EUPHRATES EU PROMOTION OF HEALTH THROUGH RESEARCH, APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN INDIA

ERASMUS MUNDUS LOT 13 PROJECT

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT. ROLE OF COORDINATOR AND JOINT COORDINATOR

WHAT IS EUPHRATES?

EUPHRATES is an Erasmus Mundus project aiming at:

 Developing further collaboration among the European Union and Indian Institutions for sending and hosting mobility of talented students and staff.  Enhancing capacity, transparency and employability as well as skills and qualification of institutions and individuals.

The EUPHRATES project promotes mobility of students and staff (to India) in a collaborative framework which includes the following instutions in Europe (University of Porto, University of Perpignan, TEI of Patras, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, University of Maribor, Vilnius University, University College Dublin, University of Santiago de Compostela). Brief description

 The project EUPHRATES, coordinated by the University of Santiago de Compostela is one of the proposals approved by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the Lot 13, in July 2013.

 European Commission Funding: 2,999,450,00 €

 Mobilities: 140

* Mobilities addressed to beneficiaries and citizens promotes flows of students and staff from India towards the European Union.

 Academic levels: undergraduate, master, doctorate, post-doctorate and staff.

Our consortium

European partners:  University of Porto  University of Perpignan  Vilnius University  University of Maribor  Freie Universität Berlin  TEI of Patras  Warsaw University of Life Sciences  University College Dublin  University of Santiago de Compostela Our consortium Indian partners  Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University  National Institute of Technology, Warangal  Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University (KIIT  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)  University of Baroda  Central University of Orissa, Koraput  Pune University  Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded  IIT Bombay  Pravara Indian Institute of Medical Sciences  Doon University

Mobility programme

Beneficiaries:

Candidates belonging to one of the following target groups can be selected for an EMUNDUS EUPHRATES grant:

Target Group 1 (TG1): Students and Academic Staff registered in one of the partner universities from India belonging to the consortium. Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of studies in their home institution;

Target Group 2 (TG2): Students need either to be registered in a HEI from India (not included in the partnership) to have obtained a university degree or equivalent from a HEI; Mobility programme

Beneficiaries:

Target Group 3 (TG3): Nationals from India in a particularly vulnerable situation due to social and political reasons.

To be eligible they must have not resided nor carried out their main activity (study, work, etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the European countries.

**(This rule does not apply to Target Group III candidates nor staff in general) Mobility programme

Beneficiaries:

Beneficiaries of Target Group 3 can be in one of the following situations:

 With a refugee or asylum status.

 Being object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination.

 Belonging to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons)

Foreseen mobilities

MOBILITY FROM INDIA TO EUROPE

ACADEMIC TG1 TG2 TG3 TOTAL LEVEL Undergraduate 16 - 10 26 Master 16 10 12 38 Doctorate 20 10 6 36 Post-doctorate 6 4 2 12 Staff 18 10 - 28 TOTAL 76 34 30 140 Mobility programme

Amount of the grant:

EUPHRATES includes travel and insurance costs and a monthly allowance of:

 1.000€ for Undergraduate  1.000€ for Master  1.500€ for Doctorate  1.800€ for Post-doctorate  2.500€ for Academic Staff Mobility programme

Duration of the mobilities

Undergraduate 6, 10 months

Master 6, 10 and 18 months

Doctorate 12, 22, 33 months

Post doctorate 6, 10 months

Academic Staff 1 month Mobility programme

Academic Recognition:

Participating in EUPHRATES ensures the mutual recognition of all credits performed in partner institutions within the consortium.

Priority Study Areas:

Main fields of study: Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Medical Sciences, Natural Sciences ROLE OF COORDINATOR AND JOINT COORDINATOR ROLE OF COORDINATOR (USC)

 Definition of main strategy, agenda and task forces;

 Communication with partners, meetings and reporting;

 Preparation of the partnership agreement;

 Creation and maintenance of the website,

 Deployment of an online database system for mobility applications.;

 Define an evaluation plan searching for a maximum involvement and regular interaction between students and staff;

 Preparation of the call for applications; ROLE OF COORDINATOR (USC)

 Definition of selection process;

 Coordination of the support and assistance to the applicants;

 Coordination with the partners for the organisation of the mobility flows;

 Providing beneficiaries with health insurance and travel tickets;

 Financial management and budget follow up (transfer of money to partners and to grantees);

 Preparation of the project management meetings and collection of documents for evaluation reports;

 Preparation of the progress and final reports to the EACEA. ROLE OF JOINT COORDINATOR (BAMU)

OBJECTIVE

Enable a better efficiency, feasibility and sustainability of the partnership at administrative-management levels

Better working of the project

ROLE OF JOINT COORDINATOR

GENERAL TASKS:

 BAMU will be jointly responsible with the USC for active day to day coordination and management of the partnership.  Active coordination with other Partners in India in order to gather extra specific information on:

. Measures to attract the appropriate number and the correct profile of students/staff . Mechanisms to improve quality assurance and mutual recognition of studies between participant institutions.

ROLE OF JOINT COORDINATOR

AT COMMUNICATION/DISSEMINATION LEVEL:

 Leading the consortium policy on awareness raising and dissemination in order to ensure extensive project website and application tool if needed.

 Assuming an active role in disseminating the project among Higher Education Institutions in India by using their proper communication channels: webpage, press releases, and education networks.

 Implementing a specific dissemination task addressed to social and NGO associations which can serve as channel to reach vulnerable groups (TG3 candidates).

ROLE OF JOINT COORDINATOR

AT IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL:

 Selection of candidates: due to its knowledge of vulnerable groups in the geographical area, Dr. BAMU will coordinate key staff to carry out selection of TG3 candidates, following strictly the criteria agreed by the whole Partnership.

 Launching of the mobilities: the JC will draw up an information pack addressed to selected candidates in order to clarify basic aspects of the mobility they are going to undertake. This information will be developed as a general guide/handbook and will be distributed via e-mail together with proper instructions from the coordinating institution about academic and administrative procedures. ROLE OF JOINT COORDINATOR

AT MONITORING LEVEL:

 The JC will perform an internal analysis of the grantees’ feedback (obtained through the monitoring instruments).

 The JC will issue, when necessary, proper recommendations to Coordinator in order to improve the working of the project.

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