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Αθήνα, Παρασκευή, 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2017

TΣΙΡΑΚIΔΗΣ Αναστάσιος

EACEA.A.3

Key Action 1

Erasmus Mundus

Joint Master Degrees

EMJMD

ERASMUS+

Call for proposals 2018

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Erasmus+

KA1

Learning

Mobility for

Individuals

KA3

Policy

Support

KA2

Co-operation

Projects

Specific activities:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport EMJMD

A single integrated programme

Streamlined architecture: 3 Key Actions

…in brief:

• Highly integrated joint Master study programmes of excellent quality to attract the

very best students worldwide

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

• No restriction in disciplines

• Delivered by an international HEI consortium from Programme Countries and

(if relevant) Partner Countries

• Award of fully recognised and accredited joint / multiple(double) Erasmus Mundus

Master degrees

• Four (4) consecutive student intakes - covered by one Grant Agreement

• Duration of each intake 12 – 18 – 24 months (60 – 90 – 120 ECTS credits)

• Mandatory study period in at least two (2) different Programme Countries

(no virtual mobility)

• Minimum required involvement of invited scholars/guest lecturers in each intake

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…in brief:

• Increased budget for the 7-years-period

around 1 billion €

allowing to support ≈ 300 EMJMDs and

≈ 28.000 scholarship holders - 75% for students from Partner Countries

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

LS =

Life Sciences

HU =

Humanities

HS =

Hard Sciences

Selection results 2014 - 2017 (by academic discipline)

HS 45%

HU 36%

LS 19%

Eligible proposals: 341

HS 36%

HU 41%

LS 23%

Funded projects: 92

=> 27% success rate

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Four EMJMD selections at a glance

EU Member States

&

5 more European Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey

All other countries throughout the

world

Partner Countries Programme Countries

International cooperation

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EMJMD - Main objectives

Quality improvements, innovation, excellence, internationalisation of

HEIs

Improve competences,

skills & employability of

Master graduates

Quality and attractiveness of the

European Higher Education Area

(EHEA)

Relevance for the labour market

through an increased involvement of

employers

"Jointness" – high level of course

integration

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High degree of visibility in a programme of

Excellence

Multiannual grant

agreement & personalised management

support by EACEA

Attractive EU co-funding

scheme

Select top students

worldwide

Opportunities for HEIs

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Top academic expertise & specialisation options

Unique mobility experience recognised joint/multiple degree

Full scholarships with attractive financial envelope

Support by consortium partners and EMA

EMA = Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association

Opportunities for students

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EMJMDs are open to public or private organisations in

Programme & Partner Countries

HEIs

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

Taking part as an organisation

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Applicant must be HEI established in Programme Country &

applies on behalf of the EMJMD consortium

Minimum EMJMD consortium composition

3 HEIs as partners (including the coordinator)

from at least 3 different Programme Countries

Associated partners (optional): specific tasks/activities (e.g. dissemination, knowledge and skills transfer, internships, etc.)

Accreditation

Students apply directly to the EMJMD consortium On-going EMJMDs offering scholarships are listed in the EMJMD catalogue: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-1-learning-mobility-

individuals/joint-master-degrees/scholarships_en

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Taking part as an individual

EMJMD scholarship holders:

must sign a student agreement with the EMJMD consortium

must have a first higher education degree or equivalent

must not have received an Erasmus Mundus Master Course and/or

Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate scholarship/fellowship in the past

can submit a scholarship application to maximum three EMJMD

programmes

Relevance of the project (max 40 points)

Quality of the project design and implementation (max 20 points)

Quality of the project team & the cooperation arrangements (max 20 points)

Impact and dissemination (max 20 points)

Peer review by independent external experts • 3 experts assess each proposal

• one-step evaluation procedure

EMJMD Award criteria (1)

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2 thresholds

75% (30 points) of the maximum allocated points for "Relevance"

proposals must score at least 70 points overall

Consortia may receive up to 48

additional scholarships

Additional scholarships for 8 targeted regions

EMJMD Award criteria (2)

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• Assessment of the criterion:

"Yes"/"No" – pertinence

ADDITIONAL AWARD CRITERION

EMJMD funding rules

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HEIs

• 50.000 € per student intake

(= 200.000 € in total)

