Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility

ICM &

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees EMJMDs

Dejan Rosic, NEO BiH

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National Erasmus+ Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Zmaja od Bosne 47, 71000 Sarajevo, BiH

www.erasmusbih.com

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What is international credit mobility?

• KA1: Learning Mobility for Individuals

• For students & staff (learning, teaching and training)

• Action managed by National Agencies located in Programme

Countries

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Erasmus+ Partner Countries

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International cooperation between Programme Countries & Partner Countries

Programme Countries Partner Countries

EU Member States:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech

Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,

Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United

Kingdom

Other programme countries:

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia

Other countries except:

Switzerland

Gulf Cooperation countries

Iran, Iraq, Yemen

Decentralised management

Programme Country HEI

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Managing mobility

European HEIs apply on behalf of the partnership to their National Agency

24 or 36 months to organise mobilities

Budget

• Organisation support

• Living Allowance

• Travel

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Mobility based on agreements

• Inter-institutional agreements fix mobility flows & conditions

- signed before mobility starts

• Learning Agreement for students

• Mobility Agreement for staff

Documents for Applicants: ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/higher-education/quality-framework_en.htm

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Types and duration

All levels (short cycle, Bachelor, Master, PhD)

All disciplines

Students: 3 months to 12 months

Staff: 5 days to 2 months

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Student unit costs

• Incoming to Prog. Countries €900, €850, €800

• Outgoing from Prog. Countries €700

Group 1 higher living costs

DK, IE, FR, IT, AT, FI, SE, UK, LI, NO

Group 2 medium living costs

BE, CZ, DE, EL, ES, CY, LU, NL, PO, SI, IS

Group 3 lower living costs

HR,BG, EE, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, RO, SK, TR,

FYROM,RS

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Staff unit costs

Host Country Per Diem

Group 1 180

Group 2 160

Group 3 140

Partner Countries 180

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Travel

Travel distances (km) € / participant

100 - 499 180

500 - 1999 275

2000 - 2999 360

3000 - 3999 530

4000 - 7999 820

≥8000 1500

Erasmus+ International Traineeships

This year, the European Commission is expanding its popular internship programme to Partner Countries

Funding work placements for university students at Bachelor, Master's and PhD level

(same amounts as ICM mobility with additional top up between 100 and 200 euros)

Students from Programme Countries can take internship in Partner Countries and vice versa

Duration: 2-12 months

Where: any public or private organisation (such as a company, public body, NGO, research institute or university)

Steps towards participation: Partner Country universities should contact their European partners

Universities in Programme Countries should contact their Erasmus+ National Agency

Organisations in Programme and Partner Countries interested in hosting Erasmus+ trainees should advertise their positions on erasmusintern.org, and contact universities with whom they already work Students interested in doing an Erasmus+ work placement should speak to their university's international office or faculty, and start looking for advertised positions on erasmusintern.org.

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ICM: Budget per region

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ICM statistics: Western Balkans

participation (planned)

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ICM statistics: BiH participation

(realized)

*

BiH HEIs 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total

Number of ICM

projects 47 86 114 87 334

Outgoing students 16 91 311 142 560

Outgoing staff 23 102 305 232 662

Incoming students 25 78 69 71 243

Incoming staff 11 122 139 120 392

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How to apply

Deadline: 5 February 2019

Partner Countries: discuss inter institutional agreements with

Programme Country partners

Erasmus+ programme guide:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en

Application form: ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-

plus/documents/form/mobility-programme-partner-countries_en.pdf

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National Erasmus+ Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Zmaja od Bosne 47, 71 000 Sarajevo, BiH

www.erasmusbih.com

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees EMJMDs

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KA1

Learning

Mobility for

Individuals

KA3

Policy

Support

KA2

Co-operation

Projects

Specific activities:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport

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…in brief:

Highly integrated Master study programmes delivered by international HEI consortium

No restriction in disciplines

3 consecutive student intakes

Full scholarships for students - 75% for students from Partner Countries

Award of a joint or multiple Master degree

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EMJMD - structure

• Integrated international Master programmes of excellent quality to attract the very best students worldwide

• Developed and delivered by a consortium of HEIs from Programme Countries & Partner Countries (if relevant)

• Duration 12 – 18 – 24 months (60 – 90 – 120 ECTS credits), optional preparatory year + 3 intakes (5 years maximum) – covered by one Grant Agreement

• Mandatory study period in at least 2 different Programme Countries (no virtual mobility)

• Fully recognised and accredited joint / multiple Master degrees

Taking part as an individual

Students apply directly to the EMJMD consortium.

EMJMD scholarship holders:

must have a first higher education degree or equivalent

must not have received an Erasmus Mundus Master Course and/or Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate scholarship/fellowship in the past

can submit a scholarship application to maximum three EMJMD programmes

must sign a student agreement with the EMJMD consortium

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Taking part as an Organisation

EMJMDs are open to public or private organisations in Programme or Partner Countries

HEIs Non-academic partners (enterprises, non-profit organisations, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

Applicant must be HEI established in Programme Country. The HEI applies on behalf of the EMJMD consortium.

Minimum EMJMD consortium composition: 3 HEIs as partners (including the coordinator) from at least 3 different Programme Countries

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How to apply Erasmus+ EMJMD call for proposals 2018

Apply to: EACEA

When: until 15 February 2019

Who: HEIs established in programme countries.

Duration: depending of the duration of the master programme, grant could be min. 4 or max 6 years, to finance 4 consecutive student intakes.

Award decision: by July 2019

Information sources

Information on Erasmus+ and EMJMD

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/individuals/students/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en

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Thank you for your attention!

National Erasmus+ Office in BiH Sarajevo, BiH Web page: www.erasmusbih.com E-mail: dejan.rosic@erasmusbih.com