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SIUEEA/Norway Grants Conference and Contact Seminar

Cooperation/Education LandscapeBergen, 26 April 2012Ieva Serapinaite, Adviser

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Agenda

• Education/cooperation landscape - policy framework and mobility schemes

• EEA/Norway Grants

• Road map 2012-2017

• Proceedings

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Learning Mobility and Institutional Cooperation

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Norway – White Paper No 14Guiding principles:

• Increased mobility• Inclusion of different target groups• Different types of projects

• Equality of possibility• Internationalisation abroad• Internationalisation at home

• Internationalisation of education: Quality, cooperation, relevance, attractiveness

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Internationalisation of Education – Some Actions

• Increased mobility of different target groups (students, pedagogical, research and administrative staff)

• Different types of mobility schemes (program, duration, sector, integration, impact, etc.)

• Curriculum development, joint study programs and common grades

• Institutional cooperation projects

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EEA/Norway Grants – a New Period

• Based on the evaluation of previous experiences:• General guidelines – uniformity and simplification• Norwegian partners - harmonisation

• EEA/Norway Grants - action types:• Intensification of mobility (different target groups)• Institutional cooperation

• Administration of scholarship funds, roles:• Program operators in different countries • Donor Program Partners as facilitators

• Focus on results and sustainability

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Cooperation Landscape

Program Operator

National Focal Point

National Project Promoters and

Partners

Education institutions from

NO, LI, IS

Donor Program Partner (SIU,

RANNIS, AIBA)

FMO Brussels

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Road Map – 2012-2017

Priorities in different countriesApplication process/timeline in different countries

Country

Program

LaunchCalls for

projects

SelectionImple

mentation

Evaluation and

analysis

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How to proceed further? • Identify country:

• Geographic/strategic priorities• Thematic areas• Target groups

• Find a partner:• Institution in a relevant country (previous partners)• Program Operator (lists)• Donor Program Partner (SIU, RANNIS, AIBA)

• Get an overview of an application procedure:• Important dates• Events in the nearest future

• Inform/consult Donor Program Partner (SIU, RANNIS, AIBA)

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