The Erasmus Mundus programme provides
support to:
-
higher education institutions
that wish to implement joint programmes
at postgraduate level or to set-up
inter-institutional cooperation
partnerships between universities from
Europe and targeted Third-Countries ;
-
individual students, researchers
and university staff who wish
to spend a study / research / teaching
period in the context of one of the
above mentioned joint programmes or
cooperation partnerships ;
-
any organisation active in the
field of higher education that
wishes to develop projects aimed at
enhancing the attractiveness, profile,
visibility and image of European higher
education worldwide.
Objectives
Erasmus
Mundus 2009-2013 is a cooperation and
mobility programme in the field of higher
education for:
-
the enhancement of quality in European
higher education;
-
the promotion of the European Union as a
centre of excellence in learning around
the world;
-
the promotion of intercultural
understanding through cooperation with
Third Countries as well as for the
development of Third Countries in the
field of higher education.
Erasmus
Mundus 2009-2013 continues and extends the
scope of the activities already launched
during the first phase (2004-2008)of the
programme. It now includes the Erasmus
Mundus External Cooperation Window scheme,
which was launched in 2006 as a complement
to the original programme. In addition, the
Programme integrates cooperation activities
with Industrialised Countries.
Actions
Erasmus
Mundus 2009-2013 is implemented through of
the following actions:
-
Action 1: Erasmus
Mundus joint programmes of outstanding
quality at masters (Action 1 A) and
doctoral (Action 1 B) levels including
scholarships/fellowships to participate
in these programmes;
-
Action 2: Erasmus
Mundus Partnerships between European and
Third Country higher education
institutions including scholarships and
fellowships for mobility at all academic
levels;
-
Action 3: Promotion of
European higher education through
projects to enhance the attractiveness
of Europe as an educational destination
and a centre of excellence at world
level.
The
Programme Guide contains all the general
information and the conditions on how to
apply for funding. In addition, regular
Calls for Proposals are published for the
specific actions.
Programme
management
The
European Commission is responsible for the
running of the Erasmus Mundus Programme
2009-2013. It manages the budget and sets
priorities, targets and criteria for the
Programme. Furthermore, it guides and
monitors the general implementation,
follow-up and evaluation of the Programme at
European level.
The
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the
implementation of the Erasmus Mundus
Programme.
(source:
EACEA)
