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Accra, 28 November 2018 National Agency for European Higher Education GermanySvenja Lena Neubauer and Yvonne Schnocks

Erasmus+ Networking Forum Call for proposals 2019 Options for Cooperation between Germany and Africa

Erasmus+

Worldwide cooperation

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Erasmus+ opportunities for HE institutions to cooperateworldwide

Action managed in programme countries (decentral)

ü International Credit Mobility

Actions managed in Brussels (central)

ü Capacity Building for Higher Education

ü Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degreesü Jean Monnet activities

Asia21%

NeighbourhoodSouth 20%

Western Balkans

13%Neighbourhood

East 12%

Latin America 9%

C Asia 7%

Russia 6%

ACP States 5%

South Africa2%

Aus, NZ, industr. Asia

2%US Canada

2%

Iran Iraq Yemen

1%

Gulf countries0.3%

n Budget 2014-2020 = 1,7 bn

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Erasmus+ Budget for the international dimension

What is International Credit Mobility (ICM)?

n Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals with partner countries (KA107)

n Supports the mobility of students (BA, MA, PhD) and staff (scholars, administrators) from and to partner countries

n Objective: sustaining the development of partner countries in the field of higher education

ICM Funding for ACP RegionCall 2019 – Germany

n South Mediterranean 4.4 Mio. Euro

n Africa, Caribic, Pacific 770,000 Euro

n South Africa 220,000 Euro

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ICM additional funding for ACP Region

Call 2019 – Germany

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Tunisia

2017-2019: 500,000 EuroWest Africa Funds

2018: 1 Mio. Euro

2019: 1.4 Mio. Euro

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad,

Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,

Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal

Which academics are being funded in ICM?

n Student mobility for studies (SMS): 3-12 months

n From Ghana: BA, MA, PhD

n To Ghana: only PhD

n Student mobility for placements (SMP): 2-12 months

n From Ghana: BA, MA, PhD

n To Ghana: only PhD

n Staff mobility for teaching (STA): 5-60 days

n Staff mobility for training (STT): 5-60 days

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Project: University of Kassel, University of Cape Cost, University of Ghana

n Actor: International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) and Institute for Development (IDS at UCC)

n Goal: Promoting PhD candidates and teaching skills

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How to get involved as Higher Education Institution?

n Application only for HEIs from programme countries

n HEIs from partner countries participate in projects by sending and receiving individuals

n Background information: Call 2019

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Erasmus+ ICMResources

n Programme Guide http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources_en

n International Credit Mobility Handbook https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/sites/erasmusplus/files/international-credit-mobility-handbook_en.pdf

n ICM Handout https://eu.daad.de/eudownloadcenter/download/536/

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Erasmus+Erasmus Mundus Joint Master

Degrees

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§ Integrated international Master programmes of excellent quality to attract the very best students worldwide

§ No restriction in disciplines

§ Developed and delivered by a consortium of a min. 3 HEIs from Programme Countries & Partner Countries (if relevant)

§ Duration 12 – 18 – 24 months (60 – 90 – 120 ECTS credits), 4 intakes

§ Mandatory study period in at least 2 different Programme Countries (novirtual mobility)

§ Full scholarships for students - 75% for students from Partner Countries

§ Award of a joint or multiple Master degree

§ Budget: 3-4 Mio. € per project

§ Submission of applications to EACEA in Brussels

EMJMD key facts

EMJMD statistics for Africa – selection 2014-2018

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§ 96 institutions from Africa were involved in 57 of the 151

selected EMJMDs

§ 12 universities as full partner in 11 projects

§ 4 EMJMDs with DE participation (of these, 3 DE KOOR)

with ACP and South Africa

§ 900 EMJMD-scholarships for master students from Africa

Example of EMJMD – selected under the 2016 call for proposals

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EUROPEAN MASTER IN MIGRATION AND INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS• Coordinator: CARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITAET OLDENBURG, DE• Partners (6):

– JIHOCESKA UNIVERZITA V CESKYCH BUDEJOVICICH - (CZ)

