erasmus+ ka107 international credit mobility ivan hutchins head of global mobility university of...

Erasmus+ KA107International Credit Mobility

Ivan HutchinsHead of Global MobilityUniversity of Essexhutchins@essex.ac.uk

KA107 International Credit Mobility

• Short-term studies abroad that count to a degree back home

• Mobility for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral students – and for staff• 3 – 12 months for students• 1 week – 2 months for staff

• International strand to fund 135,000 scholarships for mobility to / from with partner countries

Funding – European Neighbourhood Instrument / Instrument for Pre-Accession

Envelope Countries euro 2016

ENI South Mediterranean

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia

2,153,416

ENI Eastern Partnership

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

1,626,516

Russia* Territory of Russia as recognised by international law 1,017,096

IPA Western Balkans

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

1,841,089

Funding – Development Cooperation InstrumentEnvelope Countries euro

2016

DCI Latin America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

463,456

DCI Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam

1,425,127

DCI Central Asia

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

400,889

DCI South Africa

South Africa 129,768

DCI Outgoing TBC

Funding – European Development FundEnvelope Countries euro 2016

EDF African, Caribbean and Pacific States

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, FS Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Timor Leste, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

430,202

Funding – Partnership Instrument envelope Countries euro 2016

PI Industrialised Americas

Canada, United States of America 453,304

PI Industrialised Asia

Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, S Korea, Macao, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan

480,959

Ineligible countries: Countries

Switzerland; Monaco; San Marino; Vatican City; Iran; Iraq; Yemen; Bahrain, Kuwait; Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Funding awarded to UK HEIs - 2015 CallsEnvelope No. mobilities

funded (in+out)Total budget awarded

EC Budget % utilisation

ENI Sth. Med 199 €870,878 €2,138,723 40.7%

ENI E. Partnership 96 €306,126 €1,615,419 18.9%

ENI W. Balkans 131 €498,254 €1,808,318 27.5%

Russia 142 €539,278 €1,001,661 53.8%

DCI Asia 354 €1,358,280 €1,392,461 97.5%

DCI Latin America 99 €434,044 €452,833 95.8%

DCI Central Asia 79 €226,959 €391,700 57.9%

DCI Sth. Africa 12 €100,650 €126,793 79.3%

DCI Outgoing 81 €471,109 €472,757 99.6%

PI Americas 110 €426,045 €430,194 99.0%

PA Asia-Pacific 96 €456,278 €456,439 99.9%

Applying for KA107

Key documents …

2016 Call for Proposals

E+ Programme Guide 2016

Guide for applications for KA1 ICM

E+ ICM: FAQs for HEIs

E+ ICM: Dos and don’ts for applicant HEIs

Guidelines for Experts on Quality

Assessment: KA107 Applications

E+KA107 application

eForm

E+ Technical Guidelines for

completing application eForms

Priorities – Erasmus+ Programme

No more than 35% funding available for LA on Brazil or

Mexico

No more than 30% of budget for Asia on China or India

Asia / LA: 25% of mobility to be in least developed

countries

ENI East / South: no more than 10%

mobility to be outbound

No restrictions for Russia

Out mobility to Asia, LA, S Africa only at Doc & Staff

levels

Free to apply for 100% student or

100% staff or combination

Maybe other restrictions – institution

type, priority region, discipline

The eForm …

•General informationA

•Project information B

•Applicant informationC

•Main activities (i.e. mobility flows)D

•BudgetE

•Quality questionsF

•Application checklistG

•Data protection noticeH

•Declaration of HonourI

•Annexes (to be up loaded)J

•Submission confirmation K

Section D: Main Activities (planned mobility flows)

Country

Level

Number In/Out

Duration

Travel distance

Section F – Quality questions

Relevance of the strategy

Quality of cooperation

arrangements

Quality of project design &

implementation

Impact & dissemination

Relevance of the strategy (30 pts)

Why do you want to foster

mobility?

Explain the specificcountry

preference

Why is the mobility relevant to your

internationalisation strategy?

How is it relevant to the partner(s)

strategy?

Specific aims for student / staff mobility

Quantifiable information on the selected partner(s)

How do partners complement each other?

Do not just focus on your

institution

KEEP IT SHORT AND

SIMPLE

Quality of the cooperation arrangements (30 pts)

Division of labour

Detail will how OS finances

be split?

Communications channels

Do both partners have financial and

operational capacity for KA107?

Quality of project design & implementation (20 pts)

Before, During & After mobility

Selection, support and recognition arrangements at

both partners

Additional support for disadvantaged

people

Support for language training

and cultural integration

Impact & dissemination (20 pts)

Impact of the mobility project on participants, beneficiaries, partner

organisations etc.

Impact at the local level (region

/ country)

Dissemination activities at

BOTH partners

Impact should be relative to the

number and type of mobilities planned

What are the assessors looking for?

Eligibility of Mobility flows

Budget rules & restrictions

4 quality questions

Minimum score threshold (60/100)

Min. 50% for each quality question

Geographic balance

Envelop restrictions

Less developed regions

Ivan’s tips for success …

Know why you

want to play

Strategic plans

Country focus

Link to other existing activities

Expected outcomes

Be realistic

Partnership(s)

Who? Where?

Why these guys?

Clearly define the role of the

partner

Mobilities

Mobility levels & focus

Mobility numbers

Innovate

Admin. and support

mechanisms

Be realistic

Sustainability & dissemination

What are your plans?

What will the partner be

doing?

What can you actually

deliver?

Be realistic

Written text

Clear & Concise

Don’t “cut/paste”

Don’t repeat - refer to previous text

Keep to character limit

Use abbreviations

Use dot points

Get input from the partner(s)

The eForm

Download from:

https://erasmusplus.org.uk/key-resources

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

02 Feb. 2016

Good Luck!