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Rainer Henkel-von Klass 2

A Year Abroad: Step by Step

Essential information

Universities in Europe

Costs, grants

Application: admission

Application: accommodation

Application: prep. language courses

Travel arrangements/first steps after arrival

Visa

Agreements, Co-operation Networks

International orientation program


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Universities in Europe

IRIS - Integrated Reporting forInternational Students

http://iris.siu.no/iris.nsf/institutions


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Universities in Europe (Germany)

http://www.daad.de/deutschland/hochschulen/00413.de.html


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Universities in Europe (Mainz - electronic calender)


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Agreements, Co-operation Networks


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Networking

Where ....

EAIE

NAFSA

FAUBAI

APAIE

SAAIE ??


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Networking

http://www.eaie.nl/antwerp/


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Networking


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NAFSA-Konferenz 2006, Montral


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Costs, grants


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Costs, grants

http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/00462.es.html


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Networking: DAAD Global Network


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Agreements with the USA(ATLANTIS) and CANADA

The TEMPUS programme, which covers the countries of theformer Soviet Union, the western Balkans and Mongolia, andwhich was extended in June 2002 to the EUs Mediterranean

partners.

The ALFA and [ALAN] programmes for Latin America

EDULINK - African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

AsiaLink, which involves many countries in Asia

Pilot projects with Australia and Japan.

ERASMUS MUNDUS

Costs, grants


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ALFA (Amrica Latina - Formacin Acadmica)

Please note:for the time being no call for applications

is a programme of co-operation between higher education institutions of

the European Union and Latin America.

University Networks for

Sub-programme A: Academic and Institutional Management Sub-programme B: Scientific and Technical Training

Participant countries are the Member States of the European Union and

the following 18 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,

Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,

Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay andVenezuela.

Costs, grants

http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alfa/index_en.htm


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http://www.programalban.org/

Costs, grants

Alan is a high level scholarship programme specificallyaddressed to Latin America. It is expected that around 3900 Latin

American students and professionals will benefit from these

scholarships, in the European Union, until 2010.

Alan will enable Latin American students and professionals,future academics and decision-makers, to benefit from high level

education in the European Union.

The periods of education and training may range from 6 months to

3 years depending on the type of project and the level envisaged.


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The Erasmus Mundus programme comprises four concrete actions:

ACTION 1 - Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

ACTION 2 - Erasmus Mundus scholarships ACTION 3 - Partnerships (mobility within approved consortia)

ACTION 4- Enhancing attractiveness

Costs, grants

http://http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html

ERASMUS MUNDUS 2004 08


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- HEI consortium

(min. 3 EU

countries)

ERASMUS MUNDUS 2004-08Masters Courses

- Joint applications

and admission

procedures

- 60-120 credit

points ECTS

(1 or 2 yearmasters courses)

- Double or jointdegree

- Study period in

EU (min. 2 HEI)

Costs, grants

ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009 2013


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ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2013What will be new?

1. Stronger financial support for European students throughthe offer of more attractive scholarships.

The main novelties of the programme proposal are:1. More opportunities and variety in the institutional co-

operation modalities between European and third-country

universities and in the individual mobility scheme (Keywords: developing human resources, transfer of know-how,sustainable development)

1. Extension of Erasmus Mundus to doctoral studies and,

partially, to the undergraduate level

Costs, grants

EM ECW


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EM ECWhttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/seminar/2007/index.htm

Balanced partnerships between EU and Third country Higher

Education Institutions

External Cooperation Window: Main Features of the Programme

Partnership activities for the organisation of mobility and the

transfer of know-how and best practices

Implementation ofindividual mobility for students and academicstaff

Types of mobility: undergraduate, masters, doctorates, post-

doctorates, teaching staff

Costs, grants

EM ECW N Wi d 2008/09


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EM ECW: New Windows 2008/09in Central and South America

Europe

Chile

CaribbeanMexico

Brazil

Deadline for applications was 15 February for 2008/09

Costs, grants

EM ECW: Specific criteria for Latin America


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EM ECW: Specific criteria for Latin Americaregion: partnership composition

Minimum partnership composition (at least)

BRAZIL: three higher education institutions (at least two of which must

be federal universities) from at least two different Brazilian regions,considering the five regional divisions of the country: North, Northeast,Midwest, South and Southeast.

Costs, grants


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How to obtain information?

For comprehensive information about the current programme,

please consult:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html

and the new programme 2009-13 (proposal), please consult:

http://www.europafacile.net/Formulari/ERASMUSMUNDUS09_013/COM2007_395en.pdf

Costs, grants


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Application


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Visa

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/es/willkommen/studieren/index_html


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Visa

Important documents for visa application for exchange students:

letter of acceptance + written proof of grant/finances


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Travel arrangements/first steps after arrival

Date of arrival

Reception arrangements by host University

Information about the host city

Banks and bureaux de change

Accommodation

Insurances

Public transport in the host country

Intensive language courses

Telephone, electricity, post offices


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Unit 1: Organisationof Mobility

Senior AO (Academic)AOs (Non-Academic)Secreterial Staff

Communication, Networking (Director of IO)

Unit 3: Project andProgrammeAdministration

Senior AO Academic)AOs (Non-Academic)Secreterial Staff

Strategy (Director of IO)

Unit 2: Servicesfor Studentsand Scientists

Senior AO Academic)AOs (Non-Academic)Secreterial Staff

Structure and Personell of an IO

CONTACT


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CONTACT

THANK YOU

Rainer Henkel-von Klass

International OfficeUniversity of Mainz

D-55099 Mainz

Tel.: +49 6131 3920038

Fax: +49 6131 3925548

Email: [email protected]

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