1. BACKIS O VERALL PRESENTATION BACKIS Programme EMA2 – Lot 5

2. E RASMUS M UNDUS P ROGRAMME A CTION 2 It is a programme funded by the European Commission complementary to other higher education initiatives of the European Union (Edulink, Tempus…) It finances partnerships for student and staff mobility between Europe and “Third Countries ” grouped in geographical lots. It is a cooperation and mobility scheme at 5 levels : Undergraduates, Master, Doctorate, Post-doc, Academic staff.

3. A S PECIFIC G EOGRAPHICAL AREA TARGETED Lot 5 countries : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine. A geographical interest for the area located between Black Sea and Caspian Sea (South Caucasus and Ukraine). A wide EU consortium with 8 universities coming from 8 EU countries.

4. P ARTNERS PRESENTATION Coordinator : University Montpellier 2 (France) Joint coordinator : Crimean University for the Humanities (Ukraine)

5. P ARTNERS PRESENTATION 8 EU Partners : Université Montpellier 2 (FRANCE) Tallinn University (ESTONIA) Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (LITHUANIA) Masaryk University (CZECH REPUBLIC) Universidad del Pais Vasco (SPAIN) Politecnico di Torino (ITALY) Adam Mickiewicz University (POLAND) Universiteit Antwerpen (BELGIUM)

6. P ARTNERS PRESENTATION 12 Lot 5 Universities : Yerevan State University (ARMENIA) Goris State University (ARMENIA) State Engineering University of Armenia (ARMENIA) Azerbaijan University of Languages (AZERBAIJAN) Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AZERBAIJAN) Qafqaz University (AZERBAIJAN) Gori Teaching University (GEORGIA) Georgian Technical University (GEORGIA) Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GEORGIA) Crimean University for the Humanities (UKRAINE) Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University (UKRAINE) Odessa National Polytechnic University (UKRAINE)

7. BACKIS : Between blACK and capIan Seas Thematic fields opened

8. P ROJECT D URATION The project began on July 15th 2012 and will end on July 14th 2016 4 Years duration Two cohorts (two selection committees) Mobility will start from June to 31st December 2013 : any long-term mobility must start in that period;

9. T ARGET GROUP 1 (L OT 5 – 2 ND COHORT ) TG1 : Registered students, academic and administrative staff from the Lot 5 universities 77 TG1 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen All levels of mobility

10. T ARGET GROUP 2 (L OT 5 – 2 ND COHORT ) TG2: Nationals of the Lot 5 countries involved, who are registered/work or habe been graduated in a HEI of these countries that is not included in the partnership 36 TG2 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen All levels of mobility

11. T ARGET GROUP 3 (L OT 5 – 2 ND COHORT ) TG3 : Nationals of the Lot 5 countries involved who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for economic, social and political reasons 11 TG3 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen Levels of mobility : Undergraduate / Master / Doctorate

12. M OBILITY RULES Target Group 1 students have to be registered in their home university during their mobility Target Group 2 students selected for Mobility exchange have to be registered in their home university during their mobility Target Group 2 students selected for a Full degree don’t have to be registered in a home insitution Target Group 3 students have to include in their application a certificate proving their status

13. M OBILITY D URATION Mobility duration depends of the Mobility level Undergraduate: 6/10 and 22 months (only for TG3) Master: 10 and 22 months (only for TG2 and TG3) Doctorate: 12 and 22 months (for all the TG) Post-doctorate: 6 months Staff: 1 and 2 months

14. M ONTHLY A LLOWANCE The monthly allowance varies depending on the level of mobility. Undergraduate: 1.000 euro/month Master: 1.000 euro/month Doctorate: 1.500 euro/month Post-doctorate: 1.800 euro/month Academic & Administrative Staff: 2.500 euro/month

15. APPLICATION PROCESS

16. BACKIS W EBSITE Informations and Applications directly on the BACKIS website : http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/ BACKIS project (aim of the project) Academic Offer Scholarship proposed Universities informations Rules of the Erasmus Mundus programme News and questions

17. R EQUIRED DOCUMENTS ( ALL APPLICANTS ) A copy of the relevant pages of the passport or National ID card A Curriculum Vitae The candidate’s motivation for the chosen programme: sent in the application form Academic records, relevant diplomas, publications Language certificates (only if required by Host University)

18. R EQUIRED DOCUMENTS ( WITH TG) Only for TG1 and TG2 (if Mobility exchange): “ Proof of registration ”, document proving the registration/affiliation to a Eastern Europe University Only for TG3: Proof of « special conditions »

19. R EQUIRED DOCUMENTS ( AND MOBILITY ) Only for Phd/Postdocs/Staff: Doctorate/Post-doc/Staff Research Plan signed and stamped by the host laboratory (Template to be uploaded on the website) List of publications of work

20. A CADEMIC O FFER The offer refers to the selected field of studies and levels. Prospective applicants can find information on: Programme title and description Level (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Doc, Academic staff) Contact persons/Emails Academic and language requirements (if any) Specific requirements

21. A PPLICATION PROCEDURE 2 nd Call for application (2 nd cohort): December 2013  mid-February 2014 The submission of the application is completely online : http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/ Results: April 2014

22. A GENDA 2 ND COHORT Promotionnal tour: November 2013 Call for Applications : opened on December 2 nd 2013 Call for Applications: closed on February 17th 2014 Selection process: from February 17th to March 17th 2014 Selection committee: around April 1st 2014 Beginning of the first mobility: July 2014 Latest mobility : 31th Décember 2014

23. N EW BACKIS T EAM AT UM2 Vice-President for International Relation : François Henn Director of Partnerships Office: Jean-Michel Portefaix BACKIS Coordinator : Véronique Montero BACKIS Project Manager : Colin Volle BACKIS Project Assistant: Corentin Maurel Financial Responsible : Nadège Souprayenmestry Financial Officer : Brigitte Lopinto Role and main activities: - Reports to EACEA - Organization of communication and dissemination - Preparation online Calls for scholarships - Overall budget management and distribution - Insurance arrangements - Organisation of the Consortium meetings

24. BACKIS ON I NTERNET New BACKIS website: http://www.wbackis.univ- montp2.fr/http://www.wbackis.univ- montp2.fr/ BACKIS facebook (don’t hesitate to join us !!!) : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Backis-etween-Black- and-Caspian-Seas/494090147301936 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Backis-etween-Black- and-Caspian-Seas/494090147301936

25. O THER PROJECTS WITH UM2 EUROEAST (22/11/2013  03/02/2014) EMINENCE (29/10/2013  13/12/2014) IANUS (02/12/2013  20/02/2014)

26. A NY QUESTIONS ? Our email contact in case of questions : backis@univ-montp2.fr

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