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Asia-Link HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORKING BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA

Asia-Link HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORKING BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA. 1. Asia-wide programmes. Context: regional cooperation with Asia Legal basis: ALA Regulation 443/92 25 Feb 1992: - Regional co-operation as a priority area Commission Communications:

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Asia-Link HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORKING BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA

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  1. Asia-Link HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORKING BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA 1

  2. Asia-wide programmes • Context: regional cooperation with Asia • Legal basis: ALA Regulation 443/92 25 Feb 1992: - Regional co-operation as a priority area • Commission Communications: • Towards a New Strategy for Asia (1994) • Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnerships (2001) • Commission Strategy Paper and Indicative Programme for multi-country programmes in Asia 2005-2006 • One of three “Asia-wide” programmes: • Asia-Link (higher education partnerships) • Asia-Invest (business and investment partnerships) • Asia Pro Eco (sustainable development partnerships) 4

  3. Asia-wide programmes: Eligible countries (Asia) Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China (excl. H-K + Macau) East Timor India Indonesia Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam Least Developed Countries are underlined Institutions and organisations from Brunei, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore can participate in all project activities as associates, provided that they do not benefit from Commission funding 3

  4. Asia-Link Programme Asia-Link Programme Main Objective Promotion of regional and multilateral networking between higher education institutions (HEIs) in European Union Member States and developing countries in Asia 4

  5. Asia-Link Programme Components • Partnership Projects (Calls for Proposals) • Projects cover one or more of the following areas: • Human Resource Development • Curriculum Development • Institutions & Systems Development • Capacity-building Actions (FWC) • Seminars/Workshops to train higher education institutions in project management and design • Programme Support Activities • Stakeholders’ meetings (FWC) • Networking of beneficiaries (FWC) • Studies/analyses (FWC) • Information and promotion (in-house) • European Higher Education Fairs (service contract) 5

  6. Asia-Link Partnership Projects • Grant size and co-funding • € 200.000 - € 750.000 • Maximum EU contribution: • 75% of eligible cost • 90% of eligible costs if all Asian partners from LDCs • 100% if all Asian partners from tsumani-affected areas • Minimum partnership 4 partners: • At least two EU partners from different Member States PLUS at least two Asian partners • Duration: • 12 – 36 months • Eligible institutions: • Higher education institutions • Networks of higher education institutions • Regional higher education institutions 6

  7. Asia-Link Partnership Projects: Facts and figures 1 • To date (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Calls) • 156 projects selected involving 710 institutions • € 53.0 million co-funding • 984 applications received, involving 4590 institutions 7

  8. Partnership projects: typical activities • Human resource development activities • To upgrade the skills of university teaching staff and administrators: • short teaching/training missions in Europe/Asia • short intensive overseas programmes • study/research abroad at PhD/Master’s level • internships 8

  9. Partnership projects: typical activities • Curriculum development activities • To develop curricula, produce new/improved courses, modules or materials: • employment-related multidisciplinary curricula • courses based on common or co-ordinated • modules at different institutions • modules/courses with a regional dimension • curricula integrating aspects of university- • industry relations • open and distance learning 9

  10. Partnership projects: typical activities • Institutions and Systems Development • To enhance overall management of higher education institutions: • joint seminars/workshops on internal & external management • training of senior university officials or international officers • review of whole institutions, administrative or academic units, curricula, procedures, etc • pilot initiatives centred on credit transfer, quality • standards and degree recognition 10

  11. Asia-Link Partnership Projects: Facts and figures 2

  12. Asia-Link Partnership Projects: Facts and figures 3

  13. Asia-Link Partnership Projects: Facts and figures 4

  14. Asia-Link Programme • Future perspectives • 2006: 5th Call for Proposals • 2007 onwards: depends on: • new Regional Strategy Paper 2007 onwards • new EU Financial Perspectives 14

  15. Erasmus Mundus Erasmus Mundus (1) • The programme • Action 1: 35 EM Masters Courses • Action 2: Scholarships for 3rd country students • Action 3: Partnerships with 3rd country HEIs • Action 4: Enhancing attractiveness EU HEIs • 5 “Asia Windows” for additional scholarships for Asians • India (33 MEUR) • China (9 MEUR plus 20 MEUR for 2006) • Thailand (3.2 MEUR) • Malaysia (2.1 MEUR) • other Asian ALA countries (10 MEUR) • 2005-2006 Action 2 scholarships: • 455 for Erasmus Mundus world-wide (including Asia) • 455 extra scholarships for Asia 15

  16. For more information: - Asia-Link Programme http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-link/index_en.htm europeaid-asia-link@cec.eu.int - Erasmus Mundus http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html EAC-Erasmus-Mundus@cec.eu.int 16

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