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| 28.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 138/30 |
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28.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/30

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/14/10

ICI Education Co-operation Programme

Co-operation in Higher Education and Training between the European Union and Australia and the European Union and the Republic of Korea

Call for Proposals 2010 for Joint Mobility Projects (JMP) and Joint Degree Projects (JDP)

2010/C 138/08

1.   Objectives and description

Objectives and description

The general objective is to enhance mutual understanding between people of the EU and the Partner Countries including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions and to enhance the quality of higher education and training by stimulating balanced partnerships between higher education and training institutions in the EU and in Partner Countries.

2.   Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants

Submission of grant requests under this call is open to higher education and training institutions and to consortia of higher education and/or training institutions.

Eligible applicants must be from one of the Partner Countries and from one of the 27 Member States of the European Union. This year the programme focuses on co-operation with Australia and the Republic of Korea.

3.   Eligible actions

Eligible actions

There are two types of actions under this call, namely Joint Mobility Projects and Joint Degree Projects.

For Joint Mobility Projects (JMP) support is provided to enable EU-Partner Country consortia of higher education and training institutions, to carry out joint study and training programmes and to implement student and faculty mobility. Support includes lump sum funding for administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. A consortium applying for an ICI-ECP Joint Mobility Project must include at least three higher education and/or training institutions from three different EU Member States and at least two such institutions from the Partner Country. The maximum duration of JMP projects is 36 months.

For Joint Degree Projects (JDP) support is provided to develop and implement dual/double or joint degree programmes. Support includes lump sum funding for the development work and administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. A consortium applying for an ICI-ECP Joint Degree Project must include at least two higher education and/or training institutions from two different EU Member States and at least two institutions from the Partner Country. The maximum duration of JDP projects is 48 months.

Activities are planned to start in November 2010.

4.   Award criteria

Award criteria

The following quality criteria will be applied to determine the overall quality score of each eligible proposal:

The significance of the project for the relationship between the EU and the Partner Countries (representing 25 % of the total score) will be determined by:

| (a) | The relevance of the proposal to the objectives of the Call; |
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(a)

The relevance of the proposal to the objectives of the Call;

| (b) | The added value of the programme of study in the proposed discipline and profession from the perspective of the relations between the EU and a Partner Country. |
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(b)

The added value of the programme of study in the proposed discipline and profession from the perspective of the relations between the EU and a Partner Country.

Contribution to quality and excellence (representing 25 % of the total score) as determined by:

| (a) | The likely project contribution to educational quality, excellence and innovation; |
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(a)

The likely project contribution to educational quality, excellence and innovation;

| (b) | The significance of the project towards improvement of teaching methods and students’ further study/professional opportunities; |
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(b)

The significance of the project towards improvement of teaching methods and students’ further study/professional opportunities;

| (c) | The extent of an academic quality control system definition and its efficiency towards ensuring a contribution to academic excellence. |
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(c)

The extent of an academic quality control system definition and its efficiency towards ensuring a contribution to academic excellence.

The quality of project implementation (50 % of the total score) as determined by:

| (a) | Well defined co-operation mechanisms and administrative structure of a functioning partnership; |
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(a)

Well defined co-operation mechanisms and administrative structure of a functioning partnership;

| (b) | The balance of the mobility and/or degree scheme integration among the partner institutions; the balance of the proposed mobility flows; |
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(b)

The balance of the mobility and/or degree scheme integration among the partner institutions; the balance of the proposed mobility flows;

| (c) | The soundness of the application of students selection mechanisms based on transparency, equality and merit principle, and common standards agreed by the partnership for joint application, selection admission and exams procedure; |
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(c)

The soundness of the application of students selection mechanisms based on transparency, equality and merit principle, and common standards agreed by the partnership for joint application, selection admission and exams procedure;

| (d) | The soundness and clarity of the arrangements for academic credits and credit transfer and the extent of compatibility with ECTS; |
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(d)

The soundness and clarity of the arrangements for academic credits and credit transfer and the extent of compatibility with ECTS;

| (e) | The quality of resources available for hosting foreign students and faculty members; |
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(e)

The quality of resources available for hosting foreign students and faculty members;

| (f) | The quality of a language plan; |
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(f)

The quality of a language plan;

| (g) | The quality of a monitoring system and evaluation plan; |
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(g)

The quality of a monitoring system and evaluation plan;

| (h) | The quality of dissemination activities; and |
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(h)

The quality of dissemination activities; and

| (i) | The quality and development of a sustainability plan. |
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(i)

The quality and development of a sustainability plan.

5.   Budget

Budget

The budget available is approximately EUR 2,45 million. Comparable funding will be provided by the Partner Countries in accordance with the rules applicable for each of them. It is anticipated that 3-4 EU-Australia and 3-4 EU-Korea projects will be funded in 2010, from which at least two are planned to be Joint Degree Projects.

The maximum amount of funding on the EU side will be EUR 465 000 for a four-year JDP project, EUR 232 500 for a three-year JMP project with three EU institutions and EUR 310 000 for a three-year JMP project with four or more EU institutions.

6.   Deadline

Deadline

Applications have to be submitted both to the EU and the implementing institutions in Australia (Australian Department of Education — DEEWR) and in the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology — MEST).

The Applications on behalf of the EU lead institution must be sent to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency no later than 6th September 2010. Applications bearing a postmark after this date will not be considered. Applications must be sent to the following address:

6th September 2010

| The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency |
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| EU-ICI Call for Proposals 2010 |
| Avenue du Bourget 1 |
| BOUR 02/17 |
| 1140 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

EU-ICI Call for Proposals 2010

Avenue du Bourget 1

BOUR 02/17

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Applications on behalf of the EU lead institution must be submitted on the correct form, duly completed, signed by the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation and dated.

Australian applications and supporting documents should be sent by registered mail to:

| Mr Steve Nerlich |
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| Director |
| Research, Analysis and Europe Section (C72NB3) |
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| GPO Box 9880 |
| Canberra ACT 2601 |
| AUSTRALIA |

Mr Steve Nerlich

Director

Research, Analysis and Europe Section (C72NB3)

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

GPO Box 9880

Canberra ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

Korean applications and supporting documents should be sent by registered mail to:

| ICI Education Co-operation Programme |
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| Youngki YOON, Deputy Director |
| Global Human Resource Division |
| Ministry of Education, Science and Technology |
| 55, Sejong-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA 110-760 |

ICI Education Co-operation Programme

Youngki YOON, Deputy Director

Global Human Resource Division

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

55, Sejong-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul

REPUBLIC OF KOREA 110-760

7.   Further information

Further information

The Guidelines and the application forms are available on the following website:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/ici-ecp/index_en.htm

Applications must be submitted using the form provided and they have to include all the annexes and information requested.

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