HERE Study Visit The role of Universities in developing entrepreneurial skills University of Montpellier 19-20 April 2018 Anne Spangemacher Unit A4 Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Bologna Process The European employability of graduates is one of the most important goals of the Bologna Process. 2018 Bologna Ministerial conference (May 2018 in Paris) will focus on the role of higher education in a changing society; widening access and social inclusion.
Renewed Agenda for Higher Education Adopted by European Commission in 2017 including 4 main priority areas: 1. Ensuring graduates leave HE with the skills they and the modern economy need; 2. Building inclusive and connected HE systems; 3. Making sure HE institutions contribute to innovation in the rest of the economy; 4. Supporting HE institutions and governments in making the best use of the human and financial resources available.
Business & Education in KA1 Learning Mobility for Individuals KA2 Co-operation Projects KA3 Policy Support EMJMD, ICM CBHE Specific activities: Jean Monnet Sport
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees Integrated, international study programme, lasting between one and two years, delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions 4 annual intakes of students and guest academics = scholarships + flat-rate management fee
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees Conclusions of Cluster meeting on Sustainability and Employability, June 2017 Good practices: EMJMD consortia should invite experts from businesses to take over the role of guest lecturers for classes include employers in advisory board to ensure quality and innovation of curricula include specific soft skills courses to enrich the curriculum and to prepare the students for the future labour market. Include own experts and career centres' staff who are already in touch with businesses to strengthen relationships between academics and employers
International credit mobility New in 2018: traineeships for students and staff!
International Credit Mobility Student mobility for traineeships supported during short cycle, first, second and third cycle studies duration of a traineeship: between 2-12 months Training periods for HEI teaching and non-teaching staff training events abroad, job shadowing, training at a partner HEI or at another relevant organisation Traineeships in digital skills additional traineeship opportunities for students and recent graduates who wish to acquire digital skills and competences required to perform jobs in digital professions
Capacity-building for Higher Education
CBHE project priorities Regional priorities University-enterprise cooperation, entrepreneurship and employability of graduates Development of research and innovation capacities (excluding research activities) Knowledge triangle, innovation (reinforcing links between education, research and business) However involving non-academic stakeholders remains a challenge in CBHE projects
TEMPUS - Good practice example 544126-TEMPUS-ES-JPHES (2013) UNIWORK: Strengthening Career Centres in Central Asia Higher Education Institutions to empower graduates in obtaining and creating quality employment (KG, KZ, TJ, TM, UZ) Effective transformation of Career Centres into structures to support employment and entrepreneurship among students at 12 CA HEI Statistics have shown an increase in the percentage of graduates who found a job following graduation Publication of guidelines "Student Employability and Entrepreneurship in Central Asia" and "Career Centres in CA HEIs: Current Status & Good Practices" including data from all five CA countries! 12
Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) 250 experts from Central Asia, the Russian Federation, Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Middle East and Southern Mediterranean, who promote the modernisation of higher education with support by programme participate in the development of policies and reforms: produce articles, reports, advice to Ministries and institutions join seminars and study visits on Bologna process topics organised by EACEA EUA & UB
HERE study visits Business & Education high on the Agenda HERE Study Visit - University of Milan, Italy, 31 May - 1 June 2017 Research based teaching: Universities, Entrepreneurship and the Knowledge Triangle HERE Study Visit - University of Montpellier, France, 19-20 April 2018 Developing entrepreneurial skills: a new challenge for universities Event Platform on HERE activities & background material: http://supporthere.org/ EACEA's HERE webpage: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-3-support-for-policyreform/higher-education-reform-experts-heres_en
Study contracted by DG Education and Culture, Carried out by international scientific team lead by Science-to- Business Marketing Research Centre, University of Applied Sciences Münster, Germany Aim: State of UBC in Europe, main drivers and barriers, regulatory framework and socio-economic conditions 42 case studies in North-, South-, East-, West- Europe 10 international case studies https://www.ub-cooperation.eu/index/casestudies
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Training and career development opportunities for mobile researchers Horizon 2020 is the largest EU research and innovation programme ever. Almost EUR 80 billion in funding is available over seven years (2014 to 2020), in addition to the private and national public investment that this money will attract
For more information Websites http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en International E+ Contact Points in Programme Countries National Offices Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html EURAXESS: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/
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