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International credit mobility in �the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027

International Credit Mobility

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What is ICM?

  • Launched in the 2014-2020 programme to fund short-term mobility of students and staff between Programme and Partner countries
  • Manifold benefits for individuals and institutions:
    • Key skills & competences, professional development, enhanced employability, teaching methods, etc.
    • Increased capacities, attractiveness & internationalisation; improved quality of higher education

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How does it work?

  • Decentralised action managed by the Erasmus+ National Agencies based in the programme countries
  • Global action: the world is divided into regions, which have different budgets allocated per year

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ICM budget

~EUR 959 million

~EUR 1,064 billion

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Activities supported (I)

  • Short-term higher education mobility for students, academic and administrative staff
  • All levels: Bachelor, Master and PhD candidates
  • Mobility in any subject or academic discipline
  • Also supports traineeships for students and training for staff
  • Study periods and traineeships of 2 – 12 months
  • Blended mobility (physical mobility of 5 – 30 days + virtual component)

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Activities supported (II)

  • All partners in an ICM project can send and host students and staff as described in their submitted project and provided that a relevant grant has been secured.
  • For certain countries, Bachelor/Master student mobility is only possible from third countries to Europe – this means third country universities can send but not host.
  • Countries with this restriction can be found in this list (Region 1 – Western Balkans is exempted from restriction): https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-standards/DAC-List-ODA-Recipients-for-reporting-2021-flows.pdf
  • European partners may use a part of their intra-European mobility budget to fund their students mobility to restricted countries under ICM.

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Organisational support

EUR 500/participant

Individual support

EUR 700-900/month for students and

EUR 140-180/day for staff

EUR 70/day up to the 14th day of activity and EUR 50/day from 15th to the 30th day of activity in case of blended mobility

Contribution to travel costs

EUR 20-1500, depending on distance travelled

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Who can apply and how? (I)

  • Higher Education Institutions in the Programme countries
  • The ICM project in their application contains the countries and partner universities they intend to cooperate with, as well as their cooperation plan in each region

Programme Country HEI

Partner Country

HEI

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Who can apply and how? (II)

  • Upon successfully passing the established quality criteria, they will be allocated an ICM grant spread in different regional envelopes
  • For every partnership with a secured budget, an Inter-Institutional Agreement is needed between the main applicant in Europe and every partner university in third countries before mobilities can start.

Programme Country HEI

Partner Country

HEI

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Inter-institutional agreement signed

Fair and transparent selection process

Learning or Mobility Agreement signed

Transcript of Records completed

Mobility period

Recognition

Grant agreement signed with Programme Country HEI

Participant reports on recognition

ICM project implementation

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Timeline

Publication of the call: 24 November 2021

Deadline:

23 February 2022

Evaluation process: March - July 2022

Information to applicants August 2022

Start of projects: 1 August 2022

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Erasmus+

Erasmus Mundus �Design Measures (EMDM)

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Interested in Erasmus Mundus but not yet ready for an EMJM?

Start with an Erasmus Mundus Design Measure and launch the basis for a joint programme

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Erasmus Mundus 2021-2027

EMDM

EMJM

Erasmus Mundus Action

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Erasmus Mundus Design Measures

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Rationale behind EMDM lot

  • Filling the gap of the Erasmus Mundus Action by supporting the � development of new joint master programmes
  • Diversify the offer of Joint Master Programmes and encourage new � academic cooperation by involving Erasmus Mundus under-represented

EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, and/or institutions from these countries, and/or thematic areas

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What is an EMDM project?

