erasmus+ international dimension in higher education presentation (1/2)

• To be considered as part of the wider

negotiations

• UK NA strongly supports continued membership

of Erasmus+ and liaison with DfE is ongoing

• Commitments made while the UK is a Member

State will be underwritten by UK Government

• The UK Erasmus+ website remains the most

accurate source of information

International Credit Mobility

Travel distances Amount

Between 0 and 99 KM € 20 per participant






8000 KM or more € 1,500 per participant

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http://www.erasmusintern.org/

ICM Envelopes EC budget

Budget

Awarded

Remaining

budget

Utilisati

on

IPA Western Balkans 2,284,980.00 277,526.00 2,007,454.00 12.1%

ENI Eastern Partnership 1,748,278.00 605,025.00 1,143,253.00 34.6%

ENI South Mediterranean 2,343,399.00 1,925,584.00 417,815.00 82.2%

ENI Russian Federation 1,055,089.00 1,053,170.00 1,919.00 99.8%

EDF African, Caribbean, Pacific

States 460,922.00 457,810.00 3,112.00 99.3%

DCI Asia 1,465,511.00 1,463,947.00 1,564.00 99.9%

DCI Central Asia 428,704.00 428,704.00 0.00 100.0%

DCI Latin America 475,877.00 475,124.00 753.00 99.8%

DCI Middle East 202,434.00 194,810.00 7,624.00 96.2%

DCI South Africa 134,074.00 118,574.00 15,500.00 88.4%

DCI/EDF outgoing cycles 1 and

2 633,117.00 631,670.00 1,447.00 99.8%

PI Industrialised America 484,500.00 484,500.00 0.00 100.0%

PI Industrialised Asia 508,587.00 506,980.00 1,607.00 99.7%

TOTAL 12,225,472.00 8,623,424.00 3,602,048.00

Top tips

Key resources

https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/key-resources#programme-guide

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/documents/applicants/inter-institutional-agreement_en

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/documents/applicants/higher-education-charter_en

mailto:[email protected]

Delivering an E+ICM Project

Dr Nosheen Rachel Naseem,

Erasmus and Exchanges Manager

Middlesex University, London

23/11/2017

Erasmus+ UK National Agency

International Dimension in Higher

Education workshop 17 November, 2017

Go Abroad, Go Further

Alexandra Baybutt, PhD Candidate (School of Media and Performing Arts)

Erasmus+ ICM study placement in the University of Belgrade, Serbia

23/11/2017

“By affording me the space and time to develop a closer relationship

to place and people, this experience is already changing my research

outlook in multiple ways, both small and large.

…Here in Belgrade…I am discovering more about how the politics

and economics of cultural production is both similar and different to

other sites of fieldwork across the continent of Europe, so this time is

crucial for comparative depth and understanding.

…In future, I hope this experience will benefit my

employability through an increased awareness and critical

understanding of creative practices across

the continent of Europe that enrich my academic research,

but also in ways of working with individuals.”

I. 2015, 2016 & 2017 Funding Summary

II. 2015 Project – Realisation

III. Applying for an ICM project

IV. Managing and implementation

V. Successes and looking to the future

VI. Dissemination

VII. Challenges

VIII. Things to take forward & new projects

Today’s presentation

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I. 2015, 2016 & 2017 Funding Summary

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IPA ENI DCI PI EDF

Breakdown of ICM Funding to Middlesex University: 5 Instruments

2015, 1st round

2015, 2nd round

2016

2017

• Instrument for Pre-Accession Western Balkans (IPA)• European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)• Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)• Partnership Instrument (PI)• European Development Fund (EDF)

23/11/2017

I. 2015 Funding Summary – Round 1 by countryFunding amount: €487,000

Serbia22%

Azerbaijan3%

Egypt6%

Israel12%Russian

Federation15%

China16%

Malaysia7%

Kazakhstan5%

Brazil6%

Chile3%

USA5%

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Staff Mobility (ST)42%

IncomingStudent Mobility

41%

Outbound Student Mobility

17%

Student Mobility

(SMS)58%

Student Mobility: Incoming vs. Outbound

Student Mobility

(SMS)58%

Incoming Staff Mobility

26% Outbound Staff Mobility:

