EU to Strengthen Partnership with Indian Universities on Higher Education

Organizes workshop in association with panjab university to fund indian universities on programmes - erasmus+, jean monnet and marie skŁodowska-curie actions
By: European Union
 
CHANDIGARH, India - Oct. 3, 2016 - PRLog -- The Delegation of the European Union to India, joined hands with Panjab University to organize a workshop at the Taj Chandigarh on Monday, 03 October 2016 for Vice Chancellors and academic leaders of Indian Universities and Higher Education Institutions to discuss funding opportunities for India-Europe mobility and cooperation, through a range of EU-funded programmes, namely Erasmus+, Jean Monnet and Marie Sklodowska - Curie Actions (MSCA's).

The workshop was attended by nearly 80 higher education stakeholders, from Vice Chancellors and Head of Institutions to a range of academic and administrative staff from higher education institutions. It overall aimed at informing in particular in a practical way about the objectives, content and implementation modalities of Erasmus+, Jean Monnet and MSCAs with a view to increasing the participation and success rate of Indian students, researchers and higher education institutions, including their staff, for the next application round (approximately October 2016 to March 2017)

Prof. Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor Panjab University along with Mr. Brian Toll, Senior Policy Adviser, DG Education & Culture, European Commission, Brusselsinaugurated the Workshop.

Mr. Brian Toll said, "India is the greatest beneficiary of Erasmus Mundus, the predecessor programme to Erasmus+Between 2004 and 2016 around 5,000 Indian students from all parts of India have received Erasmus scholarships – recently at a rate of over 500 per year. New opportunities are now being offered, primarily for higher education institutions (HEIs), staff and students, meaning the door are open to even more Indian participation."He also encouraged institutions to pass on the information to students as there are even more opportunities to develop today.

A series of information workshops to promote awareness of Erasmus+ programmeshas been going on in major Indian cities since last year. After the workshop in 2015, there has been a major increase in the number of Indian institutions who are the beneficiary of Erasmus+ funding under Capacity Building Projects as well as in the number of students who received Erasmus+ Mobility Scholarships.

"At the start in 2015 before such workshops, 6 Indian institutions received the new Erasmus+ capacity building grants for two projects. In 2016, already 36 Indian institutions from 12 states have participated in 10 winning projects, partnering with 37 European universities from 18 European Union Member States,"Mr. Toll added.

Prof. Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor Panjab University, welcomed the EU programme and expressed the hope that Panjab University along with other Indian Universities and higher education institutions would avail themselves of the opportunity to raise their academic, and research standards, staff development and modernize higher education system in India, using the range of options available to them including international collaboration.

In-depth sessions were conducted on the following topics: Capacity building in Higher Education, EU Project Experience by Dr. Shabana Khan, Director, Indian Research Academy, Joint Masters Degrees and Individual Mobility by Mr. Brian Toll, EU Commission, Alumni experience on mobility, Jean Monnet & Marie Sklodowski-Curie action by Mr. Brian Toll and Marie Curie Senior Fellowship Recipient.

The workshop was moderated by Mr. Sanjeev Roy, Senior Expert, Higher Education, DAI Europe.

BACKGROUND NOTES

Erasmus+


Erasmus+ is the European Union's main programme supporting education, training, youth and sport for the period up to 2020.It has consolidated several existing EU programmes of which India was the largest single beneficiary outside of the EU. Between 2004 and 2016 around 5,000 Indian students from all parts of India have received Erasmus scholarships – recently at a rate of over 500 per year. New opportunities are now being offered, primarily for higher education institutions (HEIs), staff and students,meaning the door are open to even more Indian participation.

Erasmus+ has an overall budget of €14.7 billion with an additional €1.68 billion reserved for third country beneficiaries via the EU's external action budget, in which Indian higher education institutions is expected to be the biggest beneficiary.

EU will be the partner country in the 12th FICCI HE Summit through which we want to reach out to wider base of higher education institutions in India so that they benefit from the funding opportunity.

Erasmus+ and India

India is a Partner Country of the Erasmus+ Programme, which means that most actions, particularly in the fields of higher education, are open to India, Indian students and Indian higher education Institutions. A central focus of Erasmus+ funding will be cooperation projects to improve the quality of higher education as well as mobility for individuals.

Information on available courses and funding opportunities can be obtained from the Erasmus+ website http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm.

Details about scholarships Programmes and its Criteria
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

Scholarships awarded in SAARC countries (including India) under Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

   TOTAL  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015
SAARC  1381  287  216  183  175  185  142  193
World  12431  1795  2141  1917  1923  1966  1381  1308

Marie Curie Actions for Indian Researchers

•     Total number of Indian researchers funded in Marie Curie Actions (2007-2014): 1680

•     Total number of fellowships: 1213

•     Fellowships include: 700Initial Training Networks, 209Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes; and 135 International Incoming Fellowships; and 97Industry and Academia Partnerships and Pathways.

•     Exchanged staff (International Research Staff Exchange Scheme): 467

•     EU budget awarded to Indian organisations (2007-2014): €5.4 million

•     Number of Indian organisations participating in Marie Curie Actions (2007-2014): 97

•     Number of Projects: 75

•     Researchers going to Indian Organisations: 384

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