  • Short duration grant to support institutions in the set-up of a new joint � master programme in Europe (and beyond)
  • One beneficiary mobilising a group of other HEIs
  • Independent funding scheme from EMJM (independent calls for proposals)

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Expected outcomes of an EMDM (1)

The jointly designed master should:

  • Offer a fully integrated curriculum delivered by a consortium (involving at least three HEIs from three different countries, of which at least two must be EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme)
  • Aim at attracting excellent students worldwide
  • Include physical mobility for all recruited students
  • Lead to either a Joint degree or multiple degrees

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Expected outcomes of an EMDM (2)

Joint mechanisms to be included in the design of the master programme:

  • Joint programme design and joint procedures
  • Joint administrative and financial management
  • Common services offered to students
  • Joint promotion and dissemination
  • A draft joint Partnership and Student Agreement
  • A joint degree policy and launch of accreditation process

+ explore opportunities offered by the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes (if national legislation allows)

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EMDM Set-up

  • One beneficiary mobilising a group of other HEIs (mono-beneficiary grant)
  • Fixed duration of 15 months
  • EU Grant: fixed lump sum contribution of 55.000 Euros (for costs linked � to the activities necessary to set up the new joint master programme)

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International cooperation

Third countries not associated to the Programme:

All other countries throughout the world

EU Member States�+

Third countries associated to the Programme:

Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Republic of Turkey

+

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Taking part as an Organisation

Applications can be submitted by any HEI in an EU Member State, third country associated to the Programme or third country not associated to the Programme

For HEIs in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme

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EMDM call for proposals 2022 at a glance

  • Opening of the Call: 24 November 2021
  • Deadline: 17 February 2022
  • Nr. of projects: approx. 55 (tbc)

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How to apply?

Funding opportunities for 2021-2027 and information on how to apply are announced on the European Commission’s Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

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Erasmus+

Erasmus Mundus �Joint Masters (EMJM)

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Join Erasmus Mundus 2021-2027!

More strategic

More open

More flexible

More sustainable

More generous

More simple

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30 Years of achievements of Erasmus

More than 4 million European students

Open to international dimension through academic exchanges worldwide with more funding

Increased International dimension: HE, VET, Youth & Sport

Erasmus Programme

Erasmus+ Programme

2014-2020

New Programme 2021-2027

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EMJM new strategic priorities

  • Increased focus on institutional cooperation
  • More internationalisation opportunities
  • Simplification and more flexibility
  • Increased impact of the EMJM scheme
  • More attractiveness and excellence
  • More sustainability
  • More inclusiveness

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EMJM in brief…

  • A high-level integrated & transnational study programme at MA level
  • A Master programme of excellence open to all disciplines
  • Delivered by an international consortium of HEIs from different countries � worldwide & other educational and/or non educational partners
  • Offering high-level scholarships to excellent students worldwide

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EMJM – main objectives

  • Support quality, innovation, excellence, internationalisation of HEIs � through academic cooperation within the EHEA and beyond
  • Increase quality and attractiveness of the EHEA
  • Support EU External Action in higher education
  • Increase synergies between HE, innovation and research
  • Improve competences, skills, employability of Master graduates
  • Respond to societal and labour market needs

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International cooperation

Third countries not associated to the Programme:

All other countries throughout the world

EU Member States�+

Third countries associated to the Programme:

Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Republic of Turkey

+

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Eramus Mundus Action – New terminology

  • New name : EMJMD becomes EMJM – Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

  • Erasmus Mundus Action:  2 independent lots  

  • Enrolled students: both scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders

EM Joint Masters 

EM Design Measures

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EMJM – main requirements (1)

  • a jointly designed fully integrated curriculum and common implementation procedures based on the Standards for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes in the EHEA (e.g. joint selection, promotion, common services, joint administrative and financial management, etc.)
  • be delivered by a consortium of at least three HEIs from three different countries of which at least two must be EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme
  • international outreach to attract and enrol excellent students worldwide (part of which may benefit from an EMJM scholarship)

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EMJM – main requirements (2)

  • compulsory physical mobility for all enrolled students – at least 2 study periods in two countries with a minimum duration of one academic semester each (different from the country of residence of students)
  • contribution of scholars/guest lecturers to teaching, training and research activities
  • delivery of a joint degree or multiple degrees (joint degrees are highly recommended where national legislation allows it)

At application stage EMJM proposals must present fully developed joint study programmes, ready to run and to be advertised worldwide after their selection.

