Erasmus Mundus
Action 2 – Strand 1
Partnerships
Euro-Asian Cooperation for
Excellence and Advancement
Euro-Asian CEA
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What is Erasmus Mundus?
Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and a mobility
programme in the field of higher education for:
• the enhancement of quality in European higher
education;
• the promotion of the European Union as a centre
of excellence in learning around the world;
• the promotion of intercultural understanding
through cooperation with Third Countries as well
as for the development of Third Countries in the
field of higher education.
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Action 2: Partnerships
This action aims at fostering structured
cooperation between European and thirdcountry higher education institutions
through the promotion of mobility at all
levels of studies for students (undergraduate
and masters), doctoral candidates,
researchers, academic and administrative
staff.
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Erasmus Mundus
Action 2 – Strand 1
Partnerships
Euro-Asian Cooperation for
Excellence and Advancement
Euro-Asian CEA (2012-2016)
Euro-Asian CEA II (2013-2017)
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Euro-Asian CEA
Partner Universities in EU
Austria
University of Graz
Croatia
University of Zagreb (in Euro-Asian CEA II)
Czech Republic
Tomas Bata University in Zlin (in Euro-Asian CEA II)
France
University of Lille
Germany
Humboldt University Berlin
Italy
University of Ferrara
Slovenia
University of Ljubljana
Spain
University of Deusto
Sweden
Lund University
The Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology (in Euro-Asian CEA)
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Euro-Asian CEA
Partner Universities in Central Asia
Kazakhstan
KIMEP University, Academician
E.A.Buketov Karaganda State University
Kazakh Economic University named after Turar Ryskulov
L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn
Naryn State University named after S.Naamatov
Tajikistan
Khujand Polytechnic Institute of Tajik Technical University
Tajik State University of Commerce
Turkmenistan
Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management
Uzbekistan
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration
Tashkent State University of Economics
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Euro-Asian CEA
Associate Partners
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Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
•
Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of
Uzbekistan
•
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Tajikistan (in Euro-Asian CEA)
•
Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyz Republic (in Euro-Asian CEA)
•
Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan (in Euro-Asian CEA II)
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EDNet, Kyrgyzstan
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Corporate foundation, Educational Center Bilim - Central Asia, Kazakhstan
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UNHCR, Kazakhstan (in Euro-Asian CEA)
• ELSA Kazakhstan, European Law Students' Association (in Euro-Asian CEA II)
• Public Organisation New Planet (in Euro-Asian CEA II)
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Euro-Asian CEA Objectives
• Foster mutual enrichment and better understanding between the EU
and the Central Asia, through the exchange of persons, knowledge and
skills at higher education level
• Respect the common general objectives that formed the basis for
establishing the Partnership
• Refrain from any action that could contribute to favouring brain drain;
• Encourage Central Asia participants in mobility activities to use the
knowledge and skills acquired in benefit of the social, human, economic
and political development of their countries
• Adopt a transparent attitude with regards to managing and keeping
accounts on the Project for which an Executive Agency grant is awarded
and cooperate fully with annual or occasional checks on the
implementation of the Grant Agreement
• establishing a long-lasting fruitful network for research and education
cooperation
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Euro-Asian CEA Objectives
• promotion of intercultural and intellectual understanding through cooperation
and development
• increasing awareness and importance of cultural and linguistic diversity,
professional qualities and personal development of Grantees, partner
universities and Associate Partners (management, students, academic and
administrative staff) involved
• promoting and implementing European higher education and its Bologna
system through mobility scheme at all levels of higher education of mutual
benefit for respective societies and to promote transparency and recognition
of periods of study in EU
• supporting mobility paying attention to an equal treatment of students and
academic staff to combating all forms of discrimination based on gender,
racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
• to foster bilateral agreements and cooperation, tangible joint research
initiatives, joint programmes and actions in the frame of EU, national or
regional projects and a comparative and profound knowledge within an
international context of EU and Central Asia.
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ЕвроАзиатское Сотрудничество для Совершенствования и
Продвижения будет стимулировать интернационализацию
образования, поддерживать мобильность студентов и
профессорско-преподавательского состава, способствовать
развитию научных исследований, внутри- и
межуниверситетской кооперации, а также культурному
взаимопониманию. Мультидисциплинарный консорциум
состоит из партнеров и фокусирует внимание на студентов
ВУЗовского и после-ВУЗовского образования и профессорскопреподавательский состав, которые получат огромную пользу
от специального обучения, научных исследований и условий
преподавания, недоступных в отдельно взятом ВУЗе. Проект
даст возможность участникам лучше понимать друг друга в
интеллектуальном плане, улучшить привлекательность и
способствовать развитию Европейского высшего образования в
странах Центральной Азии и установить устойчивую сеть
мобильности студентов и ППС между странами Европейского
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Союза и Центральной Азии.
Thematic fields of study
• Agricultural Sciences
• Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
• Business Studies and Management
Sciences
• Education, Teacher Training
• Engineering, Technology
• Geography, Geology
• Law
• Medical Sciences
• Social Science
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Individual Mobility
Available Places
Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Total
Cohort 3
Type of Mobility
Euro-Asian
CEA
Euro-Asian
CEA II
Euro-Asian
CEA
Euro-Asian
CEA II
Euro-Asian
CEA
Euro-Asian
CEA II
Euro-Asian
CEA
Euro-Asian
CEA II
Undergraduates
13
18
12
17
14
15
39
50
Masters
11
17
13
16
4
15
28
48
Doctorates
7
12
12
7
0
3
19
22
Post-doctorates
2
3
2
3
3
2
7
8
Staff
10
8
9
8
9
7
28
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Total
43
58
48
51
30
42
121
151
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Individual Mobility
Available Places
Nationality
Undergraduates
Masters
Doctorates
PostDoctorates
Staff
Total
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
EuroAsian
CEA
EuroAsian
CEA II
Kazakhstan
16
16
9
16
6
7
2
2
10
5
43
46
Kyrgyzstan
7
7
5
7
4
3
2
2
5
3
23
22
Tajikistan
7
7
5
8
4
3
1
1
5
3
22
22
Uzbekistan
4
14
4
15
2
7
1
3
3
5
14
44
Turkmenistan
5
4
5
1
3
0
1
0
5
2
19
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Total CA
39
48
28
47
19
20
7
8
28
18
121
141
/
2
/
1
/
2
/
0
/
5
/
10
39
50
28
48
19
22
7
8
28
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EU
Total CA+EU
121 13 151
Target groups
Target group I
Nationals of the Central Asian countries (and EU) who are registered or work in
one of the Euro-Asian CEA partnership university at the time of submitting the
application.
Target group II
Nationals of the Central Asian countries who are registered or work in a higher
education institution of Central Asian countries that is not included in the EuroAsian CEA partnership (students and staff) or have obtained a university degree
or equivalent by an institution of the Central Asia countries (students only).
Target group III
Nationals of the Central Asian countries who are in particularly vulnerable
situations, for social and political reasons.
• Have not resided nor have carried out their main activity (study, work) for
more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in EU at the time of
submitting application (Target group I and II).
• Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of
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the languages currently spoken in the hosting countries.
Duration of mobility
Undergraduate
from 5 to 10 months
Masters
from 5 to 22 months
Doctorates
from 10 to 34 months
Post-Doctorates
10 months
Staff
1 month
• Exchange mobility
• Full degree mobility
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Exchange or degree?
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•
An exchange student is a student (officially registered in a university or other
institution for higher education) who temporarily lives in a foreign country and
attends courses or is involved in other academic activities. The exchange period lasts
minimum 1 semester (minimum 30 ECTS, if less than 12 ECTS the mobility will be
stopped) and maximum 1 academic year (minimum 60 ECTS, if less than 12 ECTS the
mobility will be stopped). The exchange student does NOT get a diploma from the
host university. However, all academic results will be sent to his/her home university.
The student pays tuition fee at his home university, not at the host university.
Exchange students need the approval of their home and host university: at the time of
the mobility they need to present a learning agreement signed by both universities,
which is a guarantee for academic recognition of those courses afterwards. Exchange
applicants should be aware that they have to be fully supported by their home
institution to carry out their mobility period abroad, as recognition of credits is an
integral part of this project. Post-doctoral and staff applicants are always considered
as exchange, as there is no degree involved in this mobility.
A degree student from Central Asia registers at the university in Europe and is no
longer a student from the university at home. He/she pays tuition fee at the host
university (covered by participation costs that grantee receives) and will obtain a
diploma from the university abroad. Students applying to a European university will
need to comply with the host university admission requirements.
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Very important
• Know the reasons why you chose the
particular host university.
• Read/study the website of the project and
the website of the host universities to
which you are applying.
• Most of the candidates are very good.
Make your application special in
motivation letter.
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Individual Scholarship
Subsistence
allowances
Duration of
mobility
(in months)
Participation
costs
Travel and
Insurance
costs
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Individual Scholarship
Type of mobility Subsistence allowance
UNDERGRADUATE 1.000 EUR/month
MASTER 1.000 EUR/month
DOCTORATE 1.500 EUR/month
POST DOCTORATE 1.800 EUR/month
STAFF 2.500 EUR/month
+ Health and accident insurance
+ Travel costs (one round trip) and visa costs
+ Participation costs for undergraduates, masters and
doctorates; 3.000 EUR for mobility of min. 10 months.
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Online application step-by-step
Step 1: make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
Step 2: determine to which target group you belong.
Step 3: determine if you are an exchange or degree applicant.
