The Erasmus for All programme 2014-2020 - Towards Strategic Partnerships Date: in 12 pts
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The Erasmus for All
programme 2014-2020
Towards Strategic Partnerships
Luca PIROZZI
European Commission
DG Education and Culture
Higher Education - Erasmus
Education
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and Culture
The Policy
framework
EUROPE 2020
The challenge: a Europe with increasing (and unmet) skills needs
o By 2020, 35% of all jobs will require high-level qualifications (today: 29%)
o Only 32.3% of EU population have a Higher Education degree
A European Response: Europe 2020 defines a strategy for “smart,
sustainable and inclusive” growth
Europe 2020 education headline target: by 2020, 40% of young people should
successfully complete HE or equivalent studies
Education Policies are at the heart of Europe 2020
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DG EAC
Supporting Growth
and Jobs:
AN AGENDA FOR THE
MODERNISATION OF
EUROPE’S HIGHER
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
COM(2011) 567_final
September 2011
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DG EAC
Key Policy
Messages - I
Increase attainment levels:
• Progression routes and recognition of prior learning and experience
• Encourage outreach to underrepresented groups, guidance and
targeted financial support
• Reduce drop-out
Improve quality and relevance:
• Data on Graduate employability
• Tailoring learning modes to a diverse student body
• Motivating and rewarding teachers
• Better match between skills and jobs
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Key Policy
Messages - II
Quality through mobility & international co-operation
• Learning mobility windows
• Efficient recognition of studies abroad
Education, research & innovation for excellence and
regional development ("the knowledge triangle")
•Stimulating entrepreneurial, creative and innovation skills
•Encouraging partnership and co-operation with business
•Involvement of HEIs in regional development plans
Governance & Funding to support strategic choices
• Encourage institutions to focus on their strengths
• Sufficient, efficient and well-targeted funding
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DG EAC
A streamlined
architecture
A single integrated programme
Existing programmes
International
higher education
Lifelong
Erasmus for All
programmes:
Learning Erasmus Mundus,
Programme Tempus,
Alfa, Edulink,
Bilateral
Programmes 2.
Grundtvig 1. 3.
Erasmus Learning Co-operation Policy
Mobility projects Support
Leonardo
Comenius Youth in Action
Programme
Specific activities:
• Jean Monnet
• Sport
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DG EACKey Action 2:
Support for
Cooperation
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DG EACStrategic
Partnerships
Sectoral & cross-sectoral structured cooperation (education,
training & youth organisations + other relevant stakeholders) to
develop and/or implement innovative practices leading to
high quality teaching, training and learning and youth work,
institutional modernisation and social innovation
Activities ranging from small scale projects (i.e. allowing access
for newcomers) to more ambitious, larger scale projects
Balance of bottom-up and top-down: project ideas from grass-
roots/institutional level, within parameters set at EU level
Fully decentralised management to enable better
consideration of the national context and achieve maximum
impact
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DG EACStrategic
Partnerships
in Higher Education
To support HEIs to achieve the objectives set under
the Commission HE Modernisation Agenda
Action should result in the transfer, development and
implementation of innovative practices at institutional,
local and regional level
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DG EACOBJECTIVES
o Enhance quality of teaching and relevance of learning offer by
developing new and innovative approaches
o Raising labour market relevance of study programmes and
qualifications
o Foster provision and assessment of key competences
o Promote take-up of innovative practices in HE
o Facilitate transition of learners between different levels & types of
education
o Strengthen integration of HEIs in local/regional development
o Prevent drop-out, facilitate access and inclusion of non-traditional
learners
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DG EACPARTICIPATION
Open to the participation of organisations from
participating countries, as well as from third
countries
Partnerships have to comprise min. 3 participating
organisations from 3 different participating
countries
Organisations from third countries can participate
in addition to this minimum number of
organisations from participating countries and
provided that they bring a genuine value added to
the project
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DG EACPARTNERSHIP &
DURATION
Benefit from the different experience, profiles and
specific expertise and produce good quality results
partnerships should involve the most appropriate
and diverse range of relevant partners, depending on
the nature of the activities, their size; etc.
• HEIs; enterprises; SMEs; local and regional authorities; research
institutions; NGOs; VET providers; adult education providers;
training centres; European networks; social partners; chambers of
commerce, foundations, etc.
Partnerships can last 2 or 3 years, depending on the
objective of the project and on the type of activities
foreseen over time
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DG EACACTIVITIES - I
Large flexibility, as long as activities are the most appropriate to
reach the specific objectives of the project
Develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practices:
Joint study programmes & joint curricula, IPs & common modules – including e-modules
project-based TN collaboration between enterprises & students/staff at HEIs
Pedagogical approaches and methodologies
Integration of a greater variety of study modes (distance, part-time, modular learning)
New approaches to facilitate permeability between education sectors
Engagement of HEIs with local/regional authorities to promote regional development
Cooperation and exchange of practice between staff responsible for support services
(guidance counselling; coaching methods and tools; etc.)
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DG EACACTIVITIES - II
Transnational mobility activities
only if significant added value and need to realise the objectives
of the project. Such mobility may include:
Blended mobility of students combining short term physical mobility
(less than 2 months) with virtual mobility
Long term teaching assignments (between 2 and 12 months)
Short term joint staff training events
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DG EACSELECTION &
MANAGEMENT
The coordinating organisation will apply for a grant to
the National Agency in its own country
Selection and management by NAs, to have a
maximum impact; be closer to beneficiaries; allow a
more effective allocation of resources; + enable better
consideration of the national context
To avoid (or minimise the risk for) budgetary constraints
and different interpretation of assessment criteria, set
flexible financial provisions + clear EU guidelines.
There is also a need to make international expertise
available to the NAs
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ASSESSMENT
1. Relevance of the project
2. Quality of the project design and implementation
3. Quality of the project team and cooperation
arrangements
4. Impact, dissemination and sustainability
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