The European Commission has invited call for proposals worth more than €170 million for 2012 in the framework of the EU-funded programme Erasmus Mundus II. The program is opened to all countries in the world including Ukraine.
Higher education institutions from different ENPI countries are eligible to take part as full partners in Erasmus Mundus projects, though applications must be submitted by a European institution. A partner search tool (link below) is available to help applicants.
The main aim of the Erasmus Mundus programme’s is to promote European higher education to enhance the career prospects of students as well as to enhance intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries.
The Erasmus Mundus call (EACEA/42/2011) aims to support projects under the programme’s three actions:
- Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes, including Action 1A: Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC) and Action 1B: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD). The action aims at fostering cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and third countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources.
- Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships aiming at fostering structured cooperation between European and third-country higher education institutions through the promotion of mobility at all level of studies for students (undergraduate and masters), doctoral candidates, researchers, academic and administrative staff (not all regions and lots may include all types of mobility flow). The budget of the action for Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) is €35.649 million.
- Action 3: Promotion of European higher education, aiming at promoting European higher education through measures enhancing its attractiveness, profile, image, visibility and accessibility. Action 3 provides support to transnational initiatives, studies, projects, events and other activities related to the international dimension of all aspects of higher education. One of the priorities for this year’s Call consists in the selection of projects with a particular regional focus on Neighbourhood countries.
The deadline for submission of applications under all three Actions is 30 April 2012.
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