Mobility and other opportunities

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• Mobility and other opportunities
• Jozef Vanraepenbusch Tanja Biebaut
• EUROGUIDANCE Flanders

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Overview

• LLP ERASMUS
• ERASMUS MUNDUS
• EC-US Atlantis, EC-Canada
• EU-Japan, EU-Australia, EU-New Zealand, EU-S.
  Korea, EU-Russia
• EU The Researchers mobility portal, Marie
  Curie, EIT, JRC,
• other opportunities (national, international
  organisations)
• working as a researcher
• databases
• checklist

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The new LLP (2006-2013)
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ERASMUS Who can participate?

• ?? students and trainees learning in all forms of
  tertiary level education and training
• ?? higher education institutions, as specified by
  Member States
• ?? teachers, trainers and other staff within
  those institutions
• ?? associations and representatives of those
  involved in higher education, including relevant
  student, university, and teacher/trainer
  associations
• ?? enterprises, social partners and other
  representatives of working life
• ?? public and private organisations, including
  not-for-profit organisations and NGOs,
  responsible for the organisation and delivery of
  education and training at local, regional and
  national levels
• ?? research centres and bodies concerned with
  lifelong learning issues
• ?? bodies providing guidance, counselling and
  information services.
• The programme is open to
• EU Member States
• Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
• Turkey.
• (-gtgtgt Switserland with own funds)

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ERASMUS What Types of Activity? (1)

• (See also Prior_en in the EDIT Mobility Pack
  (zip-file) for the priorities!!!)
• Mobility of individuals which may include
• - mobility of students for the purposes of
  studying at a higher education institution or
  carrying out placements in enterprises, training
  centres, research centres or other organisations
  in another participating country (Erasmus
  Students)
• - mobility of teaching staff from higher
  education institutions or invited staff from
  enterprises to carry out teaching assignments at
  a higher education institution abroad
• - mobility of teaching or other staff in higher
  education institutions for purposes of undergoing
  training abroad
• - Erasmus intensive programmes organised on a
  multilateral basis in a key area of teaching and
  learning.

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ERASMUS What Types of Activity? (2)

• Multilateral projects focusing inter alia on
  innovation, experimentation and the exchange of
  good practice in the areas mentioned in the
  specific and operational objectives by
• a)developing and implementing study programmes or
  virtual campuses
• b)promoting cooperation between higher education
  and enterprises
• c)developing strategies to modernise a specific
  aspect of higher education.

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ERASMUS What Types of Activity? (3)

• Networks ('Erasmus Thematic Networks') involving
• a)consortia of higher education institutions and
  representing either a discipline or a
  cross-disciplinary field with the aim of
  developing new learning concepts and competencies
  ('Academic Networks') or
• b)addressing a structural or management aspect of
  higher education with a view to promoting
  innovative solutions and approaches ('Structural
  Networks').
• Such networks may also include representatives
  from other public bodies and from enterprises,
  associations and other organisations relevant for
  the network's mission.

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ERASMUS What Types of Activity? (4)

• Other initiatives aimed at promoting the
  objectives of the Erasmus Programme
  (Accompanying Measures).
• - Conferences
• - Publications
• - Dissimination of activities
• -

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What are Erasmus Actions?General overview

• Mobility of Individuals Erasmus University
  Charter ERA 1
• Mobility of Individuals - Mobility of Students
  for the Purposes of Studying ERA 2
• Mobility of Individuals - Student Placements in
  Enterprises, Training Centres, Research Centres
  and Other Organisations ERA 3
• Mobility of Individuals - Teaching Assignments
  for Teaching Staff from Higher Education
  Institutions and invited Staff from Enterprises
  ERA 4
• Mobility of Individuals - Staff Training for
  Teaching and Other Staff in Higher Education
  Institutions ERA 5
• Mobility of Individuals - Intensive Programmes
  ERA 6
• Mobility of Individuals - Intensive Language
  Courses ERA 7
• Mobility of Individuals - Organisation of
  Mobility ERA 8
• Multilateral Projects - Development of Study
  Programmes ERA 9
• Multilateral Projects Co-operation between
  Universities and Enterprises ERA 10
• Multilateral Projects Modernisation of Higher
  Education ERA 11
• Multilateral Projects Virtual Campuses ERA
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• Networks ERA 13
• Accompanying Measures ERA 14
• Mobility of Individuals - Preparatory Visits
  ERA 15
• The codes refers to the documents in the EDIT
  Mobility Pack (zip-file)

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ERASMUS Support for Individuals students
(also Phds)

• Mobility of Students for the Purposes of
  Studying ERA2
• Student Placements in Enterprises, Training
  Centres, Research Centres and Other Organisations
  ERA3
• Intensive Programmes ERA6
• Intensive Language Courses ERA7.

