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Brussels, 13 February 2019

Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme

Outline

Part 1: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme - General Features

• General framework • Management of the programme • Objectives and expected outcomes • Calendar of the 3rd Call and information events

Part 2: Previous Selection Results Part 3: 3rd Call for Proposals – Specific Features

• Eligible partnerships • Eligible activities • Mobility features • Scholarships components • Submission of applications

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General features


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PanAfrican Programme 2018-2020

Political Dialogue and Pan-African

governance

Investing in People –

education, science,

technology, skills

Continental economic

integration

PanAfrican Programme 2018-2020

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Skills for Youth

Higher Education

• Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme

• Tuning Africa • Harmonisation,

Quality Assurance and Accreditation

• African Students and Alumni Association

Science, Technology

and Innovation

Investing in People –

education, science,

technology, skills

Intra-Africa

academic mobility scheme

Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme

3 selection rounds (2011, 2012, 2013)

15 Partnerships selected in Africa

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4 selection rounds (2016 – 2020)

14 Partnerships selected in 2016-2017

14 Partnerships to be selected in 2019-2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

How is the scheme managed?

• Setting of priorities and funding

• Programme cycle management: from Calls for proposals to selection, contracting, monitoring and payments

• Close cooperation throughout the process

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education and Culture

• Advice and expertise

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Enhancing human capital development in Africa and intra-African collaboration: employability of students quality of higher education modernisation and internationalisation of higher

education institutions development of an African higher education and

research space

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What are the objectives of the scheme?

Presenter

Presentation Notes

To enhance human capital development in Africa, while strengthening intra-African collaboration as called for by Agenda 2063: increase the employability of students; improve the quality of higher education in Africa and its relevance to Africa's development vision; strengthen the modernisation and internationalisation of African higher education institutions, and promote the development of an African higher education and research space.

What does the scheme fund?

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Partnerships

• African HEIs • EU Technical

partner • Associates

Organisational costs

• Cooperation • Promotion • Selection, etc.

Scholarships

• Master • Doctorates • Staff

An example of partnership REFORM - Regional Academic Exchange for Enhanced Skills in Fragile Ecosystems Management in Africa -

• 6 African HEIs • 1 EU HEI • 3 African regions:

East, West and South • 40 scholarship holders • EUR 1 339 875 • 2017- 2022

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Makerere University (Uganda) Uganda

Martyrs University

Coordinator Cheikh Anta

Diop University (Senegal)

Eduardo Mondlane University

(Mozambique)

University of Agriculture

Science (Austria)

Mzuzu University (Malawi)

Abomey Calavi University (Benin)

Presenter

Presentation Notes

In this mobility programme six African partner institutions and one EU Technical partner will collaborate in the training of professionals to strengthen fragile ecosystems (FE) management in Africa, which will lead into reduced environmental degradation and sustained food production by small-scale farmers. A total of 23 Masters and 11 Doctorates will be trained in the thematic areas of Agroforestry, Ecology and Adaptation; Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ethnobotany and Natural Resources Conservation and Valorization; Agro-Ecology and Food Systems; Forest, Ecosystem, Environment and Natural Resource Management. The project will provide fellowships for full degree programs (PhDs and MSc) as well as short term mobility for students and staff and will run from 1st November 2017 until 31st October 2022. The project is expected to contribute to:�a) establishing regional learning platform for improved fragile ecosystem management (FEM);�b) internationalizing and harmonizing of training in FEM;�c) enhancing skills of University administrative staff to manage mobility;�d) improving training skills of academic staff of targeted Universities and;�e) training of high caliber professionals in FE management.

An example of partnership REFORM Project

• Objective • Strengthening fragile ecosystems management in

Africa for reduced environmental degradation and sustained food production by small-scale farmers

• Thematic areas: Natural Sciences and Agriculture

• Focus on horizontal priorities of environment and climate change 11

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What are the expected benefits for HEIs?

