Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (KA107)

Higher education student and staff mobility between Programme and Partner countries

Tobias Schneider

Higher Education Erasmus+ National Agency Erasmus+ Education, OeAD-GmbH

Cooperation seminar Southern Caucasus: Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan, May 13 – 17, 2019

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme countries

EU 28,

Norway,

Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Serbia,

Turkey,

North Macedonia

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Partner countries

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Activity types for students

Student mobility for studies

Duration: 3 – 12 months

Student mobility for traineeships

Duration: 2 – 12 months

Financial support

Outgoing students from Austria: 700 Euro per month

Incoming students to Austria : 850 Euro per month

Travel grant calculation based on the distance between sending and

receiving institution (“distance band”)

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Activity types for teachers and HE staff

Staff mobility for teaching/training Duration: 5 – 60 days

Teaching at partner universities

Staff training such as professional courses, staff training week, job

shadowing etc.

Financial support

Outgoing staff from Austria: 180 Euro per day

Incoming staff to Austria: 160 Euro per day

Travel grant calculation based on the distance between sending and

receiving institution („distance band“)

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Available budget

European Budget 2019: 190 Mio. EUR

ENI SOUTH 16%

ENI EAST; 12%

Tunisia Window 2%

Juncker Algeria Window 1%

Juncker North Africa Window 1%

Total Russia

7%

Asia 14%

Central Asia 3%

Middle East 2%

Latin America 4%

South Africa 3%

EDF / ACP 3%

West Window 6%

Horn Window 2%

IPA 17%

Industrialised Americas 4%

Industrialised Asia 3%

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Available budget

Eastern partnership window (ENI EAST)

12% of total budget (Austria’s share: 465.888 Euros)

One of the largest budget windows

Small number of countries > less competition

Chances for approval of application are higher than for other regions

ENI Eastern Partnership

465.888

Euros

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by

international law

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Figures and stats from Austria

Most popular partner countries Call 2018 (no. of mobilities)

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Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Projects between Austria and Azerbaijan

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility ICM projects between Austria and Armenia

Austria Armenia

University of Salzburg American University of Armenia

Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia

Yerevan State University

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Armenian National Agrarian University

Armenian State Pedagogical University After Khachatur Abovyan Foundation

University of Applied Sciences Carinthia American University of Armenia

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility ICM projects between Austria and Georgia

Austria Georgia

University of Applied Sciences Burgenland Ilia State University

University of Applied Sciences Salzburg Rushtaveli State University Batumi

University of Applied Sciences FH Joanneum Caucasus University

Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

University of Salzburg Ivane Javakhishvili Tblisi State University

Ilia State University

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Tbilisi State Conservatory University College of Teacher Education Upper

Austria Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi Sate University

LTD East European University

University of Klagenfurt Ilia State University

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Application procedure

Annual call – next deadline February 2020

Only programme country HEIs (= Austrian) can apply

Application text split up into four categories: Relevance of the strategy – 30 pts

Quality of the cooperation arrangements – 30 pts

Quality of the activity design and implementation – 20 pts

Impact and dissemination – 20 pts

Short texts of approx. 1 – 2 pages per category

Cooperation with more than one HEI within one partner country is possible

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Things to keep in mind

Take your time to prepare the application

Get to know your partner and the procedures in place thoroughly (especially for new partners)

Make use of existing networks and build upon established partnerships

Start with staff mobility when targeting a new partner

Important: application must contain perspectives and positions of both institutions in equal measure!!

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility What to talk about before the application

Relevance of the strategy

Internationalization strategies of institutions and/or departments involved

Thematic content of the project

Why is the cooperation the “perfect match” for both partners?

Quality of the cooperation arrangements

Previous experiences with regard to Erasmus+ in the past

Who is responsible for the project implementation at both institutions?

How will communication work between the partners?

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility What to talk about before the application

Quality of the project implementation

Selection procedure and criteria applied

Support for participants before, during and after the mobility at both institutions

How will the mobility be recognized at the sending institution

Impact and dissemination

How will institutions, participants and (possibly) other sectors benefit from this cooperation?

How will the results be disseminated (conferences, events, papers, social media) > try to include meaningful and colourful examples

Contact

OeAD-GmbH National Agency Erasmus+ Education Ebendorferstrasse 7 1010 Wien | Vienna, Austria T +43 1 53408 -0 F +43 1 53408 -999 E internationalmobility@oead.at www.bildung.erasmusplus.at/international www.oead.at