2014_02 Platform 4 Presentation

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Platform 4Eastern Partnership

Brussels, 28 February 2014Marta Touykova, Platform 4 Coordinator,DG Education and Culture, EC


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Eastern Partnership Platform 4 Contacts between People

Covers a wide range of issues which are: common to a large number of citizens:

Education, training, research, youth, culture,media and information society

instrumental for the prosperity and stability ofour societies and contribute to growth,development and job creation

support civil society development


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Developments since the lastWG4 meeting on 14 June

- High level meetings in the fields of culture,education and youth, launch of the 1stPanel on Research and Innovation

- Adoption of the Work programme ofPlatform 4 for 2014-2017

- Adoption of the new programmes- Erasmus+- Creative Europe- Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie

Educa t ion

and C ul tu re


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EaP Platform 4 : Education

Policy dialogue during two Platform meetings a year

and specific events: Education Ministerial session of theInformal EaP Dialogue (Erevan, 13 September 2013)

Strengthened participation in higher educationprogrammes ( Tempus & Erasmus Mundus ), increasedbudget, regional information campaign - on Erasmus+ inKaunas, October 2013

Pilot extension of the eTwinning action for schoolcooperation, collaborative learning and project basedpedagogy (official launch on 4 March 2013)


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A few figuresErasmus Mundus 31 partnerships with a budget of 113 M , 4.485

scholarships for EaP students and 702 for staff 634 students + 46 scholars have also received scholarshipsto take part in excellent joint Masters & Doctorate courses

Tempus 159 projects with a budget of 118 M Marie Curie 6.4 M to EaP countries, 168 researchers and 104

researcher organisations fundedeTwinning 1432 teachers and 557 schools are already registered

and 199 schools are involved in projects so far


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EaP Platform 4 : Youth EaP Youth Forum under LT presidency 23-24 October (Kaunas)

took stock of the cooperation and presented further opportunities

under the Erasmus+ programme Youth in Action : Between 2007 and 2011, more than 11000

young people and youth workers from EaP countries haveparticipated in the activities (youth exchanges, EuropeanVoluntary Service, training and networking of youth workers).

In 2012-13, the EaP Youth Window finances 1 500 additionalprojects and the mobility of 21 000 young people and youthworkers

Opening an EaP youth programme combining capacitydevelopment of national and local public sector and civil societyactors and grants scheme for disadvantaged young people living inrural or deprived urban areas


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EaP Platform 4 : Culture

High level meeting on Culture in Georgia on 27-28 June

Policy dialogue focusing on the impact of investment inculture and on supporting EaP countries in making best useof existing cooperation instruments

EaP Culture Programme launched in 2011

Capacity building for the main actors of the culturesector, to reinforce their policy reform capacities Call for proposals for the EaP cultural sector

Participation in Creative Europe as of 2014


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Reinforced opportunities under thenew generation of programmes

In higher education : Erasmus+ singleprogramme to stop fragmentation with aspecial action to neighbouring countries combining capacity building and mobility

Marie Skodowska -Curie research grants

Support to youth exchanges will go on throughthe new Erasmus+ programme

Culture Creative Europe opened to neighbouring

countries


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Erasmus

GrundtvigLeonardo

Comenius

Youth inAction

ErasmusMundus

Tempus

AlfaEdulink

2007-2013 2014-2020

Erasmus+

1

LearningMobility

2 Cooperation

3 Policy

support

+ Specific activities:Jean MonnetSport

Towards a singleintegrated system


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in other words STUDYING ANDLEARNING ABROAD

Key Action 1:

-International credit mobility

-Degree mobility/ jointMaster degrees



in other words Student credit mobility

Student credit mobility

All levels of higher education (Short cycle,

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral levels)

+ recent graduates + all disciplines

From 3 to 12 months for studies

From 2 to 12 months for traineeships(not open to Partner countries in first 2 years)

Each student can benefit up to 12 months per study cycle



in other words

Continuation of Erasmus Mundus action 1

Excellent Joint Master courses offered by universities from Europe andPartner countries to attract best students through high levelscholarships scheme

Expected: 25,000 students over 7 years

Degree mobility and joint degrees



WHY?

HOW?

WHAT?

WHEN?

Cooperation

in

Higher EducationKey Action 2



Capacity Building

1. Joint projects: New curricula & degrees,learning and teaching methodologies, staffdevelopment, quality assurance, governance,Bologna tools

2 types of projects with Neighbouring and Enlargement countries,Russia, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP)

2. Structural projects: Reforms at national level withsupport of authorities in Partner Countries (policymodernisation, Bologna policies, governance andmanagement of higher education systems)

+ Additional mobility component for ENP andEnlargement countries



YouthKey Action 1 Mobility

Youth Exchanges : non-formal learning activities aimed at

developing skills, competences and attitudes European Voluntary Service : unpaid and full- time voluntaryservice in another countryMobility of Youth Workers : professional development of youthworkers through training and networking activities

Key Action 3Support for policy reform: meetings between young people anddecision makers in the field of youth



Next steps

12 December2013

Publication of the first calls

21 December2013

Adoption of the legal baseErasmus+

First deadlines

Key Action 1: 17 March 2014 Key Action 2-KA: 3 April 2014 Key Action 2-SP: 30 April 2014


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Further information

Next Platform 4 meeting on 22 May

For more information on Erasmus+http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus
http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plushttp://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plushttp://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plushttp://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plushttp://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plushttp://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus

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2014_02 Platform 4 Presentation