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The Erasmus Programme Latest Programme Trends and a Glimpse of the Future Johannes Gehringer

The Erasmus Programme Latest Programme Trends and a Glimpse of the Future Johannes Gehringer Programme manager & policy officer Unit “Higher Education; Erasmus” Education and Culture DG European Commission UK Erasmus Co-ordinators’ Meeting Birmingham, 6 July 2011. Presentation Outline.

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The Erasmus Programme Latest Programme Trends and a Glimpse of the Future Johannes Gehringer

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  1. The Erasmus Programme Latest Programme Trends and a Glimpse of the Future Johannes Gehringer Programme manager & policy officer Unit “Higher Education; Erasmus”Education and Culture DG European Commission UK Erasmus Co-ordinators’ Meeting Birmingham, 6 July 2011

  2. Presentation Outline • Higher education policy context • Erasmus mobility facts and trends • Erasmus cooperation projects • Erasmus impacts • The programme post-2013

  3. Education & training – the political context Europe2020 and E&T2020 benchmarks & targets EU flagship initiatives Youth on the Move, New Skills and Jobs, Innovation Union HE > 40% ERASMUS New agenda for the Bologna process Modernisation agenda for universities:Curricular, governance and funding reforms Mobility > 20%

  4. ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

  5. Erasmus student mobilitysince 1987: a success story 2009-10: 213,000 1987-88: 3,000

  6. Erasmus student mobilityReaching 3 million

  7. Erasmus student mobilityEU grant level

  8. Erasmus student mobilityEU grant level per country

  9. Erasmus student mobility (2008/09 => 2009/10) • 198 523 => 213 266 mobile students (+7.4%) • 213 => 257 students with special needs (+21%) • 4502 => 7053 zero-grant students (+57%) • 2658 => 2853HEIs sent students on mobility • Top sending countries: ES, FR, DE, IT • Top host countries: ES, FR, UK, DE • Gender balance: 60.7 % => 61.1 % females

  10. Studies: 168 193 => 177 705 mobile students (+5.7%) Average duration: 6.4 => 6.4 months Average grant: 253 => 236 € /month (-6.7 %) Placements: 30 330 => 35 561 mobile students (+ 17.3%) Average duration: 4.4 => 4.24 months Average grant: 433 => 386 € /month (-10.9%) Erasmus student mobility (2008/09 => 2009/10)

  11. Erasmus Erasmus Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Erasmus student mobilityPlacement growth 2006-2010

  12. Student mobility growth (2008/09 => 2009/10)

  13. (Im)balance in Erasmus student mobility flows

  14. Erasmus mobilityActive vs. passive institutions

  15. 36 389 => 37 776 mobile staff (+3.8%) 7 => 5 staff with special needs (-29%) 2154 HEIs sent staff Top sending countries: PL, ES, DE, FR Top host countries: DE, ES, IT, FR, UK Average duration: 5.6 => 5.7 days Average grant: 685 => 673 € (-1.8%) Gender balance: 53% male Erasmus staff mobility (2008/09 => 2009/10)

  16. Erasmus staff mobility Growth under LLP

  17. 326 => 361 courses (+10.7 %) 5208 => 5386 student participants (+3.4%) Top host countries: IT, BE(nl), PT Highest increase for incoming EILC: LV and IT Highest proportion of incoming students: SI, EE Erasmus IntensiveLanguage Courses(2008/09 => 2009/10)

  18. Erasmus intensive programmes

  19. Erasmus intensive programmes(2008/09 => 2009/10) • 319 => 384 courses (+20.4%) • 10 061 => 12 606 students participating (+25.3%) • 3499 => 4378 teachers participating (+25.1%) • Top organising countries: IT, DE, FR, NL, AT • Top subject areas: Social sciences, engineering, humanities and arts, science and maths • Average duration: 12.2 => 12.2 days 19

  20. Erasmus cooperation projects

  21. Impact of Erasmus at the individual level - students • Upgrading skills (intercultural, linguistic etc.) • Stimulating adaptability & flexibility • Promoting European citizenship • Enhancing employability • Easier to find a job • More international career • Higher labour mobility 21 21

  22. Eurobarometer Survey (2010)EMPLOYERS’ PERSPECTIVE “Transversal competences “eg. team-working, communication, adaptability, problem-solving very important in addition to sector-specific skills 22

  23. Impact of Erasmus at the institutional level • International offices & support services • Quality of teaching & learning => new teaching methods • Modernisation & internationalisation of curricula • More transparency (ECTS/DS etc.) • Research participation • University-business cooperation • Professionalization of management 23

  24. Impact of Erasmus at the policy / system level • Internationalisation of higher education • Driving force behind Bologna Process • Continued impact (classification & ranking) • Worldwide interest in scheme 24

  25. LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE

  26. New programme post-2013: shaping factors Content NAs LLP interim evaluation LLP Committee Erasmus expert group Green paper + new progr consultations Conferences Impact assessment Ex-ante evaluation Policy framework Europe 2020 (YoM, NSJ) E&T 2020 Modernisation agenda of HE Bologna Process EU budget review - MFF NewLLP/Erasmus programme EP Legal basis 2nd sem 2011 ESF Council Erasmus Mundus

  27. New Programme post-2013 - Issues for reflection (1) Show EU added value – show it is better to spend a € on the European level than at home! Relevance: link policy and programme – show systemic impact by putting our money at the service of our policies Sustained impact at different levels: individual, institutional, systemic/policy Simplification, rationalisation Erasmus: Solid basis but adaptation & innovation needed Continue to contribute to higher education internationalisation & employability of graduates

  28. New programme post-2013 - Issues for reflection (2) General programme: Single programme Education Europe with three action types More budget (MFF proposal: + 73%) Higher education is priority Newideas for Erasmus: More emphasis on (academic) quality Recognition issue Language preparation: using ICT tools Finding good host companies for placements More flexibility: multiple mobilities (min 3 months) due to Bologna More intense and new forms of cooperation for example joint programmes, long-term teacher mobility, virtual collaborations, IPs

  29. New programme post-2013 - Issues for reflection (3) Other newideas: Global mobility for Europeans: limited mobility outside participating countries Full cycle mobility/gap mobility – Erasmus Masters with loans More business-university cooperation Boost staff mobility + provide support for the organisation of staff training weeks

  30. Thank you for your attention ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus 30 30

  31. (Im)balances in staff mobility flows

  32. Eurobarometer Survey (2010)EMPLOYERS’ PERSPECTIVE Communication, analytical, teamwork and foreign language skills gain importance in the future 32

  33. Eurobarometer Survey (2010)EMPLOYERS’ PERSPECTIVE Sector-specific work placements should be integrated into study programmes! 33

  34. Eurobarometer Survey (2011)YoM – mobility benefits for young people

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