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Taking part as an Organisation

  • Open to any public or private organisation established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or third country not associated to the Programme
  • Applications can be submitted by any eligible HEI from an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or third country not associated to the Programme
  • HEIs in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme: valid ECHE
  • HEIs in third countries not associated to the Programme: should commit to ECHE principles in the Partnership Agreement
  • HEIs from EU Member States, third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme: completed accreditation/evaluation of the master programme

Minimum consortium: 3 HEIs from 3 different countries of which at least 2 must be an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme� + optional � Other full academic or non-academic partners

Associated partners

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Institutional costs

  • Implementation costs of the study programme
  • unit cost per enrolled student of 750€ /month �How to calculate: € 750 x n° of months x n° of enrolled students (cap of 100 enrolled students – but consortia are welcome to commit for higher numbers)�=> max. amount per project: 1.800.000 €
  • Same unit cost for scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders
  • Same unit cost for students from EU Member States, third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme

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Taking part as an individual

  • Open to students worldwide
  • Applicants:
    • must hold a first higher education degree or equivalent
    • must not have benefited previously from an EMJM scholarship
  • The best ones can benefit from a scholarship depending on the number of scholarships available
  • Students apply directly to the EMJM consortium�Catalogue with ongoing EMJMs offering scholarships:�https://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-mundus

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Opportunities for Students

High degree of expertise with a specialisation component

A unique mobility experience recognized by joint /multiple degree

Attractive EU scholarship for the best selected students

High employability through key competences and soft skills

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Student scholarship

At student level:

  • Full Scholarship to cover subsistence, installation and travel + fee waiver
  • A single unit cost per scholarship holder�How to calculate: € 1400 x number of months �(min. 1 academic year - max. 24 months) �=> max. amount per student: 33 600 Euros

At project level:

How to calculate: € 1400 x number of months x number of students � (cap of 60 students per EMJM project)� => max. amount per project: 2,016,000 Euros per grant

=> Same unit cost for students from EU Member States, third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme

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EMJM call for proposals 2022

  • Opening of the Call: 24 November 2021
  • Deadline: 16 February 2022
  • Nr. of projects: ~ 27 (tbc)
  • Nr of scholarships per project: max. 60 + additional scholarships for students from targeted regions (tbc)

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How to apply - eForm

Funding opportunities for 2021-2027 and information on how to apply are announced on the European Commission’s Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

Applications to be submitted using an eForm with attachments

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Capacity Building in Higher�Education

European Education and Culture �Executive Agency

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Context

  • The CBHE action supports the relevance, quality, modernisation and responsiveness of Higher Education institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Erasmus + programme for socio-economic recovery, growth and prosperity.

  • It reacts to recent trends, in particular economic globalisation but also the recent decline in human development, fragility, and rising social, economic and environmental inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.

  • It is aligned with the ‘Sustainable Development Goals ‘(SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

  • It puts focus on Inclusion, accessibility and equity

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Context

The action will ensure equity and inclusion, system strengthening and capacity building as well as employability transversally across the action.

Global interventions which no longer address only the modernisation of teaching programmes per se, but should also take into account governance, management and the strengthening of higher education’s wider economic and social ecosystems.

Addressing regional issues, building alliances and coalitions, piloting new approaches and initiatives built on country ownership will be strongly encouraged

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Purpose

Focus on the needs of the third countries not associated to the E+ programme

Targeting the priorities of the third countries not associated to the programme and matching them with the EU priorities for these countries

Maximising benefit to third countries not associated to the Programme

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Objectives

Modernisation

HEIs & HE systems

Societal impact

CBHE

Cooperation/

Regional integration

Governance

Innovation

Accessibility

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New features

    • a new type of support

Three strands

    • Lump sums II

New budget system

    • FTOP

New publication system

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Three strands

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Strand 1. Fostering access to cooperation in Higher Education

Facilitate access to newcomers.

First step for participating organisations to enhance and increase means to reach out to people with fewer opportunities.

Reduce the internationalisation gap of HEIs from the same country/region.

Fostering social inclusion.

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Strand 1 - Fostering access to cooperation in Higher Education

Activities

  • Enhance management/administrative capacity

  • Ensure high quality and relevant education

  • Increasing the accessibility of the students/staff with fewer opportunities

Funding and duration

  • 24 or 36 months

  • 200.000 and 400.000 Euro

Target groups

  • HEIs from least developed countries

  • HEIs located in remote regions/areas

  • Newcomers or less experienced

  • Individuals with fewer opportunities.

