Ms. Maria Isabel Martin from International Office University of Malaga (UMA), Spain, gave a Seminar on “UMA Mobility Programmes & Internationalization Strategies and Analyse/ Evaluate Erasmus +” at Haji Mehmood Senate Hall, MUET, Jamshoro.
She mentioned that MUET is a partner in two such European unionErasmus plus mobility program and more than dozen students and staff from MUET have availed this mobility by visiting the University of Malaga, Spain from 5 months to 9 months period. All mobility projects under Erasmus+ aim to help individual learners acquire skills, to support their professional development and deepen their understanding of other cultures. They also aim to increase the capacities, attractiveness and international dimension of the organizations taking part.
Prof Dr. Muhammad AslamUqailiappreciated efforts of Prof Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, a Lead person of Erasmus at MUET for taking all efforts in developing linkages with European Universities. Prof Uqaili urged all Academic HoDs and Directors of the University to take part in Erasmus+ funding opportunities. On this occasion, Professor Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry also gave a presentation on “International Funding Opportunities for Joint Collaborative Projects” and “Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices”. Targeted at Partner Countries, capacity-building projects in the field of higher education are transnational cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between higher education institutions from both Programme Countries and eligible Partner Countries.
There are two types of capacity-building projects in higher education: Joint Projects and Structural Projects. Joint Projects aim to produce outcomes that benefit principally and directly the organizations from eligible Partner Countries involved in the project. They typically focus on curriculum development; modernization of governance, management and functioning of HEIs; strengthening of relations between HEIs and their wider economic and social environment. Structural Projects aim to impact higher education systems and promote reforms at national and/or regional level in the eligible Partner Countries. They typically focus on modernization of policies, governance, and management of higher education systems; strengthening of relations between higher education systems and the wider economic and social environment. More than 200 students, faculty, staff have availed such fully funded Erasmus Mundus and USEF UGRAD program opportunities.
