Ghent University

Erasmus Mundus at UGent

1987 start of Erasmus programme : exchanges of students within Europe Since 1987 different programmes adding up to Erasmus 2007: possibility to exchange students for internships 2014 : Erasmus+ AIM: bring together all current EU and international schemes for education, training, youth and sport, replacing the existing programmes with one

increase efficiency make it easier to apply for grants reduce duplication and fragmentation

Erasmus: starting points

LLP

Tempus Edulink Jean Monnet

Erasmus Mundus Alfa

Sport

Youth

ERASMUS +

KA 1 Mobility

KA2 Cooperation

KA3 Policy

Sport Jean Monnet

Impact of Erasmus programmes on UGent 1987= start of Erasmus

• In Europe: Erasmus Bologna reforms (Ma/Ba/Phd; ECTS….) • In Ghent : administrative organisation: need to have a central

international office and organised structures in faculties • All new exchange programmes based on principles of Erasmus

(procedures, academic recognition…) • English taught programmes • Transparant information and procedures for incoming and

outgoing students (both around 1300 students/year) • More international campus • Outstanding reputation (European Commission Success story)

Erasmus Mundus

• The Erasmus Mundus programme (2007 – 2013) aims to enhance the quality of higher education and promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through mobility and academic cooperation;

• 1 programme, 3 key actions: Joint Programmes Partnerships Promotion

Action 1 – Joint Programmes

Joint Master and Doctoral Programmes: • Implemented by EU and non EU universities • Scholarships for non EU and EU students for the entire

duration of the joint study programme

As coordinator (9) • International Master of Science in Rural Development • European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics • Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Photonics • Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation • European Master of Science in Nematology • International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering • International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and

Engineering • MARES Doctoral Programme in Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation • International Doctoral College in Fusion Science Engineering As partner (2) • European Master in Law and Economics • Common European Master Course in Biomedical Engineering

Action 1 – Joint Programmes at UGent

Action 3 – Promotion

• Attractiveness Projects

• Studies

• Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association

• Information activities of EM National Structures

As partner • EM-iDEA – Bringing the Erasmus Mundus Community together to

Disseminate, Exchange and Act (University of Bordeaux, France) • EM-ACE – Promoting Erasmus Mundus towards European Students: Activate,

Communicate, Engage (Rome La Sapienze, Italy) • ASK Asia – Evaluation of Competences and Employability of Erasmus Mundus

Graduates in Agriculture on the Asian professional Market (Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic)

• ECHE - The EU-China Higher Education Research Center (Vrije Univeristeit Brussel, Belgium)

Action 3 – Promotion at UGent

Action 2 – Partnerships Support for the establishment of cooperation partnerships between European HEI’s and HEI’s from targeted Third Countries with the objective of organizing and implementing structured individual mobility arrangements between the European and Third Country partners. Scholarships of various lengths - depending on the priorities defined for the Third Country concerned, the level of studies or the particular arrangements agreed within the partnership - for European and Third-Country individuals (students, scholars, researchers, professionals)

Possibilities Type of mobility

TG 1 TG 2 TG 3

EU TC EU & TC TC BA From 1 academic semester to

1 academic year (10 m max) / From 1 semester

to 3 years (36 m max)

MA From 1 sem to 1 year (10 m max)

From 1 sem to 2 years (24 m max)

From 1 sem to 2 years (24 max)

From 1 sem to 2 years (24 m max)

PhD 6 -36 months 6 -36 months

6 -36 months

Postdoc 6 – 10 months 6 – 10 months

6 – 10 months

Staff 1 – 3 months 1 – 3 months

/

As coordinator (11 of which 5 still on-going) BASILEUS IV, BASILEUS V – Western Balkans LOTUS III, LOTUS UNLIMITED – Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Cambodia SVAAGATA.EU – India

As partner (21 of which 13 still on-going) BABEL - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay CARIBU – Africa, Carribean, Pacific (ACP) EUROEAST - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus EUROTANGO II - Argentina EU-SATURN - South Africa IMPAKT - Vietnam/China/Philippines/Sri Lanka/Cambodia/Laos/Mongolia/Myanmar INSPIRE – South Africa LOTUS+ – Vietnam/China/Indonesia/Cambodia/Thailand/North Korea MUNDUS LINDO - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Cuba NAMASTE - India PEACE - Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Argentina, Chili, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay TECHNO II - Cambodia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China TEE – Canada, USA WEBB - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus WELCOME – Egypt, Lebanon

Action 2 – Partnerships at UGent

EMA 2 and Vietnam EMA2 Project Partner University

LOTUS Hanoi University of Science & Technology

Hue University

Can Tho University

Techno II Hanoi University of Science & Technology

Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City

IMPAKT National Economics University, Hanoi

Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi

LOTUS + Hanoi University of Science & Technology

Hue University

Impact of the partnership(s) in the region What’s in it for your university? • Improving visibility of your institution: local, regional, (inter)national

level • Recruiting highly qualified third country students and researchers • Create or reinforce a strong cooperation network with EU and TC

partners • Facilitate the exchange of good practices and innovation processes • Secure financial support for your inter-university mobility activities

Impact of the partnership(s) in the region

• Create synergy with other HEIs, enterprises, Chambers of Commerce, local authorities, Erasmus Mundus Assocciation… to increase impact

• Join forces to provide a more general and bigger picture on the impact in the relevant region;

• Stimulate the development of multi-lateral initiatives • Can serve as an opportunity to make use of the network of peers • Collaborative and joint programmes development • Cross participation to European networks and programmes (H2020,

Erasmus +, T.I.M.E.…) and Chinese networks and programmes (Campus Asia, CSC…)

Examples: • 5 Consortia meeting of the Call 35/08 – 2009: China Lot 14 • Joint Workshop on Academic Recognition and Credit Transfer (Nov. 2014) in Cambodia •Other projects : Tuning, EGRACONS, Heion,…

→ testimonials → impact/benefits of mobility on employability → workshops : expertise on specific matters e.g. Tuning – associate in Lotus – talked about credit transfer in general & China Tuning project during the 5 Consortia meeting in Beijing.

Impact of the partnership(s) in the region

Sustainability

Outputs can be maintained after the project has ended: • Address sustainability at 3 levels: ‣ financially (staff, fees or other revenues, possibly from industry etc.) ‣ institutionally (accreditation, official approval within university etc.) ‣ at policy level (impact on legislation, procedures etc.)

• Ensure that a sufficient number of staff is trained and that the training is sufficiently long to enable them to have an impact.

Sustainability: Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Erasmus +

Key Action 1 – Individual mobility - Inter-Institutional agreements with partner universities from the

EMA2 partnerships; Key Action 2 – Cooperation - Capacity building project (NutriSEA)

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