Any higher education institution (HEI) wishing to participate in Erasmus Mobility of Individuals (i.e. grants for Mobility of Students for the Purposes of Studying, Student Placements in Enterprises, Training Centres, Research Centres and Other Organisations, Teaching Assignments for Teaching Staff in Higher Education Institutions, Staff Training for Teaching and other Staff in higher Education Institutions and Enterprises, Intensive Programmes, Intensive Language Courses and Organisation of Mobility) and/or acting as applicant/coordinating institutions in Erasmus Multilateral Projects (i.e. Curriculum Development Projects, Co-operation between Universities and Enterprises, Modernisation of Higher Education, Virtual Campuses) and Networks or Accompanying Measures must apply for the Erasmus University Charter (EUC) in order to gain access to the Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013).
Institutions can apply for three different types of Charters:
1. The Standard Erasmus University Charter (E1) is for institutions belonging to the Higher Education sector willing to apply for Erasmus funding for transnational academic mobility activities for students and for staff and/or act as a coordinator/applicant of a consortium for Erasmus multilateral projects, networks or accompanying measures. Institutions applying for the Standard Charter are expected to confirm their willingness to comply with the relevant Erasmus Fundamental Principles in section B and provide appropriate response to Questions 1 and 2 of the Erasmus Policy Statement.
2. The Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student Placements only) (E2) is for institutions willing to apply for Erasmus funding for transnational student placements. This type of Charter applies in particular institutions belonging to the secondary education sector. Institutions applying for the Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student placements only) are expected to confirm their willingness to comply with the relevant Erasmus Fundamental Principles in section B and provide response to Questions 1 and 3 of the Erasmus Policy Statement.
3. The Extended Erasmus University Charter (Standard Charter and Student Placements) (E3) is for institutions belonging to the Higher Education sector willing to apply for activities covered by both the Standard and the Extended University Charter (Student Placements only). Institutions applying for the Extended Erasmus University Charter are expected to confirm their willingness to comply with all Erasmus Fundamental Principles in section B and provide appropriate response to Questions 1, 2 and 3 of the Erasmus Policy Statement.
• The Erasmus University Charter type is linked to the typology of the institutions applying for it. This means that institutions belonging to the secondary education sector should normally only apply for the Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student Placements only).
• Institutions holding already a Standard Erasmus University Charter and willing to extend their participation in the Erasmus programme activities, through student placements, should apply for the Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student Placements only) in the view to obtain as a result of the selection the award of an Extended Erasmus University Charter (Standard Charter and Student Placements) or to apply direcltly for an Extended Erasmus University Charter (Standard Charter and Student Placements).
• The application for an Erasmus University Charter can ONLY be submitted by using the INTERNET ON-LINE APPLICATION available at the website of the Executive Agency (EACEA): http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2011/call_erasmus_university_charter_en.php
• After having submitted the application for an Erasmus University Charter via the on-line tool, you have to print out the completed on-line application form and submit one signed paper copy to the EACEA and one paper copy to the National Agency of your country.
• In the case your application is approved, the Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS) of your institution shall be published on the web page of your institution.
The Erasmus University Charter (EUC) provides the general framework for the European cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus programme. It is a prerequisite for HEI to organise student mobility and teaching and other staff mobility, to carry out Erasmus intensive language courses and intensive programmes, and to apply for multilateral projects, networks, accompanying measures and to organise preparatory visits.
Specifically, the EUC allows higher education institutions to apply for Erasmus funding to:
• Receive students for studies from HEI abroad
• Send its students for placements to enterprises and other organisations such as HEI abroad
• Send its teaching staff to HEI abroad
• Receive teaching staff from HEI abroad
• Receive invited teaching staff from enterprises abroad
• Send its staff for training abroad
• Receive staff for training from HEI abroad
• Organise Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (EILCs)
• Coordinate Erasmus Intensive Programmes (IPs)
• Coordinate Erasmus multilateral projects
• Coordinate Erasmus academic and structural networks
• Coordinate accompanying measures
• Organise preparatory visits
Awarded by the European Commission following a call for proposals, the Charter sets out the fundamental principles and the minimum requirements with which the higher education institution must comply when implementing its Erasmus activities.
The institution's application for an EUC includes an Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS) setting out the institution's overall Erasmus co-operation plan in coherence with the strategy defined in the mission statement of the institution and specifying the measures and actions the institution intends to introduce in order to fulfil the requirements of the Charter. The EPS should be published and given wide visibility.
Eligible countries
In order to be eligible, applicant institutions must be located within the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Switzerland or in overseas countries and territories defined by Council Decision 2001/822/EC1. Please consult the websites of the Commission, the National Agencies or the Executive Agency for updates to the list of participating countries.
Eligible institutions
Applications for the Erasmus University Charter can be submitted by all types of higher education institutions located in countries eligible to participate in the Erasmus programme and recognised as eligible for Erasmus grants by the competent authorities of the country concerned. For further information on the eligibility of your institution you should contact the National Agency of your country. The list and contact details of all LLP National Agencies are available at http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html
Language of the application
To be eligible, your application for the Erasmus University Charter must be submitted in one of the official languages of the European Union: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Slovak, Slovene or Swedish. On-line application forms for the Erasmus University Charter are available in three languages only (EN, FR, DE), but free text can be inputted in any of the official languages of the European Union.
Erasmus University Charter - Application procedure
The European Commission has decided to publish a separate CALL for the Erasmus University Charter for 2011. Institutions shall submit the application for the Erasmus University Charter by using the obligatory ON-LINE submission tool. Institutions may only apply individually for the Erasmus University Charter. Consequently, NO application of consortia of institutions will be accepted.
Partnership agreements
A prior agreement should be concluded with each of the partner institutions involved for ALL Erasmus activities for which your institution is requesting support from the European Community. These agreements can be annual or multi-annual, bilateral or multilateral, mono-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary.
For Erasmus mobility activities it is strongly recommended to conclude the respective partnership agreements prior to the submission of an application to your National Agency.
Although these agreements should not be attached to your application, the Executive Agency may request them at a later stage during or after the selection process.
Submission of the Erasmus University Charter application
It is essential that the electronic version of your application for the Erasmus University Charter is submitted via the on-line submission tool by 30 June 2010, 24:00 Brussels time.
Regarding the paper versions:
⇒ 1 paper copy of the submitted electronic application form (with an original signature of the institution’s legal representative and the stamp of the institution) is to be sent to the
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
LLP – Erasmus University Charter
Unit P2: Erasmus, Jean Monnet
BOU2 03/57
Avenue du Bourget, 1
B-1140 Brussels
Belgium
⇒ 1 paper copy should be sent in addition to your National Agency
Please note that your application for the Erasmus University Charter will ONLY be considered if:
• it has been completed and submitted by using the on-line submission tool and
• one duly signed paper version of the on-line application has been submitted to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency by postal service by 30 June 2010. Applications bearing a postmark after this date will be considered ineligible.
It is strongly recommended sending your application by such means that allow you to have a proof of dispatch (registered post, express courier, etc.). Should the paper version of your application not have been received by the Executive Agency, no subsequent submission will be allowed without formal proof that the original application was sent within the deadline.
Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted!
For more information: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2011/call_erasmus_university_charter_en.php
Finanțări
Erasmus University Charter
Data limită:
30 iunie 2010
Data încărcării:
9 iunie 2010, 11:24:16
Grupul țintă:
Instituții de învățământ și de pregătire profesională (20)
Tip:
Sprijinire nefinanciară nerambursabilă (20)
Domeniu:
Învățământ (62)
Țara:
Hungary; Romania
Sursa: [ec.europa.eu]
