10th PERLInternational Conference

Ute Haller-BlockEACEA Erasmus+

10. March 2015

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• Policy documents• Programme definition• Call Priorities• Committees• Impact analysis

• Management of centralised actions

• Whole project life-cycle• Results & feedback • ~450 staff

• Based in Brussels• Management: EC

officials

Management of decentralised E+ actions via National Agencies

- DG EAC- DG HOME- DG ECHO- DG CNECT

Policy Programme implementation

Commission and EACEA - Partners with complementary roles

EACEA mandate

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… to the current generation of programmes (2014-2020)

Erasmus+

Creative Europe

Europe for Citizens

EU Aid Volunteers

Erasmus+: a new approach• We need:

- Closer links between programme and policy objectives

- More synergies and interaction between formal, informal and non-formal learning

- More cross-sectoral partnerships with world of work

- A streamlined, simpler architecture

- Stronger focus on EU added value

• New Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change – 10 priorities of new Juncker Commission

• Europe 2020 targets:- Raising higher education attainment from 32% to 40%- Reducing the share of early school leavers from 14% to less than 10%

• ET 2020 strategy

• The renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018)

• The European dimension in Sport / The EU Work Plan on Sport

• The strong international dimension, particularly as regards higher education and youth

Link to policy objectives

ERASMUS+

Total budget: €14.7 billion, 40% budget increase

Erasmus

GrundtvigLeonardo

Comenius

Youth in Action

Erasmus Mundus

Tempus

AlfaEdulink

2007-2013 2014-2020

Erasmus+

Learning

1 Learning Mobility

2 Cooperation

3 Policy support

Jean Monnet

Sport

International

cooperation

Erasmus+

Learning mobility of individuals (KA1)Staff mobility, in particular

for teachers, lecturers, school leaders and youth workers

Mobility for higher education students,

vocational education and training students

Student loan guaranteeJoint Master degrees

Mobility for higher education for EU and non-EU beneficiaries

Volunteering and youth exchanges

Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good

practices (KA2)Strategic partnerships between

education/training or youth organisations and other relevant

actorsLarge scale partnerships between education and

training establishments and business: Knowledge Alliances

& Sector Skills alliances IT-Platforms including

e-Twinning Cooperation with third countries and focus on

neighbourhood countries

Support forpolicy reform (KA3)

Open method of Coordination

Prospective initiatives

EU recognition tools

Dissemination & exploitation

Policy dialogue with stakeholders, third

countries and international organisations

3 main types of Key Action

Budget allocation 2014 - 2020

77.5%

10.0%

3.5%3.4% 1.9%1.9% 1.8%

Education and training (77.5%)

Youth (10%)

Student loan facility (3.5%)

National agencies (3.4%)

Administrative costs (1.9%)

Jean Monnet (1.9%)

Sport (1.8%)

Education and Culture

Breakdown of Education and Training budget by sectors

43%

22%

15%5%

15%

Higher Education (43%)

VET (22%)

Schools (15%)

Adult Education (5%)

Remaining Funds for Allocation (15%)

Minimum allocation by sector

Date: in 12 ptsEducation and Culture

Cooperation for innovationand best practices

Strategic partnerships between education/training or youth organisations and other relevant actors

Large scale structured partnerships between education and training

establishments and business:Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances

IT-Platforms e-Twinning/EPALE

Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhood countries

Key Action 2

MORE cooperation for more INNOVATION28% of total budget

•2014-2020: in total

25,000 Strategic Partnerships

150 Knowledge Alliances

150 Sector Skills Alliances

Alliances

• Big international cooperation projects

• Innovation

• High impact to the systems

• Sustainable cooperation

• Education and training links with business

Business

Higher Education

Research

Knowledge Alliances: Cooperation and Innovation

A Knowledge Alliance is…

• a structured partnership - business and HE• Active 2-way knowledge exchange• Innovation in teaching, learning and professional

development• promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial

mindsets• generating ideas and interdisciplinarity through

cooperation• societal and economic relevance and outreach• benefits for all parties involved

Sector Skills Alliances• Sector based (sector/branch - NACE codes)

sectors eligible under call 2015– Manufacturing and engineering– Commerce– Information and communication technology– Environmental technologies (Eco-innovation)– Cultural and creative sectors– Health care– Tourism

• tackling skills gaps

• enhancing the responsiveness of VET systems to sector-specific labour market needs with regard to one or more occupational profiles

Date: in 12 ptsEducation and Culture

Strategic partnerships Knowledge Alliances

Composition Minimum 3 organisations from 3 programme countries + partner

countries if added value

Minimum 6 organisations from 3 programme countries + partner

countries if added value

Minimum 2 HEIs + 2 enterprises

Duration 2 or 3 years 2 or 3 years

Budget 2 years: up to 300.000 €3 years: up to 450.000 €

2 years: up to 700.000€3 years: up to 1.000.000€

Management decentralised to National Agencies Centralised to EACEA

Entry ticket for all HE institutions from programme countries for E+ calls

Better mobility

• 2014 Call over 5000 applications received

• 2015 Call almost 700 applications received84% Charters awarded

Erasmus Charter for Higher Education

Fundamental principlesBeforeDuring

AfterMobility

Best practices

Monitoring

PIC – participant identification code

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• A single code for each organisation

• Valid for E+ and for Horizon2020

• Validation by REA if selected for funding

HORIZON 2020

• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives*

• •Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation

• •Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport

• •Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond

The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

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HORIZON 2020 – three priorities

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Excellent science

Industrial leadership

Societal challenges

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Why: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives

(climate, environment, energy, transport, etc) cannot be achieved without innovation

• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities

• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up

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Priority 3. Societal challenges

Proposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)

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Socio-economic sciences and humanities (SSH)

• Integrated approach: SSH included as an integral part of the activities, working beyond 'silos' (e.g. understanding the determinants of health and optimising the effectiveness of healthcare systems)

• The 'Inclusive and reflective societies' challenge: issues such as smart and sustainable growth, social transformations, social innovation and creativity, the position of Europe as a global actor as well as the social dimension of a secure society (SSH have the tools to contribute to addressing security challenges, enhancing the societal dimension of security policy and research)

• Bottom-up funding: ERC, MSCA, Research Infrastructures

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Useful linksEACEA website

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/results_projects/project_compendia_en.php

Erasmus+ Guide http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdfContact e-mail at EACEA for KA:EACEA-KNOWLEDGE-ALLIANCES@ec.europa.eu

Contact e-mail at EACEA for SSA: EACEA-EPLUS-SSA@ec.europa.euUniversity-Business Cooperation: http://ec.europa.eu/education/higher-education/business_en.htm

Cedefop: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Index.aspx

Eurydice/Eurypedia: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/index_en.php

Open calls E+: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

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Useful links

Participant Portal EACEA: http://ec.europa.eu/education/participants/portal/desktop/en/organisations/register.html

Participant Portal Horizon2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

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