Results of the Intra-ACP Scholarship Holders' Impact Survey (2018)

748 replies: Master students: 446 replies

PhD: 208 replies

Academic staff: 51 replies

Administrative staff: 43 replies

Assessment of the impact on HEIs by participating staff and PhD

Source of data: EACEA

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Increased visibility and attractiveness

26%

28% 21%

13%

12%

Positive impact of activities on attractiveness, reputation and visibility

n=302

To a great extent

To a moderate extent

To a small extent

Not at all

I do not know

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Internationalisation and cooperation

14%

24%

18%

28%

16%

Positive impact of activities on the development of international project

units/offices n=302

To a great extent

To a moderateextentTo a small extent

Not at all

I do not know

15%

26%

18%

26%

15%

Positive impact of activities on fostering structured inter-institutional cooperation

n=302

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

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Quality of teaching and research

46%

26%

11%

10%

7%

Positive impact of activities on the development of scientific/academic

capacities n=302

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

50%

23%

10%

11% 6%

Positive impact of activities on strengthening research capacity

n=302

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

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Recognition and curricula harmonisation

17%

18%

20%

23%

22%

Positive impact of activities on recognition procedures

n=94

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

14%

20%

17%

33%

16%

Positive impact of activities on harmonisation of curricula

n=94

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

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What are the expected benefits for students/staff?

Assessment of the impact on HEIs by participating Master students, doctoral candidates and staff

Source of the data: EACEA

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Academic opportunities and quality

41%

32%

16%

8%

3%

The programme allowed me to access education/training opportunities unavailable in my home country

n=748

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I do not know

42%

44%

9% 5%

I am satisfied with the quality of the activities pursued at the host university

n=748

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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Academic success and recognition

76%

19%

5%

Diploma recognition Full Master students

n=259

RecognisedStudies finished but unknownNot recognised

46%

13%

31%

10%

Recognition of credits/courses Credit-seeking Master students

n=61

Fully recognisedPartially recognisedNot recognisedStudies finished but unknown

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59% 29%

5%

2% 5%

Positive impact on professional career n=748

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

StronglydisagreeI do not know

Employability

45%

26%

10%

13%

6%

Is your current occupation a direct consequence of your participation?

n=625

To a great extent


Not at all

I do not know

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47%

44%

5%

2% 2%

My mobility raised my awareness on the development needs of my country and the possibilities to address them

n=748

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I do not know

Skills and competences

56% 38%

4% 1%

1%

My mobility allowed me to gain skills and knowledge necessary for the development

of my country n=748

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I do not know

What funding is available in 2019 under this scheme?

Total available budget: EUR 9,8 million Per project: EUR 1 – 1,4 million 7 to 8 projects to be funded Around 350 mobility flows

Duration of 5 years 22

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Which are the key steps and timeframe?

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Publication of the Call for proposals •End of February 2019

Deadline for submission of applications •Beginning of June 2019

Evaluation of Proposals •June-September 2019

Final decision & information to applicants •October 2019

Start of the projects •1 December 2019 – 1 January 2020

How is this funding opportunity publicised?

Website: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/intra-africa_en Information sessions:

13 February for Embassies of African countries in Brussels Webstreaming session on 7 March Open information days in Africa

o 12 March in Luanda, Angola o March-April in Abomey-Calavi, Benin o March-April in Kigali, Rwanda

Information notes/e-mails/web platforms through AUC, EU Delegations, National Erasmus+ Offices in Northern Africa and EACEA

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

What do we expect? Embassies can play a major role in: Disseminating the information among higher education institutions Informing authorities/ministries and other bodies about these opportunities

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/intra-africa_en


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2016-2017 Previous Selection Results


RECEIVED PROJECT PROPOSALS STATISTICS

Call for proposals

2016:

38 proposals

Call for proposals 2017:

72 proposals

Percentage of proposals per region (Applicant and Partner)

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Percentage of total proposals received per year – 2016: 100%=38 proposals, 2017: 100%=72 proposals

Number of proposals per country of Applicant

Instances of participation (Applicant and Partner)

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African countries NOT involved in project proposals, 2016-2017

Burundi Chad Equatorial Guinea Comoros Eritrea

Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Lesotho eSwatini

Guinea-Bissau Liberia Sierra

Leone

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Lesotho took part in Intra-ACP

