The National Erasmus + Office Algeria organized with the ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research a cluster meeting on the ICM projects selected in Algeria 2015 – 2019: ” The International Mobility of Credits and Erasmus + Virtual Exchange in Algeria “on Thursday, February 27th, 2020 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The official opening of the event was made by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Pr. Mohamed-Tahar Abadlia, His Excellency the Ambassador, Head of the European Union’s delegation in Algeria, Mr. John O ‘ Rourke, the National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ program in Algeria and Mr. German Bernal-Rios the representative of the Directorate General Education and Culture of the European Commission.

The event was attended by representatives of the 56 Algerian higher education institutions involved in ICM as well as representatives of two European institutions: The University of Granada represented by Mr. Wenceslao Martín Rosales and The Union of Universities of the Mediterranean (UNIMED) represented by the Mr. Scalisi director of UNIMED and Mrs. Anne-Laurence Pastorini.

The Cluster Meeting focused on the results of the International Credit Mobility projects in Algeria, the importance of networking to boost ICM results and the internalization of higher education institutions through Erasmus+ ICM. Beneficiaries testified about the impact of mobility on a personal and institutional level. 

At the end of this event, the audience expressed their large satisfaction as well as their gratitude towards the organizers for this successful event.

The presentaions are available below.

  Registration and Openning ceremony
09:00 – 09:30
  • General Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research / Mr. Mohamed Tahar Abadlia
  • His Excellency the Ambassador of the EU Delegation in Algeria / Mr. John O’Rourke
  • National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ program / Malika Kebri
  • The DG EAC representative, European Commission/ German Bernal-Rios
09:30 – 10:15

International Credit Mobility (ICM) projects results in Algeria

          Malika Kebri, National Erasmus+ Office Algeria

          German Bernal-Rios, DG EAC, European Commission, Brussels/Belgium

Debate
10:15 – 10:40 Boosting the ICM results within Algeria through networking

              Marcello Scalisi, Director of UNIMED, Rome/Italy

Debate
10:40 – 11:30 A capacity Building project as a solution to the ICM challenges: Erasmus+ Project ICMED 586295-EPP-1-2017-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Debate
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break and networking
12:00 – 12:40 Internationalization of Higher Education Insitution through Erasmus+ ICM

Debate
12:40-13:30 Impact of the ICM on Beneficiaries/ testimonial :

Institutional Level :

  • Djamel Kati, Vice-Rector of External Relations university of Bejaia

Individual Level:

  • Djoudi Boutheina, Erasmus + alumnus, university of Guelma
  • Makhlouf Malik, Academic staff, Vice-Rector of External Relations university of Tizi-Ouzou
  • Baaziz Djahida, Administrative staff from Ust Oran

Debate
13:30-13:45  Overview of Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange
13:45 – 14:00 Closing remarks & closure of the sessions
14:00 Lunch and networking