Erasmus Mundus Lo scopo generale del programma Erasmus Mundus è

quello di promuovere l'istruzione superiore europea, di contribuire a migliorare e aumentare le prospettive di carriera degli studenti e di promuovere la comprensione interculturale mediante la cooperazione con paesi terzi, conformemente agli obiettivi di politica estera dell'UE, al fine di contribuire allo sviluppo sostenibile dei paesi terzi nel settore dell'istruzione superiore.

Prima fase (2004-2008)

Seconda fase (2009-2013)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND BUDGET

The Erasmus Mundus programme comprises three actions:

Action 1: Implementation of Joint Programmes at Masters (Action 1A) and Doctorate (Action 1 B) levels and award of individual scholarships / fellowships to participate in these programmes

Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships (former External Cooperation Windows)

Action 3: Promotion of European Higher Education

Azione I — Programmi comuni (2009/C 33/06) Il Bando Erasmus Mundus -Azione 1- per l’anno accademico 2010-2011è stato pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione europea.

Questa azione, destinata a promuovere la cooperazione tra gli istituti di istruzione superiore e il personale universitario in Europa e nei paesi terzi allo scopo di creare poli di eccellenza e di fornire risorse umane altamente qualificate, è composta da due sotto-azioni:

Azione 1A Azione 1A — Corsi di Master Erasmus Mundus (EMMC),— Corsi di Master Erasmus Mundus (EMMC),

Azione 1B Azione 1B — Dottorati comuni Erasmus Mundus (EMJD),— Dottorati comuni Erasmus Mundus (EMJD),

che hanno lo scopo di sostenere programmi post-laurea di eccellente qualità accademica, elaborati congiuntamente da consorzi di università europee ed eventualmente di paesi terzi e suscettibili di contribuire ad aumentare la visibilità e l'attrattiva del settore dell'istruzione superiore europea.

Tali programmi comuni devono comportare la mobilità tra le università dei consorzi e portare al rilascio di diplomi comuni, doppi o multipli riconosciuti.

The indicative budget for Action 1 in the period 2009-2013

La scadenza per la presentazione delle candidature è il 30 aprile 2009 (per i dottorati congiunti è raccomandata la presentazione di una breve sintesi del progetto entro il 31 marzo 2009).

Attraverso questo Bando si prevede di selezionare:

per l’Azione 1A (EMMCs):per l’Azione 1A (EMMCs): almeno 15 nuove proposte e fino a 36 (17+19 del precedente EM) proposte di rinnovo.

per l’Azione 1B (EMJDs):per l’Azione 1B (EMJDs): 10 nuove proposte.  

Per maggiori informazioni, consultare la guida del programma Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 al seguente indirizzo:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/index.htm

ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2010ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2010

Programme information:http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:340:0083:0098:IT:PDF

Call for proposals - Academic Year 2009/2010 (Action 1):http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc/call09/call_it.pdf

Programme Guide:http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc/call09/guide_en.pdf

Application formhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc/call09/form_en.doc

Annexes:

Annexes 1 (Award Criteria) and 2 (Lists of Codes) http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc/call09/annex1_en.pdf

Annex 3 (Summary sheet for Joint Doctoral Programmes) http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc/call09/annex3_en.doc

ACTION 1 A :ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSES (EMMC)

These EMMCs must:These EMMCs must:

have a duration of one to two years (60 to 120 ECTS credits);

be implemented by a consortium of European and, where relevant, Third-Country HEIs;

provide high-quality education to European and Third-Country students and reserve a number of places for Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders;

include a mandatory student mobility component in at least two of the participating Countries;

include scholars mobility between the consortium HEIs;

lead to the award of recognised joint, double or multiple degrees to successful students.

the award of scholarships to European students enrolled in selected EMMCs;

the possibility for Third-Country HEIs to be full members of EMMC consortia;

an increased focus on the EMMCs sustainability strategies with a view to ensuring the continuation of their cooperation activities beyond the EC funding period; moreover a progressive reduction in the number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships offered to EMMCs will be applied as from thefifth edition of the course.

EMMC- ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

EMMC CONSORTIUM COMPOSITIONEMMC CONSORTIUM COMPOSITION The Consortium in charge of the implementation of the EMMC is

composed of the applicant/coordinating institution and its partners. For contractual and financial management issues,“associated members” are not considered as part of the consortium.

The minimum eligible consortium consists of HEIs from three different eligible applicant countries, at least one of which must be an EU Member State.

EMMC APPLICANT/COORDINATING INSTITUTIONEMMC APPLICANT/COORDINATING INSTITUTION Applicants must be HEIs located in an eligible applicant country

and must be recognised as HEIs by the relevant authorities of the country in which they are located.

EMMC PARTNERSEMMC PARTNERS

Any HEI recognised as such by the relevant authorities of the country in which it is located can act as a full partner of the consortium implementing an EMMC.