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Enhancing the management/administrative capacity

reforming and modernising the university governance, including the enhancement of services in particular for the benefit of students (student guidance, counselling and job orientation etc.);

Reforming and modernising university governance

establishing or strengthening international relations offices and elaborating internationalisation strategies;

International Relation Offices

establishing new or developing existing quality assurance units and processes/strategy within HEIs;

Quality Assurance

creating or increasing the capacity of planning and evaluation units;

Capacity

building capacities to support students and staff mobility activities.

Mobility

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Ensure high quality and relevant education

  • modules or study programmes, technical or professional orientations of programmes
  • establishing intensive study programmes bringing together students and teaching staff from participating HEIs for shorter study periods
  • developing capacities for postgraduate student and academic staff as well as promoting postgraduate students and/or staff mobility
  • implementing training courses for HEI staff

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Increasing the accessibility of individuals with fewer opportunities

  • developing remote and inclusive learning pathways and opportunities by relying on digital technology and e-learning for vulnerable students
  • updating the digital technology to develop specific services aiming at ensuring equal and fair learning opportunities to students with disabilities
  • promoting initiatives aiming at positive discrimination by empowering women and ethnic/religious minorities
  • develop initiatives addressing and reducing barriers faced by disadvantaged groups in accessing learning opportunities
  • contributing to creating inclusive environments that foster equity and equality, and that are responsive to the needs of the wider community

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Strand 2 - Partnerships for transformation

Innovation with business involvement to maximize societal impact.

Modernizing HEIs by promoting reform.

Introducing practical learning schemes with a link to business.

Implementation of new learning methods.

Innovative curricula linked to bussiness.

Introducing practical learning schemes

Reform governance and management at HEIs.

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Strand 2 - Partnerships for transformation

Activities

  • Innovation in higher education

  • Promoting reforms in HEIs

Funding and duration

  • 24 or 36 months

  • 400,000 and 800,000 Euro

Target groups

  • HEIs

  • Local actors with a link to industry.

  • Individuals – students, staff, learners

  • Bodies responsible for HE at local and national level

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Innovation in higher education

the design of innovative curricula and introducing innovative elements in the existing curricula

the implementation of innovative learning and teaching methods (i.e. learner-centred and real problem-based teaching and learning);

the active engagement with the business world and with research, the organisation of continuing educational programmes and activities with and within enterprises;

network effectively in research, scientific and technological innovation.

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Promoting reforms in HEIs ����

Institutional reforms

New governance and management systems and structures, readiness in terms of digital skills, modern university services, quality assurance processes, tools and methods for professionalization and professional development of academic, technical and administrative staff

Development

Development of an entrepreneurial mind-set and improved competencies and skills within the institutions, transversal skills learning, entrepreneurship education and the practical application of entrepreneurial skills

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Strand 3 - Structural Reform Projects

Mutual learning between public authorities of the countries associated to the Programme and those of the third countries

Promote inclusive Higher Education systems

Increase capacities of bodies in charge of Higher Education

Identify synergies with ongoing EU initiatives

Foster national ownership

Efficient and effective policy making

Foster common regional strategies in Higher Education

Introduction of funding mechanisms

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Strand 3. Structural Reform Projects

Activities

  • Policy making

Policy and expert advice, training on policy issues, establishemnt of representative bodies etc.

  • Implementation of tools

Quality assurance, credit systems, accreditation procedures, recognition etc.

