Erasmus+ (2014 – 2020)
The International Dimension
Support to Modernisation and Internationalisation
Fourth Bologna Policy Forum
Yerevan, Armenia, 14-15 May 2015
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Policy Context (I)
• European agenda for modernisation of higher education
 Contribution of higher education to growth
 More graduates, better equipped and more employable
 Better governance and more efficient funding
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Policy Context (II)
• The internationalisation agenda
 Improve quality and attractiveness
 Mobility is a must: needs quality framework, recognition
tools, supportive visa procedures
 Mobility is not enough: need for a holistic approach
 Strategies to develop international partnerships, joint
degrees, digital learning, "internationalisation at home"
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2014-2020
2007-2013
ERASMUS+
EU - International
Erasmus
Mundus
Tempus
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Learning
Mobility
Edulink
Alfa
Youth in
Action
Jean Monnet
Erasmus
Sport
Grundtvig
Leonardo
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Co-operation
EU - EU
3
Policy
support
Comenius
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREVIOUS PROGRAMMES
At individual level:
• Academic staff took advantage of professional
development opportunities & peer-to-peer contacts
• Administrative staff benefitted from training
• Students appreciated mobility opportunities and
developed valuable skills for employability
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREVIOUS PROGRAMMES
At institutional level:
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Quality improved and development of curricula
Necessary equipment provided for communications and laboratories
University governance and management reformed
Links between HE institutions and the labour market fostered.
Cross-departmental/faculty working on projects helped break down
barriers
• Internationalisation of institutions and strategies
• International recognition through mobility mechanisms
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF PREVIOUS PROGRAMMES
At national/systemic level:
• Better links between higher education and society
• Higher education policies and legal frameworks
developed
• Convergence of higher education systems and policies
with EU ones
• Regional cooperation promoted
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International Co-operation between
Programme Countries & Partner Countries
Programme Countries
Partner Countries
EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, United Kingdom
Western Balkans
Eastern Partnership Countries
Southern Mediterranean Countries
Russian Federation
Asia
Central Asia
Latin America
ACP – Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
Gulf Cooperation Countries
Other Industrialised Countries
Other programme countries:
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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International Actions (I)
• Degree mobility: excellence, attractiveness of European
HE, support to Joint Master Degrees, high level
scholarships to attract talent.
• Capacity building: support partner countries in
modernising and reforming their HE systems and
institutions. Funding of Joint Projects and Structural
Projects.
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International Actions (II)
• Credit mobility: student and staff mobility, Erasmus-type,
incoming and outgoing mobility.
• Jean Monnet: promoting excellence in teaching and
research in EU studies. Support to courses, research,
conferences, networking activities, and publications.
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International Dimension
• 135,000 student & staff exchanges with Partner
countries over 7 years
• Joint Master Degrees: 25,000 students
• 1,000 Capacity Building Projects with 150 Partner
countries
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Management
• Centralised management through Executive Agency in
Brussels – degree mobility, capacity-building and Jean
Monnet
• Decentralised management through National Agencies
set up in programme countries – credit mobility
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Who can apply
• Joint Masters & Credit mobility:
Only HEIs in Programme countries.
• Capacity building & Jean Monnet
Both Programme and Partner countries.
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Useful Information
• E+ international dimension
http://ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/international-cooperation/internationalmobility_en.htm
• National Agencies
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/national-agencies/
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National Erasmus+ Offices (enlargement/neighbourhood)
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts/national-erasmus-plus-offices_en
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