Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The ‘European Universities’ initiative is part of the ‘Partnerships for Excellence’ support provided in the framework of the new Erasmus+ Programme. This initiative has an ambitious mandate aimed to trigger and deepen unprecedented levels of institutional cooperation between higher education institutions, making it systemic, structural and sustainable. It aims to encourage the emergence of bottom-up alliances of universities across Europe, which will enable students to combine studies in several countries.
Detailed Call Description
In line with the priorities of the European Education Area by 2025, these European Universities intend to:
• Promote common European values and a strengthened European identity by bringing together a new generation of Europeans able to cooperate within different cultures, languages, and across borders, sectors and academic disciplines;
• Reach a substantial leap in quality, performance, attractiveness and competitiveness of European higher education institutions, and contribute to the European knowledge economy, employment, creativity, culture and welfare by making the best use of innovative pedagogies and striving to make the knowledge square a reality. ‘European Universities’ will be key drivers to boost the quality of higher education and where possible to strengthen its link to the research and innovation landscape in Europe and its outreach towards the society and economy.
To achieve this, the present call Topic ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EUR-UNIV-2 (Topic 2) will provide support for applicants to set-up a Community of Practice of European Universities alliances.
The set-up of a Community of Practice of European Universities will help in sharing best practices and experiences within the community of European Universities alliances, as well as for the benefit of the wider higher education sector.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
80%
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- Be legal entities (public or private bodies).
- Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- Non-EU countries: third countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme (including EEA countries), countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement to the Erasmus+ programme and where that agreement enters into force before the grant signature (list of participating countries) and
- Non-EU countries: Western Balkans third countries not associated to the programme.
The applicants (potential beneficiaries) must be:
- Higher Education Institutions holding a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and any entities affiliated to them.
- Any other organisation consisting of the above referred higher education institutions – specifically set up with the purpose of implementing deep institutional transnational cooperation, including joint educational activities.
The associated partners can be:
- Any higher education institution established in an EU Member State, or a third country associated to the programme holding a valid ECHE Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
- Any public/private organisation from an EU Member State, third country associated to the programme or in Western Balkans not associated to the programme active in the field of education and training, research, and innovation or in the world of work.
- Any higher education institution established in a third country not associated to the programme that is part of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Process) or in Western Balkans not associated to the programme.
Consortium composition – Topic 2: Community of practice:
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries not affiliated entities), which complies with the following condition:
– Minimum 3 eligible higher education institutions from 3 different eligible countries.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
Address: Prodromou & Dimitrakopoulou 2, Nicosia 1090, Cyprus
Τelephone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy