National Agency for EU Higher Education CooperationDr. Siegbert WuttigBonn, 15 November 2012

„Erasmus for all“ or „YES Europe“ ?

On the way towards the next generation of EU education programmes (2014 – 2020)

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Latest news on the EU budget 2012/13

EU Budget year 2012:

EU Commission proposal: €132.7 billion

EU final budget: €129.1 billion

Deficit: € 3.6 billion+ € 5,0 billion (unpaid bills from 2011)

=========€ 8,6 billion

Amending budget (COM) ca. € 9 billion Incl. Erasmus € 90 million (=1%)Incl. Marie Curie €102 million

NA-DAAD still needs € 11,3 million for 2012/13!!

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Youth in Action

Programme

Internationalhigher education

Programmes (currentlyErasmus Mundus,

Tempus,Alfa, Edulink)

Grundtvig

Erasmus

Leonardo

Comenius

Lifelong

Learning

Programme:

A single integrated programmeExisting programmes

The proposed programme architecture

Erasmus for all

1.

Learning

Mobility

3.

Policy

support

2.

Institutional

co-operation

Budget: 19 billion Euro (+73 % ) ?

Change of paradigm: From a sector-specificapproach to an action-oriented approach.

65% 26% 4%

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Draft report by Doris Pack, MEP for EP’s CULT Committee

� Programme name: YES Europe (Y=Youth, E=Education; S = Sport);

� Action-oriented approach complemented by sector-sp ecifity (with specific sector programmes and the well-known programme names);

� Minimum allocations for all sectors: 88%;

� Sector-specific budgets: 42% higher education, 21% VET, 21% school education, 6% adult education, 8% youth;

� More than one National Agency per country possible.

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HE in EfA: Opportunities and perspectives

Current programme

Action EfA action line Comment

ERASMUS

Intra- European mobility of

students (studies/ placements) and

staff

Learning mobility of individuals

(students/staff); intra-European

dimension

Temporary mobility;

admin by NA

ERASMUS Mundus

A2: Mobility partnerships (with

regional focus) students/staff

Learning mobility of individuals

(students/staff): international dimension

New: Temporary mobility with regional focus; admin by NA

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HE in EfA: Opportunities and perspectives

Current programme

Action EfA action line Comment

Erasmus Mundus

A1a: Joint Masters A1b: Joint PhDs

A1a: Learning mobility; international dimension;A1b: moves to Marie-Curie

Elite degree mobility of Masters students; admin by EACEA; New: no joint PhDs

Learning mobility of Masters students; intra-European dimension

New: Degree mobility of Masters students; loan guarantee facility; admin by banks

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What has EfA to offer ? Types of student mobility

Student mobility

Intra-European

Creditmobility

Ex-Erasmus Standard

Degreemobility

Ex-EM Action1:

Master level

Loanguarantee

Master level

International

Creditmobility

Ex-EM Action2

Degreemobility

Ex-EM Action1:

Master level

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HE in EfA: Opportunities and perspectives

Current programme

Action EfA action line Comment

ERASMUS

Centralised actions (curriculum development, UBC); Intensive programmes

Strategic partnerships

No separate actions anymore;

New: Strategic partnerships; admin by NA

Knowledge alliances

New: University-Business

Cooperation; admin by EACEA

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HE in EfA: Opportunities and perspectives

Current programme

Action EfA action line Comment

Tempus

Higher education reform: institutions and systems (with regional focus)

International HE capacity building

New: International partnerships; focus on neighbourhood countries; admin by EACEA

Alfa, Edulink

Capacity building; regional integration (Latin America, Africa)

International HE capacity building

New: International partnerships (Asia, Latin America, Africa); admin by EACEA

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A1

• No distinction between studies and placements in student mobility and between teaching and trainingin staff mobility

• No Intensive programmes as separate action• No PVs• No EILCs?

A2

• Integration of all international higher educationprogrammes (no TEMPUS, ALFA, EDULINK)

• No joint PhD programmes (ex-Erasmus Mundus)

A3

• Bologna experts???

Possible changes in „Erasmus for all“

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A1

• New: Comenius and Grundtvig assistants (now in student mobility)

• New: International credit mobility (incl. inwardmobility) and European Masters degree mobility(loan faciltity)

• New: Mobility consortia• New: Several mobilities per person

A2

• New: Strategic partnerships• New: Knowledge alliances• New: International partnerships (capacity building)

A3

• Policy dialogue activities (Bologna Process, non-European areas etc.)

• Support to existing networks (e.g. National Information Offices in neighbouring countries)

What‘s new for higher education in „Erasmus for all“ ?

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Higher education in Efa: Quantitative targets

Measure Number of grants BudgetStudentmobilityIntra-European 2.030.000 4,8 Mrd.International 115.000 0,99 Mrd.Joint degree 34.000 1,16 Mrd.Master loan guarantee 331.000 0,88 Mrd.

7,83 Mrd.Staff mobilityIntra-European 330.000International 20.000

Strategic Partnerships 4.000Capacity building (neighbourhood) 700Capacity building (Asia, Latin 320America, Africa)

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Roadmap to the new education programme

� September 2012: Draft report by Doris Pack for CUL T Committee (EP)

� November 2012: Adoption of Pack report by CULT

� January 2013: Adoption of CULT report by EP plenary

� January/February 2013: Trilogue EP-Council-Commission

� ??? Final decision on the new programme by EP and Council

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A realistic scenario for EfA?

� February 2013: Co-decision on EfA by European Parliament and Council

� March/April 2013: EUC application for 2014 – 2020

� 1st of June 2013: Start of last LLP/ERASMUS academi c year (end: 30 September 2014)

� Autumn 2013: final decision on EUC application

� Autumn-Winter 2013: Renewal of bilateral agreements

� March 2014: First application for decentralised EfA actions

� 1st June 2014: Start of first EfA academic year

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Any questions???

Youth in Action

Programme

Internationalhigher education

Programmes

Grundtvig

Erasmus

Leonardo

Comenius

Lifelong

Learning

Programme:

New education

programme

1.

Learning

Mobility

3.

Policy

support

2.

Partner-

ships