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W H AT I S E R A S M U S + ? European Union’s flagship • educational exchange programme HE students can study at a • partner institution in Europe as part of their Conservatoire programme of study
WHY GO? • Develop personally and professionally • Broaden your horizons • Experience new cultures (and new music/ways of working) • Develop new confidence • Learn a language • Travel to new places • Return to the Conservatoire more focused
WHO CAN GO? • Any Conservatoire student (except those in the first or last year of their programme) • International students are included (but subject to Tier 4 monitoring) • Participation is subject to acceptance by the partner institution (DVD, portfolio audition) and subject to authorisation by Head of Programme/Programme Leader that the programme of study at the partner institution is appropriate • Part-year exchanges, i.e. no full-year study mobility – Term 1 or – Terms 2 and 3
WHERE CAN YOU GO FOR MUSIC? • Currently over 50 partner institutions. Full list available at http:/ / www.rcs.ac.uk/ studyhere/ erasmus/ internationalpartners/ • BMus Perf – extensive choice from list • BMus Trad – less choice from list but still many options • BE d Music – possibility to choose from BMus options* • MMus – extensive choice from list • * subject to content of new programme in 17/ 18 and approval by John Gormley
WHERE CAN YOU GO FOR DDPS? • BA Acting – Iceland/Paris • BA CPP – Many suitable German partners (check language requirements) and Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands • BA Modern Ballet – No recommended partners as yet. Speak to Kerry Livingstone for further advice • BA Filmmaking – University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest and Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland • BA PTM/PAD – No recommended partners as yet. Speak to Ros Maddison for further advice • BA Musical Theatre – speak to PL about possible host institutions
WHERE HAVE STUDENTS BEEN BEFORE? • 2012/13 ( 8 students) –Malaga, Granada, Weimar, Leipzig, Limerick, Gothenburg, Berlin and Dublin • 2013/14 ( 11 students) – Prague, Helsinki (x2), Dublin, Cordoba, Aarhus, Verona, Ghent, Limerick, Katowice, Dusseldorf • 2014/15 ( 7 students) – Braunschweig, Limerick, Stockholm, Helsinki (x2), Dublin, Utrecht • 2015/16 ( 10 students) –Weimar (x2), Mantova, Iceland, Fontys (Netherlands) (x2), Folkwang, Berlin, Gothenburg, Estonia • 2016/17 (5 students) – Limerick, Prague, Fontys, Wurzburg, Detmold
HOW CAN I DECIDE WHERE TO GO? • Music students – Speak to your 1-2-1 teacher and/or HoD – Speak to other students who have been – Research the principal study teachers at the partner institutions – Do you have a particular musical interest in specific countries • DDPS students – Speak to your PL – Speak to other students who have been
APPLICATION PROCEDURE • Application form (signed by HoD or PL) • Learning agreement form (signed by Head of Programme of PL) • Audition recording/portfolio (physical copy or online) • Transcript of studies • Supporting statement • CV • Reference • ALL OF ABOVE X 3 – IF YOU APPLY TO 3 PARTNERS
SELECTION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINES • There is a lot of competition for places. HoD/PL required to authorise your application form. If several people from your department want to apply we may use a pre-selection process • You can apply to up to 3 partner institutions • Audition (DVD or portfolio) required by all partner institutions • Application paperwork and recordings submitted to AAS who post/email them on your behalf. Some partners will also require you to apply on-line. • Friday 24 th February 2017 application deadline • Decisions back to AAS between March and July
LANGUAGE • Some partners will teach entirely in English, others won’t. • The Online Linguistic Support (OLS) supports language learning for Erasmus+ mobility participants. The OLS offers participants in Erasmus+ the opportunity to assess their skills in the foreign language(s) they will use to study. In addition, selected participants may follow an online language course to improve their competence. OLS is available in Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish • Check the recommended language level with the International and Student Experience Team • Even if partners don’t teach entirely in English this may not be a problem for music students if your principal study teacher can speak English and there are some English language modules available to you.
FUNDING • Students who participate in Erasmus+ study mobility are entitled to funding (in addition to any UK student loan or Conservatoire scholarship) • 2016/17 amount is either €280 or €330 per month depending on destination country (+€100 per month for those from disadvantaged backgrounds – household income <£25,000) • Countries offering €330 in 2016/17 are: – Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden • 2017/18 amounts to be confirmed
QUOTES AND STATISTICS • The Erasmus Impact Study found the number of European employers who think international experience is important for recruitment has doubled since 2006. • On average, Erasmus students have better employability skills after a stay abroad than 70% of all students. • In 2015/16 all Conservatoire participants were either very or rather satisfied with their Erasmus+ mobility experience in general • http://www.go.international.ac.uk/ • www.thirdyearabroad.com
• Name: Jonathan Edwards • Erasmus Host Institution: Conservatorium Van Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Duration of Erasmus exchange: September 2011 – July 2012 • Programme of Study at RCS: BMus Jazz • Where can I begin? My time in the Netherlands changed my life. I am not the same person, I don’t look at the world in the same way and I never will again. My experience changed everything! • My ERASMUS experience has given me a different perspective on life and the people on this planet. It has made me a happier, healthier, more informed, independent and confident person. Meeting lots of new people, living in another culture and trying out new things has given me confidence. Acquiring new skills such as language skills; people’s skills; cultural skills of adapting to life in another country (new daily routine, transport, shopping, eating etc.); dealing with new experiences and a new measurement of what life is/can be – a new perspective – have all inspired me and changed my outlook on everything! • Musically and artistically, I gained so much – a whole new perspective on music, a sense of ‘me’ as a person/artist/musician and an alternative viewpoint on music. • I found it so inspirational to experience life in another country/language/culture and to meet and study/work with new people with a new perspective. I have made such great friends and contacts for the future. I will never forget my time in the Netherlands. • An ERASMUS exchange is a wonderful opportunity, I recommend it to everyone! You’ll have a ball! Good luck and Enjoy!
• Name : Victoria Chen Wei • Host Institution : Listaháskóli Íslands (Iceland Academy of the Arts) • Duration : August - December 2015 • Programme at RCS : BA Acting • Programme of study at the Iceland Academy of the Arts : BA Theatre and Performance Making • The ERASMUS experience has been the best decision I have made for my artistic growth. As a student in the BA Theatre and Performance Making program it was wholly different and extremely complementary to my training as an actor in the conservatoire. The course's focus on art creation instead of acting techniques, and critical theory modules that kept me aware of the world beyond my own placed my work in a wider historical and cultural context. Unlike the 9 to 5 rigour of the conservatoire, the academy valued independent learning, which allowed me to spend most of my week approaching writing and directing projects in my own time, while still exploring the Icelandic landscape. • My highlight would be seeing the aurora borealis dance from my balcony. It was such an incredible phenomenon that it cannot be captured in words and pictures. Like my home country Singapore, Iceland has a very small arts industry and I related very much to the people there, especially and a shared wanderlust. Their love for liquorice and fermented shark was a very intriguing and it was breath-taking to be able to study next to a view of one of Europe's largest volcanoes. • I would encourage anyone who wants the experience of continuing their artistic practice in a different city to do the same.
ISSUES TO CONSIDER… • Focus on researching the institution and the quality of teaching • Do you have the right language level? • Do you really want to go? • Can you afford to go? Funding will only partially cover costs • Not all experiences abroad will be positive • Short-term opportunity. There is no opportunity to stay for a year even if you want to
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