AsiaLink Programme

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Annex H
Asia-Link Programme Overview Seoul, November
2003
Last Updated October 2003
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Overview

• Main Objective
• Promotion of regional and multilateral
• networking between higher education institutions
• (HEIs) in European Union Member States and South
  Asia, South-East Asia and China
• Creation of new sustainable partnerships
• between European and Asian HEIs
• Reinforcement of existing partnerships

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Funds Available

• Total European Commission budget 40 million
  over a 5-year period (to end 2005)
• - Grant support 30,25 million
• - Information support 1,2 million
• Grant Support
• EC Grant Min. 200.000 / Max. 300.000
• Grant may not exceed 75 of total project costs
• Possible 90 grant if Asian partners are
  exclusively from least developed countries
  (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos,
  Maldives and Nepal)
• Balance of project costs to come from Applicant
• and/or Partners and/or other sources

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Eligible Countries
European Union (15) Asia (17) Austria
Afghanistan Belgium Bangladesh Denmark
Bhutan Finland Cambodia France China
(excl. H-K Macao) Germany East Timor
Greece India Ireland Indonesia Italy
Laos Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands
Maldives Portugal Nepal Spain Pakistan
Sweden Philippines United Kingdom Sri Lanka
Thailand Vietnam NB Institutions and
organisations from Brunei, Hong Kong, Macao, and
Singapore can participate in all project
activities as associated/external partners,
provided that they cover the costs of their own
participation
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Who May Apply?

• Applications accepted from groupings of higher
• education institutions (partnership) of minimum
  of
• 4 members at least 2 from different EU Member
• States and 2 from different eligible Asian
  countries
• Applicant/partners MUST BE non-profit-making
• higher education institutions (HEIs)
• recognized by the competent national authority
• provide courses at the undergraduate and/or
  graduate level
• qualifications accredited by the competent
  national authority

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Who May Also Apply?

• Established networks of higher education
  institutions with their headquarters in one of
  the eligible countries, if registered for 3 years
  minimum
• Regional higher education institutions not
  belonging to any national system but formally
  recognized by one of the eligible countries
• Non-profit-making private higher education
  institutions registered for 5 years minimum,
  provided the project is non-profit-making

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What Types of Project? Human Resource
Development (12-36 months)

• To upgrade the skills of university teaching
  staff and administrators, including
• short teaching/training missions in Europe/Asia
• short intensive overseas programmes
• study/research abroad at PhD/Masters level
• internships
• Undergraduate students shall not be considered
  for mobility grants

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What Types of Project? Curriculum
Development (12-36 months)

• To develop curricula, produce new/improved
  courses, modules or materials, including
• employment-related multidisciplinary curricula
• courses based on common or co-ordinated
• modules at different institutions
• modules/courses with a regional dimension
• curricula integrating aspects of university-
• industry relations
• open and distance learning

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What Types of Project? Institutional and Systems
Development (6-36 months)

• To enhance overall management of higher education
  institutions, including
• joint seminars/workshops on internal and
• external management
• training of senior university officials or
• international officers
• review of whole institutions, administrative or
• academic units, curricula, procedures, etc
• pilot initiatives centred on credit transfer,
  quality
• standards and degree recognition

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Timetable
First Call for Proposals - 2002 1st
deadline 24 May 2002 12 projects
selected 2nd deadline 24 October 2002 30
projects selected Contract signature
March/April 2003 Second Call for Proposals -
2003 Publication 1 February 2003 1st
deadline 7 May 2003 Contract signature Autumn
2003 2nd deadline 25 September
2003 Contract signature Beginning of 2004
Third and Last Call for Proposals
(indicative) Publication End of 2003/Beginning
of 2004 Deadlines Two deadlines

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PARTNER SEARCH FACILITY
Created in July 2002 in order to provide the
possibility of identifying potential partners
with whom to develop and submit a project
proposal. Since then 426 institutions have
registered (to mid-June 2003). REGISTER
at http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/
asia-link/partners.htm Asia-Link Update -
Electronic Newsletter SUBSCRIBE via functional
mailbox europeaid-asia-link_at_cec.eu.int
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First Call for Proposals (Overview)

• Deadline 1 - 24 May 2002
• 74 proposals received involving 301 HEIs
• 39 proposals considered eligible (53)
• 12 proposals selected involving 52 HEIs (16,2 of
  proposals received)
• Deadline 2 - 24 October 2002
• 166 proposals received involving 654 HEIs
• 115 proposals considered eligible (69)
• 30 proposals selected involving 125 HEIs (18 of
  proposals received)
• Cumulative figures for both deadlines
• 240 proposals received involving 955 HEIs
• 154 proposals considered eligible
• 42 proposals selected involving 177 HEIs
• EC contribution EUR 12.210.093

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CONTACT DETAILS European Commission EuropeAid
Co-operation Office Office L-41, 03/72 B-1049
Brussels, Belgium Fax [phone]
E-Mail europeaid-asia-link_at_cec.eu.int
Website http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/
projects/asia-link/index_en.htm
NB Please consult the Guidelines
for Applicants and Annexes for the address to
use when submitting project proposals

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