Erasmus +

Cooperation for innovation and exchange

of good practices

EACEA Unit A2

Nihal Yildirim

Louvain-La-Neuve, 26 May 2016

COMMIT Final Learning Activity

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1. The role of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

2. Erasmus+: the new portfolio of Programmes 2014-2020 managed by the Agency

3. Erasmus+: Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnerships & Knowledge Alliances

4. COMMIT and other projects with potential links

5. Useful links

Content

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Executive Agency: A new generation of institutional bodies

EU public bodies

Legal personality

Supervision by the Commission

International staff with knowledge of the project cycles and with

technical and financial expertise

Core mission: To be a centre of excellence for the implementation of EU programmes

1. The role of EACEA

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Partners with complementary roles

Executive Agency

The European Commission: Policy

EACEA: Programme Implementation

1. The role of EACEA

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1. The role of EACEA

EACEA - The new portfolio 2014-2020

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1. The role of EACEA

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Turning policy into action and results

Annually, more than 13.000 project proposals are submitted, of which around 4000 are selected for funding.

1. The role of EACEA

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1. The role of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

2.Erasmus+: the new portfolio of Programmes 2014-2020 managed by the Agency

3. Erasmus+: Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnerships & Knowledge Alliances

4. COMMIT and other projects with potential links

1. Useful links

Content

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ERASMU

2. Erasmus+

26 million unemployed

5.7 million unemployed young people

20% of 15 year olds lack basic

literacy skills

Constant rapid change: technology, global competition for talent

WHY?

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ERASMU

2. Erasmus+

There are job opportunities!

many high qualification jobs unfilled

2 million job vacancies in Europe

1/3 of employers struggle to find staff

= SKILLS gap & MISMATCHES

WHY?

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ERASMU

2. Erasmus+

€14.7 billion 2014-2020 = + 40%

€1.67 billion 2014-2020 from external instruments for higher education

80 % through National Agencies

20 % through EACEA

Budget

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ERASMU

Erasmus

Grundtvig Leonardo

Comenius

Youth in Action

Erasmus Mundus

Tempus

Alfa Edulink

2007-2013 2014-2020

Erasmus+

Learning

1 Learning Mobility

2 Cooperation

3 Policy

support

Jean Monnet

Sport

2. Erasmus+

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3. Erasmus+

Learning mobility of individuals (KA1)

Staff mobility, in particular for teachers, lecturers, school leaders and youth workers

Mobility for higher education students, vocational education and training students

Student loan guarantee

Joint Master degrees

Mobility for higher education for EU and non-EU beneficiaries

Volunteering and youth exchanges

3 main types of Key Action

Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good

practices (KA2)

Strategic partnerships between education/training or youth organisations and other relevant actors

Large scale partnerships between education and training establishments and business: Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances

IT-Platforms including e-Twinning

Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhood countries

Support for policy reform (KA3)

Open method of Coordination

Prospective initiatives

EU recognition tools

Dissemination & exploitation

Policy dialogue with stakeholders, third countries and international organisations

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1. The role of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

2. Erasmus+: the new portfolio of Programmes 2014-2020 managed by the Agency

3.Erasmus+: Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnerships & Knowledge Alliances

4. COMMIT and other projects with potential links

5. Useful links

Content

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Cooperation for innovation and best practices Strategic partnerships between education/training or youth organisations and other relevant actors Large scale structured partnerships between education and training establishments and business: Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances IT-Platforms incl. e-Twinning Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhood countries

MORE cooperation for more INNOVATION 28% of total budget

25,000 Strategic

Partnerships

150 Knowledge Alliances

3. Erasmus+: KA2

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3. Erasmus+: KA2

Foster intense, structured and long term cooperation among HEIs and with key stakeholders to contribute to achieving the objectives of the HE Modernisation Agenda

Promote, develop and implement long-lasting structured partnerships between business and academia to strengthen Europe's innovation capacity, stimulate entrepreneurship, stimulate 2-way knowledge exchange between HEIs and enterprises and foster excellence and innovation

Strategic Partnerships Knowledge Alliances

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3. Erasmus+: KA2 HE Strategic partnerships

Increasing tertiary

attainment levels

Improving the quality and relevance of

higher education

Strengthening quality through

mobility and cross-border cooperation

Linking higher education,

research and business for excellence

and regional development

Improving governance and funding

The tool to implement…

…Key Priorities of the EU Agenda for the Modernisation of Higher Education

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3. Erasmus+: KA2

Develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practices relating to:

joint study programmes and joint curricula, intensive programmes and common modules ensuring the relevance towards the needs of the labor market;

project-based transnational collaboration between enterprises and students/staff at higher education institutions to study real life cases;

pedagogical approaches and methodologies especially those delivering transversal competences, entrepreneurship mindset and creative thinking, including by introducing multi-, trans-and interdisciplinary approaches, building learning mobility more systematically into curricula ('embedded mobility') and through a better exploitation of ICT;

Examples of activities

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3. Erasmus+: KA2

the integration of a greater variety of study modes (distance, part-time, modular learning), notably through new forms of personalised learning, strategic use of open educational resources and virtual mobility/learning platforms;

new approaches to facilitate permeability between education sectors (i.e. through validation of prior learning and possibility of flexible learning -modular studies, blended learning etc.);

the engagement of HEIs with local/regional authorities

cooperation and exchange of practice between staff responsible for support services, such as guidance counselling, coaching methods and tools, development of systems that help track student progress; or those involved in student support services, to increase quality (i.e. attract and retain non-traditional learners, e.g. adults, and underrepresented groups in higher education);

Examples of activities

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3. Erasmus+: KA2 Knowledge Alliances

Boosting innovation in

higher education,

business and in the broader

socio-economic environment

Developing entrepreneurship

mind-set and competences

Stimulating the flow and exchange of

knowledge between higher education and enterprises

Impact beyond the project's

lifetime

Sustainability of university-business

cooperation

WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED?