+

• 20.000 € for optional

preparatory year

= 220.000 € max

Students

• 25.000 € max per academic

year and per scholarship

includes:

o participation costs

o travel & installation costs

o subsistence allowance

EU grant for an

EMJMD

≈ 3 - 4 million €

Students from

Partner Countries

Students from

Programme Countries

Contribution to

participation costs

up to

9.000 € per year

up to

4.500 € per year

Contribution to travel

costs*

2.000 € per year if residence is less than

4.000 km from EMJMD coordinator

3.000 € per year if residence is 4.000 km

or more from EMJMD coordinator

1.000 € per year

Contribution to

installation costs* 1.000 € -

Contribution to

subsistence allowance

(max 24 months)

1.000 € per month

not when in country of residence &

max 3 months in any Partner Country

1.000 € per month

not when in country of residence

* Scholarship amounts for travel/installation depend on the place of residence

at the time of scholarship application

EMJMD students scholarships grants

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four (4) student intakes per EMJMD (max duration 6 years)

New elements in the 2018 EMJMD call

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Programme Country scholarships offered to the consortia increase (75% share of Partner Country scholarships take into account Heading1 and

Heading4 / EDF budgets together)

max 15 scholarships (Heading1) per intake (total 60 scholarships)

up to 12 additional scholarships (Heading4 / EDF) per intake for

targeted regions of the world (total 48 scholarships)

Build up HEI consortia with a wide coverage of the EHEA

Key messages & lessons learned

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Develop complementary competences for EM students

Invest in internship programmes

Participation of non-academic organisations in curriculum

development and performance evaluation

Business and marketing plans for financial sustainability

Outreach activities to raise visibility and recognition of awarded

joint degrees among academia and business community

Deadline: 15 February 2018 – 12:00 CET (Brussels time)

Budget: ~120 mil € (+) ~32 mil € for targeted regions

N° of projects: ~45 EMJMDs

N° of scholarships per intake/per project:

• ~15 (around 60 per Grant Agreement)

plus

• ~ 12 (around 48 per Grant Agreement) for targeted regions

Award decision: by July 2018

EMJMD call for proposals 2018

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Erasmus+ Programme Guide and EMJMD call for proposals 2018

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

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/joint-master-degrees_en

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en

EMJMD consortia selected in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/selection_results_en_25112014.pdf

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-

site/files/e_2015_emjmd_selected_for_funding_2015.07.28_ats.pdf

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/2016_emjmd-

selection_results_27.xlsx.pdf

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/2._policy_paper_on_joint_degrees.pdf

Information sources (1)

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Best practices of Erasmus Mundus joint programmes http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/tools/good_practices_en.php

The "Joint Degrees from A to Z (JDAZ)" project: Joint Programmes from

A to Z - A reference guide for practitioners https://www.nuffic.nl/en/expertise/jdaz

"Joint International Master Programmes: lessons learnt from Erasmus

Mundus" (free of charge e-brochure) http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/joint-international-master-programmes-pbEC0313346/

Policy paper: "EMJMDs - The story so far" https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/2._policy_paper_on_joint_degrees.pdf

Information sources (2)

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Erasmus+ short leaflet for individuals "Come to study or teach in Europe"

in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/come-to-study-or-teach-in-europe-pbNC0313339/

Erasmus+ short leaflet for institutions "Work together with European

higher education institutions" in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese,

Russian, Arabic, Chinese

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/work-together-with-european-higher-education-

institutions-pbNC0213245/

Information sources (3)

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• Title: MSC IN ENVIRON. SCIENCES, POLICY & MANAGEMENT (MESPOM)

• Coordinator: KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM - (HU)

• Partners (5): – PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU - (EL)

– LUNDS UNIVERSITET - (SE)

– THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER - (UK)

– UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN - (CA)

– THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE - (USA)

• Associated Partners (17): – (10) from Programme Countries => (AT), (BG), (DE), (EL), (HU), 3 (SE), 2 (UK)

– (7) from Partner Countries => (BY), (BO), (CN), (IN), (IL), (RU), (ZA)

• Grant Awarded : 3.167.000 € => 65 scholarships:12 Progr. C. + 53 Part. C.)

