1. Email: green-tech-wb@uvigo.es
Info Days
We start this kick of meeting by
My Name is Ana Fernández Vilas, professor at the department of telematics engineering of the University of Vigo and researcher at the Information & Communication Technology AtlantTIC. I’ts for me a great pleasure to be the general coordinator of this challenging project and I count with all of to reach a big success. Also, I take this opportunity to thank EU for its active support to this cooperation project.
Thank you the Univeristy of Zenice and all their staff for organisisng this infodays. It’s reall importsnt for the project.
Also, I would like to welcome all of you for being interestes in our project and encourage you to applying and being an Erasmus Mundus grantholder

2. Agenda Erasmus Mundus Green-Tech-WB Project Academic & mobility offer
Fields of study, number of mobilities, target groups;
Grant conditions
flight tickets, health insurance, monthly allowance, etc.
The application process
Social network, application forms, etc.
The University of Vigo
International
Summary. Questions & Answers
First, we look through the agenda of the day.
In this introduction, I start for describing the UVIGO team in the project and also our University.
After that, I move on into the main aspects of the University of Vigo, coordinating institution of this project.
Project: objectives & parners.
Central issue:

3. Green-Tech-WB The Project
Smart and Green technologies for innovative and sustainable societies in Western Balkans

4. Erasmus Mundus Green-Tech-WB is an Erasmus Mundus Project
The Erasmus Mundus Programme is a cooperation and mobility programme in the area of Higher Education, implemented by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission

5. Motivation & flash information
Smart and Green Technologies for Innovative and Sustainable Societies in Western Balkans.
The action shall run for months as of 15/07/2014 (“the starting date of action”) and shall end on 14/07/2018.
20 full partners and 27 associated members.
10 different EU countries, 9 at their first participation.
Opportunity to work in a wider European framework, and in a broader international context (Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, France and Italy).
22 WB HEIs (12 as full partners).
10 non-HEIs associate partners.
153 Mobilities in 3 cohorts.
This action takes its motivation in sustainability as a EU priority. Europe 2020 stresses the need of achieving a smart and inclusive economy in the continent. Taking this in mind, our action is designed around the triangle: cooperation in higher education, research and innovation under the umbrella of smart and green technologies to fosters .. . This proposal promotes European HEIs as centres of excellence in education and research around GREEN TECH and drives this excellence to multi-ethnic Western Balkan countries to contribute to their better governance and social cohesion, and further connect the region to the global economy.
For this, we count on an ample consortium. 20 full partners and 27 associated members
from 10 different EU countries (Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, France and Italy) (including 9 HEIs who never participated in the Erasmus Mundus action) the opportunity to work in a wider European framework, and in a broader international context. Our mobility plan that includes 153 undergraduate, master, PhD, post-doctorate and staff grants (28 for Europeans and 125 for WB) under target group 1, 2 & 3 is

6. University Fan S Noli i Korçë
Coordinator:
Universidade de Vigo
Spain
Co-coordinator:
University Fan S Noli i Korçë
Albania
Agricultural University of Tirana/ Albania
University ''Ismail Qemali'' of Vlorë / Albania
University of Sarajevo/B&H
University "Džemal Bijedić" of Mostar/B&H
University of Zenica/ B&H
University of Donja Gorica/Montenegro
University of Montenegro/Montenegro
University "Kadri Zeka" of Gjilan/Rep. Kosovo
University ''Isa Boletini'' of Mitrovica/Rep. Kosovo
University of Niš/Serbia
University of Kragujevac/Serbia
WB (12)
Universidade do Porto/Portugal
Universität Paderborn/Germany
University of Ljubljana/Slovenia
University of Economics In Katowice/Poland
University of Split/Croatia
University of Chemical Tech. & Metallurgy/Bulgary
Universidad de León/Spain
This is the stucture of our partership
Fan Noli at Korche
Liubkiana
Katoviche
Vlora
Donya Goreeza
Mitrovicha
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(kra-'goo-ye-vats)
EU (8)