EMMC ASSOCIATED MEMBERSEMMC ASSOCIATED MEMBERS

Any organisation that can contribute to the promotion, implementation, evaluation and sustainable development of the EMMC can be considered as an associated member of the consortium.

Category A Scholarships:Category A Scholarships:

non European students who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in a participating country

Category B scholarships:Category B scholarships:

All other students (mainly Europeans)

Study periods must be spent in at least two different countries than the country in which the last university degree was obtained

EMMC Scholarships - Eligibility

EMMC scholarship amounts

Maximum contribution to fees and other participation costs:Maximum contribution to fees and other participation costs: 8,000 € per year for non European students 4,000 € per year for European students A fee waiver should be granted by the consortium if tuition fees

are higher

Integration of insurance costs in fee contributionIntegration of insurance costs in fee contribution Annual flat rate contribution to the Masters Course: 30,000 €Annual flat rate contribution to the Masters Course: 30,000 €

Scholarship Calculation:Scholarship Calculation:3C Students 1,000 € / month for costs of living

4,000 € for travel and installation costs per yearEU Students 500 € / month for costs of living3,000 € in case of non-EU mobility

Scholars 1,200 € / week (duration: 2 weeks – 3 months)

EMMC – Number of scholarships

A constant number of students scholarships per Masters programme during the first 4 editions of the programme (17)

A reduction as from the 5th edition for reasons of sustainability of the EMMC (7 in the 10th edition)

Between 43 and 50% of scholarships for European students

3 or 4 scholarships for non European scholars (standard duration: 3 months, with some flexibility)

3 or 4 scholarships for European scholars, provided that non European HEI are part of the consortium (standard duration: 3 months, with some flexibility)

EMMC Award Criteria

Academic quality: 25%

Course integration: 25%

Course management, visibility and sustainability measures: 20%

Students’ facilities and follow-up: 15%

Quality assurance and evaluation: 15%

Academic quality: expert comments

“The objectives of the Course are quite general … no comparison to other

courses that already exist in the same field in Europe

“The academic quality and added value of the programme can hardly be

assessed, as the structure of the study programme is only described along

general lines”

“Very confused programme presented with participation of excellent

universities”

“the Consortium made a survey on existing European training

programmes at the Masters level in the field”

“Linkage between research, education and practice offered by a consortium, which has credentials on excellence and composed by partners that are

complementary”

“The competences and learning outcomes are very well described and

were designed after consultation”

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Course integration: expert comments

“The proposal mainly focuses on the separate Masters Courses that are being taught at each partner University. The

study programme is not really fully integrated

“Tuition fees depend on the Universities where the students choose to study”

“The role of each institution in awarding this degree is not at all clear, neither is

the project's strategy for the recognition of the Master degree”

“The final degree awarded already exists and double degrees

agreements have already been provided”

“The proposed Course is modularised and the ECTS credit allocation is done

in a proper way”

“The application procedure will be on-line and common to all students, and

the selection process will be very transparent and will pass different

filters”

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Management, visibility, sustainability : expert comments

“A real coordination among partners is lacking. A lot of tasks will be done

by the coordinator alone”“No mention of funding sources that

ensure the course sustainability”

“The publicity of the Master is more based on the partner's existing

contact with institutions of the third-countries than on an integrated policy

”

“detailed description of the cooperation mechanisms to be created: Board of Directors, External Advisory Board, Admissions and Quality Committee,

Secretariat and Students Checkpoint”

“The partners have a very extensive world-wide network useful to attract

students and scholars”

“A report on all the financial aspects will be presented at every meeting of the

Board of Directors, which adds a control value to the financial management of

scholarships”

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Students’ facilities and follow up:expert comments

“there is no mention about support activities for visas and other

arrangements ”“The information provided about the

services offered to the students (welcome, hosting etc.) are very general, no reference is given about what exactly

one or the other institution can offer”

“No information is provided on the linguistic services offered ”

“the Consortium has agreed to develop a learning Platform which may be really helpful for students”

“The language policy is clearly presented (language diversity,

language of instruction, languages of examination, language learning

support offered)”

“All course documents will be available online. Linguistic, cultural

preparation, coaching and counselling, housing facilities and social activities

are planned

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Quality Assurance and Evaluation: expert comments

“No external QA is foreseen and no criteria or indicators are listed ”

“The answer refers to the coordination mechanisms and barely to the quality

assurance mechanism”“no formal and anonymous involvement

of students or staff is mentioned “

“The students will have the opportunity to evaluate teachers and courses, also non academic aspects

such as infrastructure and organisational points ”

“A quality assurance committee (international panel) will intervene to

monitor the programme” “The evaluation of the Programme by its success in terms of completion of the Masters Course: time to get the

first employment, career performance... is also relevant’”

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Action 1: Joint Doctorates (EMJD)

Same features as joint masters programmes :

Fellowships for a period of 36 months (employment contracts or stipends)

Obligatory mobility of 6 months (over the 3-year period)

Focus on inter-disciplinarity and innovation

Participation of research institutes + industry (associated members)

“Co-tutelle” for thesis

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EMJD fellowship amounts

Fellowships paid for a duration of 36 monthsFellowships paid for a duration of 36 months

Annual flat rate contribution to the EMJD: 50,000 €Annual flat rate contribution to the EMJD: 50,000 €

Fellowship CalculationFellowship Calculation:

Category A 2,800 € / month (employment contract) or 1,400 € month (stipend) for costs of living 7,500 € for travel and installation costs

Category B 2,800 € / month (employment contract) or 1,400 € month (stipend) for costs of living 3,000 € for travel and installation (in case of non-EU mobility)

Participation costs contr.

Max 300 € / month for non laboratory based and Max 600 € / month for laboratory based EMJD

EMJD Fellowships - Eligibility

Category A Fellowships:Category A Fellowships:

non European doctoral candidates who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in a participating country (exception: former EMMC scholarship holders)

Category B Fellowships:Category B Fellowships:

All other doctoral candidates (mainly Europeans)

Research periods to be spent in at least two different countries than the country in which the last university degree was obtained

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EMJD Fellowships – other aspects Mobility:Mobility:

Training/research in at least two countries for min 6 months (cumulative or consecutive)

At least two thirds of the doctoral programme must be spent in Europe

In case of TC partner instutitions in the consortium:

• Cat A: can spend a period of max 6 months (cumulative or consecutive) in the relevant TC

• Cat B: can spend a period of max 1 year (cumulative or consecutive) in the relevant TC

Obligation for signature of a Obligation for signature of a Doctoral candidate Doctoral candidate agreementagreement

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EMJD- Award Criteria

Academic and Research quality: 20%

Partnership experience and composition: 20%

European integration and functioning of the programme: 20%

Provisions for candidates granted an EMJD fellowship: 20%

Management, sustainability and Quality Assurance of the programme: 20%

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU ARE A EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION (HEI):

Action 1:Action 1:proposing a joint programme at masters or doctoral level developed incooperation with partner universities from Europe and, if relevant, Third Countries. If your proposal is selected, Erasmus Mundus funding will be awarded during five consecutive years (subject to the renewal of the Programme beyond 2013) with the purpose of:

contributing to the joint programme implementation and management costs;

offering scholarships/fellowships to European and Third-Country students / doctorate candidates enrolled in the joint programme;

offering short-term scholarships to European and Third-Country scholars to carry out teaching and research activities in the context of the joint programme.

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Selection procedure (EMMC + EMJD)

Prior eligibility check by the AgencyPrior eligibility check by the Agency

Expert assessment procedure:Expert assessment procedure:

Two individual expert assessments of each proposal Consensus discussions between the two experts on each

proposal; if necessary a third expert will assess The best proposals are submitted to the sectoral and general

panels

Selection Board (composed of high standing academic Selection Board (composed of high standing academic personalities):personalities):

Selection proposals on the basis of the experts’ analyses

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Submission of proposals-Important points Respect of all formal eligibility criteria (e.g. deadline, signatures etc.)

Coverage of all questions of the application form

Be clear, simple, coherent and explicit

Use examples to demonstrate evidence

Provide crosschecked information regarding degree recognition

Elaboration of methodology (not only « Where » and « When » but also « How »)

Clear information about the role of the coordinator and the partners in the consortium

Provision of supporting information where necessary

Selection of EMMC + EMJD in 2009

Publication of Programme Guide and Call for Proposals on 6 February

Selection of EMMC and EMJD to start in the academic year 2010-2011

EMMC:

Selection of at least 15 new EMMC Possible reselection of 2004 (19) and 2005 (17) consortia Same assessment for existing EMMC and new proposals

Selection of 10 EMJD

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EMMC + EMJD: Timetable Submission of summary sheet: 31 March (only EMJD, no eligibility

criterion)

Deadline for Application: 30 April Assessment by external experts: May Selection Board: June

Selection Decision: July Communication of results (including experts’ comments): September Framework partnership agreement: Autumn 2009

Submission of student and doctoral candidate lists: Cat A: Late Jan 2010 Cat B: May 2010

Specific agreements: Spring 2010 Start of the EMMC and EMJD: academic year 2010-2011

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Management of EMMC and EMJD by the Agency Conclusion of a 5-year « framework partnership agreement »

between the coordinating institution and the Agency

Conclusion of annual specific agreements with each consortium for the duration of the EMMC or EMJD

Payments to the coordinating institution

Day-to-day contacts with the consortia

Analysis of progress and final reports

Monitoring visits

Organisation of coordinators meetings

Possibility for audits

Further Information

Erasmus Mundus Website:Erasmus Mundus Website:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/index.htm

giordana.bruno@ec.europa.eu

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