The next phase of EPALE

EPALE Conference

Warsaw, 1-2 October 2019

Wilhelm Vukovich, DG EAC

Future Erasmus

Budget: EC proposal

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Budget: EP proposal & EC President-elect mission letter

Highlights

• more inclusive and accessible

• green Erasmus

• exploit the potential of digital advancements

• more participatory and focused on developing

EU awareness

• simpler

A simpler Erasmus

• lighter application forms

• shorter reports

• improved on-line tools

• less administrative requirements for beneficiaries

• further improve the use of simplified grants

Commission

Proposal

Adoption

EP Plenary

MFF

Adoption

first-reading

position

COR

Opinion

adoption

EP Plenary

Erasmus first-reading

adoption

European

Parliament

elections

30 May

2018

May

End of negotiations

Negotiations – where do we stand

Council AT Presidency

compromise

text

March

Dec

Nov

Council Partial

General

Approach

(excluding the

budget)

2019

Nov2018

Feb

EP CULT

Report

Adoption

Sept

EESC

Opinion

adoption

Erasmus

Programme

starts!

Jan 2021

Oct

WE ARE

HERE

TRILOGUES

Dec 2019

Better service

EPALE App

• 40 % of traffic with smartphones

• for main content and functionalities

• push notifications, easy access to new content

and discussions

e-Learning resources

• Webinars

• Open Educational Resources (OER)

• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

New technology

• simpler web services configuration

• a wide range of field types, views, content types

• improving website loading speed

• more community building features, and

• accessibility of the website

New functionalities and features

• Online course catalogue

• Enhanced partner search

• Blended mobility

• Policy analysis tool

• Face-to-face meetings

• New language versions

better integration

Usability

• New look and feel

• Navigation

• Optimisation of the search function

• User-friendliness

Better growth

Visitors

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Visitors’ loyalty

35%

65%

2020

returning new

40%

60%

2021

returning new

Members

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Engaged users

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

16.0%

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

AL providers and educators at EPALE’s heart

Thank you for your attention!

Q & A