  • Internationalisation

Bologna type reforms, surveys and studies etc

Funding and duration

  • 36 or 48 months

  • 800,000 and 1 Million Euros

Target groups

  • National competent authorities in Third Countries not associated to E+
  • Higher education sector
  • Bodies /associations responsible for HE
  • HE inistutions

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Types of projects

National projects

Multi-country regional projects

Multi-country cross-regional projects

HEIS from one third country not associated to the Erasmus+ programme

HEIs from several countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme from

one Region

HEIs from countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme belonging to several Regions

At least 2 institutions from two countries associated to Erasmus+ (EU Member States and associated countries)

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Types of CBHE projects by geographical scope

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National

  • Relevance of the proposal: proposals need to be relevant for the country and to the need of all HEIs involved

  • Balanced involvement and clear benefits for all participating third country HEIs not associated to E+

Multi-country

  • Relevance of the proposal: needs to be common to all third countries; clear justification for involvement of more than one Region in a cross-regional project

  • Balanced involvement and clear benefits for all participating third country HEIs not associated to E+ and third country HEIs not associated to E+ HEIs

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New budget type

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Lump sum II: approach – basic principles

In the proposal, applicants must provide a detailed estimation of costs and a split of the lump sum per work package and per beneficiary

Evaluators assess cost details during evaluation and make recommendations if needed.

Based on this, the lump sum is fixed during grant preparation

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Lump sum II – work packages

  • Applicants will divide their projects in WPs and reflect this division in the budget attached to the applications

  • Each work package will define the activities/outputs and the corresponding deliverables.

WP

Activities/

Outputs

Milestones

Deliverables

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How to apply

  • Regional priorities will be published in FTOP.

  • Check for eligibility and award criteria in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide (publication foreseen as of mid-November 2021)

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Timeline

Publication: second half of November 2021

Deadline: mid-February - March 2022

Evaluation process: March - July 2022

Information to applicants: August 2022

Start of projects: end 2022

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Capacity Building

in Vocational Education and Training (VET)

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Capacity building in VET

International cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET in Programme countries and Third countries not associated to the Programme

They aim to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development

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Objectives

  • Reinforce the links between the VET system of the Third countries not associated to the Programme and its labour market
  • Increase the link between VET profiles and local/regional/national strategies and priorities impacted by skills
  • Increase the capacities of VET providers
  • Support the exposure of staff, managers, policy makers and senior teachers to approaches bringing the labour market and VET closer
  • Improve the knowledge, technical, managerial and pedagogical skills of VET teachers and trainers
  • Integrate the input from teachers/trainers, VET learners and employers into curriculum, profile design and training reform
  • Improve the level of competences, skills and employability potential of VET learners by developing new and innovative VET education programmes
  • Foster cooperation across different regions of the world through joint initiatives

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Thematic areas

Capacity Building in VET

Quality assurance mechanisms

Work-based learning

VET teachers/trainers professional development

Key competences, including entrepreneurship

Skills-matching in forward-looking economic sectors

Support to the development of green and digital skills for the twin transition

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Budget

Proposal: Customized Lump Sums

MAX EU CO-FINANCING

80%

EU GRANT PER PROJECT: Min 100 000 €

Max 400 000 €

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Any public or private organisation active in VET and legally established in a Programme country

(EU Member State or country associated to the Programme)

Who can be the applicant?

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Any public or private VET provider or organisation active in VET or in the labour market and legally established in a Programme country or in an eligible Third country not associated to the Programme can be involved as full partner, affiliated entity or associated partner

Any public or private organisation contributing to the implementation of specific project tasks/activities or support the dissemination and sustainability of the project can be involved as associated partner

Who can participate?

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The partnership must include at least 4 full partners from a minimum of 3 countries:

At least 1 organisation from 2 different EU Member States and Third countries associated to the Programme and a least 2 organisations from at least 1 eligible Third country not associated to the Programme

The number of organisations from EU Member States and Third countries associated to the Programme may not be higher than the number of organisations from Third countries not associated to the Programme

Number and profile of participating organisations

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Project activities must focus on building and strengthening the capacities of organisations active in the field of VET principally in the Third countries not associated to the Programme

Funded projects will be able to integrate a wide range of cooperation, exchange, communication and other activities including for example:

  • Creating and developing networks and exchanges of good practice
  • Creating tools, programmes and other materials to build capacity
  • Creating mechanisms to involve the private sector both in the design and delivery of curricula and to provide VET learners with high quality work-based experience
  • Developing and transferring pedagogical approaches, teaching and training materials and methods
  • Developing and implementing international (virtual) exchange activities for staff

Activities

Duration: 1, 2 or 3 years

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  • Americas and the Caribbean: Priority will be given to regional projects or projects in lower and middle income countries
  • Sub-Sahara Africa: Priority will be given to least developed countries and a special emphasis will be put on migration priority countries
  • Western Balkans: Mobility of learners will be privileged

Regional or cross-cutting priorities may be defined

Geographical targets

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Setting up a project

  • Identification and initiation
  • Preparation, design and planning
  • Implementation and monitoring of activities
  • Review and impact assessment

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Horizontal aspects to be considered when designing a project

  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Digital dimension
  • Common values, civic engagement and participation

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Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges�

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Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges�

Policy Context, Objectives & Expected Outcomes of the Call

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Current EU education and youth policy context

New Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027: Objective of boosting international cooperation with third countries, being more inclusive, and supporting the green and digital transitions

European Education Area: Ambitious geopolitical dimension, including contributing to the attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Digital Education Action Plan: A call for action to make education and training systems fit for the digital age, including global cooperation around these issues

COVID-19: Enormous impact upon education and training systems across the world, whose resilience the programme seeks to support

EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027: “Engage, Connect, Empower”

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Current EU external policy context

EU Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Culture, Youth and Sport (2021)

Recovery, Resilience and Reform: post 2020 Eastern Partnership priorities (2021)

Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood: A New Agenda for the Mediterranean (2021)

EU-Russia relations: Push back, constrain and engage (2021)

Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa (2020)

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What are ‘virtual exchanges’?

Online people-to-people activities that promote intercultural dialogue and soft skills development. They make it possible for every young person to access high-quality international and cross-cultural education (both formal and non-formal) without physical mobility.

They take place in small groups and are always moderated by a trained facilitator

They should be easily integrated into youth (non-formal education) projects or higher education courses

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Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges pilot 2018-2020

Origins of the project: Paris Declaration of 2015

Promotion of social, civic and intercultural competences, and enhancement of critical thinking and media literacy

Focus on the Southern Mediterranean region (DZ, EG, IL, JO, LB, LY, MO, PAL, SY, TN)

Project led by a consortium of organisations

Total budget 6 million EUR

30,000 participants (half from Europe / half from the South Med)

Topics current affairs; religion; culture; racism; gender; environment

Detailed information about the pilot available in

Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange | European Youth Portal (europa.eu)

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2021 call: main features

Similar objectives and activities as the pilot

Regional coverage and foreseen budgets for 2021

Western Balkans (1 M EUR)

Eastern Neighbourhood (750,000 EUR)

Russia (500,000 EUR)

Southern Neighbourhood (750,000 EUR)

Sub-Saharan Africa (1 M EUR)

Maximum contribution per project 500,000 EUR

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Specific objectives of this call

Encouraging intercultural dialogue with Partner Countries and increasing tolerance through online people-to-people interactions

Promoting various types of virtual exchanges, allowing more young people to benefit from intercultural and international experience

Enhancing critical thinking and media literacy, particularly in the use of internet and social media

Fostering the digital and soft skills development of students, young people and youth workers

Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and nondiscrimination through education

Strengthening the youth dimension in the relations of the EU with Partner Countries.

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Expected outcomes

Wide variety of activities and topics possible, but all projects are expected to have a learning dimension and to report on it

On-line facilitated discussions (as part of youth projects)

Training of youth workers for virtual exchanges

On-line facilitates discussions (as part of higher education courses)

Training for university professors/staff for virtual exchanges

Interactive open on-line courses (strong focus on cross-border exchanges)

Rely as much as possible on existing tools and platforms!

Participants must be based on the countries of the organisations!

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Deadline

22 February 2022

(17:00 - Brussels time)

Information to applicants

August 2022

Evaluation

March – July 2022

Grant agreements signed

September – November 2022

Start of project

November 2022

1

Timetable

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Budget based

MAX. EU CO-FINANCING

95%

MAX. EU GRANT PER PROJECT

500 000 €

2

Budget

Budget available

4 Mio €

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���What is the role of participating organisations��

  • Coordinator: A participating organisation that submits the project proposal on behalf of all the partners
  • Full partners: Participating organisations which contribute actively to the accomplishment of the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges. They are listed in the financial table (budget). Nb. Called ‘applicants’ in Erasmus+ jargon even though they are not the coordinator.
  • Associated partners: Organisations which contribute to the activities of the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange that for contractual management aspects are not considered to be beneficiaries. They do not receive any funding from the Programme (they do not have the right to charge any costs). They do not included in any way in the financial budget table.

