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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)