Richard KelnerDelegation of the European Union to Japan

21 February 2014Tsukuba University

EU- The Erasmus Experience-Higher Education in Europe-

1. Higher Education in Europe i) The Role of the EUii) The Role of Member Statesiii) The Bologna Process

２． The Erasmus Programme

3. Erasmus Mundus

4. Erasmus+ (2014-2020)

5. Delegation-led academic cooperation

Today's Presentation

1. Higher Education in Europe i)The Role of the EU

• Directorate-General for Education and Culture is in the lead.

• Education activities focus on policy cooperation; helping countries learn from one another and working together to improve education across Europe.

• EU programmes such as Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, and Erasmus+ (from 2014) seek to improve education in Europe, enhance mobility of students and staff.

• Education policy• National curriculum• Tuition fees• Student loans, scholarships• Promotion of study abroad

ii) The Role of Member States

iii) Bologna Process– Series of ministerial meetings and agreements between European

countries designed to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher education qualifications

– Bologna Declaration (1999) Education Ministers from 29 European countries. – Currently 47 signatories, including EC (NOT an EU initiative, BUT with EU support)

– Commitment to creation of European Higher Education Area by 2010

European Higher Education Area

3 cycles of higher education qualifications.

1st cycle: Bachelors, 180–240 ECTS credits, 3-4 years2nd cycle: Masters, 90-100 ECTS credits, 1-2 years3rd cycle: PhD, no ECTS, 3-4 years

Qualifications defined in terms of learning outcomes. Statements of what students know and can do on completion of their degrees.ECTS: facilitates the recognition of studies, credit transfer

The EU and the Bologna Process

Many Bologna tools (e.g. ECTS) first developed within Erasmus Programme.

Although the process goes beyond the EU’s borders, it is closely connected to EU policies and programmes (e.g. 20% of European students studying abroad by 2020)

For EU it is part of broader effort in drive for a Europe of knowledge that includes:

– the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs– Youth on the Move– Erasmus and Erasmus+

2. The Erasmus Programme

–The EU's flagship education programme promoting student mobility in Europe.

–Ran from 1987-2013 with 4,000 institutions taking part

–More than 3 million students have participated since it started in 1987.

–Students study for 3 months to 1 year in another European country

–Around 250,000 students per year

– Supports co-operation actions between higher education institutions across Europe

– Based on Erasmus University Charter which provides general framework for activities an HEI may carry out within Erasmus Programme.

– Period of study is recognised by their home university

– Students don't pay extra tuition fees to university they are visiting

– Erasmus grant also available to assist with living costs. (From € 275- € 375 p.m.)

Lessons Learned:

• Incompatibility of study programmes;

• Problems with calculation of course credits,

• Visa, accommodation, insurance assistance

• Integration in local society

• Mentoring

• Linguistic support

• Equal academic treatment and services

• All issues being focused on in Erasmus+ "Erasmus Charter for Higher Education"

• Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education for:

– the enhancement of quality in European higher education;– the promotion of the European Union as a centre of excellence in

learning around the world;– the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation

with Third Countries.

• Erasmus Mundus (EM) is implemented through 3 actions:– Action 1A: EM Joint Master Courses (EMMC);– Action 1B: EM Joint Doctoral Programmes (EMJD);– Action 2: EM Partnerships;– Action 3: Promotion of the European Higher Education Area

3. Erasmus Mundus (2004-2013)

Action 1 - Joint Programmes (including scholarships)

– Joint programmes of outstanding academic quality

– Consortium of European HEIs from at least 3 different countries

– May also include HEIs from Third-Countries like Rep. of Korea, Japan or China

– Programmes include obligatory study and research periods, in at least two European HEIs, and award recognized double, multiple or joint degree

– Scholarships / fellowships are open to HE students / doctoral candidates from Europe and all over the world

– Short-term scholarships for Third-Country and European academics to carry out research or teaching assignments as part of the EMMC

THIRD-COUNTRY(3rd C) student

EUROPEAN student Scholar

Travel, installation and other costs

€ 4.000 /year€ 3.000 –

only if 3rd C HEI visit

Participation costs(incl. insurance)

max.€ 4.000 / semester

max. € 2.000 / semester

Monthly allowance € 1.000 / month € 500 /month

Living allowance(incl. travel costs)

€ 1.200 /week max. 3 months

Total€ 24.000 –

48.000€ 10.000 – 23.000

€ 2.400 – 14.800

+ FLAT RATE to consortium:€ 30.000 /

PER EDITION

Action 1A: EM Joint Master Courses

Action 1B: EM Joint Doctoral Programmes

THIRD-COUNTRY(3rd C) doctoral fellowship

EUROPEAN doctoral fellowship

Travel, installation and other costs

€ 7.500€ 3.000 - only if 3rd CHEI

visit

Participation costs(incl. insurance)

€ 300 /month (€ 10.800 for 36 months) for non-laboratory based EMJDs or € 600 /month (€ 21.600 for 36 months) for laboratory based EMJDs

