2021-2027 ERASMUS+ International Activities

for Citizens of Turkmenistan

Erasmus+ privides the unique experience of living, studying and training abroad for students, learners, teachers and trainers in all sectors. Participants will gain self-confidence and soft skills, discover different cultures and build interpersonal and professional relationships with people from other countries.

How it works:

• The applicant organisation (always the Programme Country HEI) submits an application to its National Agency (NA) on behalf of its partner (s). The applicant can also apply on behalf of a consortium of several partners from the same Programme Country.
• Once selected, the beneficiary organisation (always the Programme Country HEI) signs and manages the grant agreement and reports at the end of the project. The beneficiary is financially responsible for the entirety of the grant.
• The sending organisation (from either a Programme or a Partner Country) is responsible for selecting the students and staff and sending them abroad. This includes preparation, monitoring and recognition activities.
• The receiving organisation (from either a Programme or a Partner Country) hosts the students and staff from abroad, providing support during their stay.

Activities:

• Student mobility peiod period for studies (all degree levels) can last from 2 months (or one academic term or trimester) to 12 months.
• Student mobility period for traineeships (all degree levels) can last from 2 to 12 months.
• Staff mobility leriod for teaching for academic staff and for invited staff from non-academic organisations to teach at a partner higher education institution (HEI) abroad can last from 5 days to 2 months.
• Staff mobility period for training for teaching and non-teaching staff in the form of training events abroad can last from 5 days to 2 months.

Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) projects is based on multilateral partnerships between organizations active in the field of higher education. The projects are designed to enhance, modernise, and equip higher and vocational education institutions and their staff to effectively fulfil their various missions, and concentrate on areas such as curriculum development, pedagogical methods, engagement with the world of work and community outreach, as well as institutional management.
CBHE projects' activities are carried out by consortia of HE institutions and other organizations from EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme.

How it works
CBHE projects can be implemented as:

• National projects, involving institutions from only one eligible third country not associated to the Programme
• Multi-country (regional) projects within one single eligible Region
• Multi-country
• (cross-sectional) projects involving more than one Region and involving at least one country from each eligible Region

CBHE projects are applied according to 3 Strands:
Strand 1 -- Fostering access to cooperation in higher education
Strand 2 -- Partnerships for transformation
Strand 3 -- Structural reform projects

How to apply
The applicant and partner organizations are invited to submit applications online at the Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) programmes are designed and offered
by a consortium of at least three higher education institutions from different countries. Their programme offers skills for a particular profession or research sector: each partner in a consortium offers different parts of the programme. The EU funding covers a number of full scholarships for students and a contribution to the costs of managing the programme and hosting guest lecturers. A higher education institution may be a full member of an Erasmus Mundus master programme, or an associated partner of a consortium. The associated partner of a consortium receives no direct EU funding however is allowed benefiting from a deeply integrated network and some ad hoc cooperation opportunities.

Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM) support the design of new,innovative and highly integrated master programmes by facilitating the setup of international partnerships required for the delivery of such programmes.

EMJM — main:

• Full degree programmes at Master level
• Study at two or more universities
• Full scholarships (participation fees, travel, living costs) for the best-ranked applicants from all over the world

How to apply for a scholarship:
Check the catalogue of masters' courses
Consult the Erasmus Mundus Catalogue
and apply directly to the course:
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/opportunities-for-individuals/students/erasmus-mundus-joint-masters
Application period: December — January for programmes starting in September
Anyone can apply in final year of bachelors or later
No age limits: you can apply even if you have been working

EMDM — main:
EMDM encourage HEIs to develop new, innovative and highly integrated master programmes by an international partnership of HEIs. Other educational and non-educational partners with specific expertise and interest in the area of study may be involved. EMDM aim to involve EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, institutions, and/or thematic areas that are in some way under-represented in Erasmus Mundus

How it works
The beneficiary should initiate contacts and collaboration activities in view of setting up the master’s programme to offer a fully integrated curriculum. The international partnership of HEIs should be composed by at least three HEIs from three different countries, of which at least two must be EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme. The master’s programme includes compulsory physical mobility for all recruited students and has the ambition of recruiting excellent candidates worldwide. By the end of the project, the involved HEIs will have to agree the basic joint mechanisms for the master programme under development:

• Joint procedures for student application, admission, selection and monitoring rules
• Procedures for student examinations and performance evaluation
• Joint programme design and integrated teaching/training activities
• Common services offered to students
• Joint promotion and awareness-raising strategy
• Joint administrative and financial management by the partnership
• A joint degree policy
• A draft partnership agreement
• A draft joint student agreement

Where to read and apply:
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/programme-guide/part-a/eligible-countries
Best practice guide: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
Erasmus Mundus Students & Alumni Association: http://www.em-a.eu

Jean Monnet Actions
Jean Monnet Actions (JMA) for higher education aim at promoting excellence worldwide in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies.
The following Actions are supported by Jean Monnet activities:

Jean Monnet Modules
Short teaching programmes in the field of EU studies at a higher education institution are implemented as courses with a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours per academic year including lectures, seminars, tutorials, summer courses or intensive courses, distance learning format 

Jean Monnet Chairs
Teaching support for university professors: 90 hours include lectures, seminars, and tutorials, and a distance format, but not individual instruction. A Chair must also carry out at least one additional activity per academic year. A Chair-holder must be a permanent member of staff at the applicant institution with the rank of "Professor" (not to be a visiting Professor at the time of the application)

Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence
Aim at developing synergies between the disciplines and resources in EU
Studies, creating joint transnational activities and structural links with academic institutions in other countries. Centers must gather the expertise and competences of high-level experts (including Jean Monnet Chairs and Jean Monnet Module coordinators) and have a major role in reaching out to students, policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large 

Jean Monnet Support to Associations
Has the purpose to contribute to the study of the European integration process. Associations must be interdisciplinary and open to all interested professors, teachers and researchers specialising in EU issues. Support will be
given only to associations that are officially registered and have independent legal status 

Jean Monnet Networks
Foster the creation and development of consortia of international players (HEIs, Centres of Excellence, departments, teams, individual experts, etc.) in the area of EU studies. Jean Monnet Networks
must contribute to gathering information, exchanging practices, building knowledge and promoting the European integration process across the world, and support the development of existing networks specific activities and participation of young researchers in EU-related themes

Jean Monnet Projects
Support innovation, cross-fertilization and the spread of EU content, a broad range of activities from the design and development of education materials and tools to the organisation of events. Jean Monnet Projects based on unilateral proposals. Proposed activities may involve other partners and last between 12 and 24 months.

How to apply
Organisations should apply through the repository of EACEA
For more detailed information about each Action of the Programme please read:
Visit: www.ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus