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The Commission welcomes the adoption of Erasmus Mundus II by the European Parliament
On the 22nd October 2008 the European Commission welcomed the European Parliament vote in favour of establishing the second phase of the Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) programme. The European Union will thus continue to support joint programmes in Europe with grants to the most highly-talented students and professors from third countries, but will also extend the scope of the programme to the doctoral level and give more financial support to European students.
Erasmus Mundus is a European action programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries. During its first phase (2004-2008) more than 6,000 students from outside Europe will have received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to obtain a degree in Europe and more than 1,000 teaching staff from third countries will have been given a scholarship to actively contribute to masters courses in teaching or research activities.
The new phase of the programme proposes the integration of the "Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window" under the "Erasmus Mundus" umbrella. Partnerships funded under this action will continue to allow for the transfer of know-how and exchanges of students and professors at all levels of higher education according to the "Erasmus" model, while respecting the needs and priorities of the countries concerned.
The first joint initiatives under the new actions of the Erasmus Mundus can take place in the academic year 2010/11. The programme should therefore be adopted as soon as possible in order to allow its implementation within the period of 18 months:
- 6 months to launch call for proposals and carry out selection procedures;
- 6 months for successful courses to invite students to submit applications and carry out the selection;
- 6 months before the start of academic year to inform the selected students.
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