International credit mobility with partner countries Education and Culture

International credit mobility International opening of Erasmus 135,000 grants in 7 years For students & staff (for learning & teaching) Action managed by National Agencies located in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus- plus/tools/national-agencies/index_en.htm Use of Erasmus Quality Framework Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. Inter-institutional agreements Learning agreements for students Education and Culture 2 2

Student credit mobility … in other words Student credit mobility All levels (short cycle, Bachelor, Master, PhD) + recent graduates + all disciplines 3 to 12 months for studies 2 to 12 months for traineeships (from 2016 for partner countries) Up to 12 months per study cycle For staff – from 5 days to 2 months Education and Culture 3 3

Erasmus quality framework … in other words Better mobility Erasmus quality framework Erasmus Charter for Higher Education – for Partner countries, the principles of the Charter are embedded in the inter- institutional agreements Inter-institutional agreements to set mobility flows & preconditions- signed before mobilities start Learning Agreement for students Mobility Agreement for staff Education and Culture 4 4

… in other words Erasmus charter Non discrimination Full recognition No fees charged Publish course catalogues Good preparation of mobile students (language, documents, logistics) Assistance for visas, accommodation, insurance Guidance to incoming participants Equal academic treatment & services Integration into the local society Mentoring Linquistic support Education and Culture 5 5

Higher competition than for intra-EU mobility Budgets allocated to Nat Agencies per region Neighbourhood 47% Western Balkans 18% Asia 18% Industrialised countries 9% Latin America 5% Additional selection criteria for countries with small budgets Russia included in Neighbourhood South Africa not listed = 1.2%

Number of credit mobilities for ENI EAST, 2015 Germany 409 Bulgaria 49 France 332 Slovakia 47 Spain 327 Denmark 43 Italy 307 Lithuania United Kingdom 258 Ireland 42 Poland 226 Norway 39 Romania 118 Croatia 38 Turkey 114 Latvia 34 Netherlands 103 Slovenia 30 Portugal 85 Estonia 27 Czech Republic 82 Cyprus 13 Belgium 79 Iceland 9 Hungary 71 Luxembourg 8 Greece 68 Malta Austria 65 Liechtenstein 2 Sweden 62 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 Finland 57 Education and Culture

qualitative assessment Application form: qualitative assessment Relevance of mobility project – 30% Internationalisation strategy Types of mobility Quality of cooperation – 30% Previous experience Definition of responsibilities & tasks Quality of project design – 20% Selection, support and recognition Not useful to apply for mobility with every country imaginable – they will have to demonstrate the relevance If newcomers: start with staff mobility. For more "complicated" exchanges that require recognition, we advise to built on previous experience, knowing the partners Secondary criteria 24 months recommended Be precise in your quality questions! Indicate the partner HEIs. Impact & dissemination – 20% Impact on different levels Dissemination measures

International credit mobility 16 or 24 months to organise the mobilities Grants between €650 and €850 + travel costs European universities apply on behalf of the partnership (to their NA) individually or within a consortium for: Mobility to/from Partner countries Individually or within a consortium (only between 2 countries) Education and Culture 9 9

Конкурс заявок по Erasmus + опубликован 6 октября 2014 Когда подавать заявку? Конкурс заявок по Erasmus + опубликован 6 октября 2014 Срок подачи заявок: 4 марта 2015 Мобильности начнутся в 2015/16 учебном году Education and Culture 10 10

FOR MORE INFORMATION Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals Erasmus + Programme Guide Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals Mobility project for higher education students and staff – p. 35-50 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/documents-applicants_en.htm Models of the application form Higher education student and staff mobility between Programme and Partner Countries Inter-institutional agreements Inter-institutional agreement 2014-20 between Programme Countries and Partner Countries Education and Culture