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3. Erasmus+: KA2

Strategic partnerships Knowledge Alliances

Composition Minimum 3 organisations from 3 programme countries +

partner countries if added value

Minimum 6 organisations from 3 programme countries +

partner countries if added value

Minimum 2 HEIs + 2 enterprises

Duration 2 or 3 years 2 or 3 years

Budget 2 years: up to 300.000 € 3 years: up to 450.000 €

2 years: up to 700.000€ 3 years: up to 1.000.000€

Management decentralised to National Agencies

Centralised to EACEA

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Knowledge triangle: good balance between HEIs,

businesses/key stakeholders

Innovative approach

Objectives and needs analysis are sound and clearly articulated

Well targeted audience

Quality of project design

Impact and sustainability

TIPS 3. Erasmus+: KA2

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Selected Projects 2014 3. Erasmus+: KA2

Project Title

Coordinating Organisation

Textile and Clothing Knowledge Alliance. Future textile and clothing managers for export, marketing, innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship oriented companies.

LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY

SME and Higher Education Institutes in Innovation Partnerships LOUTH COUNTY ENTERPRISE BOARD

Competencies for A sustainable Socio Economic development WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAT WIEN

European Food Studies & Training Alliance UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

A European University-Business Alliance aiming to foster young SCIEntists’ ENTrepreneurial spirit

GRANTXPERT CONSULTING LTD

European Network of Design for Resilient Entrepreneurship UNIVERSITA DI PISA

European Foodbusiness Transfer Laboratory for stimulating entrepreneurial skills, for fostering innovation and for business creation in the Food Sector

CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET DE L'INDUSTRIE DE VAUCLUSE

PROMOTE - Promoting and Validating Key Competences in Mobility and Traineeships in Europe

VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS

Framework for Innovation Competencies Development and Assessment

TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY

Le@d3.0 Academy: WEB3.0 and OER for e-TRAINERS and NEW e-LEADERS

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Selected Projects 2015 3. Erasmus+: KA2

Project Title Organisation name

MicroElectronics Cloud Alliance

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA

Knowledge Alliance to enable a European-wide exploitation of the potential of MOOCs for the world of business

FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.

EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE ON MARKETING AND ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

Teaching and Coaching Innovation & Entrepreneurship InnovaTively

THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Widening Access to Virtual Educational Scenarios ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL

Knowledge Alliance for Advanced Urbanism INSTITUT D'ARQUITECTURA AVANCADA DE CATALUNYA

Knowledge Alliance for Urban Challenges COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Empowering Regional Development and Innovations

KARELIA AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY

Innovative Open Data Education and Training based on PBL and Learning Analytics

UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA

Creating a University-Enterprise Alliance for a Spatially Enabled Society

GISIG GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP ASSOCIAZIONE

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1. The role of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

2. Erasmus+: the new portfolio of Programmes 2014-2020 managed by the Agency

3. Erasmus+: Key Action 2 – Strategic Parnerships & Knowledge Alliances

4.COMMIT and other projects with potential links

5. Useful links

Content

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4. COMMIT COMMIT under LLP

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539519-LLP-1-2013-1-BE-ERASMUS-ESIN

Starting date: 01 October 2013 Finishing date: 31 May 2016 Contractor and Coordinator: EUCEN Call of proposals: EAC/S07/12 Programme: LLP ERASMUS Action: Multilateral projects Potential good practice project at interim phase, to be assessed and confirmed after the receipt of the final report. There is a yearly process for the selection of good practice projects and success stories.

4. Other projects E+ platform

Erasmus+ Project Results There is an Erasmus+ platform for dissemination and exploitation of project results. You can find project information and results of all projects supported by the European Commission under the integrated Erasmus+ Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/

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4. Other projects E+ platform

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4. Other projects E+ platform Example

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Peer-Learning Initiative for the Social Dimension

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4. Other projects Looking for synergies Projects not finalised

http://www.pl4sd.eu/

Identifying Effective Approaches to Enhancing

the Social Dimension of HE

http://equityideas.eu/

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Access to Lifelong Learning in HE

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4. Other projects ALL in HE

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European Action on Disability within Higher Education

527728-LLP-1-2012-1-IT-ERASMUS-ESIN

http://www.eadhe.eu/

EADHE Objectives:

size the major needs of disabled people within HE institutions of different EU member countries, gather the best practices implemented to meet those needs and map institutions/countries excelling in given best practices;

carry out a piloting of gathered best practices, with the purpose to identify some fundamental services/facilities/practices within HE that may be suitable to guarantee disabled people Europe-wide.

4. Other projects EADHE

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University Social Responsibility in Europe

527209-LLP-1-2012-1-RO-ERASMUS-ESIN http://www.eu-usr.eu/

EU-USR objectives:

To identify and analyse good practices

To build an open benchmarking system aimed to improve the capacities of HE institutions in responding to the needs of their communities in a socially responsible way

To develop a European model

To start the creation of a European network on university social responsibility, that can bring forward the project results.

4. Other projects EU-USR

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National Agencies

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/national-agencies/index_fr.htm

University-Business Cooperation

http://ec.europa.eu/education/higher-education/business_en.htm

Knowledge Alliances – examples

http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/docs/ubc-examples_en.pdf

EACEA website

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/results_projects/project_compendia_en.php

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5. Useful links

Knowledge Alliances

HE Strategic partnerships

EACEA

Thank you!

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