Erasmus University Charter 2007 — 2013

SELECTION 2009

The Lifelong Learning Programme General call for proposals 2009 EAC/31/08 (2008/C 255/07) has been published on 8 October 2008 and is available under: http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm

In the framework of the Erasmus University Charter Selection procedure, higher education institutions can apply for three different types of charters:

• The Standard Erasmus University Charter is for institutions belonging to the Higher Education sector willing to apply for Erasmus funding for transnational academic mobility activities for students and for staff and /or act as a coordinator/applicant of a consortium for Erasmus multilateral projects, networks or accompanying measures.
  
  
• The Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student Placements only) is for institutions willing to apply only for Erasmus funding for transnational student placements. This type of Charter applies in particular institutions belonging to the secondary education sector.
  
  
• The Extended Erasmus University Charter (Standard Charter and Student Placements) is for institutions belonging to the Higher Education sector willing to apply for activities covered by both the Standard and the Extended University Charter (Student Placements only).

Important information

Please note that all institutions which have already been awarded an Erasmus University Charter under the Lifelong Learning programme (call for proposals 2007 and 2008) but intend to reapply in the coming selection in order to obtain:

• the EUC for the remaining duration of the LLP in case your present charter was one year duration only;
• an other type of Charter (i.e. student placements)

must input the previous Charter number in order to complete the on-line application. These institutions must use the username and password sent by the Executive Agency by email on Thursday 16 October. Should you not have received your username and password by email, please contact the EUC Helpdesk immediately at EACEA-EUC@ec.europa.eu.

The Erasmus University Charter type is linked solely and directly to the typology of the institutions applying for it. This means that institutions belonging to the secondary education sector should normally only apply for the Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student Placements only).

Institutions holding already a Standard Erasmus University Charter and willing to extend their participation in the Erasmus programme activities, through student placements, should apply for the Extended Erasmus University Charter (Student placements only) in the view to obtain as a result of the selection the award of an Extended Erasmus University Charter (Standard Charter and student placements).

Submission procedure

• The EUC Application Form has to be submitted via the electronic Online Submission Tool of the Executive Agency. Applications that are not submitted electronically will be considered ineligible.
  
  
• In addition, a print out of the submitted electronic Application Form has to be signed by the authorised legal representative of the applicant institution and to be submitted by mail to the address of the Executive Agency:
  
  Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
  LLP – Erasmus University Charter
  Unit P2: ERASMUS, JEAN MONNET
  BOUR 2/61
  Av. du Bourget 1
  BE- 1140 Brussels
  BELGIUM
  
  
• A paper copy of the signed Application Form shall also be submitted to the LLP Erasmus National Agency of the country where the institution is located.

Deadline for proposal submission

• 28 November 2008, 24:00 Brussels time for the mandatory electronic submission (Please note: the help desk will only be available until 5 PM on Friday 28 November 2008).
  
  
• 28 November 2008 (as per postmark) for the submission of the signed paper version. Applications bearing a postmark date after 28 November 2008 will be considered ineligible.
   

Language of the application

• The on-line application for the Erasmus University Charter is available in three languages only (English, French and German).
  
  
• An application for the Erasmus University Charter must be submitted in one of the official languages of the European Union.
  
  
• If the language of submission is not English, French or German, the Erasmus Policy Statement must also be provided in one of these three languages.

Application forms and guidelines

• Online Submission Tool of the Executive Agency

Please read carefully the following documents before you start completing your application:

• Erasmus University Charter Handbook: 30/10/2008: the EN version has been modified - The FR and DE versions are now available.

• Guide with technical instructions on how to use the Online Submission Tool:

Supporting documents

• Technical requirements for the use of the Online Submission Tool
• Known technical issues / IT problems:
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions: Published on 30/10/2008.

• Lifelong Learning Programme Call for Proposals 2009 of 8 October 2008

PDF versions of the application forms (for information only and NOT to be used for application submission):

• Standard Erasmus University Charter:

• Extended Erasmus University Charter (student placements only):
• Extended Erasmus University Charter (standard Charter and student placements):