Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (JMD)

Erasmus+

Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility

Overview

General information

Specific information on Joint Master Degrees

Selection procedure

Other important information

General information

General objectives European education and training

upgrading the skills and competences of

graduates to increase their labour market

relevance

quality, efficiency and openness of European higher

education

international dimension of education and

training

up-skilling and re-skilling initiatives in the adult learning

(lifelong learning) system

transversal skills including digital skills, entrepreneurial skills and language skills

learning opportunities by digital

technologies

tackling early-school leaving

leadership of teachers via teacher

education

Erasmus+

Key Action 1

Learning mobility of individuals• Student and staff mobility• Joint Master Degrees

Key Action 2

Cooperation and innovation for good practices• Strategic partnerships • Partnerships between the

world of work and education and training institutions

• IT Support Platforms • Development, capacity

building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes.

Key Action 3

Support for policy reform• Knowledge collection and

use• Prospective initiatives• Support to European

policy tools• Cooperation with

international organisations• Stakeholder dialogue,

policy and programme promotion

Expected results of this type of funding

= contribute to the Europe 2020 and Education & Training 2020 strategies• Quality improvement, innovation, excellence and

internationalisation of the involved higher education institutions

• Quality and attractiveness if European Higher Education Area by offering full degree scholarships to the best Master students worldwide

• Supporting EU external actions in higher education • Improving level of competencies and skills of Master

graduates (labour market relevance)

Specific information on Joint Master Degrees

Joint Master Degrees in a nutshellJoint Master Degrees are 60, 90 or 120 ECTS course programmes organised by a consortium of higher education institutions

Focus is on o award scholarships to

excellent students worldwideo involve guest lecturers for

teaching, training and/or research purposes

1 preparatory year and 3 consecutive student intakes

HEIs from min. 3 Programme countries

Study in at least 2 Programme countries

Funding for management and student scholarships: between 2 000 000 and 3 000 000 EUR for the whole grant

Next deadline = 04 March 2015 noon

Current call EACEA

• Deadline call = March 04 2015, 12h00 (Brussels time)

• Start granted projects = between 1 August and 31 October 2015

• Calls launched and managed by EACEA

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action-1-erasmus-mundus-joint-master-degrees_en

• Central funding

Eligible countries Erasmus+• Programme countries

o EU-28 (including Overseas Country and Territory depending on Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom )

o Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerlando Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• Rest of the world = Partner countries

Partner countries neighbouring the

EU•Western Balkan•Eastern Partnership countries•South-Mediterranean countries

Other partner countries

•Industrialised countries•Africa, Carribean and Pacific•Asia and Latin-America

Eligible participating organisations

Any public or private organisation

• At least full partner HEIs from three different Programme countries• HEIs from Partner countries can not apply on behalf of a consortium• All full partners need to be identified at the time of application

Non-academic partners

• a research institute; • a public body at local, regional or national level; • a non-profit organisation association or NGO;• Small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprise)

Higher education institutions

• Academic consortium members from Programme countries must hold an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020 (check: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/funding/2014/call_he_charter_en.php; KU

Leuven = 27945-LA-1-2014-1-BE-E4AKA1-ECHE )

• Academic consortium members from Partner countries: interinstitutional agreements

Venues

JMD study period in at least 2 of the Programme Country partners

• any Programme country in the consortium• any Partner country in the consortium• an associated partner (supervision!)

