Jean Monnet activitieswithin the Erasmus+ Programme

by Joanna Pesch-Konopka and Myriam RanconEducation, Audiovisual and Culture

Executive Agency (EACEA)

International round table“The Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. What is Next?”

Kiev, 2 December 2013

Outline of presentation

• Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency – role and programmes under its mandate

• The Erasmus+ Programme• The Jean Monnet Activities• How to apply?• Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine – statistics

Policy Programme implementation

• Political and budgetarypriority-setting;

annual work programmes

• Programme evaluationand information

• Impact analysis

• Management of certainprogramme strands

• Management of decentralised actions via National Agencies

• Drawing up guidelinesfor funding opportunities

• Evaluating applications,selecting projects and

signing grant agreements

• Financial management

• Contacts with beneficiaries

• Monitoring projects and on-site visits

• Clustering & dissemination

• Centre for programme management

• ~400 staff

• Based in Brussels

• Managed by EC officials

Directorates B & C

Policy and Programmes

European

Commission

EACEA mandateEducation and Training *2013 budget figures

Lifelong Learning

Comenius, Erasmus,

Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig,

Transversal, Jean Monnet€ 137,7 million

  Erasmus Mundus € 318,1 million

Eurydice 

Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme € 26,7 million

Bilateral CooperationAgreements in the fieldof Higher Education (USA-CA-ICI) Tempus

 

€ 152,4 million

EACEA mandateEducation and Training

€ 2,4 million

EACEA mandate

Culture  Youth in Action

Europe for Citizens Media€

25,6

mill

ion

€ 12

0,7

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€ 62

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€ 37

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EACEA mandate 2014-2020

Erasmus+ Creative Europe

Europe for Citizens EU Aid Volunteers

Erasmus+ (2014-2020)

The new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport:

•A single integrated programme•Substantial simplifications•A substantial budget increase

• Growing requirement for high skill jobs

• Unemployment among young people

• Europa 2020 targets:

Raising higher education attainment from 32% to 40%

Reducing the number of early school leavers from 14% to less than 10%

Erasmus+: challenges to be addressed

Youth in Action

Interna-tional Higher

Educationprogrammes:

Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa,

Edulink,bilateral

programmes

Lifelong Learning

Programme:

GrundtvigErasmusLeonardoComenius

One integrated ProgrammeCurrent Programmes

Erasmus+

1.Learning

mobility ofindividuals

3.Support

for policyreform

2.Cooperation

for innovation and exchange

of good practices

SpecificActions:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport

Erasmus+: architecture

• A funding programme of the European Union devoted to teaching, research and reflection on European Union studies

• Launched in 1989 and named after Jean Monnet (1888-1979), one of the ‘architects’ of the European Union

• To encourage the introduction of European integration studies in universities through start-up subsidies

Jean Monnet Activities

A worldwide network (1989 – 2012)

4,000 projects in the field of European integration studiesmore than 1,700 professors265,000 students every year

76 countries throughout the world more than 800 universities offer Jean Monnet

courses as part of their curricula

• promoting excellence in teaching and research in EU studies

• equipping students and young professionals with knowledge of EU subjects relevant for their academic and professional lives and enhance their civic skills

• fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers

• promoting innovation in teaching and research(e.g. cross-sectoral and/or multi-disciplinary studies, open education, networking with other institutions)

• improving the quality of professional training on EU subjects(with modules that deal with EU subjects more in-depth or extend to new subjects)

Objectives

NEW focus in Erasmus+:

• diversification and mainstreaming of EU-related subjects throughout the curricula

• a more balanced geographical scope

• participation of a new generation of young academics

European Union studies comprise the study of Europe in its entirety with particular emphasis on the European integration process in both its internal and external aspects.

The discipline also covers the role of the EU in a globalised world and in promoting an active European citizenship and dialogue between people and cultures.

Comparative studies will only be considered where they relate to the different integration processes throughout the world.

Subject area

- EU and Comparative Regionalism Studies

- EU Communication and Information Studies

- EU Economic Studies

- EU Historical Studies

- EU Intercultural Dialogue Studies

- EU Interdisciplinary Studies

- EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies

- EU Legal Studies

- EU Political and Administrative Studies

Subject area

Other subject areas may also be associated with this field of study when they include an element of teaching, research or reflection on the EU and contribute, in general, to the Europeanisation of the curricula:

- Sociology- Philosophy- Religion- Geography- Literature- Art- Sciences- Environmental Studies- Global Studies- etc.

Subject area

Types of actions

Three different types of action:

1. Teaching and research in the field of EU studies

2. Policy debate and exchanges with the academic world

3. Support to institutions or associations

Teaching and research in the field of EU studies

Aims to support:

40h teaching programme (max grant: 30,000 €)

90h teaching posts (max grant: 50,000 €)

focal points of competence & knowledge (max grant: 100,000 €)

Main activities:-teaching in European integration studies embodied in an official curriculum-conduct, monitor and supervise research on EU subjects-organise and coordinate human and documentary resources related to European Union studies

Expected output/impact:•more than a thousand of Modules and Chairs and 100 Centres of Excellence by the year 2020•reach out to more than 2.000.000 students and professional

Chairs

Modules

Centres of Excellence

Aims to support: enhance cooperation and promote results on high level research (max grant:300,000€)

explore different methodologies, promote discussion & reflection (max grant:60,000 €)

Main activities:•foster the exchange of knowledge and expertise with a view to mutually enhancing good practices,•enhance cooperation and create a knowledge exchange platform with public actors and the Commission services on highly relevant EU subjects,•development of academic content and tools for specific target groups,•joint development of content and co-teaching

Expected output/impact:Some 500 Project and more than 20 networks producing new methodologies and tools

Networks

Projects

Policy debate and exchanges with the academic world

Support to institutions or associations

Aims to support: enhance teacher and training activities on EU subject areas (no max grant)

contribute to the study of the EU integration process (max grant: 50,000€)

Main activities:For Institutions:•collect, elaborate analyse and disseminate European Union facts and knowledge •organise Master level courses on European Union issues or professional advanced trainingFor Associations:•organise and carry out statutory activities of associations dealing with European Union studies •publicize European Union facts among a wider public enhancing active citizenship

Expected output/impact:Some 100 Associations and 10 Institutions will be able to contribute to the EU image

Institutions

Associations

How to apply?

One call for proposals per yearCall expected to be published in December 2013

Electronic submission form (eForm) Deadline end of March 2014 (to be confirmed)

Start of the projects in autumn 2014

Applications in 2013 by country

(% of all applications submitted – total 595)

Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine

YEARS Proposals received Proposals selected

2008 3 2

2009 7 1

2010 16 3

2011 39 8

2012 22 5

2013 39 5

TOTAL 126 24

Success rate in 2013: 18% (20% on average for all countries)

Disciplines (projects selected 2008-2013)

Types of projects in Ukraine (selected 2008-2013)

Total: 24 projects

Geographical distribution of Jean Monnet projects in Ukraine

Directory of projects

Do you wish to know who holds a Jean Monnet Chairor runs a Jean Monnet project in your country?

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/jeanmonnet/directory/

More information on Jean Monnet activities:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/jean_monnet/jean_monnet_en.php

Please send an e-mail to joanna-maria.pesch-konopka@ec.europa.eu or to the Jean Monnet Programme team at:

EACEA-AJM@ec.europa.eu

More information on Erasmus+:http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm

Thank you for your attention