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Erasmus Mundus – Action 2 Complementary to other EU HE initiatives: LLP, Tempus, Asia Link, Alfa, Alban, Edulink Financing partnerships for student and staff mobility between the EU and “Third Countries” grouped in geographical lots. Cooperation and mobility scheme at 5 levels: Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, Post-doc and Staff Funded by the European Comission. 2

What is Erasmus Mundus? “Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the filed of higher education for: the enhancement of quality in European higher education; the promotion of the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world; the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries in the filed of higher education. 3

COORDINATING UNIVERSITY: Universita degli Studi di Padova, Italy JOINT COORDINATOR: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan 5 EUROPEAN PARTNER UNIVERSITIES from 5 Countries Universita di Bologna, (Italy) Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz, (Austria) Universidad de Cantabria, (Spain) Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Iasi) (Romania) University of Zagreb, (Croatia) 4

Fields of study: Agricultural Sciences (01) Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning (02) Business Studies and Management Sciences (04) Education, Teacher Training (05) Engineering, Technology (06) Geography, Geology (07) Law (10) Medical Sciences (12) Social Sciences (14) 5

Bachelor course Agriculture and veterinary medicine Economics and political science Jurisprudence Engineering Medicine and surgery Psychology Science Humanities, social and cultural heritage 6

Master course Agriculture and veterinary medicine Economics and political science Engineering Medicine and surgery Psychology Science Humanities, social and cultural heritage 7

courses Arts and Humanities Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education Law Natural Sciences Social and Economic Sciences Theology 8

courses Arts Biomedicine Biotechnology Engineering Humanities Natural sciences Social sciences Centre for postraduate studies 9

courses Degree Engineering (Civil, Industrial and Chemical) Social Sciences History Physics Engineering Master Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Economics of Globalisation and European Integration European Construction 10

courses Sciences and technologies Humanities Social sciences Medicine 11

courses Law History Economics and Business Administration Philosophy and Social – Political Sciences Physical Education and Sports Psychology and Education Sciences Letters Orthodox Theology Roman – Catholic Theology Center for European Studies 12

58,5% of the scholarships open to candidates of Target Group 1: Students, teachers and administrative staff registered or affiliated in one of the Central Asian universities member of the partnership. 29% of the scholarships open to candidates of Target Group 2: Students, teachers and administrative staff registered or affiliated in other Central Asian universities or PhD candidates having obtained a university degree by an institution of the Central Asian countries involved. 12% of the scholarships open to candidates of Target Group 3: Nationals of the participating countries who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social, economics and political reasons. 13

Bachelors Masters Doctorate Post-doctorate Teaching/Administrative staff 14

% Months TG 1 TG 2TG 3TOT CAEU Under Master Doc Post-Doc Staff NO

Type of Mobility Cohort 1Cohort 2Total Undergraduates Masters Doctorates Post-doctorates Staff Total %25% 16

Distribution of undergraduate mobility flows (20-40%) Distribution of master mobility flows (15-35%) Distribution of doctorate level mobility flows (10-30%) Distribution of post-doctoral level mobility flows (5-20%) Distribution of Staff mobility flows (15-35%) 17

Bachelors Masters Doctorate Teaching staff Post-doctorate 10 month 1-2 years 3 years 1-3 months 1 year 18

Monthly allowance depending on the level of mobility. Undergraduate & Master: 1,000 Euro per month Doctorate: 1,500 Euro per month Post-doctorate: 1,800 Euro per month Academic & Admnistrative Staff: 2,500 Euro per month 19

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