Flow by Flow EU-Egypt Bridge Building (FFEEBB)

ORIENTATION EVENT 2010

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

DR. MOHAMED LOUTFI
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GRANTHOLDER

UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE, CARDIFF

Erasmus Mundus
Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education for:
the enhancement of quality in European higher education; the promotion of the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world; the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with Third Countries as well as for the development of Third Countries in the field of higher education.

Actions
Action 1: Erasmus Mundus joint programmes of outstanding quality at masters (Action 1 A) and doctoral (Action 1 B) levels including scholarships/fellowships to participate in these programmes;
Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships between European and Third Country higher education institutions including scholarships and fellowships for mobility at all academic levels; Action 3: Promotion of European higher education through projects to enhance the attractiveness of Europe as an educational destination and a centre of excellence at world level.

Action 2 provides:
Support for the establishment of cooperation partnerships between European higher education institutions and higher education institutions from targeted Third Countries with the objective of organising and implementing structured individual mobility arrangements between the European and Third Country partners. Scholarships of various lengths - depending on the priorities defined for the Third Country concerned, the level of studies or the particular arrangements agreed within the partnership - for European* and ThirdCountry individuals (students, scholars, researchers, professionals).

UWIC was granted the Project Flow-by-Flow EU-Egypt Bridge Building in July 2009 through the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Program

Dates: Start: 15/07/2009 End: 14/07/2012

Project Coordinator: University of Wales Institute Cardiff

Flow by Flow EU-Egypt Bridge Building - FFEEBB

The project aims at enhancing the academic cooperation between European and Egyptian universities by bringing together students, staffs as well as young and senior researchers involved in the same disciplines or forming multidisciplinary teams to cover research domains identified by the Egyptian Universities as priorities.

Geographical Distribution of Consortium - EU

Geographical Distribution of Consortium - Egypt

Egyptian Universities Priorities Areas and EU Universities Strength Areas

Egyptian Universities Priorities Areas Priority P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 C x Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning Art and Design Biology x x Business Studies, Management Science x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x P11 P12 EU Universities Strength Areas P13 P14 P15 P16

P17

Communication and Information Sciences

x x

Education, Teacher

Training X x x x

x x x x x

x x x x x x x

x x

x x x

x x

Engineering, Technology

Food Science and Technology

Geography, Geology Humanities X

x x x x

x x

x x x x

x x

x x

x x

Languages and Philological Sciences Law x Mathematics, Informatics Medical Sciences Social Sciences Other Areas of Study X x x x x x x X x x x x x x x x

x x

x x x x

x x

FFEEBB Consortium
EU Partner Egypt Partner

University of Bordeaux 1 - France

University of Graz Austria INPL France Lund University Sweden Politecnico di Torino Italy RWTH Aachen University Germany University of Wales Institute Cardiff UK

Alexandria University
American University in Cairo Beni Suef University

Cairo University
Fayoum University Helwan University Nile University South Valley University

Suez Canal University

Tanta University

Flow by Flow EU-Egypt Bridge Building (FFEEBB)

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