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Admissibility

Deadline

22 February, 2022 - 17:00:00 (Brussels time)

How to apply

Funding and tenders opportunities portal

Call ID: ERASMUS-EDU-2021-VIRT-EXCH

All parts of the application forms must be complete.

A maximum of 70 pages

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Eligibility Criteria: Eligible activities

2. Online facilitated discussions between young people of youth organisations based in different countries, as part of youth projects.

3. Online facilitated discussions between students of Higher Education institutions based in different countries, as part of higher education degrees.

1. Training of youth workers to develop a virtual exchange project with colleagues in another country

4. Training for university professors/staff willing to develop a virtual exchange project with colleagues from other countries.

5. Interactive open online courses including traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings and problem-sets (MOOCs).

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Eligibility Criteria: What must the partnership look like?

A minimum of 2 youth organisations from 2 or more different Erasmus+ Programme Countries

The number of organisations from the Programme Countries may not be higher than the number of organisations from the Partner Countries.

A minimum of 2 youth organisations from 2 or more Partner Countries within the same Erasmus+ region (except for the Russia region which only comprises of one country)

and

A minimum of 2 higher education institution from 2 or more different Erasmus+ Programme Countries

A minimum of 2 higher education institutions from 2 or more different Partner Countries within the same Erasmus+ region (except for the Russia region which only comprises of one country)

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Jean Monnet Actions (2021 – 2027)

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KA1

Learning Mobility �for �Individuals

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Cooperation�among organisations and institutions

KA3

Support for�Policy development and cooperation

Jean Monnet Actions continue as a single integrated programme

��Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education�

New ERASMUS+ Programme 2021-2027

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Jean Monnet Actions - a worldwide Network 1989 - 2021

Over 90 countries worldwide

more than 1000 universities offering Jean Monnet courses

Around 6130 Jean Monnet actions in the field of European studies

265.000 students per year

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Defining European Union studies

" European Union studies comprises the study of Europe in its entirety, with a particular emphasis on the EU dimension, from an internal but also from a global perspective “

Enhancing awareness of the European Union:

    • European citizenship and values
    • Role of the EU in a globalised world
    • Facilitating future engagement as well as people-to-people dialogue.
    • Vector of public diplomacy in third countries, promoting EU values and enhancing the visibility of the European Union
    • Scope of EU studies may vary so long as an EU angle is explored. 

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JEAN MONNET ACTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: AIMS

  • To promote excellence in teaching and research in EU studies worldwide

  • To foster dialogue between academic world and society 🢚 policymakers, civil servants, civil society, representatives of different levels of education, the media

  • To generate knowledge and insights in support of EU policy-making & strengthen the role of the EU within Europe and the world

  • To reach out to a wider public (beyond academia and specialized audiences) 🢚 bringing EU knowledge closer to society

  • To function as vector for public diplomacy towards partner/third countries 🢚 promoting EU values and enhancing the visibility of what the EU stands for and what it wants to achieve.

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ACTION TYPE

Eligibility

Years

Max EU grant

%

Cost Type

OPEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD, except Belarus*

MODULES

One HEI world-wide*

3

30.000

75

Fixed lump sum

  • Minimum 40 teaching hours per academic year at applicant HE institution.
  • Direct contact hours (no individual tutorials)
  • Summer courses / distance learning allowed

CHAIRS

One HEI world-wide*

3

50.000

75

Fixed lump sum

  • Permanent staff members at applicant institution
  • Teaching a min. 90 hours per academic year
  • Direct contact hours (no individual tutorials)
  • Additional hours and support of other staff possible

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

One HEI world-wide*

3

100.000

80

Customised lump sum

  • Only one at a time per HEI
  • Should seek to become structured centres providing EU specific high level knowledge

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Jean Monnet Module in India: 587073-EPP-1-2017-1-IN-EPPJMO-MODULE

Project title: Society, Culture, and Social Change in Europe: interdisciplinary direction on different areas in social, cultural and political affairs in Europe.

