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Eastern PartnershipPlatform 4

Working Group 4 of the EaP Civil Society Forum Brussels, 14 June 2013

Marta Touykova, DG Education and Culture

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Eastern Partnership Platform 4« Contacts between People »

• Covers a wide range of issues which are common to a large number of citizens:

• Education, training, research, youth, culture, media and information society

• Offers a mixed balance of reinforced policy dialogue and strengthened participation in EU programmes

• Work programme adopted for 2 years

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EaP Platform 4 : Education• Policy dialogue during two Platform meetings a year and specific events• Strengthened participation in higher education programmes (Tempus & Erasmus Mundus), increased budget, regional information campaign for universities • Pilot extension of the eTwinning action for school cooperation, collaborative learning and project based pedagogy (official launch on 4 March)

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Two major tools for capacity building in Higher Education

• Tempus: institutional cooperation, capacity building• Erasmus Mundus: mobility for students and staff Both programmes are complementary and open to universities and individuals from the six EaP Countries

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Tempus achievements• Modernised curricula and implementation of Bologna

principles• Capacity building for academic & support staff, modernised

learning and teaching approaches• Upgrading laboratory and IT equipment, libraries• Introducing quality assurance culture and mechanisms• Internationalisation of faculties / universities• New approaches to university governance and structures

Enhancing links between education and enterprises• New laws on higher education

Education and Culture

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Tempus: a few figures

• Since mid 1990s, 165 M€ for EaP countries, have funded 270 Joint Projects, 65 Structural Measures, some hundreds Individual Mobility Grants (until 2006 only)

• In the 2013 call for proposals, €42 million have been allocated to EaP countries (around 50 new projects).

• To be compared to 2012 budget: 29 M€ (36 new projects)• Deadline for application 26 March, selections results

October 2013

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Tempus in EaP countries

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Erasmus Mundus achievementsImpact on individuals• Recognition of study periods abroad, in-depth knowledge of

European higher education, improved linguistic skills, intercultural experience, enhanced employability…

Impact on institutions• Helps to internationalise higher education in EaP countries• Contributes to building institutional partnerships • Improved capacity in design and management of joint degree

programmes • Develops capacities in accreditation, recognition, international

student mobility

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Erasmus Mundus: a few figures

• Since 2007, 22 partnerships with EaP countries, with 262 instances of participation from universities from the 6 partner countries.

• Total budget for these 22 partnerships: 84.1 M€, 3.443 scholarships for EaP students and 482 for staff.

• Steep increase in 2011-13 budget• 2013 Call to select 9 new partnerships (29.4 M€; min 1080

scholarships). Deadline for application 15 April.• 488 EaP students + 42 scholars have also received

scholarships to take part in excellent joint Masters & Doctorate courses

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Erasmus Mundus in EaP countries

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Marie Curie• Since 2007, 6.4 M€ to EaP countries, 168

researchers and 104 researcher organisations funded

• Very active participation of Ukraine (4 M€) • In 2012 Moldova became associated country to

the 7th Framework Programme (1st EaP country and 2nd ENP country to become associated to FP7)

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EaP Platform 4 : Youth• Youth in Action: Between 2007 and 2011, more than 11000 young

people and youth workers from EaP countries have participated in the activities (youth exchanges, European Voluntary Service, training and networking of youth workers).

• In 2012-13, the EaP Youth Window finances 1 500 additional projects and the mobility of 21 000 young people and youth workers

• Opening an EaP youth programme combining capacity development of national and local public sector and civil society actors and grants scheme for disadvantaged young people living in rural or deprived urban areas,

• EaP Youth Forum under LT presidency 23-24 October (Kaunas)

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EaP Platform 4 : Culture

• EaP Culture Programme launched in 2011• Capacity building for the main actors of the culture

sector, to reinforce their policy reform capacities• Call for proposals for the EaP cultural sector

• Policy dialogue focusing on the impact of investment in culture and on supporting EaP countries in making best use of existing cooperation instruments

• High level / ministerial meeting on Culture to take place in Georgia on 27-28 June

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Reinforced opportunities under the future generation of programmes

• In higher education: Erasmus for All (E4A) single programme to stop fragmentation with a special action to neighbouring countries combining capacity building and mobility

