1.
Date: in 12 pts
Erasmus+
International dimension
• Results and lessons from the first call
• Next opportunities for EU-South Med
cooperation
Rome, 21 October 2015, Unimed General Assembly

2.
Date: in 12 pts
General aims of our programme
Foster cooperation between our universities
through:
• Cooperation projects (capacity building)
• Mobility of staff and students
European higher education in the world strategy
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52013DC0499

3.
Date: in 12 pts
The legacy of previous programmes in South
Med countries – Mobility part
Erasmus Mundus
Action 1
full partners in 6
EMMCs
599 scholarships
147 scholars
15 fellows
Erasmus Mundus
Action 2
Over 7000
beneficiaries
46 partnerships

4.
Date: in 12 pts
The legacy of previous programmes –
Capacity building dimension
Tempus
161 capacity building projects
Impact
• Staff development
• Curricular reform
• Link with Labour Market
• Reform at national level

5.
Erasmus+
ERASMUS+
Erasmus
Grundtvig
Leonardo
Comenius
Youth in
Action
Erasmus
Mundus
Tempus
Alfa
Edulink
2007-2013 2014-2020
1
Learning
Mobility
2
Cooperation
3
Policy
support
Jean Monnet
Sport
EU - EU
EU-international

6.
Date: in 12 pts
Erasmus+ (2015-2020) and South Med region
 Credit mobility for staff and students: 155 million €
(approx. 26,000 mobility flows)
 Additional windows for Erasmus Mundus Joint
Programmes: 17 million € (approx. 380 scholarships)
 Capacity Building for Higher Education with Special
Mobility Strand: 172 million € (approx. 215 projects)
Education
and Culture

7.
Date: in 12 pts
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
2015 Call Budget Spent 1st Round
Credit mobility
First results

8.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
DE FR PL IT ES UK AT FI BE HU LT BG PT RO CZ NL NO EL LV SE DK SK SI EE CY IE IS MK LU MT LI
Applications
received
Grants awarded
Programme countries universities – 2015 call 1st round
1107 applications
593 grants to HEIs

9.
Date: in 12 pts
South Med – 2015 (first round) Credit mobility
4200 planned mobilities !
Education
and Culture
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2,100
422
1,207
535
#LastAwardedParticipants
Staff
Learner

10.
Date: in 12 pts
Credit mobility – Key messages
• Expected slight underconsumption in 2015
• Begin to prepare your application NOW
• 28 Million € available for South Med mobility in 2016
• South Med universities: keep in mind budget
allocation in Europe
Deadline 2 February 2016

11.
Programme HEIs selected in Erasmus Mundus
FR
ES
DE
IT
PT UK BE
PL FI
NL EL AT HU SE NO CY EE MT DK
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
• 15 projects funded
• 4 reserve projects
• In addition to Europeans, full partners:
• South Africa, Egypt, Russia, Senegal,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia & Mexico

12.
Top 10 EM student nationalities in 2015
59
59
52
44
43
42
42
36
33
30
697
Top 10 nationalitiesChina
India
Brazil
United States
Iran
Bangladesh
Mexico
Philippines
Russia
Pakistan
Other

13.
Date: in 12 pts
Erasmus+ - Joint programmes
Education
and Culture
Number of scholarships awarded
* Including special window for Syria
** Phasing out until 2017 – Joint Doctorates moved to Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions
Erasmus Mundus
Joint Masters
Erasmus Mundus
Joint
Doctorates**
2014 71* 12
2015 56 9

14.
Date: in 12 pts
Main messages
Universities in South Med countries
• get engaged as partner
• make publicity for your best students
Universities in Europe
• create your own Joint Master Programme
Deadline: 18 February 2016 for universities
+ January/Feb for students (see organiser's web)

15.
Date: in 12 pts
Erasmus+ - Capacity Building – 2015 call
Number of
applications
Number of
projects
selected
Budget in M€
At Global level 515 140 122.26
Southern
Mediterranean
countries
143 40 36.15
South Med
countries
share
27,7 % 28,5 % 29,5 %
Education
and Culture

16.
Date: in 12 pts
Capacity building projects overview
• 15 projects coordinated by South Med countries
(EG, IL, JO, LB, MO, PS)
• 33 joint projects / 7 structural projects (DZ, MO, LB, JO,
TU)
• Only 3 projects having a mobility strand – Underused !
• 4 interregion projects (GE, UA, RU, KZ, AM)

17.
Date: in 12 pts
Examples of selected projects
Supporting the elaboration of a NQF in Jordan
Using mobile technologies for disadvantaged groups
Improving teacher education
Development of vocational training centers……….
Doctoral education in software engineering
Curriculum on gender studies
Master on vegetal biotechnologies
Master in health informatics………

18.
Date: in 12 pts
Conclusive messages
• Attend national information days (both in Europe and
South Med countries)
• Use your national relays: National Erasmus+ Offices and
European National Agencies
• Don't forget Jean Monnet Action and Marie
Sklodowska Curie Action (under-used in South Med
countries)
Education
and Culture

19.
Date: in 12 pts
Call deadlines overview
Actions Call Deadline
Erasmus+
Credit mobility
Capacity building
Joint Master Degrees
02-02-2016
10-02-2016
18-02-2016
Jean Monnet 25-02-16

20.
Date: in 12 pts
Useful links
Call for proposals
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2015_347_R_0006&from=EN
Programme guide
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-
guide_en.pdf
Reference guide for selected partner country
universities (credit mobility)
http://ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/international-cooperation/documents/guide-credit-
mobility_en.pdf