Number of HEIs (Applicants and Partners)

2016: 107 HEIs

2017: 175 HEIs

Total number (2016+2017)

206 HEIs

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Widening participation throughout the continent

Number of proposals per country of EU Technical Partner

Top EU country per year: 2016 - UK (6 proposals) 2017 – FR and IT (8 proposals)

Number of EU countries: 2016 – 12 EU countries 2017 – 16 EU countries

Newcomers in 2017: Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia

Presenter

Presentation Notes

16 EU countries involved in 2017 (12 in 2016) Newcomers in 2017: Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia

Thematic fields

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Percentage of total per year (2016 selection: 100%=38 proposals; 2017 selection: 100%=72 proposals)

SELECTED PROJECTS STATISTICS

72 applications received

7 projects selected

Success rate: 10%

38 applications received

7 projects selected

Success rate: 18%

2016 2017

Success rate

Number of HEIs involved as Applicants and Partners

2016:

29 HEIs 38 instances of participation

2017:

27 HEIs 35 instances of participation

Percentage of selected projects per region (Applicants and Partners)

43%

86%

71%

86% 86%

43%

86%

29%

71%

86%

Africa -Central

Africa -Eastern

Africa -Northern

Africa -Southern

Africa -Western

2016 2017

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Percentage of total proposals received per year: 100%=7 proposals

Number of selected projects per country of Applicant

1 1

2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Algeria Angola Benin Cameroon Ethiopia Kenya Morocco Nigeria Senegal SouthAfrica

Uganda

Number of selected projects per country of Applicants and Partners

2 2

1 1 1

5

1

2

1

5

2

1

3

2

5

2 2 2

1

2

1 1 1 1

2

3 3

2 2 2

1

2

3

6

Number of selected projects per country of EU Technical partner

2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1

2

1 1

2016

2017

Thematic fields of selected projects

29%

14%

14%

43%

71%

43%

57%

57%

29%

57%

Social Sciences and Governance

Natural sciences

Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICTs)

Health Sciences

Engineering, manufacturing andconstruction

Education

Business, administration and law

Agriculture, forestry, fisheries andveterinary

2016 2017

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Compared to the thematic fields of the applications received, the proposals addressing subjects such as Agriculture, Business and Administration, Engineering were the most succesful.

Planned mobility (2016-2017)

Around

1000 Mobility flows of

students (Master and Doctorate)

and university staff (academic and administrative)

Master 58% Doctorate

24%

Staff 18%

Mobility distribution per type (% of total mobility)

Project Acronym Project title Applicant's

Country Applicant

organisation Maximum EU

grant ABEM African Biomedical Engineering Mobility:

Building needs-based healthcare technology competencies

Kenya Kenyatta University

€ 1.386.925

AFRICOM Reinforcing Coherence Relevance and Partnership in Computer Engineering Education in Africa

Cameroon University of Yaounde 1

€ 1.491.450

AMAS Academic Mobility for African Sustainable Development

Kenya Moi University € 1.452.200

ARISEII Africa Regional International Staff/Student Exchange: Food Security and Sustainable Human Wellbeing II

South Africa University of Cape Town

€ 1.359.975

CAPITUM Coopération Africaine des Programmes Internationaux pour la Mobilité

Morocco Université Hassan 1er Settat

€ 1.500.000

MoBreed Enhancing training and research mobility for novel crops breeding in Africa

Benin University of Abomey-Calavi

€ 1.453.000

MOUNAF Internationalization of evaluation systems, master programs and doctoral research within African universities through academic mobility

Morocco Université Moulay Ismail

€ 1.303.800

Selected projects – 2016 selection

Project Acronym Project title Applicant's

Country Applicant

organisation Maximum EU

grant

REFORM Regional academic exchange for enhanced skills in fragile ecosystems management in Africa

Senegal Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar € 1.399.875

ACADEMY African Trans-Regional Cooperation through academic mobility Algeria Université de

Tlemcen € 1.379.550

GENES Mobility for plant genomics scholars to accelerate climate-smart adaptation options and food security in Africa

