Event Title Name

ErasmusCoordinator Workshop June 2009 David Hibler

Introduction

•Programme regulation and practice

•Allocation of funding

•Future trends

Programme regulation - Current

• Multiple Erasmus periods

• Eligible enterprise and exceptions

• Incoming staff mobility - teaching

• Report staff mobility taking place after 31July in following year

• Staff mobility paid on receipted expenditure

• 10% tolerance on OM recovery

Programme regulation – 2009/10

• Study/work-placement distinction dropped

- grant rate

- OM rates

• Work placement permitted over two Erasmus years - must end no later than 31/10

• Mobility periods of less than 3 months

Programme regulation – 2010/11

• Institutional report replaced by report on EUC compliance

• Croatia, FYR Macedonia and Switzerland

• Border Agency points based system – Tier 5

• Guidance to LEAs

Programme Practice

• Bank accounts

• Reporting software – return to web-based

• Desk checks / site visits

• Disability

Allocation of funding: UK

• 2008/09 – 2009/10 Application levels

- SM (study) increase 2.4% and 0.9%

- SM (placement) increase 5.8% and 1.2%

- TM (teaching) increase 1.0% and 5.0%

- TM (training) decrease 2.0% and 13.0%

• Past performance / Application weighting

• Initial allocation - approx 70% total budget

• Second allocation (c30%) after interim report

Allocation of funding: EU

• National allocations – formula now includes 25% past performance element

• Decision target for grant level - €200

• Complementary funding

Future trends: social dimension

• Commission and member state policy directions

• UK NA / HESA comparative analysis of Erasmus cohort

Socio-economic

background

HESA Student Record 2006/07 - restricted populationSocio-Economic Classification TotalHigher managerial and professional occupations 176856 15.84%Lower managerial and professional occupations 230669 20.66%Intermediate occupations 107604 9.64%Small employers and own account workers 54121 4.85%Lower supervisory and technical occupations 35489 3.18%Semi-routine occupations 89476 8.02%Routine occupations 38890 3.48%Never worked and long-term unemployed 869 0.08%Not classified 382380 34.25%Total 1116354 100.00%

ErasmusStudents matched to specified population 2006/07Socio-Economic Classification TotalHigher managerial and professional occupations 1506 22.92%Lower managerial and professional occupations 1782 27.12%Intermediate occupations 725 11.03%Small employers and own account workers 304 4.63%Lower supervisory and technical occupations 175 2.66%Semi-routine occupations 431 6.56%Routine occupations 151 2.30%Never worked and long-term unemployed 4 0.06%Not classified (including unknown) 1494 22.73%Total 6572 100.00%

HESA Student Record 2006/07 - restricted populationEthnicity TotalWhite 818674 73.33%Black or Black British - Caribbean 13213 1.18%Black or Black British - African 31536 2.82%Other Black background 3416 0.31%Asian or Asian British - Indian 45475 4.07%Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 26524 2.38%Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 9314 0.83%Chinese 12516 1.12%Other Asian background 13563 1.21%Other (including mixed) 36637 3.28%Unknown 27371 2.45%Non-UK 78115 7.00%Total 1116354 100.00%

ErasmusStudents matched to specified population 2006/07Ethnicity TotalWhite 4929 75.00%Black or Black British - Caribbean 37 0.56%Black or Black British - African 64 0.97%Other Black background 8 0.12%Asian or Asian British - Indian 143 2.18%Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 35 0.53%Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 4 0.06%Chinese 36 0.55%Other Asian background 36 0.55%Other (including mixed) 219 3.33%Unknown 88 1.34%Non-UK Students 973 14.81%Total 6572 100.00%

Ethnicity

ErasmusStudents matched to specified population 2006/07Disability TotalNo known disability 6095 92.74%Dyslexia 232 3.53%Blind/are partially sighted 21 0.32%Deaf/have a hearing impairment 17 0.26%Wheelchair user/have mobility difficulties 18 0.27%Personal care support 1 0.02%Mental health difficulties 25 0.38%An unseen disability, eg diabetes, epilepsy, asthma 84 1.28%Multiple disabilities 14 0.21%A disability not listed above 39 0.59%Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 0.05%Not known 23 0.35%Total 6572 100.00%

HESA Student Record 2006/07 - restricted populationDisability TotalNo known disability 1017158 91.11%Dyslexia 50213 4.50%Blind/are partially sighted 2108 0.19%Deaf/have a hearing impairment 3091 0.28%Wheelchair user/have mobility difficulties 2497 0.22%Personal care support 91 0.01%Mental health difficulties 4108 0.37%An unseen disability, eg diabetes, epilepsy, asthma 14319 1.28%Multiple disabilities 5505 0.49%A disability not listed above 9294 0.83%Autistic Spectrum Disorder 769 0.07%Not known 7201 0.65%Total 1116354 100.00%

Disability

Future Trends: The role of Universities

• Lisbon Agenda

• LLP decision

• Bologna

• Modernisation of universities

• STEM vs Mnemosyne

Thank you

www.britishcouncil.org/erasmus