The Erasmus Mundus programme provides support to:
• higher education institutions that wish to implement joint programmes at postgraduate level or to set-up inter-institutional cooperation partnerships between universities from Europe and targeted Third-Countries
• individual students, researchers and university staff who wish to spend a study / research / teaching period in the context of one of the above mentioned joint programmes or cooperation partnerships
• any organisation active in the field of higher education that wishes to develop projects aimed at enhancing the attractiveness, profile, visibility and image of European higher education worldwide
This project is addressed to Lot 6 (previously 5) that consists of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, while the EU partners and associates are from Greece, Portugal, Italy, France, Latvia and Bulgaria. Currently three Georgian Universities are involved in Erasmus Mundus programme (Tbilisi State University, Batumi State University and I. Gogebashvili Telavi State University). In the frame of mobility programme 58 Georgian Students, researchers and university staff spend a study / research / teaching period in various European Universities.
There are three target Groups for individual mobility flows corresponding to three different target beneficiaries and five different types of individual mobility flows:
– undergraduate,
– master
– doctorate
– post-doctorate hassle
– academic staff
Target Groups for Individual Mobility Flows
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Target Group
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Target beneficiaries
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TARGET GROUP 1
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Students
(undergraduate, master, doctorate), post-doctorate fellows and academic staff
registered in one of the
University members of the partnership (please see the table
Members of the Partnership)
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TARGET GROUP 2
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Nationals of Georgia, Armenia and
Azerbaijan, registered in a higher education Institution (master, doctorate or
post-doctorate level) of these countries
not included in the partnership
or having obtained in an Institution of these
countries a University degree or equivalent.
This includes the possibility of providing mobility
opportunities to Georgian, Armenian and Azeri nationals working in public
administration, public and private enterprises
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TARGET GROUP 3
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Nationals of
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Priority is given on an impartial distribution of available positions to students with special needs and with socio-economical problems (without parents, divorced or ill parents, very low income, etc.), through a transparent selection process making use of a weight coefficient according to the category each candidate belongs to.
Support is provided through three actions:
Action 1 – Joint masters and doctoral programmes including a scholarship scheme
Action 2 – Partnerships with non-European HEI including scholarships (former External Cooperation Window)
Action 3 – Promotion of European higher education
Action 1 - Joint programmes of outstanding academic quality are designed and implemented by a consortium of European universities from at least 3 different countries. Consortia may also include universities from other parts of the world. Scholarships / fellowships are open to higher education students and academics from all over the world. Programmes include obligatory study and research periods, in at least two universities, and award recognized double, multiple or joint degrees.
Action 1 provides:
1. Support for high-quality joint masters courses (Action 1A) and doctoral programmes (Action 1B) offered by a consortium of European, and possibly Third Country, higher education institutions. Other types of organisations concerned by the content and outcomes of the joint programme can participate in the consortium.
2. Scholarships/fellowships for Third Country and European students/doctoral candidates to follow these Erasmus Mundus joint masters' courses and doctoral programmes.
3. Short-term scholarships for Third Country and European academics to carry out research or teaching assignments as part of the joint masters programmes.
For Action 1 in order for a course to be recognised and hosted under the Erasmus Mundus programme, it should be offered by a Consortium of recognised higher education institutions from one of the 27 Member States of the European Union, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway) or of the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey). The 'minimum consortium' has three higher education institutions coming from three different eligible countries. After being selected under Action 1, this consortium can establish a partnership with at least one higher education institution of a third-country.
Action 2 – partnerships are the basis for enhancing academic cooperation and exchanges of students and academics, contributing to the socio-economic development of non-EU countries targeted by EU external cooperation policy. Consortia must include a minimum of 5 HEI from at least 3 European countries and a number of HEI from targeted non-European regions. Special attention is given to disadvantaged groups and populations in a vulnerable situation.
Main characteristics of the programme:
1. Scholarships of varying length (3 months to 3 years)
2. Scholarships for bachelors, master, doctorate and post-doctorate students and HE staff (training, teaching, research activities)
3. Mobility not linked to specific programmes
Action 3 – projects enhance the attractiveness, profile, image and visibility of European higher education worldwide. Activities concern the international dimension of all aspects of higher education, such as promotion, accessibility, quality assurance, credit recognition, mutual recognition of qualifications, curriculum development and mobility.
Activities can be implemented by mixed networks of organisations active in the field of higher education composed of at least 3 participating organisations from European countries and 2 from Third Countries.
For detailed information see http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-mundus and
http://www.erasmusmundus5.gr
