ERASMUS MUNDUS EXTERNAL COOPERATION WINDOW (EM ECW)

Call for Proposals: EACEA/35/08 - Lot 1 (, Morocco and Tunisia)

Coordinating Institution:

Montpellier 2 University Sciences and Technology,

Members of the partnership:

University of Liege - Belgium University of Cadiz - Spain University of the Balearic Islands - Spain Aix-Marseille 2 University - France SupAgro - France Montpellier 1 University - France Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University - France University of Via Domitia - France University of Genoa - Italy University of Nice Sophia Antipolis - France Abderrahmane Mira University of Bejaïa - Algeria Mentouri University of Constantine - Algeria University of Oran - Algeria of Marrakech - Morocco Mohamed V Agdal University - Morocco Abdelmalek Essaâdi University - Morocco - Tunisia - Tunisia University of 7th of November at Carthage – Tunisia

Associates: Academic Agency of Francophonie (A.U.F.) - France European University center of Montpellier and Languedoc-Roussillon - France Natura Network - Czech Republic Euro-mediterrranean University Téthys - France Association CONTACT - France Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Council - France Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Council - France Montpellier Metropolitan Area Authority - France DERBI Cluster - France Technology Park of Sousse - Tunisia National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT) - Tunisia National High School of Forestry (ENFI) - Morocco National School of agriculture of Meknes (ENA) - Morocco Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Alger - Algeria Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba - Algeria Olive trees Institute - Tunisia Coordination et Initiatives pour Réfugiés et Etrangers (CIRÉ) - Belgium Comité Inter Mouvement Auprès des Evacués (CIMADE) - France Centre Universitaire de Souk-Ahras - Algeria Université de Nimes - France Universita degli Studi di Catania - Italy Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat - Morocco Université Aboubekr Belkaid, de Tlemcen - Algeria Université de Gafsa - Tunisia Université du 20 août 1955, de Skikda - Algeria Université El-Hadj Lakhdar de Batna - Algeria Université Mohamed V Soussi, de Rabat - Morocco CROUS de Montpellier - France Centre universitaire de Bordj Bou Arreridj - Algeria Université de Gabès - Tunisia Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat - Algeria Université Moulay Ismail, de Meknes - Morocco Université de M’sila - Algeria Centre universitaire de Tebessa - Algeria

Project objectives: - Help the Maghreb Universities to implement HE reforms by exchanging and disseminating the experiences and good practices EU Universities have developed according to the Bologna recommendations. - Contribute through the exchanges of students and University staff to the reinforcement of educational, cultural, scientific and technological links between EU and Maghreb countries. - Foster the co-operations between Maghreb and EU Universities in view of a better knowledge and understanding between people. - Promote procedures for common recognition of syllabuses and diplomas using ECTS and the Diploma Supplement in order to increase the employability of Maghreb students without encouraging “brain drain” from South to North. - Develop within the Maghreb Universities the management of student and staff mobilities by implementing adequate awareness, communication and management procedures.

Brief description:

The AVERROES project consortium includes Nine Maghreb Universities : Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, Oran, Bejaïa, Constantine, Rabat, Tetouan and Marrakech and 11 EU Universities : Montpellier (3), Marseille 2, Perpignan, Genoa, Nice, Balearic Islands, SupAgro Montpellier, Cadiz and Liege. The project will be co-ordinated by the University of Montpellier 2 which has a long lasting experience of European projects management. The consortium will also include 34 associates which will be involved in the organisation of the mobilities, in the hosting and welcome of students or in the diffusion of information. The mobility activities will concern all levels and most of the fields mentioned in the call for proposals with a priority given to the fields which are of major interest for Maghreb universities. On the whole, 315 mobilities are foreseen with 258 concerning the South-North direction and 57 the other direction.

Number of Individual Mobility Activities foreseen

Europeans Third-Country nationals Type of Mobility 18% 82% TOTAL Ctry code 100% Target Target Group Target Group Target Group Group 1 1 2 3 MA 30 1 Undergraduates 13 DZ 30 1 106 35% TN 30 1 MA 12 10 1 Masters 12 DZ 12 10 1 81 25% TN 12 10 1 MA 9 9 0 11 65 20% DZ 9 9 0 TN 9 9 0 MA 3 4 0 Post-doctorates 10 DZ 3 4 0 31 10% TN 3 4 0 MA 7 0 0 Teaching staff 11 DZ 7 0 0 32 10% TN 7 0 0

TOTAL 57 183 69 6 315

Address: Sciences and Technology Place Eugène Bataillon 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05 FRANCE

University website: http://www.univ-montp2.fr

Contact Person: Danièle HERIN E-mail: [email protected]