– UNIVERSITETET I STAVANGER - (NO)

– UNIVERZA V NOVI GORICI - (SI)

– UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG - (South Africa)

– AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN - (Sudan)

– MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - (Uganda)

• Associated Partners (39):– 21 from Programme Countries: BE, HR, CZ, DE, IT, NL NO, AT, PL, SI

– 18 from Partner Countries: Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, India, Israel, Jordan, Nigeria, Serbia, South

Africa, Sudan

• Grant Awarded : 2.900.000 € - 58 EMJMD scholarships for 3 intakes:49 scholarships (8 Programme C. + 41 Partner C.) + 9 additional for targeted regions

• Duration: 60 months (5 years)

EMJMD

n Submission of applications to EACEA in Brussels

n HEIs from Programme Countries: Applicant/partners

n HEIs from Partner Countries: (associated) partners

n Deadline: 14 February 2019 at 12:00 (midday Brussels

time)

n Scholarship for students

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/emjmd-catalogue_en

n Information on EMJMD

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-1-learning-

mobility-individuals/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en

n Erasmus+ Project Results platform

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

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Erasmus+Capacity Building for

Higher Education

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Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education (CBHE)

§ Capacity-Building projects are:

• transnational cooperation projects• between higher education institutions (HEIs)• from Programme and (eligible) Partner Countries (<150)

Southern Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Russia, Asia & Central Asia, Latin America, Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP)

• aiming at modernizing the Partner Countries' higher education institutions and systems.

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CBHE Objectives:

ModernisationHE

institutions and systems

Regionalintegration

CBHE Quality of HE

Management governance

CompetencesSkills

Innovation

Capacity building – types of projects

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For each call for proposals, national priorities for partner countries and/or regional

priorities for partner regions are defined. Projects have to address one applicable priority.

Joint Projects:

Curriculum

development

University governance

& management

Links between HE

institutions and the

wider economic and

social environment

=> Impact

institutions

Structural

projects:

Modernisation of policies,

governance and management of

higher education systems

Links between HE systems and

the wider economic and social

environment

=> Impact systems

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National Projects

(1 Partner Country only + min.

2 Programme Countries)

Multi-Country Projects

(≥ 2 Partner Countries+ min.

2 Programme Countries)

Min.1 HEI from each Programme Country

At least as many Partner Country HEIs as

Programme Country HEIs

Min.3 HEI from the Partner Country

Min.1 HEI from each Programme Country

Min.2 HEI from eachPartner Country

At least as many Partner Country HEIs as

Programme Country HEIs

ExceptionSyria, Libya,

Russia, Latin America

STRUCTURALPROJECTS:

Partner Country

Ministries for HE must participate

Capacity building – consortium structure

Attention Iran,

Israel, Ukraine

Budget and Duration

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Duration 24 or 36 Months

Min. 500,000 - Max. 1,000,000 €

Real Costsand Unit Costs 5 Budget Headings

Budget Categories

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Staff costs (max 40%) 4 Staff Categories (Manager, Researcher/ Teacher/Trainer, Technician, Administrator)

Travel costsStudents/staff from partners from their placeof origin to the venue of the activity and return.Activities and related travels must be carriedout in countries involved in the project.

Costs of stay Subsistence, accommodation, local and public transport, personal or optional health insurance.

Equipment (max 30%) Exclusively for the benefit of HEIs in thePartner Countries

Sub-contracting (max 10%) For services /competences that can't be found in the consortia

Capacity Building in Higher Education

n Submission of applications to EACEA in Brussels

n Deadline: 7 February 2019 at 12:00 (midday Brussels time)

n Application package https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/capacity-building-higher-education-2019_en

n Erasmus+ Project Results platformhttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

n Erasmus+ Country fact sheets Africahttps://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en#worldwide

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Nationale Agentur für EU-HochschulzusammenarbeitErasmus+ National Agency „Higher Education“DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer AustauschdienstGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)Kennedyallee 5053175 Bonnwww.daad.dewww.eu.daad.deServicenummer: 0800 2014 020