16%

Staff Mobility

(ST)42%

Staff Mobility: Incoming vs. Outbound

I. 2015 Funding Summary – Round 1 by mobility type

23/11/2017

I. 2015 Funding Summary - Round 2 by countryRound 2 results: €313,370 for 6 additional Partner Countries

Albania9%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11%

India25%Pakistan

33%

Palestine12%

Georgia10%

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Staff Mobility (ST)32%

IncomingStudent Mobility

(50% of total funding)

OutboundStudent Mobility

(18% of total funding)

Student Mobility

(SMS)68%

Student Mobility: Incoming vs. Outbound

Student Mobility

(SMS)68%

Incoming Staff Mobility

(19% of total funding) Outbound Staff

Mobility: (13% of total

funding)

Staff Mobility

(ST)32%

Staff Mobility: Incoming vs. Outbound

I. 2015 Funding Summary – Round 2 by mobility type

23/11/2017

II. 2015 Project - Realisation

Staff mobility

• 24 outbound staff

• 46 inbound staff

Student mobility

• 5 outbound students

• 35 inbound students

Total number of

participants: 110

19 participating

countries

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II. 2015 Project - Realisation

Round 1 Round 2

23/11/2017

• Start well ahead of the deadline

• Do not be daunted by the application

•Gather requests and recommendations from faculty from existing contacts in

Partner Countries.

• Assess partner country HEI’s internationalisation strategy/proposal as

prospective partner

• Be as specific as possible when answering four Quality Questions

• Be optimistic yet remain realistic when requesting funding (evaluate previous

year’s project and take changes into account)

III. Applying for an ICM projectOur experience

23/11/2017

Step 1: Preparation before Implementation

• Financial spreadsheets: getting all the numbers right

• Paperwork, paperwork: creating templates for IIA, GA, LA/MA, additional annexes,

sub-annexes…

KA107 programme requires institutional structure, framework and attention

• Timeline: gaining interest of participants well in advance of mobility periods

• Internal coordination for breaking new ground with ICM: coordinating with insurance

team, financial services…

IV. Managing and implementation

23/11/2017

Step 2: Communication

• Being a bearer of good news

• Simple contact ICM partner: requires extensive contact and explanation

• Signing of ‘new’ Inter-institutional agreements: electronic and hard copies

• Notable benefit of a 26-month vs 16-month project in the pilot year:

Year 1:

• Establish partnerships and procedures

• Update webpages for staff and students for KA107 alongside KA103

• Promote programme heavily through (e.g. workshops, opening calls, e-mailing)

Year 2: In the words of one Chilean partner,

“Now we start making mobility!”

IV. Managing and implementation (contd.):

23/11/2017

Step 3: Coordination: making the mobilities happen

• Matching funding with partner HEI’s needs and curricula offerings

•Adapting to partners’ varying academic calendars with respect to learning weeks (for

SMS mobilities and STA visits)

• Maximising funding and mobile participants (e.g. allocating leftover months of funding

to additional participants)

• Prioritising patience and understanding,

especially with regard to cultural differences

IV. Managing and implementation (contd.):

23/11/2017

“At Middlesex, my student lifestyle was really great! The orientation program helped me to avoid

cultural shock. During university events and workshops organized by Research Advising Team, Erasmus

exchange coordinators, the Learning Enhancement Team, I’ve met different PhD students and professors

from all over the world and had a chance to discuss and share our research experience and activities, as

well as practice communicational and language skills. Thank you again for the opportunity to increase my

research capabilities and to learn international scientific methods and techniques. It was an incredible

experience which raised the level of my scientific mind to the advanced level!”

-Olga Rotar, 2015/16 Incoming Doctoral Student through Erasmus+ ICM, St Petersburg State University of

Economics (UNECON), Russian Federation

V. Successes and looking to the futureIncoming Students

Tatjana Milosavljevic, 2016/17 incoming Doctoral student

Erasmus+ ICM University of Novi Sad, Serbia

23/11/2017

My name is Lejla Chandra Romano and I am a student from theUniversity of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). I am studyingGenetics and I am doing an exchange research program for myMaster thesis. Thanks to the Erasmus+ exchange program I have theopportunity to do my research work, which I wasn’t able to do at myhome university due to lack of laboratories and researchopportunities. I am very grateful for this experience because I thinkit is the highlight of my academic journey so far, and it is a lifechanging opportunity. Apart from the academic work, me and otherMiddlesex and Erasmus students founded the MDX Erasmuscommunity that aims to connect exchange international studentsand Middlesex students through different types of activities, so I amtrying to take the most out of my staying in this beautiful country(October 2017- January 2018).

