ERASMUS MUNDUS

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ERASMUS MUNDUS
CATEDRA EUROPA 2008 Uninorte, Barranquilla, Colomb
ia
2004 - 2008 2009 - 2013
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INDEX

• The main objectives and instruments of the
  programme in the years 2004-08

• Examples

• ERASMUS MUNDUS Windows

• The new ERASMUS MUNDUS Programme 2009-2013

• How to obtain information?

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Objective and Actions
Objective The Erasmus Mundus programme is a
co-operation and mobility programme in the field
of higher education which promotes the European
Union as a centre of excellence in learning
around the world.

• Four Actions
• 1 Masters Courses, jointly developed by
  European universities
• 2 Scholarships for third country nationals
  participating in Masters Courses
• 3 University partnerships EU-third countries
  and scholarships for EU- nationals studying
  at partner universities throughout the world.
• 4 Visibility and attractiveness of European
  higher education in third countries

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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2004-08Masters Courses
- HEI consortium (min. 3 EU countries)
- Joint applications and admission procedures
- Double or joint degree
- 60-120 credit points ECTS (1 or 2 year
masters courses)
- Study period in EU (min. 2 HEI)
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Example Masters Programmehttp//ec.europa.eu/edu
cation/programmes/mundus/projects/index_en.html
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Example Masters Programme
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Actions

• Four Actions
• 1 Masters Courses, jointly developed by
  European universities
• 2 Scholarships for third country nationals
  participating in Masters Courses
• 3 University partnerships EU-third countries
  and scholarships for EU- nationals studying
  at partner universities throughout the world.
• 4 Visibility and attractiveness of European
  higher education in third countries

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Action 2 Scholarships

• Scholarships
• Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for
  students who have been admitted to an Erasmus
  Mundus Masters Course.
• I am Non-European..
• The scholarship covers your travel and living
  expenses and tuition in Europe for the full
  duration of the course
• 1-year Course 21,000
• 2-year Course 42,000
• Course between 1 and 2 years proportional
  amount between 21,000 and 42,000

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Action 2 Scholarships, Statisticshttp//ec.europ
a.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects_en.html
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Students by nationality
and gender (main list), selection decision for
2007/2008 (Central America, South America, and
the Caribbean) Country F M TOTAL Argentina
7 12 19 Bolivia 5 3 8 Brazil 38 28 66 Chi
le 6 7 13 Colombia 20 19 39 Costa
Rica 3 3 Cuba 2 4 6 Dominica 1 1 Domin
ican Republic 1 1 Ecuador 4 2 6 El
Salvador 2 1 3
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Actions

• Four Actions
• 1 Masters Courses, jointly developed by
  European universities
• 2 Scholarships for third country nationals
  participating in Masters Courses
• 3 University partnerships EU-third countries
  and scholarships for EU- nationals studying
  at partner universities throughout the world.
• 4 Visibility and attractiveness of European
  higher education in third countries

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Action 3 Partnerships
Partnerships allow for the outgoing mobility of
graduate EU students and scholars involved in the
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

• EXAMPLE
• Title of partnership EUROMIME European master
  in Media for Education Sciences
• Université de Poitiers en France
• Université nationale d'enseigment à distance de
  Madrid/Spain
• Faculté d'éducation de l'Université
  technologique de Lisbonne/Portugal
• Université pontificale catholique du Pérou à
  Lima
• Université nationale de Brasilia au Brésil
• l'Université Los Lagos d'Osorno au Chili

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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2004-08Types of Mobility (Action
2 and 3)
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Actions

• Four Actions
• 1 Masters Courses, jointly developed by
  European universities
• 2 Scholarships for third country nationals
  participating in Masters Courses
• 3 University partnerships EU-third countries
  and scholarships for EU- nationals studying
  at partner universities throughout the world.
• 4 Visibility and attractiveness of European
  higher education in third countries

