23.05.2013
Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) Action 1 – Scholarships and Fellowships Selection 2013/2014
On May 8 2013 official decision was taken regarding the award of EMMC scholarships and EMJD fellowships to Third-country and European students and PhD candidates in the framework of the Action 1 of the Programme.
A total number of 1 966 Third-country and European students were granted an Erasmus Mundus scholarships to study in one of the 138 EMMCs and 364 Third-country and European doctoral candidates were awarded an Erasmus Mundus fellowship to carry out their research activities within one of the 42 EMJD Programmes.
2013 EM Action 1 scholarships stats
18.04.2013
Dear Colleagues,
The deadline for the submission of applications under the Tempus IV, sixth call for proposals was on 26 March 2013, and we are now in the position to provide you with some statistics and updates on the progress of the 2013 selection process:
We are pleased to inform you that we have received
937 project proposals, which represents an increase of 38 % compared to the previous selection round (676).
The number of submitted proposals can be broken down as follows according to:
Region
• Western Balkans:
169, vs. 95 in 2012
• Eastern Neighbouring countries:
358, vs. 287 in 2012
• Southern Neighbouring countries:
217, vs. 150 in 2012
• Central Asia:
84, vs. 52 in 2012
• Multi-regional:
109, vs. 92 in 2012
Applicant:
• EU:
701, vs. 530 in 2012
• Tempus partner country:
236, vs. 146 in 2012
Project type:
• Joint Projects:
777, vs. 563 in 2012
• Structural Measures:
160, vs. 113 in 2012
For more details, please find enclosed the detailed statistics concerning the number of applications submitted by country, which will be soon published on the Tempus website.
Statistics - Selection - Sixth call - 2013
9.04.2013
The Commission is reviewing the procedures for issuing short-stay visas (shorter than 3 months) and would like to hear your views on your experience. The idea is to modernise the policy and your input via this public consultation will help us to make the right changes.
The legislation
( Regulation No 810/2009 Visa Code ) on issuing short-stay visas for travel in the Schengen area (the ‘Visa Code’) has now been in force for three years.
Now the Commission wants to assess whether the legislation has achieved its objectives. Building on this evaluation, the Commission plans to propose amendments to revise the Visa Code and to further develop and modernise the common visa policy.
Among the aims of this review are to ensure that EU visa policy fosters economic growth and cultural exchange by facilitating the process for legitimate travellers to the EU, such as business people, tourists, students and young people, while ensuring a high level of security for the EU.
That is why the Commission wants to hear from the main ‘users’ of the common visa policy: individuals, interest groups, advocacy groups and professional organisations.
• Individuals: Tell us about your experience by replying to our questionnaire. You do not need to answer all of the questions. However, for your response to be taken into account, all questions under ‘Your Profile’ need to be answered. If you have any concerns regarding data protection matters, please consult the
Privacy Statement.
• Organizations: Send written contributions on the issues covered in the questionnaire or on any other issue linked to the implementation of the Visa Code. Organizations are also invited to encourage individual members to reply to the questionnaire. Please send your contributions to:
Home-Consultation-C2@ec.europa.eu
The public consultation questionnaire is available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-is-new/public-consultation/index_en.htm
Translations of the questionnaire into French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and Arabic should be available from 10 April.
Deadline for answering : 17 June 2013
11.03.2013
Dear colleagues,
At a time of changes as far as the future EU cooperation programmes are concerned, DG EAC prepared a so-called "visitors pack" providing a list of reference documents (including electronic links) concerning EU policies and programmes in the field of education and research.
We think most of these documents should be interesting for your communication activities with national authorities and stakeholders.
Please, have a look at it and disseminate it widely !!!
Regards.
Philippe Ruffio
VISITORS PACK 2013
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