Heashin Park, 2016/17 PhD Dance, Erasmus+ Exchange in Beijing,

China.

Heashin created a blog (both in English and Korean) to help English students

who will go to study at Beijing Dance Academy (BDA) or just visit Beijing in

the future adapt to the Chinese culture. The blog includes useful information

on how to get to BDA from Beijing Capital Airport, how to buy and later get a

refund for your public transport card and she also has some suggestions of

several restaurants near BDA and must see places in Beijing.

http://blog.naver.com/parkbert82

Some of her posts:

• Good restaurants near the BDA at Beijing 베이징댄스아카데미근처맛집들

V. Successes and looking to the futureOutgoing Students

• 국가도서관 National Library [출처

• 모던레이디중국화장품 Chinese cosmetics,

Modern Lady

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http://blog.naver.com/parkbert82

• First Joint Erasmus+ European & International Credit Mobility Staff Week (8th-12th February 2016)

“ “Changing Lives through Mobility and Cross-border Cooperation”

V. Successes and looking to the futureIncoming Staff

• Staff Training Week celebrating 30 years of Erasmus+ (26th-30th June 2017)

• Currently we are preparing for our first teaching week (February 2018) and our next Staff

Training Week (4th-8th June 2018)

23/11/2017

“Very hospitable people, Niš was a good university with

all of the lecturers all researching and presenting at conferences…

[and whose students] were all a very high level.

Thanks for the opportunity; I think it was a very successful exchange.”

-Nancy Wallace, Academic Manager, Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes

2015/16 Outbound Staff Mobility for Teaching visit (STA)

through Erasmus+ ICM to the University of Niš (Serbia)

V. Successes and looking to the futureOutgoing Staff

“The experience for a design student to experience living and working in a total different

environment from London would not only greatly enrich them as graphic designers but

help in their overall development personally. I am at present teaching an MA graphic

design student from USM and this is made easier as I understand better the background

environment and culture of the student.”

-Prof, Phil Cleaver, Professor in Creative Industries, 2016/17 Outbound Staff Mobility for Teaching visit (STA)

through Erasmus+ ICM to the University Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)23/11/2017

• Processing grant payments with the University’s financial services

New with ICM: payments made to incoming participants

Forecasting delays = advance planning (e.g. closures over summer)

Multiple exchange currencies and payment procedures for different audiences

• Internal communication channels: turnaround time for responses for incoming ST nominations

• Acquiring sufficient support from Deans/HoDs to:

Promote new student exchange possibilities in new territory (added workload; no direct

revenue to the University, despite awarded budget significantly raises the University’s profile)

Integrate staff exchanges in professional development portfolio and workload patterns

VI. Challenges: initial, ongoing and foreseen Internal

23/11/2017

Initial

• Adapting to delays in partner responses about proposed partnership

• Bringing partner HEIs up to speed with Erasmus+ (as frequently their first ICM

partner)

Vocabulary, language scale, Bologna process…

Consequential contractual paperwork (requiring their legal approval)

Procedures and formal framework

VI. Challenges: initial, ongoing and foreseen

23/11/2017

Ongoing

• Allocating grants effectively with consideration to UKVI visa requirements

Minimum monthly living allowance requirement for Tier4 visas to Middlesex:

2015/16: £820

2016/17: £1265 (London weighting) – consequence?

STS visas often preferred over Tier4 visas – consequence?

More short-term mobilities require more coordination and planning

• Dealing with questions that arise during pilot year (vires, adding partners, post-May 2017

mobility dates), contacting the UK E+ NA for approval or further clarification


23/11/2017

Foreseen

• Nurturing partnerships from 2015 project in Partner Countries where 2016 funding was not

(sufficiently) awarded to Middlesex (e.g. Brazil, Chile, China, USA)

Big picture concern: ICM programme sustainability?

• Need for Certificate of Financial Sponsorship to be approved and accepted by UKVI ECOs or info

added to CAS?

(Possibility of BC raising this at the programme level rather than the institutional level?)

