Workshop 8 External Cooperation Window ECW Central Europe

Workshop 8 External Cooperation Window (ECW) Central Europe & Asia, Mediterranean Countries, Western Balkans

Workshop 8: Proposed Agenda 1. EM ECW ü Presentation of the New Programme ü Q&A 2. EM Cooperation with the geographical area ü Key Figures on EM students and Action 3 partners ü Insight view on HE cooperation with the area ü The Euroculture and Co. De MCs ü Other funding schemes

Workshop 8: Topics for discussion • Setting up of a partnership in the geographical area (selecting the right partners, obstacles and constraints, types of co-operation, transferring and adapting good practice) • Erasmus Mundus Action 3 (added value, advantages and constraints, possible improvements) • Other co-operation schemes, other sources of funding

Workshop 8: 2006/07 EM students all

Workshop 8: 2006/07 EM students in the area concerned Albania 5 Morocco 6 Georgia Algeria 5 FYROM 3 Iran Armenia 8 Kirghistan 3 Israel Belarus 2 Tajikistan 1 Bosnia Herzegovina 1 Yemen Republic Egypt 8 Grand Total 3 14 Russia 37 Serbia and Montenegro 7 8 Syria 1 Kosovo 3 Tunisia 2 1 Lebanon 2 Ukrainia 16 Palestine 2 Moldavia 5 Uzbekistan 9 152

Workshop 8: HEI from the geographical area in Action 3 • 19 Action 3 partnership currently running • 70 “Non EU/EEA” Universities involved • 8 Universities (11% of total) from our geographical area partners in 6 Consortia – 2 Russian Universities – 3 from the Mediterranean area (Morocco, Israel, Lebanon) – 2 from Western Balkans (Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina) – 1 University from Yemen