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We are pleased to announce the launch of new Special Thematic Interest Groups created by EAEC which will help the Association and its members, within Europe and its neighbours, to communicate our objectives and activities clearly, to promote the development and innovation of Lifelong Learning and to highlight the unique character of our organisation. The new Groups will be supported by a new communication platform that will allow for a greater interaction among partner institutions and their academic and administrative communities.
We would like to invite representatives of our member universities interested to actively participate in these Groups. Members of the Groups will have access to the communication platform where all related documents will be listed. Annual meeting of the Groups will be taking place at the annual ERASMUS Congress and Exhibition (ERACON), www.eracon.info. Special Interest Groups Committee chairs will receive a free registration at ERACON while Group Committee members will receive a 50% discount on the registration fee. Additional benefits will be announced at a later stage. The scheme of offers will be applied from 2015, one year after a group is formed and started its first meeting during ERACON 2014.

STIG1 – FMS: Facilitating Mobility of Students (click here)
STIG2 - CELM: Cooperation between education and the labour market (click here)
STIG3 – IOC: Internationalization – Opportunities and Challenges (click here)
STIG4 - EUMED: EuroMediterranean Cooperation(click here). More...

The European Association of Erasmus Coordinators (EAEC) was founded in 2004 in Lodz, Poland, with an official kick off during the ERACON 2005 (Erasmus Coordinators Conference and GO-Exchange Education Fair 2005) in Cyprus.
The aims of the Association are to:
1. Enable an information and experience among the European Erasmus Programme Coordinators and beyond,
2. Promote mobility of students, academic and administrative staff in the territory of the European Union and beyond,
3. Circulate provisions on the Bologna Process and its  updates in academic circles,
4. Promote principles and participation in the Erasmus + European Commission Programme,
5. Support the process of raising education and quality standards in the territory of the European Union and beyond,
6. Organise seminars and conferences, with an assumption of enabling direct communication among the Association's members and be a catalyst for increased monility throughout Europe and beyond, as well as defining new areas of the Association's activity,
7. Prepare and submit project proposals to be funded by the European Commission,
8. Cooperate as a partner in European funded projects,
9. Run surveys and studies on topics relating to the above,
10. Produce publications of interest to the members.
During the first General Assembly in Cyprus, June 2005, it was decided that the Erasmus Coordinators Conference and GO-Exchange Education Fair (ERACON) become an annual event. Since 2010, it was decided to be named Erasmus Congress and Exhibition.

The European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators (EAEC) has been contributing for years for the success of ERASMUS mobility programmes. We believe that the dynamics for the new programme under ERASMUS+ are even better with the International ERASMUS coming soon to play its own role as well.  We designed a survey, called ERASMUS+ Barometer, for collecting useful information from the main actors in the HE Institutions managing the ERASMUS programme. A support letter from the European Commission can be found on the survey site (click here to view the letter). The information will be collected on a yearly basis and analyzed in an approach of monitoring indicators of progress and success. The results will be officially announced every year during the ERASMUS Congress and Exhibition, known as ERACON Congress (next ERAACON 2015 in Porto, Portugal from 13-17 May , connect to www.eracon.info), and will be discussed in sessions during the congress. For the success of ERASMUS+ mobility actions it is very important to be able to have feedback from all stakeholders from the very beginning of the programme and during its development.
Each year the survey may include additional questions, following the need analysis and the results of the discussions during the ERACON Congress each year.

European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes (October 2014, endorsed by the BFUG, subject to approval by EHEA ministers)
Joint programmes are a hallmark of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). They are set up to enhance the mobility of students and staff, to facilitate mutual learning and cooperation opportunities and to create programmes of excellence. They offer a genuine European learning experience to students. Joint degrees express the “jointness” also in the awarding of the degree.
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