EEA and Norway Grants Barbora Veselá Centre for International Services/National Agency for European Educational Programmes Czech Republic EEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme

EEA and Norway Grants The Introduction

Basic information Name of the ProgrammeEEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme Name of Programme area(s) addressed (refer to the MoU) EEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme Name of the Programme OperatorCentre for International Services/National Agency for European Educational Programmes (DZS/NAEP) Name and country of origin of Programme partner(s) The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education - SIU (Norway), The Icelandic Centre for Research – RANNIS (Iceland), The National Agency for International Education Affairs – AIBA (Liechtenstein) EEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme EEA and Norway Grants EEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme

EEA and Norway Grants Previous period

Key area of support: Research and scholarship duration 2004 – 2009, amount allocated: EURO in total Scholarship Fund /Fund for school cooperation support/ Individual mobility grant /278, 53/ Institutional cooperation: Learning partnership /17/ Institutional development /24/ EEA and Norway Grants – 1.phase

EEA and Norway Grants The students´mobility

The student mobility within 1. phase The perceieved benefits contribution to the personal and professional growth possibility to make an experience with different society, educational technics (source of inspiration) motivation to keep in touch with the host country in the future professional career

EEA and Norway Grants The teachers´mobility

Teachers´mobility within 1. phase What was appreciated? unique opportunity to get know the educational system in practice gaining of materials, which could be used in the teaching practice high level of English both at schools and in the every day life lower emphasis on memorizing and more emphasis on discussion social worker at each school to manage the issues with nonstandard behavior personal evaluation interview with the pupils twice a year

EEA and Norway Grants The institutional cooperation

EEA and Norway Grants Institutional Cooperation ( )

1. Phase – Institutional cooperation Proclaimed benefits of the cooperation: development of new ideas and forming and sharing educational methods; progress in development of human resources - the project work should:  enrich both the students and the teachers on professional level  enable the practical application of their knowledge as well as gaining new experience within the realization of tasks related to the projects; perspective of lasting cooperation - thanks to the mutual experience and professional and personal contacts between entities of the similar interest and professionals of the countries involved; the value of projects (educational, scientific, artistic).

EEA and Norway Grants New phase, new beginning

EEA Scholarship Programme & Bilateral Scholarship Programme EURO for applicants to be allocated on the following activities: Mobility projects and placements Institutional cooperation projects to be considered: EEA Grants  primary, secondary and tertiary level of education Norway Grants  solely tertiary level of education EEA and Norway Grants

Mobility projects and placements  Student Mobility - study periods of three up to 12 months, short-term research periods a mobility may include language preparation through intensive courses in the visiting country participating students should have courses recognized through ECTS-credits and/or the mobility should have benefit for them obtaining their degree (short term research)  Staff and teacher mobility short teaching assignments for a period from one week up to six months participation in conferences, seminars, workshops or other training events for a period of up to six weeks work shadowing, following a professional in another institution in their work for training or research purposes Eligible applicants /individuals, institutions/: students at tertiary level of education educational sector staff educational sector institutions EEA and Norway Grants

Institutional cooperation projects Activities to be enabled: placements of students and education sector staff of institutions involved (short term) intensive programmes (i. e. short-term intensive courses within a specified field which reflects the project objectives) support for educational cooperation (i. e. summer schools, conferences, workshops) development of institutions (i. e. common modules and curricula) development or preparation of new teaching tools and methods (with special focus on ICT) Eligible applicants: educational sector institutions

EEA and Norway Grants Coming soon…

EEA and Norway Grants Timeline June 2012 launch of the Programme July 2012 announcement of the first Call September 2012 deadline for submitting turn of the year grant agreements signature April 2013 announcement of the next Call

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