Nigeria Ebonyi State University € 1.399.800

COTRA Collaborative Training in Fisheries and Aquaculture in East, Central and Southern Africa

Kenya University of Eldoret € 1.399.875

SCIFSA Partnership for Training Scientists in Crop Improvement for Africa Uganda Makerere University € 1.398.975

HEED Harmonisation of Entrepreneurship Education for Sustainable Development in Africa

Ethiopia Addis Ababa University € 1.397.750

LusoPax PaxLusófona: educação para a paz, mobilidade e sustentabilidade na lusofonia Angola Universidade

Agostinho Neto € 1.218.950

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3rd Call for Proposals – Specific features


What are the specific features of the 3rd Call for proposals?

Eligible partnerships Eligible activities Thematic areas Mobility: characteristics Scholarship components Application and award procedures

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Eligible partnership composition Minimum 4 HEIs and maximum 6 HEIs

registered in Africa

Not more than 2 HEIs from the same country

A minimum of 3 African regions represented

1 EU HEI as technical partner – mandatory

Associate partner(s) - optional

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

The partnership will be composed of the applicant/coordinating HEI, the partner HEIs, the EU technical partner and the associated partners where relevant. The partnership must be constituted of a minimum of four (4) HEIs as partners (including the applicant/coordinating HEI) from the eligible countries and one technical partner from the EU. The maximum size of the partnership is limited to six (6) HEIs as partners (including the applicant/coordinating HEI) from the eligible countries and one technical partner from the EU. In each partnership, no more than two (2) HEIs from the same eligible country are allowed to participate as partners (including the applicant/coordinating HEI). HEIs from a minimum of three (3) African regions must participate as partners (including the applicant/coordinating HEI) in any partnership. A balanced geographical coverage among and within the partner countries as well as the involvement of HEIs which have not yet benefited from or had a limited participation in similar partnerships/collaboration are strongly encouraged.

African Regions (African Union classification)

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Regions Countries

North Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco

West Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

Central Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tomé and Principe

East Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania

South Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Under the intra-ACP academic Mobility Scheme, the countries from North Africa had a limited participation as partner only (not an applicant/coordinating HEI). They could host students, and send/host staff members. Under this new programme, they will be able to fully participate as an applicant/coordinating HEI and get involved in mobility as sending/hosting institution.

Applicants/co-applicants

An accredited Higher Education Institution (private or public) providing courses at post graduate level leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in their own country; and

Registered in Africa

Branches are not eligible.

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Presentation Notes

Be a legal person ("legal entity"): in order to demonstrate its existence as a legal person, the Partner must be legally established for more than 3 years and must provide a Legal Entity Form, duly completed, signed, and accompanied by the relevant documents ; and Be a Higher Education Institution (private or public). In order to be eligible as a Higher Education Institution, partners must provide courses at the post graduate level (masters and/or doctoral degree) of higher education leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in their own country; they may be called a “University” or bear other relevant name (e.g. “Polytechnic”, “College”, “Institute”, etc.); they must be accredited by relevant national authorities in an eligible country (see Section 6.1 above); and Be registered in an eligible country (see Section 6.1 above). Branches of HEIs from outside those countries are not eligible.

EU HEI as technical partner (mandatory)

a HEI from one of the EU Member States,

having been awarded an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

The partnerships must involve one technical partner from the EU, i.e. a HEI from one of the EU Member States having been awarded an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. The technical partner should provide support in the management of the partnership and in the organisation and implementation of the mobility. For that reason, the technical partner must have a strong experience in the management of international mobility. Applicants will need to clearly explain the tasks and responsibilities of the technical partner in the application as well as the nature and the costs of the services to be provided. Costs for the participation of the technical partner in the project shall be included in the costs related to the organisation of the mobility managed by the partnership (see Section 11.2.1). However, the technical partner can neither host nor send students or/and staff for mobility. For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British co-applicants continue to be eligible, the co-applicant will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of Article II.16.3.1(a) of the grant agreement.

Associated partners (optional)

HEIs and other types of organisations from eligible countries in Africa

(HEIs, university associations, research centers, enterprises, chambers of commerce and industry,

local, regional or national public entities, etc.)

