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Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education Roisin McCabe Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency 1

OUTLINE Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education General overview Project consortium and Financing rules Application process and Selection procedure CBHE – Information sources 2

PART I General Overview of the Action 3

Erasmus+ KA3 Policy Systems BHE KA2 Cooperation Institutions Individuals KA1 Mobility

CBHE Programme and Partner Countries Programme Countries CBHE Eligible Partner (33 countries paying a contribution to E+) Countries (> 150 countries) EU Member States: - Region 1: Western Balkans Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech - Region 2: Eastern Partnership Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, - Region 3: South-Mediterranean Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, - Region 4: Russian Federation Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, - Region 6: Asia Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United - Region 7: Central Asia Kingdom - Region 8: Latin America - Region 9: Iran, Iraq, Yemen Other programme countries: - Region 10: South Africa Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, former Yugoslav Republic - Region 11: African, Caribean and of Macedonia, Turkey. Pacific Ineligible Partner countries: Regions 5, 12 and 13

CBHE Principles Strong emphasis on Institutional dissemination Involvement - Structural Bottom-up sustainability of national Impact Systemic programme and authorities approach exploitation of results 6

Innovation in Internationalization in HE Teaching Curriculum Governance Development Reforms Integration of Learning Employability Technologies Access to higher Strengthening education Academia-industry; Academia- community relations

Joint Projects – Examples of Activities • Development , testing and adapting of curricula, learning and teaching materials, tools and methods for professional development of academic and administrative staff, new governance and management systems and structures • Organisation of staff training (academic and non academic) • Strenghtening of the internationalisation of HEI and the capacity to network effectively in research , scientific and technological innovation • Upgrading facilities necessary to implement innovative practices (i.e. for new curricula and teaching methods, for the development of new services) 8

Who can apply? As applicant: • A higher education institution (HEI) • An association or organisation of HEIs • a legally recognised national or international rector, teacher or student organisation (for Structural Projects ONLY ) As eligible participating organisation: • A higher education institution (HEI) • any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education ,training and youth Each participating organisation must be located in a Programme Country or in an eligible Partner country. Associated partners can contribute to the implementation of specific project tasks/activities or support the dissemination and sustainability of the project without receiving funding .

Part II – The Consortium and the financing rules 10

Consortium Priorities Budget and BHE Duration How to calculate the budget Partnership Agreement 11

Consortium Structure P ROGRAMME C OUNTRIES P ARTNER C OUNTRIES Min. 3 Countries Min. 1 Country min. 1 HEI each min. 2 HEI /each Partner Country Ministries for HE At least as many must participate Partner Country HEIs as Programme Country HEIs ATTENTION: Exception Russia Latin America, Syria, Libya 12

Example : minimum consortia: national project (6 HE institutions) Min. 1 Partner Country: at least as • Min. 3 Programme Countries many HEIs as in the Programme • min. 1 HEI each Countries Bonn University University of Kwazulu- Natal Rome University of University Cap Town London University UK University of Stellenbosch 13

Example: consortia composition (multi-country project different regions) • 3 programme countries • 2 partner countries Madrid Abai Kazakh University S University University pa in Wien Uni. Linz Uni. Kiew Uni. Cherkasy Salzburg Uni. Ukrai Uni. ne It Lviv al Uni. Turin y Uni. Roma Uni. Nizhyn Bukovina Genoa Uni. 14 Uni. Uni.