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Action 4 Enhancing Attractivenesshttp//ec.euro
pa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/univ/enhance_en.
html
Promoting European higher education in the world
The creation of information and dissemination
tools, the participation in international fairs,
the organisation of seminars and workshops, etc.
Facilitating access for third-country students
to European higher educationThe development of
courses or material for language training and
cultural preparation, the development of more
effective methods of hosting and integrating
third-country students, services facilitating
mobility, etc.
Complementary activitiesSupport for activities
dealing with issues inherent in the
internationalisation of higher education, such as
the international dimension of quality assurance,
of credit recognition, of curriculum development,
surveys and studies, etc.
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Action 4 Enhancing Attractiveness
EXAMPLE
Title of the project Forum on Europe Summary
description Forum on Europe Seeks to enhance
the attractiveness and visibility of the European
Higher Education Systems (EHES) in Latin America,
encouraging student mobility through a two-stage
training program with workshops about EHES,
international counselling and mobility.
Partners ES - Universitat de Valencia
(co-ordinator) DE - Johannes Gutenberg
Universität Mainz FR - Université de Paris XII
Val de Marne Colombia Fundación Universidad
del Norte
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EXTERNAL CO-OPERATION WINDOWS (EM ECW)
http//eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/2007/index
_en.html
The Erasmus Mundus External Co-operation Window
(EM ECW) objective is to achieve better
understanding and mutual enrichment between the
European Union and third countries co-operation
in the field of higher education through
promoting the exchange of persons, knowledge and
skills at higher education level. This will be
achieved through the promotion of partnerships
and institutional co-operation exchanges between
European Higher Education Institutions and Third
Country institutions and a mobility scheme
addressing student and academic exchanges.
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EM ECWhttp//eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/
seminar/2007/index.htm
External Cooperation Window Main Features of the
Programme
Partnership activities for the organisation of
mobility and the transfer of know-how and best
practices
Implementation of individual mobility for
students and academic staff
Types of mobility undergraduate, masters,
doctorates, post- doctorates, teaching staff
Balanced partnerships between EU and Third
country Higher Education Institutions
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EM ECW New Windows 2008/09in Central and South
America
Europe
Mexico
Caribbean
Brazil
Chile
Deadline for applications was 15 February for
2008/09
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EM ECW Specific criteria for Latin America
region partnership composition
Minimum partnership composition (at least)
BRAZIL three higher education institutions (at
least two of which must be federal universities)
from at least two different Brazilian regions,
considering the five regional divisions of the
country North, Northeast, Midwest, South and
Southeast.
CHILE five Chilean accredited universities out
of which at least one from the following northern
regions Arica, Tarapacà, Antofagasta and
Atacama, at least one from the following southern
regions De los Ríos, De los Lagos, Aysén y
Magallanes.
MEXICO five Mexican universities out of which at
least one from one of the ten least developed
Mexican States according to the UNDP HDI ranking
Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacán, Veracruz,
Hidalgo, Zacatecas, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Nayarit.
Priority will be given to partnerships including
State Higher Education Institutions.
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EM ECW List of ACP eligible countries
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EM ECW Specific criteria for ACP countries
partnership composition

• The minimum partnership under the ACP window will
  be constituted of
• Five EU Universities of at least three European
  Union countries (from the EU-15 eligible
  countries under the 9th EDF), each of whom
  holding an Erasmus University Charter. The twelve
  new Members States, plus the candidate countries
  and EEA countries are not eligible under this
  window.
• At least one University from at least five of the
  six ACP areas as identified in the table above.

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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2013
Still to be approved by European Parliament and
European Council Starts 01. Jan 2009
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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2013 What will be new?
The main novelties of the programme proposal are

• More opportunities and variety in the
  institutional co-operation modalities between
  European and third-country universities and in
  the individual mobility scheme (Key words
  developing human resources, transfer of know-how,
  sustainable development)

• Extension of Erasmus Mundus to doctoral studies
  and, partially, to the undergraduate level

• Stronger financial support for European students
  through the offer of more attractive scholarships.

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ERASMUS MUNDUS Summary

• Erasmus Mundus / External Cooperation
• Action 1 Erasmus Mundus masters' courses
• Action 2 Scholarships
• Action 3 Partnerships with third country higher
  education institutions
• Action 4 Enhancing the attractiveness of
  European higher education.

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ERASMUS MUNDUS Summary

• Erasmus Mundus / External Cooperation
• Erasmus Mundus other strands
• Projects in the fields of higher education
  (Erasmus Mundus) and youth financed under the
  provisions of the Instrument for Pre-Accession
  Assistance (IPA)
• Projects in the field of higher education
  (Erasmus Mundus) financed under the provisions on
  aid for economic co-operation with the developing
  countries in Asia
• Projects covered by the call for proposals
  "Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window"
  and financed under the general provisions
  establishing a European Neighbourhood and
  Partnership Instrument
• Projects covered by the call for proposals
  "Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window"
  and financed under the provisions of the
  financing instrument for development cooperation
• Projects in the field of higher education
  (Erasmus Mundus) financed by resources from the
  Ninth EDF.

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ERASMUS MUNDUS Summary

• The main novelties 2009-20013
• More opportunities and variety in the
  institutional co-operation
• Extension of Erasmus Mundus to doctoral studies
  and, partially, to the undergraduate level
• Stronger financial support for European students
  through the offer of more attractive
  scholarships.

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How to obtain information?
For comprehensive information about the current
programme, please consult http//ec.europa.eu/ed
ucation/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
and the new programme 2009-13 (proposal),
please consult http//www.europafacile.net/Formu
lari/ERASMUSMUNDUS09_013/COM2007_395en.pdf
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