Preparing for the Unforeseen?


23/11/2017

• EAIE - Navigating global mobility with Erasmus+ (Glasgow, September 2015)

• UK National Agency Erasmus+ 2015 Conference - Erasmus+ at MDX (Edinburgh, September 2015)

• Quality, Skills and Mobility in Higher Education Conference – International Dimension at Middlesex (Sarajevo,

November 2015)

• Erasmus+ HE Coordinators Workshop. Presentation: ICM breakout session (London, June 2016)

• EAIE- Imagine .... student led academic mobility: Peer mentoring for enhanced exchange student experience

(Liverpool, September 2016)

• Mahatma project meeting-Capacity building final project (KA102) (Yerevan, Armenia, September 2016)

• FUSE - Tempus project visit (Malaga, October 2016)

• FUSE - Dissemination conference (University of Belgrade, Serbia, November 2016)

• KA2: REALISE Project - Erasmus+ strategic partnership project (Montpellier, France, November 2016)

• Erasmus+ and the International Dimension in Higher Education- presentation ICM project (London, November

2017)

• Future events: TCA recognition- presentation on recognition of Staff mobility (Leipzig, Germany, November

2017)

VII. Dissemination

23/11/2017

VIII. Things to take forward & new

projects

• Consult partner universities to apply for 2018 project

• Organise teaching week with open lectures (February 2018)

• Inform students & partners about academic recognition,

specially doctoral students on non-credit bearing exchanges

• Traineeships: Introduction of traineeships for students

between Programme and Partner Countries, both inbound

and outbound

Application deadline: 1st February 2018, 11am (UK time)

• Other updates: Staff training with enterprises, for staff from

enterprises to teach at an HEI and staff from HEIs to train at

an enterprise.

23/11/2017

Contact: Erasmus and Exchanges Office Middlesex University London

Dr Nosheen Rachel NaseemErasmus and Exchange [email protected] 411 5962

Thank you!

23/11/2017


1. What is your institution’s main priority/interest in ICM?

2. Should you use ICM to strengthen/further existing partnerships or to

develop new partnerships/country links?

3. How would you encourage participation from PhD students

(incoming and outbound) and provide suitable support for them,

given that some of the EU funding instruments restrict much of the

outbound student mobility to 3rd cycle?

4. Any recommendations to the National Agency?

23/11/2017

UK ERASMUS+ INFO DAY

London, 17 November 2017

Remzije Istrefi

Local Coordinator, Kosovo Erasmus+ Office

Higher Education System in the

Republic of Kosovo

Kosovo Context

About 2 million inhabitants

Unemployment: around 40%

Population under 25 years: >50%

Each year about 25.000 students complete secondary education

About 20.000 intends to continue their education in HEI each year

HE Background

•The first higher education institution in Kosova was established in

1959.

•Currently, Kosovo has:

9 Public universities

21 private colleges

..offering 418 different study programs, with slightly over 100,000

students currently enrolled

•Actual inclusion of group-age 20-24 is 62.7%, which is the exact EU

average

•Provision is delivered in five languages: Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian,

Turkish and English

Introduction of Bologna reform•The University of Prishtina adopted the Bologna Declaration in 2001,

making it one of the first universities in Europe to start with the

reforms called for in the EHEA.

•In the spirit of the Bologna Declaration a new Law on Higher

Education was drafted in 2002 and adopted in 2003, which was revised

again in 2011.

•As a result of implementation of these reforms in higher education in

Kosovo today all institutions of higher education implement the ECTS

credit system, curriculum reform, three cycle degree system, student

and staff mobility, diploma supplement and decent quality assurance

system.

Legal and Policy Framework

•Law no. 04/L-037 for Higher Education in the Republic of Kosova

(2011);

•Law no. 04/L-135 on Scientific Research (2013);

•Law no. 03/L-060 on National Qualifications (2008);

•Kosovo Education Strategic Plan 2011-2016;

•Higher Education Strategy 2005-2015;

•National Qualifications Framework (2011);

•National Research Program (2010-2015);

•National Innovations Strategy 2015-2020 (draft);

•Career Guidance Strategy (draft);

HE System in Kosovo – HE Law

(2011)

•First cycle – three (3) to four (4) years of studies by which the student

reaches 180, respectively 240 ECTS =>Bachelor Diploma.

