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The EM ECW

The EM ECW. The Erasmus Mundus External Co-operation Window (EM ECW) Kv-päivät 14.5.08, CIMO, Annika Sundbäck. EM ECW Main objectives. Higher education co-operation between the EU and Third-Countries through a mobility scheme addressing students and academic staff.

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The EM ECW

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  1. The EM ECW The Erasmus Mundus External Co-operation Window (EM ECW) Kv-päivät 14.5.08, CIMO, Annika Sundbäck

  2. EM ECW Main objectives • Higher education co-operation between the EU and Third-Countries through a mobility scheme addressing students and academic staff. • The European Commission will finance partnerships of European and Third-Country HEIs: - the costs of the organisation and implementation of individual mobility flows of higher education students and academic staff. • The overall minimum and maximum size of the grant awarded will be between EUR 1 M and EUR 6 M and will depend upon the geographical lot chosen

  3. Budget for the organisation and implementation of mobility flows Project Grant Calculation: flat rate and unit costs • Flat rate: 10,000 € per eligible partner for mobility organisation costs • Unit costs to cover Individual Mobility • Travel costs (in accordance with distance) • Monthly Allowance (from 1,000 to 2,500 € ) • Tuition fees (from “fee waiver” to 5,000 € / acad. year) • Insurance costs (75 € / month abroad)

  4. EM ECW Eligible European Countries • 27 EU Members States • Candidate Countries • (Croatia, FYROM, Turkey) • EEA countries • (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) AND Targeted 3rd countries grouped in geographical lots’ (selected on yearly basis in the annual Call for Proposals)

  5. Geographic coverage 2006 Call The geographic coverage for 2006 Call was : 33 European countries and 24 non EU countries • Neighbouring Countries in South Mediterranean and Eastern Europe (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia); • Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan); • Yemen, Iraq and Iran.

  6. Enlarged Geographical regions for the Academic year 2008/2009 NEW WINDOWS FOR 2008 Neighbourhood(ENP)East-Europe + Russia Western Balkans Europe Central Asia (DCI) Neighbourhood (ENP) Mediterranean countries Middle-East (DCI) Caribbean Asia Africa Latin America Pacific 6

  7. Budget and mobility flow EUR 100.348 M 3695 mobility 1.815 mobility EUR 36,4 M

  8. Partnerships Applicants: European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) or Association/network of European HEI (including at least 10 HEI with an Erasmus Charter, located in at least 5 different European countries) Partners: Recognised HEI from the countries covered by the geographical lot Partnership: Minimum size: 5 European HEI (holding an Erasmus Charter) + 1 recognised HEI from each of the Third-Countries covered in the geographical lot (exceptions may apply for Lots with particular difficulties) Maximum size: 20 eligible partners (incl. the applicant) The same partnership can apply to 4 lots max (separate applications)

  9. Eligible activities: Organisation of the mobility • quality support measures • enhancement of the international cooperation capacity of universities in Third-country universities • academic recognition • visibility and communication strategy • sustainability strategy • transparent selection mechanisms (cross-cutting principles)

  10. Mobility type per target group and duration

  11. How to participate? Two step process: • Selection of HEI’s partnerships: responsibility of the European Commission with the support of independent experts • Selection of students & academic staff: responsibility of the selected partnerships. The selection criteria must: • be common to all members of the partnership • be made known to potential applicants in advance • comply with the principles of transparency and equality of treatment.

  12. Timetable for 2008 Call • 5 December 2007: Publication of the 2007 Call for Proposals • 15 February 2008: Deadline for the submission of HEIs partnership’s projects applications. • March – April 2008: Project selection for partnerships projects • May 2008 onwards: • Award decision • Selection of students & academic staff by the selected partnerships • 15 July 2008 – 1st April 2009: Selection and latest start of student and academic staff mobility • 1st December 2008: Submission of the individual mobility (students and academic staff) list.

  13. Outcomes of the 2006 Selection • 87 applications received • 9 selected partnerships • Participation of 167 HEIs: • 79 from 33 European Countries • 88 from 24 Third Countries • Mobility of over 1,800 students and academic staff • A total funding of 36,4€ million

  14. 2007 Selection • Around 100 applications received • Ca 20 concerning Russia • 7 Finnish HEIs applying either as applicant or partner • New Call in autumn 2008

  15. For more information • AidCo website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm • EACEA • website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm • functional mail-box: EACEA-EM-EXTCOOP@ec.europa.eu

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