Duration: 2017-2020

Discipline: multidisciplinaire - Social dialogue, EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy, Ethics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue)

Aim: Transfers of knowledge, focus of organized activities, links with policy-relevant issues, primarily in relation to the EU’s role in the globalized world

- involvement of Europe and India in migration and refugee crises

- global economic landscape

- relationship with the developing world and environmental politics. (EU – India/Asia)

- building bridges between scholars, students and researchers in Europe in order to start, continue networking

- publication of articles in regional and international journals.

Link: http://www.jnu.ac.in

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Jean Monnet Chair in Brazil: 587558-EPP-1-2017-1-BR-EPPJMO-CHAIR

Project title: Economics, Political Economy and the building of the European Integration Project

University: UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS

Duration: 2017 – 2020

Discipline: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation, Economic and financial affairs 

Aim:

  • Transfers of knowledge History and Politics of European Integration, European Union: Contemporary Topics, Economics and Political Economy During the Interwar Era, Institutions and Development: Europe and Latin America 
  • Teaching activities, scientific research seminars, books, reserach articles
  • Link: https://pesquisas.face.ufmg.br/jeanmonnet/en/

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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Canada : 575029-EPP-1-2016-1-CA-EPPJMO-CoE

Joint initiative between Université de Montréal (leading) and McGill University, bilingual;

Duration: 2016 – 2019

Discipline: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy, International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation, Economic and financial affairs 

Aim:

- Promotion of EU studies both nationally and internationally: EU Policies, Institutions and Citizens;

- Academic workshops for scholars from North America and Europe, Transfers of knowledge on EU Policies, Democracy and international cooperation,

- Teaching activities, scientific research seminars, workshops, variety of outcomes from peer-reviewed journals, university press, working papers, articles of general interests

- Target groups: students, reserachers, civil society and wider public

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Jean Monnet Policy Debate

Large thematic networks in Higher Education in order to collect, share and discuss among the partners research findings, content of courses and experiences, products (studies, articles, etc.).

The coordinator of the network: select most innovative and interesting results to be provided to the Commission.

A) Network on internal EU issues shall address the following thematic: ”Future of Europe”

B) Network on foreign policy issues shall address the following thematic: “Europe in the world”

Aim: provide regular feedback (e.g. an online newsletter) on the most advanced and innovative practices in the field, supporting and adding value to the debate.

Any HEI in the world – Exception: organisations from Belarus are not eligible to participate in these actions.

C) Networks in other fields of Education and Training

ONLY: EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.

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a) + b)Thematic networks in Higher Education - Jean Monnet Networks

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Who - Participating organisations

Number and profile of participating organisations

other

Participating organisations:

Any higher education institution established in a EU Member State, third country associated to the Programme or third country not associated to the Programme can submit an application

Exception: organisations from Belarus (Region 2) are not eligible to participate in this action.

a) Network on internal EU issues: a minimum of 12 higher education institutions from 7 different EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme.

b) Network on foreign policy issues: a minimum of 12 higher education institutions with at least 6 participants from third countries not associated to the Programme and funded by EU external action instruments.

The final aim of the thematic networks is to provide regular feedback (e.g. an online newsletter) on the most advanced and innovative practices in the field, supporting and adding value to the debate.

Thematic networks in Higher Education - Jean Monnet Networks

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Award criteria - Jean Monnet actions 2021 - 2027

Quality of the project design and implementation

Quality of partnership and cooperation arrangements

Impact, dissemination and sustainability

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STEPS

DATES

Publication of the call 2022

24 November 2021

Deadline for submission of applications

1 March 2022

Evaluation period

April – June 2022

Notification of results to applicants

max. 6 months after submission deadline

Preparation of Grant Agreement/Decision

max. 9 months after submission deadline

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  • Application via e-grants: part A, part B, part C

Call 2022 - Jean Monnet actions - application

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