EUROPEAN HUMANITIES UNIVERSITYTRUST FUNDASSEMBLY OF DONORS

Vilnius, June 14, 2011

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INFORMATION COLLECTED BY DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERVIEWS OF THE GRADUATES AND THEIR COLLEAGUES AND ANALYSIS OF OPEN INFORMATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

CAREER AND LOCATION OF 2009 AND 2010 EHU GRADUATES (FULL-TIME ACADEMIC PROGRAMS)

CAREER OF 2009 AND 2010 BA GRADUATES AFTER STUDIES AT EHU

NUMBER OF BA GRADUATES CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION ON MA

WHERE DO WORKGRADUATES OF EHU BA PROGRAMS

GEOGRAPHY OF EHU GRADUATES

EHU GRADUATES IN THE WORLD

EHU ACTIONS IN THE FACE OF FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BELARUS

EHU FORECAST AND PLANS

• EHU forecast that the income from tuition fees will fall at least by 20% in the year 2011-2012 and by 10% in the following academic year.

In response EHU is planning:• Reduction of the staff costs by 3% in the two following

academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013; • Reduction of IT, Science budgets and Operations by 92’000

EUR in the next 3 years;• Increase in the income collected through development

department to 228’000 EUR in 2012-2013 and to 250’000 EUR in 2013-2014.

If the admission results and drop rate will not meet our forecasts the reduction of staff costs shall increase.

EUR 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

INCOMES

Decrease in incomes from tuition fees

-20%-280’000

-10%-395’000

0%-395’000

Increase of income through development department

0 200’000 220’000

Expenditures

Reduction in the salaries -3%75’000

-3%150’000

0%150’000

Reduction of IT, Science and Operations budget

92’000 92’000 92’000

Total deficit (cumulative) -114’000 -67’000 0

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EHU Trust Fund Status Report

European Humanities University Trust Fund Assembly of Donors

Vilnius, June 14, 2011

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EHU Trust Fund Basics

• Initiated by the European Commission• Established by the Nordic Council of

Ministers in June 2008• Mandate up to end of 2013• Total donations and confirmed

commitments to date 8.5 million EUR • Provides 2.931.621 EUR to the EHU in

academic year 2010-2011 (56 % of the total budget)

Major Developments 2010-2011

• Steadfast renewal of support from many Donors

• Increasing support in the aftermath of December 2010: over 4 million EUR in new funding pledged in Warsaw in February 2011

• United Kingdom as new Donor• Establishment of Emergency Fund for

students expelled from Belarusian Universities

• Online donations made possible• Intensification of efforts to reach private

Donors, together with the EHU itself and the Friends of EHU in the United States

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Total Commitments (EUR)

• European Commission 3.000.000• Nordic Council of Ministers 1.493.000• Czech Republic 210.000• Denmark 375.000• Estonia 68.000• Finland 300.000• France 70.000• Greece 100.000• Hungary 50.000 • Ireland 50.000• Lithuania 430.000• MacArthur Foundation 415.000• Norway 360.000• Poland 100.000• Sweden 600.000• United Kingdom 115.000• United States 734.000• Total 8.520.000

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Challenges and Solutions

• Annual Trust Fund donations equal approximately 2,5 million EUR

• EHU annual need from the Trust Fund is at least the same

• Tuition fee increases unlikely in present Belarusian economical situation

• Warsaw pledges will provide additional funding

• Expanding the donor base to the private sector is a priority – requires new kinds of approaches

COURAGE AND COMMITMENT -THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE EUROPEAN HUMANITIES UNIVERSITY2011-2018

Courage and CommitmentThe Campaign for the European Humanities University

2011-2018

Diversify and expand EHU’s funding base, making the university more

sustainable and increasingly influential in the region

Courage and Commitment

The European Humanities University (EHU) is launching a multi-year fundraising campaign with the long-term goal

ofcreating a funding base that can secure a substantialportion of the university’s annual operating income from private donors.

Entitled “Courage and Commitment,” it reflects thededication and resolve of the University’s staff, students,faculty and founding donors to laying the foundations for

afree and democratic Belarus.

Groundwork

1. Establishing priorities, goals and giving opportunities

2. Developing informational and fundraising materials

3. Cultivation plan and schedule

4. Staff training and professional development

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Priorities

1. attract and retain the best teaching and research faculty, especially in the disciplines of law, political science and media & communications

2. compete on a more equal footing for the best and brightest

3. strengthen ties between EHU and leading educational institutions and think tanks in the West

4. prepare the ground for EHU’s eventual return to Minsk

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Supporting EHU’s Most Urgent Needs

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Naming OpportunitiesAnnual

Commitment (€)Total

Commitment (€)To Endow (€)

University-in-Exile Professorships:

Professor of Philosophy 1.500.000

Professor of Media & Communications 1.500.000

Assistant Professor of Law 1.500.000

Election Monitoring 125.000 500.000 2.500.000

Distance Learning Initiative 50.000 200.000 1.000.000

Student Scholarships (Ten Scholars) 200.000 800.000 4.000.000

International Moot Court Competition Initiative 125.000 500.000 2.500.000

International Journalism Training Initiative 75.000 300.000 1.500.000

Departmental Professorships:

Professor of History 50.000 200.000 1.000.000

Professor of Philosophy & Pedagogy 50.000 200.000 1.000.000

Professor of Law 50.000 200.000 1.000.000

Distinguished Visiting Lecture Series:

Annual Freedom Lecture 25.000 100.000 500.000

Politics of Memory 25.000 100.000 500.000

Small Grants Research & Collaboration Program 175.000 700.000

Total Funding Needed: 950.000 3.800.000 19.100.00

Cultivation Plan

1. Leveraging personal contacts of Governing Board, Friends of EHU, alumni and other supporters

2. Events-based and community-building (national and international)

3. Targeted outreach but also awareness-raising

4. Tracking, follow-up and conversion

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Fundraising Activities (Commencing Fall 2011)

1. Intimate meetings in key locations

2. Lecture series and community building

3. Individual meetings with prospective donors and influentials to identify new opportunities

4. Improved communication

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Courage and Commitment will:

• Ensure that EHU’s very best faculty members are able to commit themselves professionally and personally to the university long-term

• Raise awareness of critical issues in Belarus and the region and attract young people to EHU who have a passion for working toward a new Belarus

• Diversify and expand EHU’s funding base, making it more sustainable and increasingly influential in the region

• Strengthen EHU academically and financially for its eventual return to Minsk