Erasmus+

Key Action 1

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees - Partnership with Japan

EMJMD-IUEP

ERASMUS+

Webstreaming - Info Session

Brussels

Thursday, 7 March 2019

Lorenzo Gabrini Bellincampi

EACEA.A.3

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A single integrated programme

Erasmus+

KA1

Learning

Mobility for

Individuals

KA3

Policy

Support

KA2

Co-operation

Projects

Specific activities:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport

A streamlined architecture: 3 Key Actions

EMJMD-IUEP

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International cooperation

EU Member States

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Other Programme Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey

Japan

&

all other countries throughout the world

Partner Countries Programme Countries

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…in brief:

Highly integrated Master study programmes delivered by international consortium of higher education institutions

No restriction in disciplines

Duration 12 – 18 – 24 months (60 – 90 – 120 ECTS credits)

Four (4) consecutive student intakes & optional preparatory year

Award of fully recognised and accredited joint / multiple(double) Master degrees

High value scholarships for students & mandatory study periods

Minimum required involvement of invited scholars/guest lecturers in each intake

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) & the Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP)

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…key features:

Consortia consisting of:

at least 3 HEIs from Erasmus+ Programme Countries &

at least 1 HEI from Japan

Japanese partner HEI designated coordinator for the JPN side

max 32 scholarships funded by EU (+ 32 scholarships by MEXT)

2 student mobility periods: in a Japanese HEI and in a Programme Country HEI

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) & the Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP)

EMJMD-IUEP - Main objectives

Quality improvements, innovation, excellence, internationalisation of

HEIs

Improve competences,

skills & employability of

Master graduates

Quality and attractiveness of the

European and Japanese Higher Education Areas

Relevance for the labour market

through an increased involvement of

employers

"Jointness" – high level of course

integration

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High degree of international visibility in a

programme of Excellence & attractive co-

funding scheme

Increased exchange of

excellent students and staff among

the participating

HEIs

Exchange of good

practices

Possibility of further

educational and research collaborations

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Opportunities for HEIs

Comprehensive Consortium agreement

Joint and transparent

course management procedures

Coherent and

integrated curriculum

Student services

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Challenges for HEIs

Top academic expertise & specialisation options

Unique mobility experience recognised joint/multiple degree

Scholarships with attractive financial envelope

High employability thanks to key skills developed

Support by consortium partners and EMA

EMA = Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association 9

Opportunities for students

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Minimum consortium composition: 4 HEIs 3 different Programme countries and 1 HEI from Japan

Public and private organisations in Programme & Partner countries Programme country HEIs:

Accreditation/Evaluation Non academic partners Associated partners

Taking part as an organisation

Students apply directly to the EMJMD-IUEP consortium On-going EMJMDs offering scholarships are listed in the EMJMD catalogue: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/emjmd-catalogue_en

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Taking part as an individual

must sign a student agreement with the EMJMD-IUEP consortium*

must have a first higher education degree or equivalent

must not have received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship/fellowship in

the past

can submit a scholarship application to as many EMJMD courses*

*applicable to the share of students managed by the programme country HEIs (EU scholarship and

non-scholarship holders).

Relevance of the project (max 40 points)

Quality of the project design and implementation (max 20 points)

Quality of the project team & the cooperation arrangements (max 20 points)

Impact and dissemination (max 20 points)

Peer review by independent external experts

One-step evaluation procedure

2 thresholds:

75% (30 points) of the maximum allocated points for

"Relevance"

Proposals must score at least 70 points overall

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EMJMD-IUEP Award criteria

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EU grant

~ 1.7 million €

HEIs

• 50.000 € per student intake

(i.e.20.000 € in total)

• 20.000 € for optional

preparatory year

= 220.000 € max.

Students

• 49.000 € max. per scholarship

includes:

participation costs

travel & installation costs

subsistence allowance

MEXT grant: http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/kaikaku/sekaitenkai/1413413.htm

EMJMD-IUEP EU funding rules

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Students from

Partner Countries

Students from Programme

Countries

Contribution to

participation costs

up to

9.000 € per year

up to

4.500 € per year

Contribution to travel

costs*

2.000 € per year if residence is less than

4.000 km from EMJMD coordinator

3.000 € per year if residence is 4.000 km

or more from EMJMD coordinator

1.000 € per year

Contribution to installation

costs* 1.000 € -

Living allowance

(max 24 months)

1.000 € per month (not when in country of

residence)

1.000 € per month

(not when in country of

residence)

* Scholarship amounts for travel/installation depend on the place of residence at

the time of scholarship application

EMJMD-IUEP EU-funded students

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EMJMD – Partnership with Japan

Deadline: 1 April 2019 – 12:00 CET (Brussels time)

Budget: ~3,4 M€ (per project), no scholarships for targeted

regions

N° of projects: ~3

Grant Award Decision: by July 2019

Erasmus+ EMJMD-IUEP call for proposals 2019

Information sources

Erasmus+ Programme guide http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en

EMJMD website http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/joint-master-degrees_en

EMJMD-Partnership with Japan EU funding webpage https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/erasmus-mundus-joint-master-

degrees-partnership-with-japan-2019_en

EMJMD-Partnership with Japan MEXT funding webpage http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/kaikaku/sekaitenkai/1413413.htm

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Please contact us at:

EACEA-EPLUS-EMJMD@ec.europa.eu

For the MEXT funding scheme, please contact the Japan Society for

the Promotion of Science (JPPS): tenkai-jsps@jsps.go.jp

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