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Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (JMD) Erasmus+ Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility.
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (JMD)
Erasmus+
Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility
Overview
General information
Specific information on Joint Master Degrees
Selection procedure
Other important information
General information
General objectives European education and training
upgrading the skills and competences of
graduates to increase their labour market
relevance
quality, efficiency and openness of European higher
education
international dimension of education and
training
up-skilling and re-skilling initiatives in the adult learning
(lifelong learning) system
transversal skills including digital skills, entrepreneurial skills and language skills
learning opportunities by digital
technologies
tackling early-school leaving
leadership of teachers via teacher
education
Erasmus+
Key Action 1
Learning mobility of individuals• Student and staff mobility• Joint Master Degrees
Key Action 2
Cooperation and innovation for good practices• Strategic partnerships • Partnerships between the
world of work and education and training institutions
• IT Support Platforms • Development, capacity
building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes.
Key Action 3
Support for policy reform• Knowledge collection and
use• Prospective initiatives• Support to European
policy tools• Cooperation with
international organisations• Stakeholder dialogue,
policy and programme promotion
Expected results of this type of funding
= contribute to the Europe 2020 and Education & Training 2020 strategies• Quality improvement, innovation, excellence and
internationalisation of the involved higher education institutions
• Quality and attractiveness if European Higher Education Area by offering full degree scholarships to the best Master students worldwide
• Supporting EU external actions in higher education • Improving level of competencies and skills of Master
graduates (labour market relevance)
Specific information on Joint Master Degrees
Joint Master Degrees in a nutshellJoint Master Degrees are 60, 90 or 120 ECTS course programmes organised by a consortium of higher education institutions
Focus is on o award scholarships to
excellent students worldwideo involve guest lecturers for
teaching, training and/or research purposes
1 preparatory year and 3 consecutive student intakes
HEIs from min. 3 Programme countries
Study in at least 2 Programme countries
Funding for management and student scholarships: between 2 000 000 and 3 000 000 EUR for the whole grant
Next deadline = 04 March 2015 noon
Current call EACEA
• Deadline call = March 04 2015, 12h00 (Brussels time)
• Start granted projects = between 1 August and 31 October 2015
• Calls launched and managed by EACEA
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action-1-erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en
• Central funding
Eligible countries Erasmus+• Programme countries
o EU-28 (including Overseas Country and Territory depending on Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom )
o Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerlando Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Rest of the world = Partner countries
Partner countries neighbouring the
EU•Western Balkan•Eastern Partnership countries•South-Mediterranean countries
Other partner countries
•Industrialised countries•Africa, Carribean and Pacific•Asia and Latin-America
Eligible participating organisations
Any public or private organisation
• At least full partner HEIs from three different Programme countries• HEIs from Partner countries can not apply on behalf of a consortium• All full partners need to be identified at the time of application
Non-academic partners
• a research institute; • a public body at local, regional or national level; • a non-profit organisation association or NGO;• Small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprise)
Higher education institutions
• Academic consortium members from Programme countries must hold an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020 (check: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/funding/2014/call_he_charter_en.php; KU
Leuven = 27945-LA-1-2014-1-BE-E4AKA1-ECHE )
• Academic consortium members from Partner countries: interinstitutional agreements
Venues
JMD study period in at least 2 of the Programme Country partners
• any Programme country in the consortium• any Partner country in the consortium• an associated partner (supervision!)
Additional study (thesis preperation, placement or research) can take place in
What is funded? (1/3)
Joint Master Degree management
• delivery of a 60, 90 or 120 ECTS programme with three consecutive cohorts of student intakes organised by and international consortium of HEIs
• guest lecturers are to be included for teaching, training and/or research purposes• a lump sum covering the consortium management fees and a mandatory minimum number of teaching (staff mobility)
Joint Master Degree Scholarships
• a lump sum for individual student scholarships covering the entire duration of the Joint Master Degree • scholarship varies in accordance with the students' country of origin, the duration and the amount of tuition • fees charged by the Joint Master Degree consortium, • The scholarship will contribute to cover: travel costs, installation costs, subsistence costs, course fees and insurance costs
What is funded? (2/3)
Joint Master Degree management
€ 20 000 for the preparatory year
€ 50 000 per intake
What is funded? (3/3)Joint Master Degree student scholarships
Participation costs higher amounts must be
covered by the participating organisations,
never by the student
Max. €9000/year/
scholar-ship from a partner country
Max. €4500/year/
scholar-ship from a programme
country
Travel and installation costs
€1000/year/scholarship holder
resident of a Programme Country
for travel costs
€2000/year for travel costs + €1000 for
installation < 4000 km from the coordinating
HEI
€3000/year for travel costs + €1000 for
installation > 4000 km or more from the
coordinating HEI
Subsistence costs except for
study/research/placement/thesis preparation
activities spent in their country of residence
€ 1000/month for the entire duration of the JMD study programme (24
months maximum)
Important notes on scholarships!
No more than 3 canidates from the same country (with the same nationality) should be
awarded a scholarship during the same intake
Self-funded students should be approx. 25% of Erasmus+ grant
holders
Grant holders from previous Erasmus Mundus programme of JMD programme are not eligible
Scholarship holders cannot transfer university credits prior to enrolment in JMD to reduce mandatory activities
Cumulation of grants for JMD scholarships with Erasmus+ student or
staff mobility grants is not allowed
!
Selection procedure
Award criteria
Relevance of the project
Purpose of cooperation
Sound needs analysis
Contribution to European university excellence
Employability in (non) academic sectors
Sustainability beyond initial funding period
Are taken into account: proposals with min. 70% in total
Selection procedure
Step 1By independent
academic experts
Focus on first award criterion (Relevance of
the project)
Pass or fail (= end of selection procedure)
Step 2By independent
academic expertsFocus on three other
award criteriaRanking of best
proposals
Step 3 Interview roundRepresentatives of
consortium and EC/EACEA/NA
Final list of proposals
Selected Joint Master Degrees
Analysis EC evaluations
Relevance of the project
• make reference to European policy papers, quality frameworks etc.
• enhance employability prospects by incorporating field experiences and internships
• indicate that the programme will be adaptable to the needs of the job market and societal change
Quality of project design and implementation
• pay particular attention to the design of your website
Analysis EC evaluations
Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements
• explicitly mention previous cooperation between the partners
• make the best use of partner country expertise
• involve the professional sector in management, thesis evaluation, course content
• Indicate how you will make use of information obtained via the student survey
• expertise of visiting scholars should be used to the full extent
• external quality reviews
Analysis EC evaluations
Impact and dissemination
• devise a coherent communication strategy for recruitment
• provide an additional scholarship scheme if possible, e.g. external funding by industrial partners
Other important information
Things to agree upon before submission deadline
• Type of degree (joint or multiple) and titleo Also check legal criteria (depending on national
legislation) with Legal Dept.
• Tuition fee / budgeto Take the max. amounts for tuition as set by EC into
accounto Check budget with Financial Dept. if needed
Things to discuss before submission deadline and during preparatory year
• Administrative follow-up if the project is approved
• Recruitment of students and selection procedure
• Evaluation of students : joint evaluation system or use of credit transfer system
• Sustainability of the programme
To do before submission
• Necessary internal checks o University managemento Financialo Legal
• Check internal deadlines o KU Leuven deadlines : https://
www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/onderwijsinsamenwerking/intranet/ois/Erasmusplus/tijdstabel
More information
• Erasmus+ Programme Guide
Joint Master Degrees (p. 109-116 and Annex 2 p.233-235)
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm
• Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities : information about all Erasmus+ calls for funding
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en