Presentation by Brian Toll on International Credit Mobility

1. Date: in 12 ptsEducation
and Culture
Erasmus+
International
Credit Mobility
European Commission, DG
EAC

2. Date: in 12 pts
International opening of Erasmus
135,000 grants over 6 years
For students & staff (for learning & teaching
& training)
Action managed by National Agencies located
in Programme Countries
What is international
credit mobility?
Education
and Culture

3. Title
Subtitle

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5 on-line surveys…
…80,000 respondents
• 56,733 students (mobile , non-mobile)
• 15,556 alumni (mobile , non-mobile)
• 4,986 staff members (mobile , non-mobile)
• 964 HEIs
652 employers
8 countries
• BG, CZ, FI, DE, LT, PT, ES and UK
• Interviews, workshops, site visits
Quantitative
study
34 countries
Qualitative
study

6. Erasmus students
increase
their advantage over
non-mobile students by
42%

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Programme Countries Partner Countries
28 EU Member States
+
5 additional countries:
Iceland, Liechtenstein,
FYROM, Norway, Turkey.
Other countries
except:
Switzerland
ACP countries
Gulf Cooperation
countries
Iran, Iraq, Yemen
ICM Call 2015

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 All levels (short cycle, Bachelor, Master, PhD)
 All disciplines
 Students: 3 months (or academic term) to 12
months
 Staff: 5 days to 2 months
Types and duration

11. Inter-institutional
agreements
fix mobility flows & conditions
- signed before mobility starts
ec.europa.eu/education/opportuni
ties/higher-education/quality-
framework_en.htm
Learning Agreement
for students
Mobility Agreement
for staff
Mobility based on agreements

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 European HEIs apply on
behalf of the partnership
to their National Agency
 16 or 24 months to
organise mobilities
 Budget = Organisation support
Living Allowance
Travel
Managing mobility

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 Incoming to
Prog.
Countries
€850
€800
€750
 Outgoing from
Prog.
Countries
€650
Student Unit
Costs
Group 1
higher living
costs
DK, IE, FR, IT,
AT, FI, SE, UK,
LI, NO
Group 2
medium living
costs
BE, CZ, DE, EL,
ES, HR, CY, LU,
NL, PO, SI, IS,
TR
Group 3
lower living
costs
BG, EE, LV, LT,
HU, MT, PL, RO,
SK, FYROM

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Staff Unit Costs
Host Country
Per
Diem
DK, IE, NL, SE, UK 160
BE, BG, CZ, EL, FR,
IT, CY, LU, HU, AT,
PL, RO, FI, IS, LI,
NO, TR
140
DE, ES, LV, MT,
PO, SK, FYROM
120
EE, HR, LT, SI 100
Partner Countries 160

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Travel
Travel
distances
(km)
€ /
participant
100 - 499 180
500 - 1999 275
2000 - 2999 360
3000 - 3999 530
4000 - 7999 820
≥8000 1100

16. 2015 call: €121.3m by region
22%
16%
10%
5%
14%4%
1%
18%
4% 5%
Neighbourhood S
Neighbourhood E
Russia
Latin America
Asia
Central Asia
South Africa
Western Balkans
North America
Industrialised Asia

17. €121.3m = 20,000 mobilities
4,230
3,195
1,981
896
2,754
775
251
3,577
851 903 Neighbourhood S
Neighbourhood E
Russia
Latin America
Asia
Central Asia
South Africa
Western Balkans
North America
Industrialised Asia

18. Deadline: 4 March 2015
Partner Countries: discuss inter
institutional agreements with
Programme Country partners
Read the Guide for Experts
ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-
plus/discover/guide/documents/expert-guide_en.pdf
Application form
ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-
plus/documents/form/mobility-programme-partner-
countries_en.pdf
How to apply

19. Application form:
qualitative assessment
Relevance of mobility project
• Internationalisation strategy
• Types of mobility
Impact & dissemination
• Impact on different levels
• Dissemination measures
Quality of project design & implementation
• Selection, support and recognition
Quality of cooperation
• Previous experience
• Definition of responsibilities & tasks

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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
1107 applications first round
593 contracts to HEIs
2014-15

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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

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0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
Learner Staff
• Over 21,000 students & staff
15,000 incoming to Europe
Learner
56%
Staff
44%
Outgoing
31%
Incoming
69%

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Calendar
October 2015 Publication of the call
November – December Information Days
in Programme and Partner
countries
2 February 2016
1st June 2016
Deadline for submission
Project start

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Programme guide – Main changes
Applicants to be aware of budget limits !
Geographical balance and targets more explicit
Possible 2nd round (15 September 2016)
African Pacific Caribbean countries are in
Threshold for funding lowered (from 70% to 60%)

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Application form - Adaptations
• Deletion of study levels
• Name of the university(ies)
of partner country
• Addition of ACP countries
• Request applicant to avoid repetition
• "Total Duration" = for all participants

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More information
Information on Erasmus+
ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/
National Agencies
ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-
plus/tools/national-agencies/