01/12
Third country co-operation :
institutional and country cooperation
General topics for discussion
• Setting up of a partnership in the geographical
area: selecting the right partners, obstacles and
constraints, types of co-operation, transferring
and adapting good practice
• Erasmus Mundus Action 3: added value,
advantages and constraints, possible
improvements
• Other co-operation schemes, other sources of
funding
Focused Topics for Discussion 1
• The setting up of a partnership in the specific
geographical area: building on established links?
• Obstacles: cultural and language barriers, economic
barriers, higher education systems and standards
• Defining the type and fields of co-operation – transferring
know-how or balanced co-operation?
• How the Erasmus Mundus Programme Action 3 could
contribute to strengthen higher education co-operation
with this geographical area, any improvements needed?
• Higher education funding schemes: bilateral cooperation (Member States) and other European Union
programmes.
Focused Topics for Discussion 1
•
The setting up of a partnership in the specific geographical area: building on
established links?
•
Obstacles: cultural and language barriers, economic barriers, higher
education systems and standards
•
Defining the type and fields of co-operation – transferring know-how or
balanced co-operation?
•
How the Erasmus Mundus Programme Action 3 could contribute to
strengthen higher education co-operation with this geographical area, any
improvements needed?
•
Higher education funding schemes: bilateral co-operation (Member States)
and other European Union programmes.
Focused Topics for Discussion 2
• Building on established links: how do you maximise and use the
synergies created to build an Erasmus Mundus partnership/cooperation?
• Explore the potential of improved use of partners and a more
constructive development of European student mobility in regard to
issues relating to credits, assessment, recognition (possible joint
degrees with third countries?) and language
• In view of building an Action 4 partnership: explore the potential of
local and international networks of higher education
• Transferring and adapting good practice across the regions
Topics for Discussion
PARTICIPATING STUDENTS BY REGIONS
W. BALKANS; 12; 2%
OCEANIE; 17; 2%
ACP; 118; 16%
NEIGHB; 133; 18%
ASIA; 268; 36%
AMERICA; 193; 26%
Erasmus Mundus + EM Windows: additionality
ERASMUS MUNDUS BUDGET IN €
0
28.200.000
79.711.000
24.361.000
47.428.000
13.120.000
30.727.600
18.898.600
6.099.000
2.954.600
EM 2004
6.099.000€
Total Action 3
EM 2005
34.973.000€
34.973.200€
2.234.900
EM 2006
57.323.500€
Total Action 2
5.427.000
EM 2007
81.055.000€
Asian windows
6.633.000
EM 2008
86.344.000€
Topics for Discussion
24.730.000€
25.000.000
18.689.400€
20.000.000
13.443.400€
15.000.000
Malaysia
Other
Thaïland
China
10.000.000
India
5.000.000
0
Expenditure
2005-2006
Expenditure
2006-2007
Available budget
2007-2008