•Second cycle – one (1) to two (2) years of studies after completion of

the first level by which the students reaches 60, respectively 120 ECTS

=> Master Diploma.

•Third cycle – doctoral studies with academic and independent research

scientific character.

•Any other post-secondary education in the levels 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the

European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning, for which

credits may be given (ECTS).

Main regulatory authorities of HE in Kosova

•Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST)

- Sets the policy framework for higher education and oversees

its implementation

•The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA)

Ensures the external quality assurance in HE in full accordance

with ENQA Guidelines and Standards for QA – full member of

ENQA since September 2014

•The National Qualifications Authority (NQA)

- Regulates the qualifications according to National

Qualifications Framework and EQF

•The Kosova ENIC Office

-Responsible for recognition of foreign diplomas and degrees in

accordance with Lisbon Convention on Recognition

International Cooperation in HE

•Promoting partnerships and cooperation among HEIs -

Participation in Erasmus + program;

- Bilateral agreements (between governments with different countries);

•Increasing mobility opportunities

•Participation in CEEPUS Program;

•HEIs in Kosovo are partners of many Erasmus Mundus Consortiums;

•Governmental funds for international mobility (scholarships for study

abroad, research mobility and participation in int. conferences and

events);

Thank you for your attention!

Remzije Istrefi

Kosovo Erasmus+ Office

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.erasmuspluskosovo.org

Tel: +381 (0) 38 609 884


http://www.erasmuspluskosovo.org/

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Erasmus+ in Azerbaijan and possibilities for cooperation

National Erasmus+ Office in Azerbaijan

Parviz Baghirov

www.erasmusplus.org.az

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Azərbaycan

• The largest country in the South Caucasus region

• Population: 9.9 Mio (2016)

• Area: 86.600 km²

• Capital: Baku

• Language: Azerbaijani

• Government: Presidential republic

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Higher Education System in Azerbaijan

Three cycle degree system (bachelor, master and PhD)

ECTS fully adopted and Diploma supplement issued

Most common model 240+120 credits (4+2 years)

Unified admission exams by a separate government body “State Committee on Student Admission”

Quality assurance mechanisms:

– At institutional level – quality assurance departments – self-assessment, surveys, improvement oriented

– At national level – Accreditation Unit at Ministry of Education (institutional and programme accreditation)

National Qualification Framework – still in the process of development (possible area of cooperation?)

Higher Education System in Azerbaijan (as of 2017)

Total # of HEIs 52

Type Public (36) Private (16)

Students BA MA PhD Total

Sum 126518 32 835 3 941 163 146

Total # Teaching staff 16 993

Current HE reforms in Azerbaijan

Curriculum Development (Focus on joint degree programmes)

University Autonomy

Development of NQF-based academic standards

Programme accreditation (in regulated professions: medicine, education, law)

Improvement of university quality and management

New financing formula development (student voucher)

Development of Competitive Innovation Funds for

EU PROGRAMMES Bologna process membership since 2005

67% of HEIs involved

In Tempus since 1995 (ENI East)

Experience of regional and cross-regional cooperation

45 Tempus projects total. In Tempus IV (2008-2013) 30 projects awarded, 22 on-going, 26 institutions involved.

3 (2015) + 3 (2016) + 1 (2017) national CBHE projects

675 (2015) + 840 (2016) + 782 (2017) Erasmus+ credit mobility scholarships with more than half of programme countries (including 18 EU countries)

Network of “Tempus-experienced” public and private HEIs

National Erasmus+ Office in Azerbaijan

Overall objective:

“to improve relevance, effectiveness and impact of the Erasmus+ Programme in the country through assistance to European Commission’s services and national authorities in the Erasmus+ programme implementation”

Specific objectives: Promotion of the programme and assistance to potential applicants Monitoring of CBHE Projects Promoting Bologna process and providing information on the

implementation of reforms (organization of seminars, conferences, conducting studies)

Engagement in more structured dialogue with educational authorities, involving higher education stakeholders.

AREAS OF COOPERATION UNDER ERASMUS+

- Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE-former Tempus)

- Credit mobility

- Joint Degree Master Programme

AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL

Curriculum Development – VALID ONLY FOR JOINT PROJECTS!