Additional study (thesis preperation, placement or research) can take place in

What is funded? (1/3)

Joint Master Degree management

• delivery of a 60, 90 or 120 ECTS programme with three consecutive cohorts of student intakes organised by and international consortium of HEIs

• guest lecturers are to be included for teaching, training and/or research purposes• a lump sum covering the consortium management fees and a mandatory minimum number of teaching (staff mobility)

Joint Master Degree Scholarships

• a lump sum for individual student scholarships covering the entire duration of the Joint Master Degree • scholarship varies in accordance with the students' country of origin, the duration and the amount of tuition • fees charged by the Joint Master Degree consortium, • The scholarship will contribute to cover: travel costs, installation costs, subsistence costs, course fees and insurance costs

What is funded? (2/3)

Joint Master Degree management

€ 20 000 for the preparatory year

€ 50 000 per intake

What is funded? (3/3)Joint Master Degree student scholarships

Participation costs higher amounts must be

covered by the participating organisations,

never by the student

Max. €9000/year/

scholar-ship from a partner country

Max. €4500/year/

scholar-ship from a programme

country

Travel and installation costs

€1000/year/scholarship holder

resident of a Programme Country

for travel costs

€2000/year for travel costs + €1000 for

installation < 4000 km from the coordinating

HEI

€3000/year for travel costs + €1000 for

installation > 4000 km or more from the

coordinating HEI

Subsistence costs except for

study/research/placement/thesis preparation

activities spent in their country of residence

€ 1000/month for the entire duration of the JMD study programme (24

months maximum)

Important notes on scholarships!

No more than 3 canidates from the same country (with the same nationality) should be

awarded a scholarship during the same intake

Self-funded students should be approx. 25% of Erasmus+ grant

holders

Grant holders from previous Erasmus Mundus programme of JMD programme are not eligible

Scholarship holders cannot transfer university credits prior to enrolment in JMD to reduce mandatory activities

Cumulation of grants for JMD scholarships with Erasmus+ student or

staff mobility grants is not allowed

!

Selection procedure

Award criteria

Relevance of the project

Purpose of cooperation

Sound needs analysis

Contribution to European university excellence

Employability in (non) academic sectors

Sustainability beyond initial funding period

Are taken into account: proposals with min. 70% in total

Selection procedure

Step 1By independent

academic experts

Focus on first award criterion (Relevance of

the project)

Pass or fail (= end of selection procedure)

Step 2By independent

academic expertsFocus on three other

award criteriaRanking of best

proposals

Step 3 Interview roundRepresentatives of

consortium and EC/EACEA/NA

Final list of proposals

Selected Joint Master Degrees

Analysis EC evaluations

Relevance of the project

• make reference to European policy papers, quality frameworks etc.

• enhance employability prospects by incorporating field experiences and internships

• indicate that the programme will be adaptable to the needs of the job market and societal change

Quality of project design and implementation

• pay particular attention to the design of your website

Analysis EC evaluations

Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements

• explicitly mention previous cooperation between the partners

• make the best use of partner country expertise

• involve the professional sector in management, thesis evaluation, course content

• Indicate how you will make use of information obtained via the student survey

• expertise of visiting scholars should be used to the full extent

• external quality reviews

Analysis EC evaluations

Impact and dissemination

• devise a coherent communication strategy for recruitment

• provide an additional scholarship scheme if possible, e.g. external funding by industrial partners

Other important information

Things to agree upon before submission deadline

• Type of degree (joint or multiple) and titleo Also check legal criteria (depending on national

legislation) with Legal Dept.

• Tuition fee / budgeto Take the max. amounts for tuition as set by EC into

accounto Check budget with Financial Dept. if needed

Things to discuss before submission deadline and during preparatory year

• Administrative follow-up if the project is approved

• Recruitment of students and selection procedure

• Evaluation of students : joint evaluation system or use of credit transfer system

• Sustainability of the programme

To do before submission

• Necessary internal checks o University managemento Financialo Legal

• Check internal deadlines o KU Leuven deadlines : https://

www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/onderwijsinsamenwerking/intranet/ois/Erasmusplus/tijdstabel

More information

• Erasmus+ Programme Guide

Joint Master Degrees (p. 109-116 and Annex 2 p.233-235)

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm

• Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities : information about all Erasmus+ calls for funding

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

For further questions :

Elke TimmermansInternational Office

elke.timmermans@int.kuleuven.be016/32 37 67