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MOBILITY BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU HIGHER EDUCATION
Zdenka Gadušová, [email protected] Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Bratislava, 1.3.2013
Erasmus-Mundus
ACTION 2 - Partnerships between European and non European higher education institutions at all academic levels
MANECA – provides mobility scholarships for students and staff from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to five European partner universities
Partners EU partners:
*Technische Universität Berlin (DE), coordinator
*Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre (SK)
*Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (DE)
*Lessius Mechelen - Campus De Nayer (BE)
*Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (LI)
CA partners: *Kazakhstan 4 uni + 4 assoc. partners
*Tajikistan 3 uni
*Uzbekistan 4 uni + 2 assoc. partners
*Kyrgyzstan 3 uni + 1 assoc. partner
*Turkmenistan 1 uni + 1 assoc. partner
Mobility- three target groups for individual mobility flows
1. Students and academic staff registered in one of the CA universities (members of the partnership)
2. Third-country nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises (not included in the partnership)
3. Nationals of the third countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons
- five different types of individual mobility for students and academic staff
- UG, MA, PhD, post-doc., staff
Total number of mobilities – 114
per country: KZ 31, UZ 27, KG 25, TJ 20, TK 11per mobility type: UG 31, MA 20, PhD 21,
post-doc. 17, staff 25
Length of mobility
UG, MA, PhD., post-doc.: 6 -10 months
Staff: 1 – 3 months
Scholarship covers: Travel expenses Subsistence costs Insurance costs Tuition fee (where applicable)
Subsistence allowance: UG, MA – 1000€/m
PhD. – 1500€/m
Post-doc. – 1800€/m
Staff – 2500€/m
Application procedure
1 stage – finding EU uni and a supervisor
2 stage – submitting application with the letter of confirmation from host uni and other supporting documents (detailed info on web) to coordinator in Berlin
3 stage – on-spot (mostly by coordinator) and Skype interviews of applicants
4 stage – communicating decision
Getting ready for mobility
To apply for visa: letters of acceptance (coordinator + host uni) accommodation agreement insurance agreement air ticket
To apply for temporary residence permit (TRP): criminal record from home country with super
legalisation birth certificate
(aforementioned docs translated into Slovak) criminal record from SK application form with stamps and photos
During the stay
mobile phone bank account biometric data collection to receive
TRP medical report confirming the
applicant does not suffer from a disease endangering public health
survival Slovak language course, attending classes, courses, visiting supervisor, libraries, conferences, writing papers/essays/other works
KazakhstanTurkmenista
n UzbekistanKyrgyzsta
n Tajikistan
UG 4
MA 1
PhD 1 1 1 1 1
Post-doc
1 2 1 2
Staff 2 1 1
Mobility to CPU according to the type of mobility and country
CPU: 20 persons, 151 person-months
Kazakhsta
nTurkmenist
anUzbekista
nKyrgyzsta
n Tajikistan
UG 4 x 6 = 24
MA 1 x 10 = 10
PhD 1 x (6+4) = 10 1x 10 = 10 1 x (6+4) =
101 x (6+4) =
10 1 x 10 = 10
Post-doc 1 x (6+4) = 10
2 x (6+4) = 20
1 x (6+4) = 10
2 x (6+4) = 20
Staff 2 x 2 = 4 1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2
Total number of months
9 / 58 1 / 10 4 / 31 3 / 22 3 / 30
Project Pros – EU perspective
New experience as a project partner in E-M
Wide range of challenges related to work with students and staff from different cultural background
Exchange of information, knowledge and skills
Creation of network for future co-operation among universities in Asia and Europe by expanding experience in student and staff exchanges
Central Asia – one of the geographic target regions of EU strategy for internalisation
Project Pros – CPU perspective
New bilateral cooperation agreements with universities in CA developed and signed
More CA students coming for study stays at the university
Joint research projects plannedJoint publications publishedDual diploma (at masters level) in the process of signing
Teaching staff mobilities (both directions) continue
New projects written and submitted
Project Cons – EU perspective
Lack of information about the systems of education and grading in CA HEIs
Lack of knowledge about visa and TRP application procedure
Lack of FL skills of Slovaks working with foreigners (police, hospital)
Extensive paper work and preparation Problems with applicants from countries
where the country doesn't have embassy Time for adaptation to a new living and
working place
Project Pros – CA perspectivePossibility to study abroad – in EuropeHaving fully subsidized study stay Getting to know system of European education
Exchange of scientific knowledge and research results (post-docs and staff)
Publishing possibilities abroadDevelopment of language skills Certificates about successful completion of study stay abroad – important documents for future carrier of mobility participants
New cultural experience Possibility of travelling in Schengen areaFinding new friends and contactsRaised self-confidence
Project Cons – CA perspective
Administrative and language difficulties with addressing and finding host supervisors
Problems with getting visa (necessity to apply in person – huge distances to travel) and TRP
Extra expenses and time to travel and to get visa (only 2 embassies for 5 CA countries)
Extra expenses to travel and to get visa to the other CA country to get Schengen visa
Getting used to a different study systemDifficulties to find matching study subjects to have them recognized by their home university
Extra expenses and time to travel and to get visa (only 2 embassies for 5 CA countries)
Problems with home university (bachelors were not allowed to stay for another semester)
Lessons learnt
Set clear management rules and timingBe ready to invest much time into communication with applicants and then, students
Give clear and structured instructions to applicants
Work closely with the sending and receiving departments
Face the challenges of study stay recognition – look for similarities in the systems and possibilities how to match them
Be ready for unexpected – stay flexible