Jean Monnet activities

35^th anniversary of the Erasmus + programme

Workshop

20 Sept 2022, Vlora, Albania

Jean Monnet actions - intro

• Part of the Erasmus+ Programme (besides the other 3 actions – KA 1 Learning mobility; KA 2 Cooperation among organisations and institutions; KA3 Support to policy development and cooperation);
• Grants (WP 2022, pg. 4) awarded:
• by means of Calls for Proposals: a) Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Modules, Chairs and Centres of Excellence; b) Jean Monnet actions for other fields of education and training; c) Jean Monnet Policy debate.
• by exception to Calls for proposals: a) Operating grants to support specific institutions.

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Jean Monnet actions - intro

• Focus - European integration studies/matters (E+ Guide 2022, pg. 349);
• JMM actions in the field of higher education:
• Teaching and research; field – EU studies (Europe, EU, EU values, related issues)
• Modules,
• Chairs,
• Centres of Excellence
• Policy debate with academic world
• Networks

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JMM actions in the field of higher education

Objectives (E+ Guide 2022, pg. 350):

• promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of EU studies worldwide;
• foster dialogue between the academic world and society, including local and state level policy-makers, civil servants, civil society actors, representatives of the different levels of education and of the media;
• generate knowledge and insights in support of EU policy-making and strengthen the role of the EU within Europe and in a globalised world;
• reach out to a wider public and spread knowledge about the EU to the wider society (beyond academia and specialised audiences) bringing the EU closer to the public.

Jean Monnet “Teaching and Research”

• Modules:
• short teaching programmes/courses; short specialised or summer programmes;
• minimum duration - 40 teaching hours/academic year, duration - 3 yrs;
• Focus - one particular discipline in European studies; multidisciplinary
• Chairs:
• teaching posts, specialisation in European Union studies;
• a duration of 3 yrs;
• held by only one professor, minimum of 90 teaching hours/academic year;
• may also have a team, additional teaching hours.
• Centres of Excellence:
• focal points of competence and knowledge on EU subjects;
• high-level experts;
• synergies between the various disciplines and resources in EU studies;
• joint transnational activities, openness to civil society;
• reach out: students not normally dealing with EU issues, policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large.

Jean Monnet policy debate

• Large thematic networks in HE;
• 1 network/EU priority (1 on internal EU issues “Future of Europe”; 1 on foreign policy issues “Europe in the world”);
• Aim:
• collect, share and discuss among the partners (research findings, content of courses and experiences, other products (studies, articles, etc.));
• provide regular feedback on the most advanced and innovative practices in the field, supporting and adding value to the debate.
• One network – one tool for sharing posted docs;
• Coordinator select innovative/interesting results for the Commission
• JMN in other fields of education and training - networks of schools and VET institutions;
• Aim - exchange good practices, share experiences (content, methodologies; knowledge in teaching European issues);
• Focus – facts, knowledge about the EU; innovative and creative;
• Duration – 3 yrs

Re-cap: who can apply?

Re-cap: when to apply for what?

Important – award criteria

• Relevance of the project (25 pts);
• Quality of the project design and implementation (25 pts);
• Quality of the partnership and cooperation arrangements (25 pts);
• Impact (25 pts).

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Funding

Max. EU grant/project – lump sum funding model

• Jean Monnet Modules: 30.000 euros (costs for teaching hrs);
• Jean Monnet Chairs: 50.000 euros (costs for teaching hrs);
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence: 100.000 euros (in wps – staff, travel, subsistence, equipment, subcontracting, other);
• Jean Monnet Policy Debate: 1.200.000 euros (per network on foreign policy issues) (in wps – staff, travel, subsistence, equipment, subcontracting, other);
• More info on the funding rules (model) – pp. 359-364 (E+ Guide 2022) – JMM; JMC; JMCE; JMPD – pp. 376-377 (E=Guide 2022).

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN AND FOR EUROPEAN CONTEXTS – FoLATE, Jean Monnet Module�-620593-EPP-1-2020-1-AL-EPPJMO-MODULE-

Aims and objectives:

• Training of future foreign language teachers (students in MA programmes in English and Italian) - knowledge of the EU, its institutions, culture and policies, especially those related to:
• language,
• intercultural communication,
• language policies,
• CEFR.
• introduce students to European concepts regarding foreign language teaching and learning - the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP);
• improve understanding of intercultural education, multilingualism, plurilingualism, language competence and so on;
• raise the awareness of students, future teachers to live, work and interact in a European environment;
• to extend the curriculum in the field of European Policies / Studies;
• improve the professional skills of module participants.

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FoLaTE -

• Integrated modules;
• one six-credit course;
• three main teaching activities;
• offered during the spring semester to second-year MA students as part of their regular curriculum;
• offered in two languages, English and Italian, corresponding to the two MA programmes at our department (6 teaching activities altogether);
• teaching activities – seminars

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FoLaTE - The content of the modules in brief

• FLT in and for European contexts (60 classes), 6 credits;
• to be delivered in English and Italian;
• made up of the following modules upon whose completion students will earn 6 credits which will weigh towards the overall credits to meet the requirements for the completion of their MA programme:
• European language education policies and teacher education (16 hours), 1.5 credits
• Language Competence: European Framework, Reference and Indicator (20 hours), 2 credits
• 21st-century perspectives of FLT in multilingual Europe (24 hours), 2.5 credits

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FoLaTE - participants

• Students, MA programmes in ELT and ILT;
• Modules, open to:
• in-service teachers,
• former students of our department,
• others who can take them (either in English or Italian) as part of the qualifications needed for their professional development as laid down in article 58 in the Albanian pre-university education law;
• Seats, available to in-service teachers to join one of the courses, either in English or in Italian,
• certificate of participation awarded at the end of the module as credit to the Jean Monnet Module.

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Other activities and deliverables in brief

• 3 conferences, in Vlora every year; proposed topics in the realm of European policies on languages, teacher education and the like; to be held in autumn as follow-up and disseminating activities; special sessions with students’ presentations;
• selection of papers for publication in the conference volumes; 3 conference volumes;
• A coursebook (available in two versions, in English and Italian) on FLT in and for European contexts;
• A teaching resource pack, available online on the project’s website;
• An interactive project’s website, constantly updated with information about the project, its activities, and the resources produced;
• Project presentations in the media, in other conferences and activities;
• Publication of article(s) in peer-reviewed journals by members of the teaching team.

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References

• EC. 2021. Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2022. https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2021-11/2022-erasmusplus-programme-guide.pdf.
• EC. Call for proposals 2022 — EAC/A09/2021 Erasmus+ Programme 2021/C 473/09. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AJOC_2021_473_R_0009&qid=1637738792217.
• EC. Erasmus Annual Work Programme 2022. https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/document/2022-annual-work-programme-erasmus-the-union-programme-for-education-training-youth-and-sport.
• EC. Jean Monnet Modules, https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/organisations/jean-monnet-actions/jean-monnet-modules.
• FoLaTE, https://sites.google.com/univlora.edu.al/jmm-folate/;
• Jean Monnet Module – FoLaTE, https://www.facebook.com/JMMFolate;
• Jean Monnet Module, 2020 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6QP_ey1yY.

Thank you!

Questions:

armela.panajoti@univlora.edu.al