Jean Monnet activitieswithin the Erasmus+ Programme
by Joanna Pesch-Konopka and Myriam RanconEducation, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency (EACEA)
International round table“The Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. What is Next?”
Kiev, 2 December 2013
Outline of presentation
• Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency – role and programmes under its mandate
• The Erasmus+ Programme• The Jean Monnet Activities• How to apply?• Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine – statistics
Policy Programme implementation
• Political and budgetarypriority-setting;
annual work programmes
• Programme evaluationand information
• Impact analysis
• Management of certainprogramme strands
• Management of decentralised actions via National Agencies
• Drawing up guidelinesfor funding opportunities
• Evaluating applications,selecting projects and
signing grant agreements
• Financial management
• Contacts with beneficiaries
• Monitoring projects and on-site visits
• Clustering & dissemination
• Centre for programme management
• ~400 staff
• Based in Brussels
• Managed by EC officials
Directorates B & C
Policy and Programmes
European
Commission
EACEA mandateEducation and Training *2013 budget figures
Lifelong Learning
Comenius, Erasmus,
Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig,
Transversal, Jean Monnet€ 137,7 million
Erasmus Mundus € 318,1 million
Eurydice
Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme € 26,7 million
Bilateral CooperationAgreements in the fieldof Higher Education (USA-CA-ICI) Tempus
€ 152,4 million
EACEA mandateEducation and Training
€ 2,4 million
EACEA mandate
Culture Youth in Action
Europe for Citizens Media€
25,6
mill
ion
€ 12
0,7
mill
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€ 62
,9 m
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n
€ 37
,9 m
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EACEA mandate 2014-2020
Erasmus+ Creative Europe
Europe for Citizens EU Aid Volunteers
Erasmus+ (2014-2020)
The new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport:
•A single integrated programme•Substantial simplifications•A substantial budget increase
• Growing requirement for high skill jobs
• Unemployment among young people
• Europa 2020 targets:
Raising higher education attainment from 32% to 40%
Reducing the number of early school leavers from 14% to less than 10%
Erasmus+: challenges to be addressed
Youth in Action
Interna-tional Higher
Educationprogrammes:
Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa,
Edulink,bilateral
programmes
Lifelong Learning
Programme:
GrundtvigErasmusLeonardoComenius
One integrated ProgrammeCurrent Programmes
Erasmus+
1.Learning
mobility ofindividuals
3.Support
for policyreform
2.Cooperation
for innovation and exchange
of good practices
SpecificActions:
• Jean Monnet
• Sport
Erasmus+: architecture
• A funding programme of the European Union devoted to teaching, research and reflection on European Union studies
• Launched in 1989 and named after Jean Monnet (1888-1979), one of the ‘architects’ of the European Union
• To encourage the introduction of European integration studies in universities through start-up subsidies
Jean Monnet Activities
A worldwide network (1989 – 2012)
4,000 projects in the field of European integration studiesmore than 1,700 professors265,000 students every year
76 countries throughout the world more than 800 universities offer Jean Monnet
courses as part of their curricula
• promoting excellence in teaching and research in EU studies
• equipping students and young professionals with knowledge of EU subjects relevant for their academic and professional lives and enhance their civic skills
• fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers
• promoting innovation in teaching and research(e.g. cross-sectoral and/or multi-disciplinary studies, open education, networking with other institutions)
• improving the quality of professional training on EU subjects(with modules that deal with EU subjects more in-depth or extend to new subjects)
Objectives
NEW focus in Erasmus+:
• diversification and mainstreaming of EU-related subjects throughout the curricula
• a more balanced geographical scope
• participation of a new generation of young academics
European Union studies comprise the study of Europe in its entirety with particular emphasis on the European integration process in both its internal and external aspects.
The discipline also covers the role of the EU in a globalised world and in promoting an active European citizenship and dialogue between people and cultures.
Comparative studies will only be considered where they relate to the different integration processes throughout the world.
Subject area
- EU and Comparative Regionalism Studies
- EU Communication and Information Studies
- EU Economic Studies
- EU Historical Studies
- EU Intercultural Dialogue Studies
- EU Interdisciplinary Studies
- EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
- EU Legal Studies
- EU Political and Administrative Studies
Subject area
Other subject areas may also be associated with this field of study when they include an element of teaching, research or reflection on the EU and contribute, in general, to the Europeanisation of the curricula:
- Sociology- Philosophy- Religion- Geography- Literature- Art- Sciences- Environmental Studies- Global Studies- etc.
Subject area
Types of actions
Three different types of action:
1. Teaching and research in the field of EU studies
2. Policy debate and exchanges with the academic world
3. Support to institutions or associations
Teaching and research in the field of EU studies
Aims to support:
40h teaching programme (max grant: 30,000 €)
90h teaching posts (max grant: 50,000 €)
focal points of competence & knowledge (max grant: 100,000 €)
Main activities:-teaching in European integration studies embodied in an official curriculum-conduct, monitor and supervise research on EU subjects-organise and coordinate human and documentary resources related to European Union studies
Expected output/impact:•more than a thousand of Modules and Chairs and 100 Centres of Excellence by the year 2020•reach out to more than 2.000.000 students and professional
Chairs
Modules
Centres of Excellence
Aims to support: enhance cooperation and promote results on high level research (max grant:300,000€)
explore different methodologies, promote discussion & reflection (max grant:60,000 €)
Main activities:•foster the exchange of knowledge and expertise with a view to mutually enhancing good practices,•enhance cooperation and create a knowledge exchange platform with public actors and the Commission services on highly relevant EU subjects,•development of academic content and tools for specific target groups,•joint development of content and co-teaching
Expected output/impact:Some 500 Project and more than 20 networks producing new methodologies and tools
Networks
Projects
Policy debate and exchanges with the academic world
Support to institutions or associations
Aims to support: enhance teacher and training activities on EU subject areas (no max grant)
contribute to the study of the EU integration process (max grant: 50,000€)
Main activities:For Institutions:•collect, elaborate analyse and disseminate European Union facts and knowledge •organise Master level courses on European Union issues or professional advanced trainingFor Associations:•organise and carry out statutory activities of associations dealing with European Union studies •publicize European Union facts among a wider public enhancing active citizenship
Expected output/impact:Some 100 Associations and 10 Institutions will be able to contribute to the EU image
Institutions
Associations
How to apply?
One call for proposals per yearCall expected to be published in December 2013
Electronic submission form (eForm) Deadline end of March 2014 (to be confirmed)
Start of the projects in autumn 2014
Applications in 2013 by country
(% of all applications submitted – total 595)
Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine
YEARS Proposals received Proposals selected
2008 3 2
2009 7 1
2010 16 3
2011 39 8
2012 22 5
2013 39 5
TOTAL 126 24
Success rate in 2013: 18% (20% on average for all countries)
Disciplines (projects selected 2008-2013)
Types of projects in Ukraine (selected 2008-2013)
Total: 24 projects
Geographical distribution of Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine
Directory of projects
Do you wish to know who holds a Jean Monnet Chairor runs a Jean Monnet project in your country?
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/jeanmonnet/directory/
More information on Jean Monnet activities:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/jean_monnet/jean_monnet_en.php
Please send an e-mail to [email protected] or to the Jean Monnet Programme team at:
More information on Erasmus+:http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
Thank you for your attention