Call for proposals

 “Modules for Master Degrees in Arts and Science” – Connect/2017/3346110

 

Objectives and description

The Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission has published a call for proposals for the creation of “Modules for Master Degrees in Arts and Science” – Connect/2017/3346110.

 

Culture and creative industries in Europe provide more than 12 million full time jobs, which amounts to 7,5% of the EU's workforce. Creative activities contribute significantly to youth employment and employed more people aged 15 - 29 than any other sector.

 

Digitization is profoundly shaping the Cultural and Creative Industries, creating new opportunities for creators, as well as for the access, distribution and promotion of cultural content and goods. However, the lack of cross-cutting curricula, linking creativity with technological and digital skills, as well as entrepreneurial skills among graduates in culture and arts disciplines can hinder the growth potential of the Culture and Creative Industries.

 

This action aims to promote an interdisciplinary approach in masters and university courses by fostering cross-sectorial curricula combining technology with Arts.

 

The action will be implemented through the design and implementation of innovative interdisciplinary modules that will be included in existing arts, culture, science, engineering, technology and/or other relevant masters. These modules should be innovative in blending arts and ICT with entrepreneurial skills and business exposure and use creativity techniques in their teaching and learning methods.

 

The modules should be designed with a view to:

·         equipping students in arts in creativity, business and technology with the knowledge and core transferable competences they need to think and work across cultural and creative sectors and disciplines;

·         improving the quality and relevance of teaching and learning in arts and culture disciplines by linking creativity, business and technology;

·         developing an entrepreneurial culture among the students and the teaching staff;

·         stimulating innovative learning environments within and across disciplines through the integration of creative, digital and entrepreneurial education.

 

Eligible activities

The following types of activities are eligible, inter alia, under this call for proposals:

·         Set-up phase: Design of an innovative multidisciplinary module that would fit within existing master courses

·         Implementing phase: Prototyping, deployment, testing, validation and improvement actions including integration in existing master programmes

·         Conferences, seminars, peer learning and training activities

·         Actions aiming at the creation of networks,

·         Exchanges of methodologies and good practices

·         Studies, analyses, mapping projects

·         Awareness and dissemination actions

Eligible participants - Minimum conditions

The coordinator of the application must be a higher education institution (HEI), established in one of the 28 member states of the European union or the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland and Norway, which designs and runs master programmes.

 

Partners: Partners are organisations which contribute actively to the achievement of the objectives of the action.

Partners may include:

·         a higher education institution;

·         a cultural or audiovisual operator;

·         culture and creative industries, being a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise;

·         a research institute;

·         a public body at local, regional or national level;

·         an intermediary or association which represents enterprises;

·         an accreditation, certification or qualification body.

 

Associated partners (optional): The consortium can involve associated partners who contribute to the implementation of specific action tasks/activities or support the dissemination and sustainability of the action. For contractual management issues, “associated partners” are not considered as part of the project partners, and they do not receive funding. However their involvement and role in the project and different activities have to be clearly described.

 

Applicants shall form a consortium of at least one higher education institution (lead applicant) and two partner organisations from three different eligible countries and consist of a lead applicant and partners.

 

The lead applicant (the coordinator) must be legally established in one of the eligible countries.

 

One partner must be a cultural or audio-visual operator active in the cultural and creative sectors as defined in article 2 of the Regulation N° 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme.

The remaining applicant(s) may come from other relevant sectors and be legally established in any of the eligible countries.

 

Funding conditions and duration

The overall budget for this topic amounts to 1.5 million.

 

Depending on the quality of the proposals, the Commission may fund up to four proposals with a maximum budget of 500.000? per proposal.

 

The maximum possible rate of co-financing of the eligible costs is 80%.

 

The duration of the projects should not exceed 28 months up to 31 July 2020.

Deadline of proposals' submission

The deadline for the submission of application is 10 October 2017 at 23:59 (Brussels time).

 

The application has to be submitted in writing in English in 3 copies (one original clearly identified as such, plus 2 copies) and signed by the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation.

 

Applicants are encouraged to include an electronic format of the proposal (e.g., USB flash drive or CD) with the printed original and copies requested. However, electronic submission is not mandatory.

 

Applications must be submitted:

• Either by post. In this case the postmark will be proof of compliance with the deadline.
• Or by Courier. In this case the deposit slip of the courier office will constitute proof of compliance with the deadline.
• Or by Hand Delivery. In this case Proof of receipt, signed and dated by the official in the central mail department who takes delivery will constitute proof of compliance with the deadline.

 

European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology   Directorate I – Unit I3- Audiovisual Industry and Media Support Programmes Office: BU25 05/130   1049 Brussels Belgium

Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted, but please send an email to CNECT-I3@ec.europa.eu  to inform about your submission on paper.

 

Further information

For further assistance related to the call, topics and the content of proposals, please contact: CNECT-I3@ec.europa.eu.

 

Please find attached the documents of the call.

 

More information: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/call-proposals-modules-master-degrees-arts-and-science

 

 

Kind regards,

Flora

 

Flora Stavropoulou
Intern

European Office of Cyprus

Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor

B-1000, Brussels

Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85

E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy

 

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