The international dimension for

higher education
2015 Call for Proposals

WHAT IS ERASMUS+ ?
The EU's programme to support
education, training youth and
sport
Funding for programmes,
projects and scholarships

Fosters EU-EU and EUinternational cooperation

2014-2020

2007-2013
Erasmus
Mundus

Tempus

Edulink

international

ERASMUS+
1
Learning
Mobility

Alfa

Youth in

Action

Jean Monnet

2
Cooperation

Erasmus

Sport
Grundtvig

Leonardo
Comenius

EU - EU

3
Policy
support

ERASMUS+

29 June - 3 July 2015

KA1

EU and International Credit Mobility (National

Agencies)

KA2
KA3

Knowledge Alliances, Strategic Partnerships

(National Agencies) and Capacity Building

Civil Society Cooperation in the field of Education

and Training and Youth 2015

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:
Programme Countries (33)
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
Other programme countries:
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Turkey

33 countries

Partner Countries

All other countries

throughout the world

more than 150

countries

COOPERATION WITH HEIs FROM

PARTNER COUNTRIES

NEW OPPORTUNITIES
International credit mobility

Joint Master Programmes

Capacity Building for Higher Education

CREDIT MOBILITY

KA1
CREDIT MOBILITY

International 135,000
grants in
opening of
6 years
Erasmus
students & For learning &
teaching
staff
Managed by Similar procedures
EU National
to traditional
Erasmus
Agencies
Use of
Erasmus
Quality
Framework

KA1
CREDIT MOBILITY

All levels (1st

cycle, MSc, PhD) +
recent graduates

Studies

All areas

Up to 12 months
per study cycle

3 to 12 months

Staff
from 5 days to 2
months

ERASMUS QUALITY FRAMEWORK

KA1
CREDIT MOBILITY

Erasmus Charter for Higher

Education
Partner countries - principles of the Charter

Inter-institutional agreements set

mobility flows & preconditions
Signed before mobilities start

Learning Agreement for students

Same procedure as traditional Erasmus

Example of Inter-institutional
agreement

KA1
CREDIT MOBILITY

KA1
CREDIT MOBILITY

ERASMUS +
JOINT MASTERS

KA1
JOINT MASTER COURSES

Public or private
HEIs

Non-academic
partners
(enterprises,
NGOs,
foundations, etc.)

Associated
partners

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

At least 3 HEIs
from 3 different
Programme
Countries

Programme or
Partner Countries

Applicant: HEI
from a
Programme
Country

KA1
JOINT MASTER COURSES

Continuation of
Erasmus Mundus
Masters Courses

Expected to fund
25,000 students
and staff over 7
years

Excellent Joint
Master courses

Attract best
students
worldwide with
high level
scholarships

Consortia of HEIs
from Programme
and Partner
Countries

220 Joint Master

Degree courses
(2014-2020)

KA1
JOINT MASTER COURSES

Integrated
study
programme,
fully recognised
in the countries
participating

Study in at
least two of the
Programme
Countries
represented in
the consortium

Full-study
scholarships

12 18 24
months
duration (60
90 120 ECTS)

Award of a
double,
multiple or
joint degree

Attract
students from
all over the
world

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/actions/key-action-1-learning-mobilityindividuals/erasmus-mundus-joint-masterdegrees_en

KA1
JOINT MASTER COURSES

Deadline:

04/03/2015 - 12:00 CET

Geographic "windows

N. of scholarships per
intake/per project: 13

N. of projects: 18 JMD

3 annual intakes

ERASMUS +
CAPACITY BUILDING

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

Transnational cooperation
projects
Based on multilateral partnerships
(HEIs from Programme and
eligible Partner Countries)
Build capacity and help modernise
HEIs in Partner Countries

Ensure a structural, long-lasting

impact

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

Contribute
indirectly

Companies
providing
placements

Associated
partners

Cannot have
financial
support from
the project

Not
considered as
part of the
consortium

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

Joint Projects

=> Impact
Institutions

curriculum development

university governance
& management
Links between HEIs and
the wider economic
and social environment

Structural
Projects

=> Impact
Systems

modernisation of policies,
governance and
management of HE systems
Links between HE systems
and the wider economic
and social environment

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING JOINT PROJECTS

Development,
testing and
adapting of
tools and
methods

Implement
innovative
practices

Promoting
the
Knowledge
Triangle

Example
of
Activities

Staff
Training
(academic
and nonacademic)

Strengthening
internationali
sation

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING
STRUCTURAL PROJECTS

Internationalisation
Bologna Process
ECTS
3 cycles
Degrees
recognition

Quality
Frameworks
Assurance systems
Guidelines

Innovation

Policy making
Monitoring

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

South
Africa

ACP
(2016)

Iran, Iraq,
Yemen
Central
Asia

Latin
America

Asia

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

Neighbouring the EU

Russia
Western Balkans

South-Mediterranean countries

Eastern Partnership countries

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

KA2
CAPACITY BUILDING

Projects of 2 or 3 years

Grant: 500.000-1 M

Consortium of institutions

Programme Countries and Partner Countries

Coordinators may be from an institution in a

Programme or Partner Country

29th June - 3rd July 2015

2014 Deadlines for centralised actions

ERASMUS+
DEADLINES

(applications to EACEA)
Joint Master Degrees:

4 March
Application to EU
Capacity building:

10 February

National Agencies
Credit mobility:
4 March

More information on Erasmus+

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm

Erasmus+ funding opportunities

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

Thank you very much!

University of Porto
International Cooperation Office
international@reit.up.pt
www.up.pt
www.international.up.pt