Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows Programme

1. Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows Programme Lot4 : Jordan, Syria, Lebanon Dr. Rand EL-Kouatly Erasmus Mundus Coordinator - Syria Faculty of Information Technology

2. Introduction Erasmus Mundus? It is a European project that organize the motilities within European countries, in higher Education Sector. The mobility is the student easy exchange between the European universities. Why it is easy?

3. Erasmus Mundus II (2009-2013) • 493.69 MEUR for Actions 1 and 3 • Around 460 MEUR available for Action 2

4. Action 2: Partnerships Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation window? Large partnerships between HEIs in EU and Non EU in a specific region Scholarships for Non EU and EU nationals of varying length (3 months to 3 years) Scholarships for bachelor, master, doctorate and post-doctorate students and HE staff (training, teaching, research) Mobility not linked to specific programs (all programs on offer in partnerships can be followed) Special attention paid to socio-economically disadvantaged groups and populations in a vulnerable situation Anti brain-drain measures

5. Project objective Mutual enrichment and better understanding between the European Union and non-European countries, through the exchange of: - persons, - Knowledge - and skills at higher education level.

6. Project objective To enhance the international cooperation capacity of universities in third-countries by facilitating transfer of know-how and good practices in the field of student and academic staff mobility. To enable students to benefit linguistically, culturally and educationally from the experience of pursuing academic studies in another country. To improve the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications. To contribute and providing good students from vulnerable groups (i.e. refugees, displaced populations, disabled foreign students, etc) with further education.

7. Different Lots for 2009/10 Neighbourhood(ENP)East-Europe + Russia US and Canada Western Balkans Europe Enlarged Geographical regions for the Academic year 2008/2009 Central Asia (DCI) Neighbourhood (ENP) Mediterranean countries Middle-East (DCI) Caribbean Asia Gulf and SA Africa Latin America Pacific 7

8. Project Activities The European Commission will contribute to financing a mobility scheme between European universities holding an Erasmus Charter and Non-European-country universities. The types of mobility to be funded are: For academic staff: exchanges for the purposes of teaching, practical training and research For students: undergraduate, master, doctorate mobility opportunities.

9. Mobility type per target group and duration

10. Target Group and Activities Target group 1 Students and academic staff registered in one of the member universities of the partnership. Target group 2 Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot, registered in a higher education institution of these countries not included in the partnership or having obtained in an institution of these countries a university degree or equivalent. Target group 3 Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geo-graphical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations. It may cover mobility for students holding the nationality of one of the third-countries concerned and having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries, unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination grounds.

11. Erasmus Mendus Lot 4 Europe Syria Lebanon Jordan

12. Universities taking part in this Erasmus Mundus External Lund University, Sweden (Lead/Coordinating university) Masaryk University, CzechRepublic Berlin University of Technology, Germany University of Granada, Spain Lille University of Sciences and Technology, France University of Bologna, Italy Montpellier University, France Vilnius University, Lithuania Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Leiden University, Netherlands University of Zagreb, Croatia University of Jordan, Jordan Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan Tafila Technical University, Jordan Hashemite University, Jordan University of Aleppo, Syria University of Damascus, Syria Lebanese University Faculty of Sciences, Lebanon American University of Beirut, Lebanon

13. Field of Studies

14. Number of Mobilities for Syria in 2010 Call Target 1 Target 2 Target 3

15. Selection Process Applications With Documents Application Online Student Database University 1 University 2 University N List of Selected Students 1 List of Selected Students 2 List of Selected Students N Steering Committee meeting (Final Decision) 1- Budget, 2- Equal Distribution between EU & SyJoLe, 3- Gender, 4- Filling all Scholarship,…

16. Project outcoms in 2007 Results for Syria: 23 Scholars from Syria to host universities in Europe: 9 Undergraduate Students : 3 Berlin, 1 Brighton, 1 Bologna, 1 Masaryk, 2 in Lile university. Period of 10 months. 7 Master Degree: 4 Berlin, 1 Brighton, 1 Masaryk, 1 Lund. Period of 22 months. 4 Doctorate Degree: 2 Lund, 1 Brighton, 1 Berlin. Period of 36 months. 3 Academic Staff: 3 Lund University Period of 3 months. 9 Scholars visiting Syria: 7 at Damascus University:5 of them at Arabic Language Centre. 2 at Aleppo University. Period of 9 months.

17. Project outcoms in 2008 Results for Syria: 24Scholars from Syria to host universities in Europe: 10 Undergraduate Students : 4 Berlin, 2 Granada, 2 Bologna, 1 Croatia, 1 in Lile university. Period of 9 months. 8 Master Degree: 3 Berlin, 1 Bologna, 1 Masaryk, 1 Lund, 2 Granada. Period of 22 months. 3 Doctorate Degree: 1 Granada, 1 Berlin, 1Lile. Period of 36 months. 1 Post Doctorate: 1 Lund. Period of 6 months. 3 Academic Staff: 1 Lile, 1 Granada, 1 Masaryk. Period of 3 months. 13 Scholars visiting Syria: 4 at Damascus University:all of them at Arabic Language Centre. 9 at Aleppo University. Period of 9 months.

18. Project outcoms in 2009 Results for Syria: 25Scholars from Syria to host universities in Europe: 7 Undergraduate Students : 3 Leiden, 1 KTH, 1 Bologna, 1 Croatia, 1 in Lile university. (3 Place are empty) Period of 9 months. 13 Master Degree: 3 Lund, 2 Masaryk, 2 Berlin, 2 Bologna, 2 Leiden, 1 Vilinus, 1 Granada. Period of 6-22 months. 3 Doctorate Degree: 2 Granada, 1 Berlin. Period of 36 months. 1 Post Doctorate: 1 Lile. Period of 3 months. 2 Academic Staff: 2 Lund,. Period of 1 months. 6 Scholars visiting Syria: 4 at Damascus University:2 in Arabic Language Centre. 2 at Aleppo University. Period of 9 months.

19. Project Dificulties 1- From Syrian Side: Recognition of the courses studied, when undergraduate students coming back to Syria.

20. New Name JOSYLEEN Erasmus Mundus JOrdan SYria LEbanon Europe Network.

21. How to Apply Just apply at the project website: http://www.erasmuswindow3.org/ http://ww.josyleen.eu NEW CALL 15 March 2010

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