- Education

- Biological and related sciences

- Environment

- Information and Communication Technologies

- Engineering and engineering trades

- Architecture and construction

- Agriculture, forestry, fishery and veterinary

- Health

- Welfare

- Transport services

AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL (CONTINUED)

Improving management and operation of Higher Education Institutions – (valid for both Joint and SM Projects)

- Governance, strategic planning and management of HEIs (such as human resource and financial management)

- Internationalisation of higher education institutions (including recognition mechanisms and mobility, international relations capacities)

- Quality assurance processes and mechanisms (such as development of mechanisms and benchmarks,for QA in different segments of HE – academic contents and services)

- Development of research and innovative capacities (excluding research activities)

AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL (CONTINUED)

Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large – valid for both Joint and SM Projects )

- University-enterprise cooperation (such as support for students` practical placement, entrepreneurship, employability of graduates etc.)

- New technologies in Higher Education (support to the modernization of Higher Education systems through the development of open educational resources, connectivity, the acquisition of digital skills and learning methods and mobilization of stakeholders including teachers, learners, economic and social partners)

- Definition, implementation and monitoring of reform policies (including evidence based policies, financing of education, governance, quality assurance of public and private higher education sector, introduction of transparency tools and standards and guidelines)

REGIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL

Region 2 (Eastern Partnership Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognized by International Law)

Curriculum Development – VALID ONLY FOR JOINT PROJECTS!

- Education

- Social and behavioural science

- Law

- Physical Sciences

- Agriculture, forestry, fishery and veterinary

- Health

- Environment

REGIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL (CONTINUED)


Improving management and operation of Higher Education Institutions – valid for both Joint and SM Projects)

- Governance, strategic planning and management of HEIs (such as human resource and financial management)

- Internationalisation of higher education institutions (including recognition mechanisms and mobility, international relations capacities)

- Quality assurance processes and mechanisms (such as development of mechanisms and benchmarks,for QA in different segments of HE – academic contents and services)

- Equity, access to and democratisation of higher education (including the disadvantaged groups of people and regions)

REGIONAL PRIORITIES UNDER CURRENT ERASMUS+ CBHE CALL (CONTINUED)


Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large – valid for both Joint and SM Projects

- University-enterprise cooperation (such as support for students` practical placement, entrepreneurship, employability of graduates etc.)

- Knowledge triangle, innovation (such as reinforcing links between education, research and business)

- Definition, implementation and monitoring of reform policies (including evidence based policies, financing of education, governance, quality assurance of public and private higher education sector, introduction of transparency tools and standards and guidelines)

Cooperation with UK Universities

Tempus III

2002

2006

Designing Quality Assurance Systems in Azerbaijani Universities

Mr Geddes Tommy- University of Winchester

To develop and restructure higher education in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences in Azerbaijan

Mr Lydard Peter – University College London (University of London)


Tempus IV

2009

Development of the e-learning and distance learning courses and assessment in Biomedical Sciences

Ms Nino Porakishvili – The University of Westminister

2011

Modernising Undergraduate Medical Education in EU Eastern Neighbouring Area

Ms Trudie Roberts – The University of Leeds

2013

Establishment of Multidisciplinary Innovative Centres for the Development of Virtual Laboratories (MICVL) in Biology and Medicine

Mr Peter Lydard – The University of Westminster

The development of a curriculum and establishment of a regional training platform for haematology in life sciences and medicine

Mr. Michael Gordge – The University of Westminster


Erasmus+ CBHE

2015

Advocacy Establishment for Students through Ombudsman Position

University of Warwick

2016

Paving the way to interregional mobility and ensuring relevance, quality and equity of access

Middlesex University

2017

Establishment and Development of Quality Assurance Centers in Azerbaijan Universities


Some recommendations for future proposals

→ Pay particular attention to the eligibility criteria (e.g. minimum number of HEIs in consortia);

→ Insist on cost-effectiveness, wider impact, and sustainability of results –especially in respect of target groups (and bearing in mind project budget)

→ Insist on the need to empower the Partner Country partners from the early stages of the

proposal preparation;

→ Be innovative in the content and methodologies described in your application

→ Capacity/level of institutions for addressing certain topics of the projects

→ Avoid overlapping with current/previous Tempus/Erasmus+ or other EU projects

Azerbaijani HEIs active in international cooperation

Experienced HEIs

– Baku State University – 8 Tempus projects

– Azerbaijan Languages University – 5 Tempus projects (first Tempus grantholder in Azerbaijan)

