European Universities – (TOPIC 1) Intensification of prior deep institutional transnational cooperation / (TOPIC 2) Development of new deep institutional transnational cooperation
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The scope of this call for proposals is to support higher education institutions in gradually achieving their long-term ambitious vision towards becoming a fully-fledged European University. This objective will be achieved through a twofold approach:
- Topic 1
- Topic 2
Detailed Call Description
The European Universities initiative is pivotal to achieving the ambitious vision of an innovative, globally competitive and attractive European Education Area by 2025, in full synergy with the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area, by transforming the institutional cooperation between higher education institutions and bring it to the next level. It mobilises all four missions of higher education institutions: education, research and innovation and service to society. They will test diverse innovative and structural models for implementing and achieving systemic, structural and sustainable cooperation, in full respect of higher education landscape diversity.
European Universities aim at achieving the following main objectives:
- Promote common European values by bringing together a new generation of Europeans who are able to cooperate and work within different European and global cultures, in different languages, and across borders, sectors and academic disciplines.
- Reach a substantial leap in quality, performance, attractiveness and international competitiveness and enable deep institutional transformation of involved European higher education institutions and contribute to the European knowledge economy, employment, creativity, culture and welfare.
Topic 1: this call topic will provide support for already existing deep institutional transnational cooperation alliances including – but not limited to – the European Universities alliances selected under the 2020 Erasmus+ call for proposals. The aim is to build upon the institutional cooperation achieved so far and to further deepen, intensify and expand the effectiveness of this existing cooperation to advance the higher education transformation process towards fully fledged ‘European Universities’.
Topic 2: this call topic will provide support for applicants wishing to establish new deep institutional transnational cooperation in a new ‘European Universities’ alliance.
’European Universities’ will reach the above aims by gradually implementing the following specific objectives:
- Develop and implement an integrated long-term joint strategy for education
- Establish a European higher education inter-university ‘campus‘
- Build European knowledge-creating teams (“challenge-based approach”)
- ‘European Universities’ should progressively build their capacity to act as models of good practice to further increase the quality, international competitiveness and attractiveness of the European higher education landscape.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
80%
The maximum EU grants are based on the number of partners.
For Topic 1 with expansion strategy, they take also into consideration the efforts linked to the integration of new members. For Topic 1 proposals willing to apply for the budget with an expansion strategy, an expansion of a minimum of 2 full partners is needed, except if the consortium expand from 8 to 9 partners.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- 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) - Non-EU countries: Western Balkans third countries not associated to the programme
- 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
The applicants (potential beneficiaries and their affiliated entities if any) must be:
- Higher Education Institutions holding a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and entities affiliated to them, including:
- Higher Education Institutions already involved in deep institutional transnational cooperation, such as those being part of European Universities selected under the 2020 Erasmus+ call. They can be joined on a voluntary basis by other higher education institutions – holding a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and entities affiliated to them – wishing to participate in such existing alliances.
- Higher Education Institutions wishing to establish new deep institutional transnational cooperation in a new alliance.
- 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.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Websites: https://idep.org.cy/, www.erasmusplus.cy
Address: Prodromou & Demetrakopoulou 2, 1090 Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy
Cyprus Youth Board
Website: https://onek.org.cy/, www.erasmusplus.cy
Address: Athalassas 104, 2024 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone: +357 22 402600/2
Email: info@onek.org.cy
(Publish Date: 05/10/2022-for internal use only)