Erasmus+

International credit mobility Novelties and topicalities

Bruno Castro

European Commission

Directorate-General for Education & Culture

Baltic Info Days 2018

30 October 2018

Riga

Erasmus+ is international

Investing in knowledge, skills and competences…

…to benefit individuals, institutions and society as a whole

EU higher education policy: a strong international focus

EU cooperation with the world: a strong education focus

International dimension of Erasmus+

International Credit Mobility

(ICM)

Erasmus Mundus Joint

Master Degrees

(EMJMD)

Capacity Building in

Higher Education

(CBHE)

Jean Monnet activities

(JM)

What is ICM?

ICM in brief

Short-term higher education mobility

For students and PhD candidates (3-12 months) & staff (5-60 days)

All levels: BA, MA, PhD, academic & administrative staff

Can also supports traineeships

Generous grant… and no tuition fees!

Organisational support

EUR 350/participant

Individual support

EUR 700-900/month for students and EUR 140-180/day for staff

Contribution to travel costs

EUR 20-1500, depending on distance travelled

How does ICM work?

Decentralised management

Decentralised management

Programme Country HEI

Ring-fenced budgets per National Agency BE02 1%

DE 13%

ES 11%

FR 11%

IT 10% PL

7%

UK 8%

rest 39%

Global budget

Erasmus+

Targets for LDCs ASIA

Minimum 25% of funds for: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar

Maximum 30% for China and India

LATIN AMERICA Minimum 25% of funds for: Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay

Maximum 35% for Brazil and Mexico

2018 Selection Results

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Russia

Ukra

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Chin

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Serb

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Georg

ia

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Canada

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Moro

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Japan

Tunis

ia

Alb

ania

Bosnia

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Mexic

o

India

Austr

alia

Colo

mbia

Top 20 Partner Countries in 2018 by application budget

(mEUR)

ICM = well-established and attractive funding opportunity for HEIs

New opportunities, building bridges to the labour market

• 8,000 traineeship grants

requested

• 108 Partner Countries

Getting involved

Erasmus+

Application form: qualitative assessment

Erasmus+

Before the start of the actual mobility

Participants

Partner Country HEI

Programme Country HEI

National Agency

Application Phase Contractualisation Phase Implementation & Reporting Phase

European Commission

Participant Report

Online EU Survey

Reporting in Mobility

Tool+

ECHE

Before the start of the actual mobility

International Credit Mobility Timeline for Contractual Documents

Learning/ Mobility

Agreement

3 parties

+

Grant Agreement

Programme HEI-Participant

PIC

Students: 30 days before the end of the mobility

Staff: After the end of the mobility

Delegation Agreement

Grant Agreement

Application Form

2 February 2016

Inter-institutional Agreement

Start of the mobility projects

(1 August)

PIC

Qualitative Assessment

Before encoding mobilities in Mobility

Tool+

Student Survey on

Recognition

Reporting to National

Agency

Interim report & final

beneficiary report

Every month, once mobilities have started

After the end of the mobility

ICM

handbook

Quick Reference

Guide for Partner

Country HEIs

FAQs for

students &

staff

'Do's and don'ts'

for applicants

Guidelines +2019 Programme Guide (online)

FAQs for

HEIs

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2019 calls

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Novelties for specific countries

!

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International Credit Mobility Novelties 2019 Call

• Start 1 August

• Duration of either 24 or 36 months

• Additional budget for certain countries

• Traineeships will continue

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Improvements in the current Programme

INCLUSIVENESS - ideas to improve

Could Programme Country HEIs use top ups in practice to cover extra costs?

Could Partner Country HEIs flag potential beneficiaries for this extra funding?

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Re-cap: when to apply for what?

2019 Call Launch October 2018

Deadline Budget (approx)

International credit mobility

5 February 2019 EUR 165 million

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

14 February 2019 EUR 175 million

Capacity Building for Higher Education

7 February 2019 EUR 140 million

Jean Monnet Actions 21 February 2019 EUR 12 million + EUR 4.0 for certain

regions

Knowledge Alliances 28 February 2019 EUR 30 million

European Universities 28 February 2019 EUR 30 million