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

HEIs and other types of organisations from eligible countries can be involved in the project as associated partners. Such associated partners shall play an active role in project implementation. They have not the status of partners and thus cannot receive funding from the grant. They can neither host nor send student or/and staff, but can host students for placements (e.g. internship, research activities). The associated partners have to be mentioned in the application, and the role they play in the context of the proposed project has to be described. It is expected that they contribute to the transfer of knowledge and results and assist in the promotion, implementation, evaluation and sustainable development of the project. Some types of associated partners which could be particularly relevant for the objectives and activities of this programme are: HEIs, university associations, research centers, enterprises, chambers of industry and commerce, local, regional or national public entities, etc. Associated partners do not have to meet the applicant and partners' eligibility criteria.

Eligible activities

Organisation and

implementation of student and staff mobility in high

quality master and doctoral programmes

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

Eligible activities, including preparatory activities, may start as from 1st November 2016 (start of the eligibility period), provided that the grant agreement has been signed between the Agency and the applicant/coordinating HEI. Mobility of students and staff may not start before a selection process has been completed by the partners, on the basis of the selection procedures they have set up for this purpose.

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Cooperation

Promotion Selection of scholarship

holders

Student and learning

agreements

Institutional services

Recognition

Academic monitoring Quality

assurance

Sustainability

Presenter

Presentation Notes

The organisation of mobility activities aims at creating optimal conditions, through quality support measures, for students and staff to undertake periods of study/teaching/research/ training at partner HEIs in a different country than the one of nationality.

Education Languages

Natural sciences Engineering, manufacturing and construction Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

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Thematic fields of study

Priority area: Inclusive growth and sustainable development

Agenda 2063

Presenter

Presentation Notes

This Call for proposals is open to the following fields of study defined according to the international standard classification of education 2013 of UNESCO - Education - Languages - Natural sciences - Engineering, manufacturing and construction - Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary Project proposals shall provide an indicative list of accredited high quality master courses and doctoral programmes offered by the partner HEIs (including the applicant/coordinating institution) in the above fields of study and in which all mobility flows shall take place. The quality of master and doctoral programmes is very important in order to maximise the professional benefit for the students. Whereas the above fields of education encompass a wide range of subjects, the applicant should describe in the project proposal how the chosen subject(s) is linked to the priority of inclusive growth and sustainable development of the AU-EU partnership as well as to the AU continental frameworks, particularly Agenda 2063.

Mobility – Eligible candidates

Eligible students:

Nationals of a member state of the African Union,

Resident in Africa

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Target Group 1 Target Group 2 Students or graduates from one of the African HEIs included in the partnership

Students or graduates from a HEI established in Africa not included in the partnership

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Presentation Notes

National and resident of/in any of the eligible countries; and At the time of the application for a scholarship, be registered/admitted in or having obtained a HEI degree (or equivalent) from: - one of the HEIs included in the partnership as a partner (including the applicant/coordinating institution) (Target Group I); or - a HEI not included in the partnership as a partner but established in an eligible country (Target Group II), and Sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses in the host countries.

Mobility – Eligible candidates

Eligible staff candidates: Nationals of a member state of the African Union

Resident in Africa

Academic or administrative staff members

From a HEI in the partnership

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

Staff mobility can start at any time within the project duration and must end within the project eligibility period. The mobility of staff should contribute to strengthen the international co-operation capacity of higher education institutions, with the production of new teaching material, as well as their management capacity. It should aim to consolidate and extend links between departments and faculties and to prepare for future cooperation projects between the HEIs. The staff mobility is also expected to lead to progress in the application of systems for recognition of studies in the partner institution(s). The mobility of administrative staff should be agreed by the home and host HEIs and should contribute to the internationalisation process of the HEIs involved. The mobility should aim at fostering the exchange of experience and at improving the management skills in particular in the implementation of international projects. The mobility is also expected to be an integral part of the institutional staff development plan and recognised as such upon return of the staff member.

