Erasmus+
International Dimension of the Programme
European Commission
Directorate-General for Education & Culture
Erasmus+ is international
Investing in knowledge, skills and competences…
…to benefit individuals, institutions and society as a whole
EU higher education policy: a stronginternational focus
EU cooperation with the world: a strongeducation 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)
International Credit Mobility
Global budget
Erasmus MundusJoint Master
Degrees
Variety of disciplines
Institutional impact
Course delivery
& methodology
Cooperation in
research activities
Visibility &
international
recognition
Administrative and
structural changesPaving the way
for European
Universities
Erasmus Mundus to date
2%2%10%
41%24%
2%2%
17%
42 running Erasmus Doctorates
CHE
ECO
ENV
ENG
LIF
MAT
PHY
6% 4%
18%
28%8%
2%1%
33%
211 running Erasmus Masters
CHE
ECO
ENV
ENG
LIF
MAT
PHY
SOC
EM scholarships 2018
Updated EMJMD Catalogue
(107 EMJMDs for 2019 intake)
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/library/scholarships-
catalogue_en
2019 Call EMJMD – What's new?
ew Erasmus Mundus int Masters with Japan
Scholarships for the Western Balkans
EuropeanUniversities
A flag-ship initiative of the
European Education Area
which aims to foster the emergence at least 20 "European Universities"
by 2024 – as requested by the European Council in December 2017
European Universities
Bottom-up alliances
Open to all types of HEIs
Geographicallybalanced
Socially inclusive
Objectives of ‘European Universities’
How will ‘European Universities’ look like in 2025-30?
European inter-university Campuses
Bachelor/Master/Doctoral levels
European curriculum customised by each student leading to a
European degree
Innovative curricula with innovative pedagogies +
embedded structured student mobility
Enhanced staff mobility between the partner
institutions to teach/do research/work
Dedicated Cooperation Structures
Shared, integrated, long-term strategic vision on
education/research/innovation
European Statute
European Degree
How ‘European Universities’ will look like in 2025-2030?
KnowledgeAlliances
Knowledge Alliances
KA in a Nutshell
Knowledge Alliances
General figures 2014-2018
KA CALL Received Eligible Selected Max Grants
2014 230 219 10 8.431.736
2015 200 195 10 8.967.245
2016 188 180 20 17.884.830
2017 168 167 22 20.644.402
2018 161 160 30 27.885.611
Capacity Building in
Higher Education
CBHE in a Nutshell
Institutional
Systemic approach
Bottom-up programme
Involvement of national
authoritiesDissemination, sustainability & exploitation of
results
Structural Impact
Joint Projects
curriculum development
university governance & management
Links between HE institutions and the wider economic and social
environment
=> Impact on HEIs Structural Projects
modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems
Links between HE systems and the wider economic and social environment
=> Impact on Systems
CBHE in a Nutshell
29
R-3 30 (12,4%)
R1- 19 (12,3%)
R10- 5 (45,5%)
R6- 48 (30,8%)
R4 – 10 (9,7%)
R8- 15 (14,9%)
R11- 7 (16,3%)
R2- 17 (8,5%)
R9- 2 (10,5%)
R7- 14 (10,9%)
• 874 eligible applications• 147 proposals selected • 61 national, 69 regional, 17 cross-
regional projects• 44 coordinated in 24 different Partner
Countries• 14 Structural Projects and 133 Joint
Projects
Main thematic areas• Education• Health• Agriculture• Engineering• ICT
2018 selection results
Continued increase in demand decrease in overall success rate
Quality of applications continues improving
80% > threshold
32% of 70 pts or more
Cross cutting priorities (e.g. refugees) better represented
Some challenges after new priorities in 2017 (16,9% with "Relevance" below
threshold!)
28,4% of resubmissions (29,3% in selected proposals)
High number of applications written by "experienced" applicants (/ghost coordinators)
CBHE 2018 Selection
Jean Monnet actions
Jean Monnet: how does it work?
1
Teaching and research (Modules, Chairs, Centres of
Excellence)
2
Policy debate with academic
world (Networks, Projects)
3
Support to activities of Associations
EU and Comparative Regionalism Studies3%
EU Communication and Information Studies
2%
EU Economic Studies13%
EU Historical Studies2%
EU Intercultural Dialogue Studies6%
EU Interdisciplinary Studies39%
EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
6%
EU Legal Studies17%
EU Political and Administrative Studies6%
Other Studies6%
Jean Monnet Activities
2018 selection results
1227 applications
232 selected projects
Call budget: EUR 12 million
+ EUR 3.5m (for 13 PI countries)
Activities Applications Selected projects
Modules, Chairs,Centres of Excellence
905 152
Networks & Projects 307 73
Support to Associations 15 7
Total 1227 232
2019 calls
Re-cap: who can apply?
Institutions from Programme Countries
Institutions from Partner Countries
Credit mobility Applications to National Agencies
• Applicant • Partner
• Partner
EM Joint Master Degrees Applications to EACEA
• Applicant • Partner
• Partner
Capacity-building Applications to EACEA
• Applicant
• Partner
• Applicant
• Partner
Jean Monnet Applications to EACEA
• Applicant • Partner (for JM networks)
• Applicant • Partner (for JM networks)
Re-cap: when to apply for what?
2019 CallLaunch October 2018
Deadline Budget (approx)
International creditmobility
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
New Programme
• bigger: x2 budget x3 participants
•
• simpler
• more inclusive and accessible
• more international (VET, Sport)
• better synergy with other EU instruments