Erasmus+
International credit mobility Novelties and topicalities
Bruno Castro
European Commission
Directorate-General for Education & Culture
Baltic Info Days 2018
30 October 2018
Riga
Erasmus+ is international
Investing in knowledge, skills and competences…
…to benefit individuals, institutions and society as a whole
EU higher education policy: a strong international focus
EU cooperation with the world: a strong education focus
International dimension of Erasmus+
International Credit Mobility
(ICM)
Erasmus Mundus Joint
Master Degrees
(EMJMD)
Capacity Building in
Higher Education
(CBHE)
Jean Monnet activities
(JM)
What is ICM?
ICM in brief
Short-term higher education mobility
For students and PhD candidates (3-12 months) & staff (5-60 days)
All levels: BA, MA, PhD, academic & administrative staff
Can also supports traineeships
Generous grant… and no tuition fees!
Organisational support
EUR 350/participant
Individual support
EUR 700-900/month for students and EUR 140-180/day for staff
Contribution to travel costs
EUR 20-1500, depending on distance travelled
How does ICM work?
Decentralised management
Decentralised management
Programme Country HEI
Ring-fenced budgets per National Agency BE02 1%
DE 13%
ES 11%
FR 11%
IT 10% PL
7%
UK 8%
rest 39%
Global budget
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Targets for LDCs ASIA
Minimum 25% of funds for: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar
Maximum 30% for China and India
LATIN AMERICA Minimum 25% of funds for: Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay
Maximum 35% for Brazil and Mexico
2018 Selection Results
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Russia
Ukra
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United S
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Chin
a
Serb
ia
Georg
ia
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Isra
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Canada
Vie
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Moro
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Kazakhsta
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Japan
Tunis
ia
Alb
ania
Bosnia
& …
Mexic
o
India
Austr
alia
Colo
mbia
Top 20 Partner Countries in 2018 by application budget
(mEUR)
ICM = well-established and attractive funding opportunity for HEIs
New opportunities, building bridges to the labour market
• 8,000 traineeship grants
requested
• 108 Partner Countries
Getting involved
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Application form: qualitative assessment
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Before the start of the actual mobility
Participants
Partner Country HEI
Programme Country HEI
National Agency
Application Phase Contractualisation Phase Implementation & Reporting Phase
European Commission
Participant Report
Online EU Survey
Reporting in Mobility
Tool+
ECHE
Before the start of the actual mobility
International Credit Mobility Timeline for Contractual Documents
Learning/ Mobility
Agreement
3 parties
+
Grant Agreement
Programme HEI-Participant
PIC
Students: 30 days before the end of the mobility
Staff: After the end of the mobility
Delegation Agreement
Grant Agreement
Application Form
2 February 2016
Inter-institutional Agreement
Start of the mobility projects
(1 August)
PIC
Qualitative Assessment
Before encoding mobilities in Mobility
Tool+
Student Survey on
Recognition
Reporting to National
Agency
Interim report & final
beneficiary report
Every month, once mobilities have started
After the end of the mobility
ICM
handbook
Quick Reference
Guide for Partner
Country HEIs
FAQs for
students &
staff
'Do's and don'ts'
for applicants
Guidelines +2019 Programme Guide (online)
FAQs for
HEIs
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2019 calls
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Novelties for specific countries
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International Credit Mobility Novelties 2019 Call
• Start 1 August
• Duration of either 24 or 36 months
• Additional budget for certain countries
• Traineeships will continue
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Improvements in the current Programme
INCLUSIVENESS - ideas to improve
Could Programme Country HEIs use top ups in practice to cover extra costs?
Could Partner Country HEIs flag potential beneficiaries for this extra funding?
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Re-cap: when to apply for what?
2019 Call Launch October 2018
Deadline Budget (approx)
International credit mobility
5 February 2019 EUR 165 million
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
14 February 2019 EUR 175 million
Capacity Building for Higher Education
7 February 2019 EUR 140 million
Jean Monnet Actions 21 February 2019 EUR 12 million + EUR 4.0 for certain
regions
Knowledge Alliances 28 February 2019 EUR 30 million
European Universities 28 February 2019 EUR 30 million