Priorities & Types of projects National Projects must address: National Priorities defined by the Ministries of Education in close consultation with the EU Delegations for partner countries in Regions 1,2,3,7,10 Regional priorities defined by the Commission and based on EU's external policy priorities for the Regions where no national priorities are established (Regions 4,6,8,9,11) Multi-Country Projects Regional priorities apply to multi-country projects in the same region Combination of regional + national priorities common to all partner countries may also be accepted (in particular for cross-regional projects)

Priorities – Categories/Types of Activities Types of Activities Curriculum Governance and Higher Education Development Management and Society Categories of Priorities A. Subject Areas X B. Improving quality of X X X education and training C. Improving Management and X operation of HEIs D. Developing the HE sector X within society at large 16

Budget and duration Excluding Duration 24 Mobility Min. 500,000 - or 36 Strand Max. 1,000,000 € Months Real Costs and Unit 5 Budget Headings Costs 17

Special Mobility Maximum EU grant for the Special Mobility Strand Strand Up to max. 80% of the total EU grant awarded for the joint or structural project (excluding the mobility strand) Travel costs (students and staff) Subsistence costs 18

Budget Categories Staff costs (max 40%) 4 Staff Categories (Manager, Researcher/ Teacher/Trainer, Technician, Administrator) Students/staff from partners from their place of origin to the venue of the activity Travel costs and return. Activities and related travels must be carried out in countries involved in the project. Subsistence, accommodation, local and public Costs of stay transport, personal or optional health insurance. Equipment (max 30%) Exclusively for the benefit of HEIs in the Partner Countries Sub-contracting (max 10%) For services /competences that can't be 19 found in the consortia

Budget allocation and justification 2 Allocation / 5 Budget Justification Categories Methods Staff - UC Real Costs Unit Costs Travel – UC (RC) (UC) Cost of Stay – UC Other types of costs (ex.: dissemination, publishing, overheads Equipment – RC costs, etc.) are not considered for the calculation of the grant. >>> Expected to be covered by Sub-contracting – RC co-funding. 20

The types of costs  Real costs : How did you use the grant ? => input based =>Expenses incurred, supporting documents  Unit costs : what did you achieve with the grant ? => output based =>- No need to prove the actual expenditure Need to prove that the activity was justified and properly implemented (e.g. teaching, training) A unit cost is a fixed contribution calculated on the basis of the principle of no profit & co-funding and aimed at contributing to the implementation of a specific activity or task. 21

How to calculate the budget  Real costs : - Estimate the real costs bearing in mind the eligibility rules and the maximum amounts (/percentages)  Unit costs : - Automatic calculation in the budget form based on the unit costs identified in the Programme Guide 22

How to calculate the budget Unit Costs for the Grant Justification the Grant Allocation at final report Based on volume (/nature) of activities proposed in the Based on the quality and application appropriateness of the activity Use of the Grant internal decision of the partnership formalised in the Partnership Agreement 23

How to calculate the budget - STAFF COSTS Financing mechanism for staff Amount costs per manager involved per day Unit costs Max. 40% of per researcher/ teacher/trainer involved the total Subdivided in 4 categories per day grant and country groups (4 groups for Programme per technician involved per day and 4 groups for Partner Countries) per administrative staff involved per day 24

How to calculate the budget - Travel/Cost of Stay Costs of Stay Travel Costs DAYS STAFF STUDENTS Distance Bands Unit Cost (one way) (return trip) 100-499 km 180 € 1-14 120 € 55 € 500-1999 km 275 € 2000-2999 km 360 € 15-60 70 € - 3000-3999 km 530 € - 40 € 15-90 4000-7999 km 820 € 8000 km and more 1.100 € 61 – 90 50 € n.a.

How to calculate the budget Special Mobility STUDENTS - Cost of Stay Strand Costs of Stay € /Month Students from Students from Partner countries Programme Countries Country Country Country group 1 group 2 group 3 + 4 Irrespective of hosting country hosting hosting hosting 650 € 850 € 800 € 750 € 26

Special Mobility How to calculate the budget Strand STAFF Costs of Stay Cost of Stay € /Day Cost of Stay € /Day Staff from Partner Countries Staff from Programme Countries Country Country Country Country Irrespective of group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4 Days Days hosting country hosting hosting hosting hosting 1-14 160 € 1-14 160 € 140 € 120 € 100 € 15-60 112 € 15-60 112 € 98 € 84 € 70 € 27