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie research grants• Support to youth exchanges will go on through the

new E4A programme• Culture Creative Europe opened to neighbouring

countries

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Erasmus for All (2014-2020)A streamlined architecture : 3 Key actions

Youth in Action Programme

Internationalhigher education

programmes:Erasmus Mundus,

Tempus,Alfa, Edulink,

Bilateral Programmes

Grundtvig

Erasmus

Leonardo

Comenius

LifelongLearning

Programme

Existing programmesTotal budget: € 19 billion over 7 yearsA single integrated programme

Erasmus for All

1.LearningMobility

3.Policy

Support

2.Co-operation

projects

Specific activities:

• Jean Monnet • Sport

Total budget: € 19 billion over 7 years (+ 70%) of which € 1,8 billion from Heading 4

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Credit learning mobility of students (short cycles/Bachelor/Master/Doctorate) + HE staff Mobility NEW: Erasmus open to the whole world in both directions for studies, traineeships, staff teaching and training ex action 2 of Erasmus Mundus For non-EU mobility: external policy priorities will apply

1. Credit mobility: International opening of Erasmus, more mobility of students and staff between EU – non EU in both directions

2. Degree mobility: Joint Master courses

of excellent quality offered by consortium of EU/non EU universities to attract the very best students worldwide

3. Student loan guarantee:to boost degree mobility within Europe

KA1Learning mobility

of individuals - Higher Education-

Grants for Joint Master Courses Continuity: Erasmus Mundus Action 1

Master Student Loan Guarantee NEW – 330.000 students

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KA2Cooperation for innovation

- Higher Education-

1. Erasmus Strategic Partnerships: more intense cooperation between institutions.

2. Knowlegde Alliances: structure partnerships between HEI and businesses

3. Specific support with neighbourhood countries: Capacity building through partnerships between EU and ENP universities with a mobility component.

4. Rest of the world: Capacity building between universities in the EU and Asia, Latin America & Africa.

HE Strategic Partnerships Raise HEIs capacity to modernise

Knowledge Alliances University-business cooperation for more innovation

Support to Neighbourhood countries (ENP)Partnerships between HEIs from EU and ENPCurriculum development, modernisation,modern teaching and teaching, upgrading of facilities, improve HEIs governance, stronger links with the world of work, ...+ INTEGRATED MOBILITY of student and staff

Cooperation with Asia, Latin America and Africa Mobility limited to HEI staff to achieve projects’ objectives

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Timeline

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Creative EuropeCulture Strand - New priorities

Capacity-building• Support cultural operators to develop skills and knowhow to

facilitate adjustment to the digital shift• Support artists/cultural professionals to internationalise

their careers• Strengthen European and international networks to

facilitate access to new professional opportunities

Transnational circulation• Support international touring, events and exhibitions• Support literary translation• Support for audience development and building a long-term

audience for European cultural works

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Creative EuropeMEDIA strand

Successful actions maintained (e.g. Europa cinemas)Actions targeted at specific actors in the audiovisual value chain (e.g. producers, distributors and exhibitors)Actions include:

• Providing skills and building up networks, support developing of audiovisual works

• support distribution of non national films on all platforms, encourage new business models

• Facilitate access to markets and foster international cooperation and co-production

• Support film literacy and audience building

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International dimension• Full participation in the programme for EFTA, acceding,

candidate and pre-candidate countries and (new!!) countries of the European neighbourhood area

• New possibility for targeted bilateral cooperation with selected countries or regions

• Possibility for participants from 3rd countries to take part in in Creative Europe projects

• 3rd country partners in some actions in the MEDIA Strand (former MEDIA Mundus programme) in particular in training and access to markets

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Conditions for full participation • Additional appropriations ("entry ticket")

• Framework agreement on participation in Union programmes

• UNDER DISCUSSION: Ratification of UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity

• For the MEDIA Strand:

• WTO: MFN exemption of the audiovisual sector

• Respect of conditions laid down in AVMS Directive in particular principle of country of origin, support of European works

Culture

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Further information• Next Platform 4 meeting on 14 November, Brussels• Eap Youth Forum; 23-24 October , Kaunas (LT) • Information Day on Erasmus For All for Eastern Partners,

25 October, Kaunas (LT)• Further information on Eastern Partnership Platfrom 4

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/international/eastern_en.htm