The EMPM is a pilot project funded with 4.7 million Euros by the European Union and will run for a total duration of 48 months (January 2023 – December 2026). The programme is implemented by DAAD (lead), Campus France and Nuffic.  

Overall Objective 

The aim of the program is to provide educational and training opportunities to young students from Myanmar, with the specific objective of enhancing student mobility opportunities to ASEAN member states. EMPM awards scholarships to students from Myanmar who have not been able to continue their higher education since March 2020. 

Specific Objective

Enhance options for online learning and mobility for students and young professionals, who are affected by recent interruptions of university education and employment. 
 

The main stakeholders are students and young professionals prevented from continuing their studies and professions. Wider stakeholders include:  

1. informal networks of teachers, researchers and academics who are no longer able to work in their institutions, and other civil society initiatives; and,  
2. academics and higher education institutions in EU and ASEAN countries with cooperation and/or joint research agreements (e.g., Erasmus+ capacity building) and networks with Myanmar. 

The Outputs to be delivered by the programme contributing to the corresponding Specific Objective are: 

1. Workable procedures for promotion, selection/nomination and mobilisation of beneficiaries in place; 
2. Increased access to virtual mobility and online studies at EU and ASEAN institutions for students and young professionals.  
3. Increased availability of mobility learning opportunities in ASEAN countries and in the EU for students, and young professionals 

Activities

Activities related to expected output 1: 
Design of a workable set of procedures for promotion, selection/nomination and mobilisation of young women and men for the EU Mobility Programme for Myanmar (EMPM). Procedures will leverage existing alumni and interpersonal networks and the target group of rights-holders will be defined to include students, young professionals, artists, etc. Procedures will allow the EMPM to reach beneficiaries who have been displaced from urban centres and are staying in rural, ethnic and border areas. Management of EMPM alumni. 
 
Activities related to expected output 2: 
Tailoring of virtual mobility trainings specifically to individuals and to groups with similar training needs. A catalogue of relevant online trainings – short courses, summer courses, etc. - offered by EU and ASEAN universities and institutions will be made available to beneficiaries and all necessary connections (correspondence, registration, etc.) will be facilitated. Short-term language training will be made available where relevant and feasible. Beneficiaries are supported during their virtual mobility with internet access and, where relevant, with the provision of a safe learning environment. 

Activities related to expected output 3: 
Identification of relevant mobility programmes in ASEAN countries and in the EU and curation of a network of relevant universities and agencies. Mobilisation of beneficiaries from Myanmar to take up studies and trainings abroad, including support with travel, visa, financial matters, housing and logistics. The EMPM acts as a facilitator between the beneficiary and the host institution abroad before, during and for the completion of the beneficiary’s stay. Support of beneficiaries’ return to Myanmar after completion of their study experience abroad. 
 
The programme brings unique EU added value by offering access to and involvement of universities and organisations in EU member states.  
 
It will also:  
a.    Enhance coordination and effectiveness beyond EU Member States’ scholarship schemes;  
b.    Offer Myanmar beneficiaries access to the systems under the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the ASEAN Higher Education Space in terms of quality assurance, recognition of qualifications and credit transfer;  
c.    Mobilise EU development funding in the higher education sector;  
d.    Supplement ongoing EU Member States’ scholarship programmes for Myanmar students or filling the gaps where Member States’ scholarships are no longer available;  
e.    “Plug into” existing systems and networks of the EU-ASEAN SHARE programme in Southeast Asia; and,  
f.    Provide an alternative pathway to learning perspectives when applications to Erasmus+ opportunities are very challenging or de facto impossible for Myanmar students, academics and HE institutions due to the post-coup crisis. 

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Further Links

• https://www.campusfrance.org/en/actu/un-nouveau-projet-europeen-pour-favoriser-la-mobilite-internationale-des-jeunes-du-myanmar 
• https://www.nuffic.nl/en/subjects/global-development/eu-mobility-programme-for-myanmar-empm 
• https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=57692564 

Contact

Sebastian Gries, EMPM Team Leader
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
Regional Office Jakarta / A17
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62, Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel.: +62 852 1986 9382
E-Mail: empm at daad.de

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