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LEONARDO Support for Individuals - graduates

• LEONARDO Mobility of Individuals -
  Transnational Placements in enterprises or
  Training Institutions for People in the Labour
  Market LDV2.
• EC Administrative traineeship , more info
• http//ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm
• EC postgraduate training in conference
  interpreting
• http//scic.ec.europa.eu/europa/jcms/c_6681/grants
  -for-an-action-regarding-postgraduate-training-in-
  conference-interpreting

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ERASMUS Support for Individuals - Educational
Staff

• Teaching Assignments for Teaching Staff from
  Higher Education Institutions and invited Staff
  from Enterprises ERA4
• Staff Training for Teaching and Other Staff in
  Higher Education Institutions ERA5
• Intensive Programmes ERA6
• Preparatory visits ERA 15.

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ERASMUS Support for Organisations Research
centres

• Multilateral Projects - Development of Study
  Programmes ERA9
• Multilateral Projects - Co-operation between
  Universities and Enterprises ERA10
• Multilateral Projects - Modernisation of Higher
  Education ERA11
• Multilateral Projects - Virtual Campuses
  ERA12
• Networks ERA13
• Accompanying Measures ERA 14.

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ERASMUS Support for Organisations - Universities

• Mobility of Individuals - University Charter
  ERA1
• Mobility of Individuals - Organisation of
  Mobility ERA8
• Multilateral Projects - Development of Study
  Programmes ERA9
• Multilateral Projects - Co-operation between
  Universities and Enterprises ERA10
• Multilateral Projects - Modernisation of Higher
  Education ERA11
• Multilateral Projects - Virtual Campuses
  ERA12
• Networks ERA13
• Accompanying Measures ERA 14.

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ERASMUS Mobility the advantages

• you get a grant (/- 150-200/month for
  students)
• you dont have to pay tuiton fee, registration,
  examination (as you have payed these already at
  your home institution)
• you can use social facilities (housing, resto,
  health) at the same conditions as the local
  students
• you dont loose time ECTS
• practical things (housing) arranged for you in
  most cases
• courses in English in most cases
• see also the ERASMUS FAQ in the EDIT Mobility
  Pack for more details.

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Three ways to reach ERASMUS

• 1. International Office of the respective Higher
  Education Institution
• 2. National Life Long Learning Programme Agencies
  in Member States http//ec.europa.eu/education/pr
  ogrammes/llp/national_en.html
• 3. European Commission
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-pr
  ogramme/doc80_en.htm
• the ERASMUS / Study Abroad information
  resource
• http//istudy.iagora.com/
• ESN (ERASMUS student network)
• http//www.esn.org

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ERASMUS MUNDUS

• the Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation
  and mobility programme in the field of higher
  education which promotes the European Union as a
  centre of excellence in learning around the
  world
• it supports European top-quality Masters Courses
  and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of
  European higher education in third countries
• it also provides EU-funded scholarships for third
  country nationals participating in these Masters
  Courses, as well as scholarships for EU-nationals
  studying at Partner universities throughout the
  world
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-pr
  ogrammes/doc72_en.htm
• (Includes now the former Asia-link, ALBAN and
  TEMPUS programmes).

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ATLANTIS ProgrammeEU-US Cooperation in Higher
Education (2006-2013)

• The European Union and the United States of
  America have signed on 21/6/2006 a new agreement
  on higher education for another eight-year period
  (2006-2013).
• Transatlantic Degree action providing support to
  multilateral partnerships of EU and US
  institutions for the purpose of setting up joint
  study programmes - including joint/double degrees
  - and transatlantic mobility of students and
  faculty
• Excellence Mobility Projects, providing follow-up
  financial support for student mobility to joint
  consortia that have a proven track record of
  excellence in transatlantic cooperation
• Policy-oriented measures, addressing comparative
  higher education and vocational training issues,
  and promoting dialogue on recognition of
  qualifications and accreditations
• Schuman-Fulbright action providing scholarships
  to highly qualified professionals for undertaking
  studies or training on the opposite side of the
  Atlantic, in areas of specific relevance to the
  EU/US relations.  The details of the
  Schuman-Fulbright action will be developed as a
  cooperation between the European Commission and
  the US Department of State.
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-usa/in
  dex_en.html

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The new EU-Canada Cooperation Programme in Higher
Education (2006-2013)

• The new programme plans to implement roughly 210
  projects with some 4.500 EU and Canadian
  individuals participating in mobility activities
  over the eight year period from 2006 to 2013.
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-canada
  /index_en.html

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EU-Japan, EU-Australia, EU-New Zealand, EU-S.
Korea

• The objective of this call is to support
  international curriculum development projects
  that involve short term mobility between the EU
  and the partner countries not necessarily related
  to award of a joint or dual/double degree.
• Consortia applying for projects under this call
  are formed by at least 3 institutions from the EU
  and 2 institutions from a given partner country.
  Selected consortia will set up a framework for
  student mobility whereby EU students will
  typically spend one semester in the partner
  country institution and vice versa with full
  recognition of the study period abroad by the
  home institution. Support includes mobility
  grants for students and members of the academic
  and administrative staff (faculty).
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others
  /japan/index_en.html
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others
  /australia/index_en.html
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others
  /nz/index_en.html
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others
  /korea_en.html