• Duration: 120 ECTS (60 months)

EMJMDs selected in 2017 with (EL) participation

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• Title: SMART TELECOM AND SENSING NETWORKS (SMARTNE)

• Coordinator: ASTON UNIVERSITY - (UK)

• Partners (2): – ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON - (EL)

– TÉLÉCOM SUDPARIS - (FR)

• Associated Partners (18): – All from Programme Countries => 7 (FR), (DE), 2 (EL), (IE), (PL), 6 (UK)

• Grant Awarded : 3.236.000 € => 66 EMJMD scholarships for 3 intakes:

(12 Programme C. + 54 Partner C.)

• Duration: 120 ECTS (60 months)

EMJMDs selected in 2017 with (EL) participation

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• Title: MSC IN SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES (SMACCs)

• Coordinator: UNIVERSITE DE MONS - (BE)

• Partners (3): – DIETHNES PANEPISTIMIO ELLADOS - (EL)

– UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO - (ES)

– HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY - (UK)

• Associated Partners (27): – (15) from Programme Countries => 2 (BE), 2 (FR), 5 (EL), (RO), 5 (ES)

– (12) from Partner Countries => (AU), (BR), 2 (CL), (CN), (EC), (EG), 2 (IN), (KZ), (MX), (TW)

• Grant Awarded : 3.069.000 € => 65 EMJMD scholarships for 3 intakes:

(12 Programme C. + 53 Partner C.)

• Duration: 120 ECTS (60 months)

EMJMDs selected in 2017 with (EL) participation

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• Title: EUROPEAN MSC IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT (MER+)

• Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO - (ES)

• Partners (3): – UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE - (BE)

– UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX - (FR)

– UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON - (UK)

• Associated Partners (39): – (21) from Programme Countries

=> ALEXANDER TEI OF THESSALONIKI + PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU

– (18) from Partner Countries

• Grant Awarded : 3.460.000 € => 68 EMJMD scholarships for 3 intakes:

(3 Programme C. + 65 Partner C.)

• Duration: 120 ECTS (60 months)

EMJMDs selected in 2017 with (EL) participation

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• Title: MASTER PROGRAMME ON MEDITERRANEAN FORESTRY AND

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (MEDfOR)

• Coordinator: UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA - (PT)

• Partners (6): – UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA & UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA - (IT)

– UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA PORTUGUESA - (PT)

– UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA & UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID - (ES)

– KARADENIZ TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI - (TR)

• Associated Partners (9): – (6) from Programme Countries

=> MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA

– (3) from Partner Countries

• Grant Awarded : 3.363.000 € => 69 scholarships: 12 Progr. C. + 57 Part. C.

EMJMDs selected in 2017 with (EL) participation

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2014

Joint Masters Degree in Aquaculture,

Environment and Society

ACES

http://www.emm-aces.org/

PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

EMJMDs selected with (EL) participation

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2015

Master Erasmus Mundus en Cultures

Littéraires Européennes

CLE

https://cle2.unibo.it/

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

THESSALONIKI HISTORY CENTRE-

DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPALITY OF

THESSALONIKI

International Master in Adult Education

for Social Change

IMAESC

https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/era

smusmundus/imaesc/

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE

Masters in Earthquake Engineering and

Engineering Seismology

MEEES

http://www.meees.org/

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON

European Master degree in plant health

in sustainable cropping systems

PlantHe

http://planthealth.upv.es/ DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE

EMJMDs selected with (EL) participation

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2015

EMJMD on Wine Tourism Innovation

WINTOUR

http://www.wintour-master.eu/en_index/ ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

EMJMDs selected with (EL) participation

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2016

International Master in Marine

Biological Resources

IMBRSea

http://www.imbrsea.eu/

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree

in Sports Ethics and Integrity

MAISI

http://www.maisi-project.eu/

UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE

Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery

NANOMED

http://master-nanomed.eu/

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON

ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO

ATHINON

EMJMDs selected with (EL) participation

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Mobility of (EL) individuals in Erasmus Mundus

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Type of

mobility 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

Master

students 37 39 31 29 12 4 6 12 170

Doctoral

candidates 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 13

Scholars 0 4 1 3 1 5 8 - 22

Total 40 45 35 33 14 11 15 12 205

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Επικοινωνία: EACEA-EPLUS-EMJMD@ec.europa.eu

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