– Azerbaijan State Oil Academy – 7 Tempus projects

– Azerbaijan Technical University – 6 Tempus projects

– Azerbaijan Medical University – 6 Tempus project

– Khazar University (private) – 7 Tempus projects (Recent project grantholder for CBHE)

– State Universities in Sumgayit, Nakchivan, Ganja and Lenkoran (up to 7Tempus projects)

Very ambitious HEIs

– Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy

– Baku Engineering University – 7 Tempus Projects

– Tourism University

Contacts

NEO Azerbaijan www.erasmusplus.org.az

Parviz Baghirov

E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com

Phone: (994 12) 4974865

(994 50) 2038865

http://www.tempus-az.org/



Thank you!

THE GO INTERNATIONAL: STAND OUT CAMPAIGN

CATRIONA HANKS

Outward Mobility Policy Lead, Universities UK International

@UUKIntl

www.international.ac.uk [email protected] @UUKIntl

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

A NATIONAL STRATEGY AND TARGET


VISION

To double the percentage of UK, full-

time, first degree students who study, work or volunteer

abroad as part of their degree to 13% in 2020.


2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT


MOBILITY RATES – INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

84

Australia: 19.3%

USA: 15.1%

Germany: 25%

The UK: 6.6%*

% of the 2014/15 UG graduating cohort who were mobile

*this is the full cohort, not the same cohort as is used in Gone International, which is students

responding to the DLHE.

Australian data from the Australian government ‘Research Snapshot’, January 2017

US data from Open Doors 2016German data from DAAD (2017) Facts and Figures


2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

THE VALUE OF AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE


2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

THE CAMPAIGN


Aberystwyth UniversityAston UniversityBangor UniversityBirmingham City UniversityCanterbury Christ Church UniversityCardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff UniversityCity, University of LondonCoventry UniversityDe Montfort UniversityEdge Hill UniversityEdinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh UniversityGlasgow Caledonian UniversityGoldsmiths, University of LondonHarper Adams UniversityHeriot-Watt UniversityKing's College LondonLancaster UniversityLeeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

Manchester Metropolitan University


Northumbria University Newcastle

Oxford Brookes University

Queen Mary University of London

Queen's University Belfast

Southampton Solent University

Swansea University

The University of Bath

The University of Birmingham

The University of Chichester

The University of Essex

The University of Hull

The University of Kent

The University of Leeds

The University of Leicester

The University of Liverpool

The University of Reading

The University of Sheffield

The University of Surrey

The University of Warwick

The University of Westminster

University of Bedfordshire

University of Bristol

University of Derby

University of Dundee

University of Exeter

University of Gibraltar

University of Glasgow

University of Greenwich

University of Hertfordshire

University of Keele

University of Portsmouth

University of Roehampton

University of Southampton

University of St Andrews

University of Sussex

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of York

OUR 60 UNIVERSITY PARTNERS


ACCESS THE CHARTER AND PLEDGE FORM AT:

WWW.UNIVERSITIESUK.AC.UK/STANDOUT


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CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES


PROPOSED CAMPAIGN OUTPUTS

•Policy priorities

•Making the case to UK government

•Minimising barriers with overseas governments

•Academic champions

•Alumni

•Business communities

•Campaign pages on website

•Downloadable toolkit

•Charter and institutional action plans

•Campaign short report

•Gone International IV, V and VI - annual cohort studies

•Other relevant programmeresearch

Evidence base

Resources for

universities

Advocacy

Networks (embedding

culture change)

Annual Calls to Action

YEAR 1: UNIVERSITIES

YEAR 2: ALLIES, ACADEMICS AND ALUMNI

YEAR 3: EMPLOYERS


www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/standout


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HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?


1. Feedback on proposed campaign activities, and tell us what would be most helpful in supporting your institution to boost and broaden mobility.

2. Sign up for regular updates and promote the campaign to your networks – promote link on website, intranet, email, Twitter, events

3. Identify case-studies and spokespeople from your university community and alumni base that highlight the value of mobility on individuals, the economy and society

4. Attend and host campaign events at your university