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Erasmus Mundus
Student and Alumni Association
Mastering Joint Excellence Under Erasmus Mundus Conference, Brussels
29th, 30th June 2016
Apiyo Okwiri
President of EMA
EMA? • EMA, www.em-a.eu was founded in 2006 by an initiative of the Directorate
General for Culture and Education of the European Commission
• Over 14,000 students & alumni members in 174+ countries
• Legally registered as AISBL in Brussels, Belgium as at March 2016
• A volunteer Organization and administered by a service provider
*EMA General Assembly 2015, Ghent, Belgium
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10th Anniversary celebrations? • Kick off at the 2016 General Assembly (October/November 2016)
• A series of events spread over 12 months
• EMA Day November 2016
• TEDx event April/May 2017
• Synchronized career events worldwide
• REALISE IT (Innovation activities)
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EMA Structure
Steering Committee
7 members
Service Teams
4 teams
Chapters 12 chapters
Country Reps
174 +
Networks 6 Networks
Program Reps
150+
Course Quality
25+
Survey Team
20+
Student Advisor
ESAA board 4 members
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EMA Services and Activities I. Pre-departure Events
II. Promotion of Erasmus Mundus
III. Course Quality Services
IV. Networking and reintegration activities
V. Knowledge Alliances with Partners
*EMA General Assembly 2014, Krakow, Poland
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EMA Course Quality Survey • The Course Quality Student Services Survey (CQSS) is an annual EMA survey
• It evaluates
• the perception of students about their overall Erasmus Mundus experience
• and the experience students have at each university attended as part of
their course.
• 2015 demographics
• 2131 respondents from 128 countries and 193 courses.
• 78 programs received 10+ responses, available individualised reports.
• 977 females (46%) and 1135 males (54%).
• 1674 (79%) with scholarship and 457 (21%) without.
• The result are publicly available at course browser of EMA
• Currently we are collecting responses for the third wave (and we need your
help reaching out to the 2013, 2014 and 2015 cohorts
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Graduate Impact Survey: Results Satisfaction
• On average 81% of the participants satisfied with the programme.
• 72.6% of participants found the links to employment to be too weak.
• Recommendation: Programmes adapt to better prepare students for the labour
market.
Employability
• 66.2% of graduates employed with majority finding a job in less than two
months after graduating.
• Unsuitability of the job market or lack of interest reason for more than 40% of
the graduates not in full employment.
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Graduate Impact Survey: Results Personal impact of Erasmus Mundus
• Erasmus Mundus had the greatest impact on intercultural competencies
(58.7%) and career (43.5%).
• The EU attractiveness because of its job opportunities (73.3%) and its
quality of living and working environment (56.1%). 53.2% still lives and
works in an EU country after graduating.
Visibility
• Visibility is quite good, except in the EU, Oceania and the Americas.
• Source of EM information: Internet - (48.7%) of respondents, friends -
(26.1%) of respondents and University -(15.7%) of respondents
• Recommendation: A greater internet presence through increased online
promotion and Universities and other higher education institutions should be
encouraged to play a greater role in actively promoting Erasmus Mundus
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EMA & EM coordinators partnership • Newsletters - Success stories
• Thematic conferences
• Alumni meetings and connecting the
alumni networks with EMA.
• Co-opting elected alumni into course
advisory boards/internal structures
• Project Partnerships
• Research opportunities
• Getting reviews from alumni on the labor
market.
• Partnering with alumni home Universities
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https://www.facebook.com/ErasmusMundusAssociation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/erasmus-mundus-students-and-alumni-association
@Erasmus_Mundus
https://www.instagram.com/erasmusmundus/
https://www.youtube.com/user/ErasmusMundusAlumni
EMA Social Media
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