ICI- ECP activities general objective:

• To enhance mutual understanding between the peoples of the EU and the Partner Countries including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions.
• To enhance the quality of higher education and training by stimulating balanced partnerships between higher education and vocational institutions in Europe and in the Partner Countries.

ICI- ECP activities specific objectives:

• To support cooperation between higher education and vocational training institutions with a view to promoting joint study programmes and mobility.
• To foster the mobility of students between the European Union and the Partner Countries by promoting transparency, mutual recognition of qualifications and periods of study, research and training, and, where appropriate, portability of credits.
• To support the mobility of professionals (teaching and administrative staff) with a view to improving mutual understanding, and expertise, of issues relevant to the relations between the European Union and the Partner Countries.
• To exchange best practices in the field of higher education and vocational education and training, and to promote knowledge building and sharing on horizontal issues of common interest for the European Union and the Partner Countries.

In adition to our useful documents section, further informations, as well as relevant documents for Call EACEA 14/2009 can be found at the EU-ICI ECP Education Cooperation Programme page at the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency website.

The current 2009 Call for proposals supports the following activities:

ICI-ECP Joint Mobility projects

ICI-ECP activities shall provide funding for international curriculum development projects  that involve short term mobility between the EU and the Partner ICI Countries. Selected  consortia will set up a framework for student mobility whereby EU students will typically  spend one semester in the Partner Country institution and vice versa with full recognition of  the study period abroad by the home institution. Support will include mobility grants for  students and faculty members, as well as flat rates/fixed amounts for administering the  project.

Each proposal must be based on a consortium formed of institutions from the EU and from  one given Partner Country. Projects will be selected and funded bilaterally between the EU  and each Partner Country.

Estimated number of Projects to be funded:

• EU-Australia: 3-4
• EU-Japan: 1-2
• EU-Republic of Korea: 3-4

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 2,80 Million EUR (Orientation of the budget)

• 15 September 2009 - 15 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Call Guidelines (Guidelines for applicants)
• Call EU-ICI ECP 2009 (Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea) (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• Third countries

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

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