • 2007-2008: 1800 grants for students (2825 including Action 3) Most popular countriesChina, Brazil, Russia, India, Thailand, Pakistan Third country scholars • 2004-2005: 28 grants for scholars • 2005-2006: 133 grants for scholars • 2006-2007: 231 grants for scholars • 2007-2008: 320 grants for scholars Most popular countriesChina, Brazil, Russia, India, USA,Canada Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  8. EM Programme outputs 2004-2006key facts and figures: third country cooperation: Action 3 19 on-going Partnerships with 3rd country institutions: • 27 third countries involved with the strongest participation from the following countries: China, Brasil, USA, Australia and South Africa. • 985 European Erasmus Mundus students and 229 European Erasmus Mundus scholars have received a scholarship to study/work at third-country higher education institutions Thematic areas: • 8 partnerships in Life Sciences, • 6 in Humanities, • 4 in Economic and Business • 1 in Sciences Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  9. 2 - Erasmus Mundus Integrating aspects Experience and findings Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  10. Ensuring high quality standards & course excellenceDegree Awarding & Recognition Minimum requirement => Double degree Highly recommended => Joint degree • Stock taking Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses selected (2004-2007) - 26 Universities award a joint degree - 21 Universities award a multiple degree - 40 Universities award a double degree - 7 Universities having specified more than one type of degree • At least 8 EM Masters Courses that were initially awarding a double or multiple degree have achieved a joint degree Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  11. Common management concernsTuition fees : funding EMMCs • The application of one single tuition fees to all third-country students regardless whether they receive an EM scholarship or not and for European students is an essential element of the integrated study programme of an EM Masters Course • The average tuition fees of the EMMCs is 5000 – 6000 € per academic year Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  12. Common management concernsVisa : facilitating mobility for EMMCs • Obstacles to EM mobility - Delays in delivery of visa and residence permits • Good practice to improve mobility : - Identify the main actors involved in the process and their role in facilitating visa permits - Ensure a flow of information on European and national legislations Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  13. 3 – Learning from the EM experience Sharping the EM focus Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  14. Keeping excellence and high quality standards of EMMCs • Thematic priorities EMMCs selection is "open to Masters Courses operating in all fields of study", however specific disciplines have been earmarked as priority • Architecture, urban and regional planning • Art and design • Business studies, management sciences • Languages and philological sciences • Law • Mathematics and info-society • Medical sciences Requirement : ‘as long as they can meet a the very high quality level requested from selected EMMCs’ Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  15. Fine tuning in EMMCscommon management issues • Policy of tuition fees • Policy towards European Students • Mobility – tuning student & scholar selection • New rule for pre-financing • New consultation role for EM National Structures Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  16. 4 – Upcoming challenges EM Knock-on effect Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  17. Challenges • Further strengthening third country cooperation • the development of the Erasmus Mundus Windows: Asian, ACP and Western Balkans • the development of new external cooperation scheme with the EC External Relations services: EuropeAid cooperation office: EMECW • Challenges in the management of future mandates • the management of EM Action 4‘attractiveness of the European higher education system’ • the management of USA/Canada scholarship scheme (7M€) Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  18. EM Windows Further promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area in the world Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  19. EM Windows: operational Windows 2007 • Asia: China and India Budget 18.7M€ India 17.2M€ (5-6 students) China 1.5M€ (0-1 students) • NEW ACP (79 countries): Budget 4.7 M€ (1-2 students 1 year) • NEW Western Balkans (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania) Budget 5M€ (1-2 students 2 years) Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  20. targeting neighbourhood countries: EMECW Further promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area in the world Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  21. Further promoting attractiveness of the EHEA & third country co-operation EMECW – targeting EU neighbourhood countries • The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window is designed to foster co-operation in the field of higher education between the European Union and Third-countries through a mobility scheme addressing student and academic exchanges • Global budget will be 36M € • Grants awarded –a minimum 1 M€ and a maximum of 6 M€ million (in accordance with the volume of mobility proposed within each lot) • 9 geographical lots. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  22. Further promoting attractiveness of the EHEA & third country co-operation EMECW – targeting EU neighbourhood countries • Partnership: 5 EU Higher Education Institutions and minimum 1 Higher Education Institution for each country concerning each group Maximum partnership: 20 Higher Education Institutions • Type of mobility: individuals and academic staff • Undergraduate • Master • Doctorate • Post doctorate • Academic staff • Deadlinefor application 31/01/2007 Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  23. Additional Challenges to continue promoting the attractiveness of the EHEA & third country cooperation • the management of EM Action 4‘attractiveness of the European higher education system’ • the management of USA/Canada scholarship scheme (7M€) Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

  24. Wishing you Good Work THANK YOU for your ATTENTION Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency

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