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EU - Russia

• Grants are available for student and staff
  mobility at advanced undergraduate and graduate
  level between EU and Russian universities
  participating in joint consortia projects PDF
  5.05MB (for Russians only?)
• http//www.delrus.ec.europa.eu/en/images/mText_pic
  t/2/Guide20eng2007.pdf

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EU The Researchers mobility portal

• The EURAXESS Researchers in Motion web-site is a
  joint initiative of the European Commission and
  the countries participating in the European
  Union's Framework Programme for Research.
• EURAXESS Researchers in Motion is a one-stop shop
  for researchers seeking to advance their careers
  and personal development by moving to other
  countries. In addition to the information on
  training and jobs, this electronic gateway is the
  entry point to a wealth of practical information
  on living, working and relaxing in the European
  countries involved.
• http//ec.europa.eu/euraxess/

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EU Marie Curie Fellowships

• Marie Curie Fellowships are available to
  researchers from across the world in all
  scientific and technological fields, with a view
  to promoting excellence in European research
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/fp6/mariecurie-action
  s/indexhtm_en.html
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/

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The EC opportunities for researchers

• EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra (I),
  Karlsruhe (D), Sevilla (SP), Petten (NL) Geel
  (B) EC in Brussels.
• Information on research posts at the EC
• http//ec.europa.eu/civil_service/job/research_en.
  htm

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The EC NEW!EIT - European Institute of
Innovation and Technology

• The EIT is the first European initiative to
  integrate fully the three sides of the "Knowledge
  Triangle" (Higher Education, Research,
  Business-Innovation) and will seek to stand out
  as a world-class innovation-orientated reference
  model, inspiring and driving change in existing
  education and research institutions.
• More info
• http//ec.europa.eu/eit/

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Other opportunities (1) - studentorganisations

• AIESEC all students
• http//www.aiesec.org/AI
• IAASStudents in Agricultural and Related
  Sciences
• http//www.iaasworld.org/
• IAESTE all students
• http//www.iaeste.org/
• IFSA Forestry students
• http//www.ifsa.net/
• WORKING FOR NATURE
• http//www.workingfornature.org/

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Other opportunities (2) - countries

• Spain
• http//www.becasmae.com/
• Portugal
• http//www.instituto-camoes.pt/
• Netherlands
• http//www.nuffic.nl/
• Iceland
• http//eng.menntamalaraduneyti.is/
• Sweden
• http//www.studyinsweden.se/
• UK
• http//www.britishcouncil.org/
• USA Fullbright
• http//fulbright.state.gov/

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Other opportunities (3) International
organisations

• UNESCO
• WHO
• FAO
• NATO

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Other opportunities (4) - your own country

• bilateral agreements
• contact your OWN Ministry of Education
• contact your OWN Ministry of Science
• contact local service clubs LIONS, ROTARY,
  KIWANIS,

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DATABASES (1) - Europe

• PLOTEUS
• http//ec.europa.eu/ploteus/
• Study in Europe
• http//www.study-in-europe.org/
• Mastersportal Finds the masters for you!
• http//www.mastersportal.eu/
• DEEP Database on Educational Exchange Programs
  (in Europe and Asia)
• http//www.deep.asef.org/course/

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Databases (2) - Worldwide

• UNESCO
• http//www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad/ind
  ex.shtml
• Braintrack - Over 8'300 Links to Higher
  Educational Institutions in 194 Countries
• http//www.braintrack.com/

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Work opportunities for researchers

• Researchers move to Australia
• http//www.mobility.org.au/
• Researchers move to Canada
• http//www.infoexport.gc.ca/science/eu_RMP-en.htm
• Scholarships offered by the Israeli government
• http//www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/200
  3/8/Scholarships20Offered20by20the20Israeli20
  Government20to
• EC Research posts (Environment,)
• http//ec.europa.eu/civil_service/job/research_en.
  htm
• EC Work experience for graduates
• http//ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm

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Checklist (1)

• be in time ERASMUS, UK-UCAS, NL-IB-group,
• do you know someting about the culture?
• accomodation?
• http//www.casaswap.com/
• http//www.roomlinker.com/
• resident permit/visa?
• your financial means?

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Checklist (2)

• social health security/insurance?
• go to doctor/dentist! (medication,)
• recognition of your qualifications?
• http//www.enic-naric.net/
• how to keep contact (family, friends, professor,
  employer)?

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Need more information?

• The EUROGUIDANCE network exists to promote
  mobility and to develop the European dimension in
  guidance.
• There are EUROGUIDANCE centres in all the EU/EEA
  and pre-accession countries, and also in
  Switzerland.
• The aim is to provide the target groups with
  information on
• educational and training opportunities
• living conditions, linked to financial
  provisions
• language training opportunities
• in other European countries.
• If you live in Europe and are looking for
  opportunities in another country, you can best
  contact your local guidance counsellor, who will
  contact us through the EUROGUIDANCE centre in
  your country, which can be found at the following
  website
• http//www.euroguidance.net/