Type of moblity • Students: Master and Doctorates

• Staff: Academic and Administrative

Target Group:

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Mobility – requirements

Distribution per type of mobility

Master 50-70% Doctorate 15-30%

Staff 10-30%

Mobility of Target Group I: min 40% of the student mobility

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Presentation Notes

Mobility organised in three cohorts

Mobility – requirements Min/max duration

Credit-/degree-seeking mobility

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Master 6-24 months Doctorate 6-48 months Staff 1-6 months

Credit-seeking mobility: min. 25% of the students' mobility

Recommendations

•Max 20% per nationality •Gender balance •Balanced distribution among partners

The EU grant

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1. Contribution to the organisation of the mobility:

• EUR 20.000 per African HEI + EU HEI as technical partner.

• Maximum amount EUR 140.000 per partnership.

The EU grant

Type of mobility

Subs. allowance

(per month)

Allowances for women (per year)**

Participation costs

(per year)

Research costs (per year)

Insurance (per

month)

Travel Costs

Masters € 600* € 600 € 3 500 € 600

€ 75

Unit cost per

travel band

Doctorates € 900* € 900 € 4 000 € 2 000

Staff € 1 200 - - -

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* Settling-in allowances only for students ** Extra allowance per academic year for a mobility period equal or longer than 2 academic years.

2. Contribution to cover the implementation of the mobility

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Presentation Notes

In addition, a settling-in allowance must be provided to the master students and doctoral candidates (but not to the staff) for any mobility duration and it will consist of an extra month of subsistence allowance that should be paid upon arrival. An extra allowance corresponding to the monthly subsistence allowance's amount (see table below) must be paid per academic year to female master students and doctoral candidates, for mobility equal or longer than 2 academic years. This extra allowance aims at facilitating their access to longer study periods abroad and may for instance cover costs related to their family obligations. Students must have fulfilled all the academic obligations corresponding to 2 academic years and completed a mobility period of a minimum duration of 20 months. Research costs and participation costs: only eligible for mobility of ten (10) months or more. The unit costs are per student and per academic year (see Glossary). Maximum allowance Master - 25.000 Doctorates - 71.700 Staff - 7.650 The "maximum allowance" does not include the additional allowances for female scholarship holders nor the travel and visa costs. Research costs and participation costs: only eligible for mobility of ten (10) months or more. The unit costs are per student and per academic year The participation costs shall cover tuition and/ or registration fees, additional library, student unions, residence permit, language courses costs etc. on an equal basis to that charged to local students (if allowed). The participating HEIs must apply a fee-waiver policy for mobility of less than 10 months. Students will continue paying their tuition and/or registration fees in their home HEI. Research costs are meant to contribute to the research activities of master students and doctoral candidates and shall be used to cover costs such as laboratory consumable costs, field research costs, registration for online research platforms, etc.The budget item dedicated to research costs is to be requested per academic year at the time of application. The total amount of this budget item should be considered as a pool for research funds in each selected project. The distribution of funds from this pool shall be decided by the partners on the basis of the actual research needs of selected students.

Submission of applications

On-line submission using an electronic application form (eForm),

duly completed and accompanied by its mandatory annexes

by the deadline at 12:00 (noon)

Brussels Time

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Selection process

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Receive application

Process / eligibility check

Expert 1

Expert 2

Evaluation Committee

Selection Decision / Contractualisation

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Presentation Notes

The selection of the projects will be a competitive process organised by the Executive Agency and based on the assessment of the relevance and quality of the proposals from the academic and organisational points of view. The supervision of the overall assessment procedure is ensured by an Evaluation Committee composed by representatives from the Executive Agency, the associated Directorates-Generals of the European Commission and the African Union Commission. The role of the Evaluation Committee is to guarantee the equal treatment of all applications through a fair and transparent application of the procedures and to make a grant award proposal to the Director of the Agency in charge of taking the grant award decision. In accordance with the programme objectives and priorities and the budget available, the Evaluation Committee should in particular guarantee the respect of the following principles: fair and transparent application of the published Eligibility, Selection, Exclusion and Award Criteria; equal treatment, coherent assessment and scoring; due assessment of additional information provided by external players such as the European Union Delegations in the eligible partner countries. All applications will undergo assessments by external independent experts according to the three award criteria listed in Section 9.2 below. The Evaluation Committee will draw up a list of projects recommended for funding taking into consideration not only the results of the experts' evaluation and the information provided by the European Union Delegations, but also additional elements such as the geographical balance among the eligible countries. The Director of the Executive Agency will take the final decision on which projects will be funded.

