1. 2007-09-07Tina Murray1 Erasmus Mundus II 2009-2013

2. 2007-09-07Tina Murray2 Objectives  To enhance the quality of European higher education,  To promote dialogue between and understanding for different societies and cultures,  To promote EU external policy objectives and contribute to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education.

3. 2007-09-07Tina Murray3 Challenges  Europe's status as a center of excellence in learning.  Concentration of international students to a few European countries.  Students rank the US first in terms of innovation, dynamics and competition.  Asian students rank the US above Europe in major academic and labor market-related categories.  “Traditional" Europe, lagging in terms of modernity, capacity for innovation and tolerance.  Europe's cultural and linguistic diversity is regarded as a challenge.  European higher education is seen as confusing and fragmented.

4. 2007-09-07Tina Murray4 Summary of Erasmus Mundus II  Action 1 (joint programs including scholarships) high-quality joint masters and doctoral programs; provides full-study scholarships to European and third- country students and short-term scholarships to European and third-country academics to carry out research or teaching assignments as part of the joint programs; will foster co-operation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and third countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources.

5. 2007-09-07Tina Murray5  Action 2 (partnerships with third-country higher education institutions including scholarships)  provides support for broad co-operative partnerships between European and third-country higher education institutions in order to facilitate transfer of know-how to third-country institutions, support short- or long-term exchange of students and academics at all levels of higher education.  Action 3 (enhancing the attractiveness of European higher education)  provides support to transnational initiatives, studies, projects, events and other activities aiming at enhancing the attractiveness, accessibility, profile and visibility of European higher education in the world.

6. 2007-09-07Tina Murray6 Budget  The overall budget for the entire programming period (2009- 2013) for Action 1 and Action 3 (joint masters and doctoral programs, including scholarships, and attractiveness projects) amounts to Euro 493.69 million.  The Commission will endeavor to devote for the entire programming period (2009-2013) a global indicative amount of up to Euro 460 million for Action 2.

7. 2007-09-07Tina Murray7 Budget details for Action 1  Flat rate Joint Masters programs 30 000 Euro per year, total of 150 programs over the whole program period.  Scholarships –Third country students – approx 9 per program and year 24 000 Euro per student and year –European students – approx 5 per program and year 9 000 Euro per student and year when mobility within Europe only 11 000 Euro per student and year when mobility includes third country

8. 2007-09-07Tina Murray8  Flat rate Joint PhD programs 50 000 Euro per year, total of 35 programs over the whole program period.  Scholarships –Third country doctoral students – approx 4 per program and year Three year scholarship –123 000 Euro for employment contract (unlikely option) –78 000 Euro for stipend (most likely option)

9. 2007-09-07Tina Murray9 –European doctoral students – approx 3 per program and year Three year scholarship –100 000 Euro for employment contract (most likely option) –60 000 Euro for stipend (unlikely option) –Academics – estimated nr over the whole program period is 1932 third country academics and 1932 European academics with a funding of 14 500 Euro per academic.