Step 4: determine your type of mobility and field of study. Find out whether the
programme you are interested in is offered at one of the European partner universities
(receiving institution). Search for information about the preferred European university
(Receiving institution) and its academic offer to receive detailed information on:
• Specific admission requirements of the respective study programme
• Addition documents to be uploaded
• Language of instruction
• Required language certificates to be uploaded
• Link to courses/ECTS/learning outcomes (in order to fill in the learning agreement or
study/research/training/teaching plan).
Step 5: Collect all documents that need to be uploaded in the online application.
Step 6: Apply online
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Online application step-by-step
The online application consists of three steps:
Step 1: Register with valid e-mail address
It is very important that you provide a valid e-mail address and make sure to keep it active.
Please note: If you do not receive an e-mail within few hours please make a new
registration with an e-mail address from a different provider.
Step 2a: personal information
After creating an account, you receive your personal link in an e-mail. On this link you fillin your personal information and apply for course/program. You can use that link to apply
for two Universities and courses.
Step 2b: apply for course/program
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Online application step-by-step
When you submit the application, you will receive a confirmation to your email. That
confirmation also contains the link to your personal upload page. You have to upload all
required documents to have a complete application. We suggest to print out your
application(s).
Please note: Applicants are only allowed to register once. If you register and apply from several
accounts the selection committee will consider only the first one. Applicants may choose maximum two
courses/programmes at one or two receiving institutions (first and second choice)!
Step 7: After the completion of all steps as described in previous steps submit your
application by clicking “Close application”. Once you click on “Close application”, you will
not have access anymore to your application and no more changes will be possible. Only
closed applications will be considered during the selection process. The confirmation of
completing your application will be sent also to your email.
Step 8: Check the information about the selection process .
Step 9: All applicants will be informed about the selection results (selected, rejected or
reserve list) via e-mail by April. All selected applicants will receive further information
once they have been selected.
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Important Dates
• Deadline for online application: 31 January
• Nomination of selected candidates: April
• Host partner universities send information about
the pre-arrival arrangements: May
• Latest start of mobility: December (students)
• Individual mobility must end by June 2016 (Euro-Asian CEA) and by June 2017 (EuroAsian CEA II).
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Academic Recognition
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Learning agreement
Degree/ non-degree seeking mobility
Transcripts and credit transfer (ECTS)
Diploma Supplement
Recognition mechanism is clearly defined
before mobility starts:
Credits promised = Credits provided
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Impressions of
Euro-Asian CEA Grantees
„Every day spent at the Humboldt
University, Germany is an opportunity to
learn something new for me. I should say in
nowadays world, we should not study
about each other, we should study
together to attain efficient outcome for the
best of all. This would not be possible for
me without a support of Euro-Asian CEA
scholarship program.“
Tolgonai, American University of Central
Asia, Kyrgyzstan
„I am currently doing PhD in the best
university of the Netherlands, The
Eindhoven University of Technology. For sure
the gained experience here will change my
life in a positive way, moreover it will open
new opportunities for my career in future.
What can be more exciting and
challenging working in international
environment – NOTHING!!!“
Olessya, Academician E.A.Buketov
Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan
„I'm doing my first big exchange abroad
which is going unforgettably at the
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of
Economics, Slovenia. The life abroad with
its experience is always changing a person
to a right way of life because a person
meets a lot of nationalities and thoughts,
interact knowledge, culture, social events...
these all is perfecting my life.“
Parviz, Tajik State University of Commerce
in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
„University of Ferrara, Italy is remarkable
for its network of academicians, high
level of teaching and research facilities.
The campus that is spread around the
city makes studying process an incredible
experience! Here I have an opportunity
to advance knowledge, discover yourself
from different side, to become more
open-minded, meet new friends and also
to mature.“
Meruyert, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan
„Lund University, Sweden is the best
place to study because it is an amazing
university with exceptional activities for
students, qualitative education, the most
helpful staff and numerous international
students from all over the world.
Erasmus Mundus programme changed
my life profoundly by giving me an
opportunity to become more sociable
and versatile, to acquire and apply the
knowledge I got here throughout the
studies. Thank a lot to Euro-Asian CEA.“
Ainur, L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National
University, Kazakhstan
„I am Erasmus Mundus student and my
host university is Lille 3 Charles de
Gaulle, France. I like the university,
because here are very good professors
and the student life is different. Thanks
to Euro-Asian CEA that gave me this
chance to study here!“
Zhibek, Kyrgyz National University,
Kyrgyzstan
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All information are online
http://www.ef.uni-lj.si/euroasiancea
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Application deadline: 31 January
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CONTACT
Euro-Asian CEA
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics
Kardeljeva pl. 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Telephone: +386 1 5892 596
E-mail: info.euroasiancea@ef.uni-lj.si
Web: http://www.ef.uni-lj.si/euroasiancea
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