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EU- The Erasmus Experience
-Higher Education in Europe-
Richard Kelner
Delegation of the European Union to Japan
21 February 2014
Tsukuba University
Today's Presentation
1. Higher Education in Europe
i) The Role of the EU
ii) The Role of Member States
iii) The Bologna Process
２．The Erasmus Programme
3. Erasmus Mundus
4. Erasmus+ (2014-2020)
5. Delegation-led academic cooperation
1. Higher Education in Europe
i)The Role of the EU
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Directorate-General for Education and Culture is in
the lead.
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Education activities focus on policy cooperation;
helping countries learn from one another and working
together to improve education across Europe.
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EU programmes such as Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus,
and Erasmus+ (from 2014) seek to improve education
in Europe, enhance mobility of students and staff.
ii) The Role of Member States
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Education policy
National curriculum
Tuition fees
Student loans, scholarships
Promotion of study abroad
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 years
2nd cycle: Masters, 90-100 ECTS credits, 1-2 years
3rd 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:
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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"
3. Erasmus Mundus (2004-2013)
• 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:
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Action
Action
Action
Action
1A: EM Joint Master Courses (EMMC);
1B: EM Joint Doctoral Programmes (EMJD);
2: EM Partnerships;
3: Promotion of the European Higher Education Area
Action 1 - Joint Programmes (including scholarships)
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Joint programmes of outstanding academic quality
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Consortium of European HEIs from at least 3 different countries
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May also include HEIs from Third-Countries like Rep. of Korea,
Japan or China
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Programmes include obligatory study and research periods, in at least two
European HEIs, and award recognized double, multiple or joint degree
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Scholarships / fellowships are open to HE students / doctoral candidates
from Europe and all over the world
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Short-term scholarships for Third-Country and European academics to
carry out research or teaching assignments as part of the EMMC
Action 1A: EM Joint Master Courses
THIRD-COUNTRY
(3rd C) student
EUROPEAN student
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)
Total
Scholar
€ 1.200 /week
max. 3 months
€ 24.000 – 48.000
+ FLAT RATE to consortium:
€ 10.000 – 23.000
€ 2.400 –
14.800
€ 30.000 /
PER EDITION
Action 1B: EM Joint Doctoral Programmes
Travel, installation
and other costs
THIRD-COUNTRY
(3rd C) doctoral fellowship
EUROPEAN doctoral fellowship
€ 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
+ FLAT RATE to
consortium
€ 61.200 – 129.900
€ 50.000 / PER EDITION
Participants on Erasmus Mundus Master
Courses (EMMC), and Joint Doctorate’s (EMJD)
Country
India
China
Japan
EMMC
(2004-2013)
1456
1250
40
• Disappointing figures for Japan
EMJD
(2010-2013)
54
42
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Statistics on Competition: 2012/2013
(EMMC / cat.A)
Main
List
Reserve List
Total
Application
% of total
Success
rate
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
Programme
EMMC
Osaka University
EURCULT
EMMC
Hosei University
EuroPhi
EMMC
University of
Tsukuba
EDAMUS
EMJD
Kyushu University
FUSION-DC
Partnerships (Action 2)
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Large partnerships between EU and non-EU HEIs from a specific region
(e.g. East Asia)
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Objective: organize and implement structured individual mobility
arrangement between the European and Third Country partners
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Emphasis on co-operation and transfer of know-how
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Scholarships of varying length (3 months to 3 years)
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Bachelor, master, doctorate, post-doctorate students + HE staff (training,
teaching, research activities)
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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
5. Delegation-led academic cooperation
-EU Institutes in Japan
• 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 EUJapan Relations (political, economic, cultural, academic
etc)
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.
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)
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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, interinstitutional 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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