The report “EUA member consultation: A contribution to the Erasmus+ mid-term review” showcases the responses of more than 200 higher education institutions from 36 countries that participated in a survey on the Erasmus+ programme.

2. Erasmus+ mid-term review (DG EAC)
Assessment of:
• Effectiveness & efficiency
• Continued relevance of objectives
• Further simplification
• Impact previous programme generations
20162015 2017 2018 2019+
Evaluation 4Q 2015 – 4Q 2017
Public
Consultation
3/2017
National
Agency
Reports Proposal for a
new
programme
EC report

3. Erasmus +: all education sectors and actions
under one programme
• KEY ACTION 1 – MOBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS
 Students and staff
• International Mobility – Third Countries
 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
 Erasmus+ Master Loans
• KEY ACTION 2 – COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE
EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES
 Strategic Partnerships
 Knowledge Alliances – enterprise
 Capacity-building – third countries (Neighbourhood, Development)
• KEY ACTION 3 – SUPPORT FOR POLICY REFORM

4. EUA member consultation on Erasmus+
• General E+ questionnaire
• Specific questionnaires on each action & sub-action
• 65% from international office staff
• 218 institutions
• 36 countries
• Evaluation by countries & size of institutions
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7
9 10
19
21 22 23
31
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Armenia
BosniaandHerzegovina
Croatia
Georgia
Iceland
Ireland
Kazachstan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Serbia
Belarus
Finland
FYRMacedonia
Greece
Hungary
Slovenia
Ukraine
Slovakia
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Romania
Turkey
CzechRepublic
Netherlands
Sweden
Austria
Belgium
France
UnitedKingdom
Italy
Spain
Germany
Poland
Sample distribution
EUA member non-member n= 218

5. General attitudes towards E+
12%
17%
18%
30%
31%
35%
37%
55%
56%
73%
16%
38%
37%
22%
41%
27%
47%
19%
32%
9%
65%
38%
38%
40%
22%
27%
9%
3%
7%
6%
7%
8%
7%
8%
7%
10%
7%
23%
6%
12%
It has less administrative burden
It is easier to implement
The programme rules are easier to follow
The new programme structure makes things easier
It is easier to apply
It is more flexible in the use of the grants (allocation and reallocation to
different purposes within the budgets)
It offers better opportunities for collaboration with European university
partners
It offers better opportunities for collaboration and exchange with partners
outside of the higher education sector (industry, schools, NGOs …)
It offers better opportunities for mobility
It offers better opportunities for collaboration and exchange with partners
outside of Europe
Compared to the previous LLL programme 2007-2013, the new Erasmus+ programme…
Yes About the same No I do not know n=218

6. General attitudes towards Erasmus+
• International credit mobility
• Capacity building actions (rather than
different regional programmes)
• Strategic partnerships – open & flexible re
topic and partners
Positive
More opportunities for
mobility & collaboration
with non-university and
international partners
• Student mobility: up to 12 documents to
be submitted at home university
• Knowledge Alliances for enterprise
cooperation: an action with its own admin
& funding rules
Negative
Increased
administrative burden,
no real simplification.

7. Draft Recommendations
1. Improve, rather than revamp
2. Simplification and streamlining
3. Improve funding
4. Better balance of political, social and sector needs
5. Ensure the European dimension
6. Consult the higher education sector

8. Erasmus+ awards in 2014
Action Applications Awarded % awarded Total budget
Mill EUR
% of total
budget
KA 1
1191
Higher education
student and staff
mobility
3,765 3,620 71% 600.82 50%
Erasmus+ Joint
Master Degrees 61 11 18% 21.24
KA2
346
Strategic
Partnerships for
Higher Education
917 154 16.79% 42 12%
Capacity Building
in the field of Youth
Knowledge
Alliances 230 10 4% 8.43
Source: Erasmus+ annual report 2014

9. Funding: Insufficient total funding
– low success rates
• more grants needed, for Strategic Partnerships,
Erasmus Joint Masters, and also for International
Credit Student Mobility
Success rate
KA1 - Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees 18%
KA2 - Strategic Partnerships 16.79%
KA2 - Knowledge Alliances 4%
Source: Erasmus+ annual report 2014

10. Funding: Programme requires considerable
amount of co-funding
60-70% respondents: obstacle for mobility and cooperation participation
Impact of socio-economic situation and also cost awareness.
Better cost coverage of staff costs (currently 294-39 EUR per day)
more flexibility for managing project budgets is needed, e.g. to fully
cover travel cost (currently: fixed through distance calculator)
Old co-funding mechanism (75%) easier to apply

11. Better balance of political, social and sector needs
• KA 1 mobility: chances for better equity?
 Increase top-up for disadvantaged students (currently
100-200 EUR)
• KA 1 International Student Mobility
 Maintain Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood focus
 Create more grants for Latin America and industrialised
countries.
• Erasmus for refugees
 Create a multi-annual grant for a full study course (Bachelor,
Masters)?
October 2016: €10 million for
Erasmus+ students and staff
between Tunisia and Europe

12. Maintain/enhance the European dimension
• No further
decentralisation
• Centralise KA2
Strategic
Partnerships
• European added
value
• international
visibility

13. Systematic consultation and involvement of the
ERASMUS+ higher education community
University staff working with ERASMUS+ is highly
committed.
They should be systematically consulted on the
improvement of the programme, e.g. for suggestions on
the further development of the Programme Guide, the
Mobility Tool etc.

14. Next steps
• EUA member consultation report published in
November 2016
 http://eua.be/Libraries/publications-homepage-list/eua-membership-
consultation-2016-mid-term-review-of-erasmus.pdf?sfvrsn=4
• Development of EUA’s recommendations
 include preliminary recommendation from report
 Input from NRCs (National level rectors’ conferences),
university members (tbc)
 To be published in time for public consultation (EC)
• EC consultation: tentatively March 2017

15. Links & further information
EUA’s member consultation on Erasmus+ survey report
http://eua.be/Libraries/publications-homepage-list/eua-membership-consultation-
2016-mid-term-review-of-erasmus.pdf?sfvrsn=4
European Commission’s Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation roadmap & scope
http://ec.europa.eu/smart-
regulation/roadmaps/docs/2015_eac_014_evaluation_erasmus_en.pdf
ES (ACA, 2016):
ACA’s Study on National Agencies - for Cult Committee - Erasmus+:
Decentralised Implementation-first Experience
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/585877/IPOL_STU(2
016)585877_EN.pdf
Parliament’s DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of Council Regulation
(EU) No 1288/2013 of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union
programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No
1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC. 2015/2327(INI)
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-
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587.695+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN