BACKIS OVERALL PRESENTATIONBACKIS ProgrammeEMA2 – Lot 5

ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMMEACTION 2

It is a programme funded by the European Commission complementary to other higher education initiatives of the European Union (Edulink, Tempus…)

It finances partnerships for student and staff mobility between Europe and “Third Countries” grouped in geographical lots.

It is a cooperation and mobility scheme at 5 levels: Undergraduates, Master, Doctorate, Post-doc, Academic staff.

A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TARGETED

Lot 5 countries : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine.

A geographical interest for the area located between Black Sea and Caspian Sea (South Caucasus and Ukraine).

A wide EU consortium with 8 universities coming from 8 EU countries.

PARTNERS PRESENTATION

Coordinator : University Montpellier 2 (France)

Joint coordinator : Crimean University for the Humanities (Ukraine)

PARTNERS PRESENTATION

8 EU Partners:

Université Montpellier 2 (FRANCE) Tallinn University (ESTONIA) Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (LITHUANIA) Masaryk University (CZECH REPUBLIC) Universidad del Pais Vasco (SPAIN) Politecnico di Torino (ITALY) Adam Mickiewicz University (POLAND) Universiteit Antwerpen (BELGIUM)

PARTNERS PRESENTATION 12 Lot 5 Universities :

Yerevan State University (ARMENIA) Goris State University (ARMENIA) State Engineering University of Armenia (ARMENIA) Azerbaijan University of Languages (AZERBAIJAN) Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AZERBAIJAN) Qafqaz University (AZERBAIJAN) Gori Teaching University (GEORGIA) Georgian Technical University (GEORGIA) Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (GEORGIA) Crimean University for the Humanities (UKRAINE) Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University (UKRAINE) Odessa National Polytechnic University (UKRAINE)

BACKIS : Between blACK and capIan Seas

Thematic fields opened

PROJECT DURATION

The project began on July 15th 2012 and will end on July 14th 2016

4 Years duration

Two cohorts (two selection committees)

Mobility will start from June to 31st December 2013: any long-term mobility must start in that period;

TARGET GROUP 1 (LOT 5 – 2ND COHORT)

TG1 : Registered students, academic and administrative staff from the Lot 5 universities

77 TG1 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen

All levels of mobility

TARGET GROUP 2 (LOT 5 – 2ND COHORT)

TG2: Nationals of the Lot 5 countries involved, who are registered/work or habe been graduated in a HEI of these countries that is not included in the partnership

36 TG2 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen

All levels of mobility

TARGET GROUP 3 (LOT 5 – 2ND COHORT)

TG3: Nationals of the Lot 5 countries involved who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for economic, social and political reasons

11 TG3 (lot 5) scholarships foreseen

Levels of mobility : Undergraduate / Master / Doctorate

MOBILITY RULES

Target Group 1 students have to be registered in their home university during their mobility

Target Group 2 students selected for Mobility exchange have to be registered in their home university during their mobility

Target Group 2 students selected for a Full degree don’t have to be registered in a home insitution

Target Group 3 students have to include in their application a certificate proving their status

MOBILITY DURATION

Mobility duration depends of the Mobility level

Undergraduate: 6/10 and 22 months (only for TG3)

Master: 10 and 22 months (only for TG2 and TG3)

Doctorate: 12 and 22 months (for all the TG) Post-doctorate: 6 months Staff: 1 and 2 months

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

The monthly allowance varies depending on

the level of mobility.

Undergraduate: 1.000 euro/month Master: 1.000 euro/month Doctorate: 1.500 euro/month Post-doctorate: 1.800 euro/month Academic & Administrative Staff: 2.500

euro/month

APPLICATION PROCESS

BACKIS WEBSITE

Informations and Applications directly on the BACKIS website :

http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/

BACKIS project (aim of the project) Academic Offer Scholarship proposed Universities informations Rules of the Erasmus Mundus programme News and questions

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ( ALL APPLICANTS) A copy of the relevant pages of the passport or

National ID card

A Curriculum Vitae

The candidate’s motivation for the chosen programme: sent in the application form

Academic records, relevant diplomas, publications

Language certificates (only if required by Host University)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (WITH TG)

Only for TG1 and TG2 (if Mobility exchange): “Proof of registration”, document proving the

registration/affiliation to a Eastern Europe University

Only for TG3:  Proof of « special conditions »

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (AND MOBILITY)

Only for Phd/Postdocs/Staff:

Doctorate/Post-doc/Staff Research Plan signed and stamped by the host laboratory (Template to be uploaded on the website)

List of publications of work

ACADEMIC OFFER

The offer refers to the selected field of studies and levels. Prospective applicants can find information on:

Programme title and description Level (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Doc,

Academic staff) Contact persons/Emails Academic and language requirements (if any) Specific requirements

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

2nd Call for application (2nd cohort): December 2013 mid-February 2014

The submission of the application is completely online: http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/

Results: April 2014

AGENDA 2ND COHORT

Promotionnal tour: November 2013 Call for Applications: opened on December 2nd

2013 Call for Applications: closed on February 17th 2014 Selection process: from February 17th to March 17th

2014 Selection committee: around April 1st 2014 Beginning of the first mobility: July 2014 Latest mobility : 31th Décember 2014

NEW BACKIS TEAM AT UM2 Vice-President for International Relation : François Henn Director of Partnerships Office: Jean-Michel Portefaix BACKIS Coordinator : Véronique Montero BACKIS Project Manager : Colin Volle BACKIS Project Assistant: Corentin Maurel Financial Responsible : Nadège Souprayenmestry Financial Officer :Brigitte Lopinto

Role and main activities:- Reports to EACEA- Organization of communication and dissemination- Preparation online Calls for scholarships- Overall budget management and distribution- Insurance arrangements - Organisation of the Consortium meetings

BACKIS ON INTERNET

New BACKIS website: http://www.wbackis.univ-montp2.fr/

BACKIS facebook (don’t hesitate to join us !!!) : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Backis-etween-Black-and-Caspian-Seas/494090147301936

OTHER PROJECTS WITH UM2

EUROEAST (22/11/2013 03/02/2014)

EMINENCE (29/10/2013 13/12/2014)

IANUS (02/12/2013 20/02/2014)

ANY QUESTIONS ?

Our email contact in case of questions :

backis@univ-montp2.fr

THANKS FOR YOU ATTENTION !