Award criteria Criteria Points

1. Relevance 20

2. Quality 70

a. Academic quality 15

b. Partnership composition and cooperation mechanisms 15

c. Organisation and implementation of the mobility 20

d. Students’/staff facilities and follow-up 10

e. Gender Balance 10

3. Sustainability 10

Total 100

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Admissibility criteria: sent no later than the deadline for submitting applications referred to in Section 3 of the present Call for proposals; submitted in type-writing (see Section 14 of the present Call for proposals), using the application form; drafted in one of the EU official languages understood by all partners (and preferably in English or French); submitted on the correct form (e-form), duly completed and accompanied by its annexes; the application form and its annexes must be duly completed in all their parts. Exclusion criteria Eligibility criteria Selection criteria Relevance (20% of the final mark) relevance of their proposal in relation with the programme's objectives, and how the expected results contribute to fulfill its requirements. how the project will contribute to the promotion of internationalisation and harmonisation of programmes and curricula and to the increase of career development opportunities towards a wider employment market. Where applicable, the proposal should involve higher education institutions which have not yet benefited from or had a limited participation in similar partnerships/collaboration (e.g. Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme or similar programmes) and demonstrate a balanced geographical coverage among and within the partner countries. If the proposal is a continuation of a previous/on-going partnership/collaboration in the region (e.g. Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme or similar programmes), applicants are expected to indicate the added value and complementarity of their new proposal. Quality (70% of the final mark) Under this criterion the applicant needs to explain the measures undertaken to ensure a qualitative organisation and implementation of the mobility. It will focus on the expertise of the partnership proposed to achieve the project's objectives, strategies/procedures and activities in order to organise and implement the mobility, the services and facilities offered to enrolled students as well as the way the partnership intends to ensure efficient participation of these students in the mobility scheme. a) Academic quality (15% of the final mark) Under this sub-criterion applicants will have to present an indicative list of identified master and doctoral programmes in the priority thematic fields as indicated in this Call (Section 6.3.2), to provide a description of each program and demonstrate that they are of high quality and fully accredited by the relevant national body under the national law. b) Partnership composition and cooperation mechanisms (15% of the final mark) Under this sub-criterion applicants need to explain cooperation mechanisms, the involvement of the partners in the project, including the EU technical partner and the associated partners (where applicable), the balance of their operational capacity and expertise in order to achieve the project's objective. c) Organisation and implementation of the mobility (20% of the final mark) Under this sub-criterion applicants need to focus on the way the partnership intends to manage the mobility in order to ensure its efficient and effective implementation. The applicants have to illustrate the specific measures to attract the appropriate number of students and staff, the methodology to ensure impartial and transparent selection process, agreed mechanisms for ensuring recognition of the period of study abroad, the evaluation strategy etc. d) Student / staff facilities and follow-up (10% of the final mark) Under this sub-criterion particular attention will be paid to the services and facilities offered to selected scholarship holders as well as to the way the partnership intend to ensure efficient participation of scholarship holders in the partnership activities. e) Gender balance (10% of the final mark) Under this sub-criterion applicants have to describe the partnership's strategy to assure a gender balance in the partnership’s management and in the mobility flows. In particular, they have to illustrate which initiatives and measures will be taken in the promotion of scholarship opportunities and in the selection of candidates, in order to address existing obstacles to achieving gender balance. Sustainability (10% of the final mark) This criterion focuses on the measures taken by the partnership to assure the appropriate dissemination and exploitation of the project's results, as well as to guarantee positive impact at individual, institutional and national/regional level and these should be described at the different levels in the application. The proposal shall also describe the partnership’s strategy to ensure the financial and institutional sustainability of the project activities and results beyond the funding period. Following the evaluation, taking into account the available financial envelope, a list of selected project(s) will be established as well as a reserve list of projects.

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