1. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Programme ‘Keeping attractiveness and excellence and developing a common identity’

2. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency 1- From attractiveness to programme’s achievements: results and outputs 2 - Erasmus Mundus Integrating aspects: Experience and findings 3 – Learning from the EM experience: Sharping the EM focus 4 – Upcoming challenges: EM Knock-on effects

3. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency 1- From attractiveness to programme’s achievements: results and outputs

4. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Erasmus Mundus + EM Windows: additionality 79.711.000 47.428.000 30.727.600 6.099.000 18.898.600 2.954.6002.234.900 5.427.0006.633.000 34.973.200€

5. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Programme outputs 2004-2006 key facts and figures: EMMCs 80 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (until 12/2006) 369 higher educations institutions networking within the EM programme 2007 selection: 156 EMMCs applications submitted - 469 HEIs involved 23 new EMMCs selected - 109 HEIs involved

6. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Programme outputs 2004-2006 key facts and figures: disciplines Disciplines represented in EMMCs Engineering (including Engineering, Environment, IT & Telecom.) => 44 Courses Humanities (social, cultural and political sciences) => 20 Courses Law Business and Economy => 8 Courses Science, Health and Medicine => 8 Courses

7. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Programme outputs 2004-2006 key facts and figures mobility Third country students 2004-2005: 140 grants for students 2005-2006: 808 grants for students 2006-2007: 1377 grants for students 2007-2008:1800 grants for students (2825 including Action 3) Most popular countriesChina, Brazil, Russia, India, Thailand, Pakistan Third country scholars 2004-2005: 28 grants for scholars 2005-2006: 133 grants for scholars 2006-2007: 231 grants for scholars 2007-2008:320 grants for scholars Most popular countriesChina, Brazil, Russia, India, USA, Canada

8. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Programme outputs 2004-2006 key facts and figures: third country cooperation: Action 3 19 on-going Partnerships with 3rd country institutions: –27 third countries involved with the strongest participation from the following countries: China, Brasil, USA, Australia and South Africa. –985 European Erasmus Mundus students and 229 European Erasmus Mundus scholars have received a scholarship to study/work at third- country higher education institutions Thematic areas: –8 partnerships in Life Sciences, –6 in Humanities, –4 in Economic and Business –1 in Sciences

9. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency 2 - Erasmus Mundus Integrating aspects Experience and findings

10. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Ensuring high quality standards & course excellence Degree Awarding & Recognition Minimum requirement=>Double degree Highly recommended=>Joint degree Stock taking Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses selected (2004-2007) - 26 Universities award a joint degree - 21 Universities award a multiple degree - 40 Universities award a double degree - 7 Universities having specified more than one type of degree At least 8 EM Masters Courses that were initially awarding a double or multiple degree have achieved a joint degree

11. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Common management concerns Tuition fees : funding EMMCs The application of one single tuition fees to all third- country students regardless whether they receive an EM scholarship or not and for European students is an essential element of the integrated study programme of an EM Masters Course The average tuition fees of the EMMCs is 5000 – 6000 € per academic year

12. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Common management concerns Visa : facilitating mobility for EMMCs Obstacles to EM mobility - Delays in delivery of visa and residence permits Good practice to improve mobility : - Identify the main actors involved in the process and their role in facilitating visa permits - Ensure a flow of information on European and national legislations

13. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency 3 – Learning from the EM experience Sharping the EM focus

14. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Keeping excellence and high quality standards of EMMCs Thematic priorities EMMCs selection is "open to Masters Courses operating in all fields of study", however specific disciplines have been earmarked as priority Architecture, urban and regional planning Art and design Business studies, management sciences Languages and philological sciences Law Mathematics and info-society Medical sciences Requirement : ‘as long as they can meet a the very high quality level requested from selected EMMCs’

15. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Fine tuning in EMMCs common management issues Policy of tuition fees Policy towards European Students Mobility – tuning student & scholar selection New rule for pre-financing New consultation role for EM National Structures

16. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency 4 – Upcoming challenges EM Knock-on effect

17. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Challenges Further strengthening third country cooperation the development of the Erasmus Mundus Windows: Asian, ACP and Western Balkans the development of new external cooperation scheme with the EC External Relations services: EuropeAid cooperation office: EMECW Challenges in the management of future mandates the management of EM Action 4 ‘attractiveness of the European higher education system’ the management of USA/Canada scholarship scheme (7M€)

18. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Windows Further promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area in the world

19. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency EM Windows: operational Windows 2007 Asia: China and India Budget 18.7M€ India 17.2M€ (5-6 students) China 1.5M€ (0-1 students) NEW ACP (79 countries): Budget 4.7 M€ (1-2 students 1 year) NEW Western Balkans (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania) Budget 5M€ (1-2 students 2 years)

20. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency targeting neighbourhood countries: EMECW Further promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area in the world

21. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Further promoting attractiveness of the EHEA & third country co-operation EMECW – targeting EU neighbourhood countries The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window is designed to foster co-operation in the field of higher education between the European Union and Third-countries through a mobility scheme addressing student and academic exchanges Global budget will be 36M € Grants awarded –a minimum 1 M€ and a maximum of 6 M€ million (in accordance with the volume of mobility proposed within each lot) 9 geographical lots.

22. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Further promoting attractiveness of the EHEA & third country co-operation EMECW – targeting EU neighbourhood countries Partnership: 5 EU Higher Education Institutions and minimum 1 Higher Education Institution for each country concerning each group Maximum partnership: 20 Higher Education Institutions Type of mobility: individuals and academic staff Undergraduate Master Doctorate Post doctorate Academic staff Deadline for application 31/01/2007

23. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Additional Challenges to continue promoting the attractiveness of the EHEA & third country cooperation the management of EM Action 4 ‘attractiveness of the European higher education system’ the management of USA/Canada scholarship scheme (7M€)

24. Speaker:Joachim Fronia, Executive Agency Wishing you Good Work THANK YOU for your ATTENTION