7. Academic & Mobility Offer

8. Academic & Mobility offer
Agriculture Sciences
01,1 Agriculture
01,2 Agricultural Economics
01,3 Food Science and Technology
01,4 Horticulture
01,5 Fisheries
01,6 Forestry
01,7 Animal Husbandry
01,8 Tropical/Subtropical Agriculture Law
01,9 Others-Agricultural Sciences
Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
02,6 Transport and Traffic Studies
Business Studies, Management Science
04,1 Business studies with languages
04,2 Business studies with technology
04,3 Accountancy, financial management
04,4 Tourism, catering and hotel manag.
04,5 Industrial relations & personnel manag.
04,6 Secretarial Studies
04,7 Marketing and Sales Management
04,9 Others
Engineering, Technology
06,1 Mechanical Engineering
06,2 Electrical Engineering
06,3 Chemical Engineering
06,4 Civil Engineering
06,5 Electronic Engineering, Telecom.
06,6 Manufacturing Sciences
06,7 Materials Science
06,8 Aeronautical Engineering
06,9 Others-Engineering Technology
Geography, Geology
07,1 Geography
07,2 Environmental Sciences, Ecology
07,3 Geology
07,4 Soil and Water Sciences
07,6 Geodesy, Cartography, R. S.
07,7 Meteorology
07,9 Others
Humanities
08,3 History
Languages and Philological Sci.
09,1 Modern EC Languages
09,2 General & comparative lit.
09,3 Linguistics
09,4 Translation, Interpretation
09,6 Non-EC Languages
09,8 Less Widely Taught Languages
Law
10,1 Comparative Law, Law with Lang.
10,2 International Law
10,3 Civil Law
10,4 Criminal Law, Criminology
10,5 Constitutional/Public Law
10,6 Public Administration
10,7 European Community/EU Law
10,9 Others-Law
Mathematics, Informatics
11,1 Mathematics
11,2 Statistics
11,3 Informatics, Computer Science
11,5 Actuarial Science
11,4 Artificial Intelligence
11,9 Others-Mathematics, Informatics
Natural Sciences
13,1 Biology
13,2 Physics
13,3 Chemistry
13,4 Microbiology, Biotechnology
13,5 Nuclear and High Energy Physics
13,6 Biochemistry
13,7 Astronomy, Astrophysics
13,8 Oceanography
13,9 Others- Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
14,1 Political Science
14,3 Economics
14,6 Intl. Relations, European Stud
Communication and Information Sc.
15,9 Others-Communication and Inf. Sc.

9. Academic & Mobility offer
1st Cohort: latest date for starting mobility  31st Dec
2nd Cohort: latest date for starting mobility 31st Dec
3rd Cohort: latest date for starting mobility 31st Dec
Type of Mobility
Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Cohort 3
Total
Undergraduates 21 15 57
Masters 17 32
Doctorates 4
Post-doctorates 6 2 14
Staff 11 10 8 29 70 58 25
153
Some flash information about the project you should know is the duration of the project and the deadlines for the three cohorts of beneficiaries.
The action will run

10. Mobility Offer (Undergraduate)
6 months
10 months
TG 1
8 (EU -> WB)
47 (WB -> EU)
13 (Albania)
12 (B&H)
6 (R. Kosovo)
8 (Montenegro)
8 (Serbia)
TG 2
TG 3
1 (R. Kosovo -> EU)
1 (B&H -> EU)

11. Mobility Offer (Master)
10 months
12 months
18 months
TG 1
4 (EU -> WB)
12 (WB -> EU)
5 (WB -> EU)
3 (Albania)
1 (Albania)
3 (B&H)
1 (B&H)
2 (R. Kosovo)
1 (R. Kosovo)
2 (Montenegro)
1 (Montenegro)
2 (Serbia)
1 (Serbia)
TG 2
7 (WB -> EU)
2 (Albania)  0
2 (B&H)
TG 3

12. Mobility Offer (Doctorate)
12 months
34 months
36 months
TG 1
4 (WB -> EU)
6 (WB -> EU)
2 (Albania)
3 (Albania)
0 (Albania)
2 (B&H)
3 (B&H)
0 (B&H)
2 (R. Kosovo)
2 (Montenegro)
2 (Serbia)
TG 2
5 (WB -> EU)
1 (Albania)
1 (B&H)
1 (R. Kosovo)
1 (Montenegro)
1 (Serbia)

13. Mobility Offer (Post-Doctorate)
6 months
TG 1
12 (WB -> EU)
3 (Albania)
3 (B&H)
2 (R. Kosovo)
2 (Montenegro)
2 (Serbia)
TG 2
2 (WB -> EU)
1 (Albania)
1 (B&H)
0 (R. Kosovo)
0 (Montenegro)
0 (Serbia)

14. Mobility Offer (Staff)
1 month
TG 1
10 (EU -> WB)
13 (WB -> EU)
3 (Albania)
3 (B&H)
2 (R. Kosovo)
3 (Montenegro)
2 (Serbia)
TG 2
2 (EU -> WB)
4 (WB -> EU)
1 (Albania)
1 (B&H)
1 (R. Kosovo)
0 (Montenegro)
1 (Serbia)

15. Target Groups & Eligibility
You can apply if you are TG1, TG2, TG3
You have to meet eligibility criteria

16. Target Group 1 Undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate, staff
Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot who are registered in one of the third- country HEIs that is a member of the partnership.
Nationals of European countries who are registered in one of the European HEIs that is member of the partnership.