Fixed living allowance

€ 2.800 /month (€ 100.800 for 36 months) for an employment contract or € 1.400 / month (€ 50.400 for 36 months) for a stipend

Total € 61.200 – 129.900

+ FLAT RATE to consortium

€ 50.000 / PER EDITION

Participants on Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC), and Joint Doctorate’s (EMJD)

Country EMMC

(2004-2013)

EMJD

(2010-2013)

India 1456 54

China 1250 42

Japan 40 4

• Disappointing figures for Japan

Statistics on Competition: 2012/2013 (EMMC / cat.A)

Main List

Reserve List

Total Application

% of total Successrate

China 101 630 1,950 7.78% 5.18%

India 69 552 2,064 5.32% 3.34%

US 58 137 385 4.47% 15.06%

Taiwan 7 44 139 0.54% 5.03%

S.Korea 3 21 58 0.23% 5.17%

Japan 5 9 23 0.39% 21.7%

World 1,033 6,670 26,822 100% 100%

Japanese universities have also taken part in Action 1 joint programmes

Programmes selected in the final call for proposals in 2011

Type University ProgrammeEMMC Osaka

UniversityEURCULT

EMMC Hosei University EuroPhi

EMMC University of Tsukuba

EDAMUS

EMJD Kyushu University

FUSION-DC

Partnerships (Action 2)

Large partnerships between EU and non-EU HEIs from a specific region (e.g. East Asia)

Objective: organize and implement structured individual mobility arrangement between the European and Third Country partners

Emphasis on co-operation and transfer of know-how

Scholarships of varying length (3 months to 3 years)

Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate students + HE staff (training, teaching, research activities)

Mobility not linked to specific programmes (all programmes on offer in partner HEIs can be followed)

Action 2: Universities from Japan

Year

Institutions Consortia

2010 Okayama University, Waseda University, Keio University, Tokyo Institute of Technology

EM-BEAM

2011 University of Chiba, University of Tokyo, University of Kyushu

AUSMIP+

2012 University of Ehime NESSIE

2013 Okayama University, Waseda University, Keio University, Tokyo Institute of Technology

EM-EASED

One final Action 2 Partnership to be selected this year

4. Erasmus+ (2014-2020)

• Integration of existing internal and external education programmes of the European Union (for example, in higher education - Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Bilateral Cooperation, etc.)

• Increased budget: €14.7 billion

• 3 types of key actions:

o Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals (Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus)

o Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and good practices

o Key Action 3: Support for policy reform

• International dimension

o Support for high-quality joint degrees and scholarships for students and staff worldwide

o Capacity-building measures for the modernisation of higher education systems

• Part of the EU Centres project run by the European Commission. There are a total of 29 EU Centres worldwide, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, US, Taiwan, and Canada. The objectives of the EU Centres are threefold:

1. To promote greater understanding of the EU, its institutions and its policies by establishing a network of EU centres in universities providing information and education activities about the EU;

2. To disseminate information and EU views on issues of interest within regional communities;

3. To increase awareness about the importance of EU-Japan Relations (political, economic, cultural, academic etc)

5. Delegation-led academic cooperation-EU Institutes in Japan

• The four EUIJs

• 1. EUIJ Waseda

• 2. EUIJ Kansai

Partners: Kobe University, Osaka University, Kwansei

Gakuin University

• 3. EUSI Tokyo

Partners: Hitsotsubashi University, Keio University, Tsuda

College

• 4. EUIJ Kyushu

Partners: Kyushu University, Seinan Gakuin University,

Fukuoka Women’s University

EU Institutes in Japan

• Academic activities: develop EU-related courses, hold special lectures by professors invited from Europe, offer scholarships/internships for undergraduate and graduate students, and undertake joint research and academic exchange with European universities.

• Outreach activites: such as school symposiums, public lectures, and exhibitions.

• Networking between EUIJs, as well as with EU Centres worldwide is encouraged, with annual regional meetings, and biannual world meetings.

EU Institutes in Japan

Other Academic Cooperation Activities in Japan

• Active promotion of study in Europe to Japanese students.

• Participation in study abroad fairs (e.g. JASSO)• Organisation of European Higher Education Fair

2014 dates: 16-17 May at Meiji University, 18 May at Doshisha University.

• EU Circle network to promote study in Europe and exchange between European and Japanese students. (www.facebook.com/eucircle)

東京 ５月１６日 - １７日

www.ehef-japan.org

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京都 ５月１８日

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EU Circle

Network to promote exchange between Japanese and

European students: http://www.facebook.com/eucircle

Conclusion• Erasmus Programme a huge success in promoting mobility and

institutional links• EU working together with Member States. Contributions made

to the Bologna Process goals (e.g.ECTS)• Study abroad has become second nature to European

students.• Erasmus Mundus helped develop international mobility

relations between European and non-European HEIs.• Erasmus+ will see opportunities for mobility, inter-institutional

links, joint degree programmes increase.• Always value in comparing and contrasting programmes.

Lessons to be learned, ideas shared, between EU and partner countries.

ありがとうございました！Thank you very much for

your attention!

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