17. Target Group 2 Master, doctorate, post-doctorate, staff
Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot, who:
are registered/work in a HEI of these countries that is not included in the partnership (students and staff);
have obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these countries (students only).
This includes the possibility of providing mobility opportunities to third- country nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises and non-profit organisations.
Nationals of EU countries who:
are either registered/work in a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any EU country (students and staff);
have obtained a university degree or equivalent by a HEI of any EU country (students only).

18. Target Group 3 Undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate
Nationals of the third-countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons:
1) having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) or
2) it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or
3) they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons)

19. Eligibility criteria
Applicants must have not lived, nor developed their main activity (study, work, etc.) over more than 12 months in the last 5 years, in one of the EU member states.
Applicants must have not benefited in the past from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the same type of mobility.

20. Eligibility criteria
Must respect the specific and additional criteria applicable to each type of mobility
Must respect the additional requirements for each academic offer (have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses, required diploma, etc.)
It is strongly recommended that the applicants prepare their application in close contact with the contact person of their institution, so as to obtain clear information about the specific eligibility criteria established either in their Home institution or in the Host Institution which they intend to apply to

21. Scholarship conditions

22. Amount of monthly allowance
Scholarship Conditions
Type of Mobility
Amount of monthly allowance
Undergraduate
1,000 €
Master
Doctorate
1,500 €
Post-doctorate
1,800 €
Staff
2,500 €

23. Scholarship conditions
The GreenTech WB Coordinator (University of Vigo) will be responsible for:
Booking and paying the grantees’ two way travel ticket
Contracting and paying the health, travel and personal accidents insurance valid in the host country
Paying the monthly scholarship to the grantee personal bank account.
Paying the visa costs

24. Recognition
In cases of successful full training doctorate mobility (36 months) or successful full training master mobility (12-18 months), the host institutions will provide the grantee with a Diploma, if the Erasmus Mundus period is completed successfully.
For any other kind of mobility (exchange students, for instance) the partner institutions will guarantee the academic recognition of the study/research period through the signature of the Learning Agreement.

25. Required Documents & application

26. Required documents Bachelor Master Doctorate Post-doctorate Staff
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Post-doctorate
Staff
Copy of the passport X
Detailed CV (in English) – Europass Template to be used
Letter of motivation (in English), max 1 page
Certified Copy of the lasts transcripts of records + Certified translation in English (optional al application time) x
Certified Copy of the Bachelor Diploma and Bachelor transcript of records + Certified translation in English (optional at application time)
Certified Copy of the Master Diploma and Master Transcript of records + Certified translation in English (optional at application time)
Doctorate thesis subject and abstract in English
Certified Copy of the Doctorate diploma + Certified translation in English* (optional at application time)
Certificate of language (language of instruction of the hosting programme), in case the applicant cannot provide an official test, a certificate from the language department of his/her home university is accepted. According to the academic offer, similar languages will be accepted. According to the academic offer, similar languages will be accepted. Also, linguistic requirements from host embassies or host HEIs can be established.
optional
2 Recommendation Letters (in English), duly signed
PhD Research proposal (max. 1 page)
Post-doctorate Research proposal (max 1 page)
Staff Mobility programme proposal (max 1 page)
Proof of registration (student certificate, card…) for TG1
Proof of employment, duly signed by the employer
Letter of the pre-acceptance of research or training proposal by the Host Institution
Declaration on honor
X (WB )
X (WB)
Official certificate justifying the vulnerable situation (disability, economic situation…)
Required documents

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Read the academic offer and decide
Upload the required documentation
At most three mobility options.
You have time, the process is easy.
15th, December (2014) – 20th, February (2015) (extended to 6th of March)

28. The University of Vigo
International

29. To conclude

30. More info… Website: http://www.green-tech-wb.uvigo.es
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