Erasmus Mundus - Opportunities for Higher Education Institutions (Actions 1, 2, 3, 4)

Enhancing Attractiveness (Action 4)

This Action addresses higher education institutions and other institutions active in the field of higher education located anywhere in the world.

The Commission supports co-operation projects which aim at enhancing the attractiveness of European higher education in the world. Projects should aim at improving the profile, the brand image, the visibility and the accessibility of European higher education throughout the world. Projects can also deal with the international dimension of quality assurance, of credit recognition, of mutual recognition of qualifications with third countries, of curriculum development or of mobility.

  What activities are eligible?

Promotion campaigns, educational counselling, and information diffusion are among the many activities taking place under Action 4. A number of highly-qualified proposals that coordinate multiple institutions were already successful under Erasmus Mundus. See the list of selected projects.

Potential projects could include the following elements:

• Promoting European higher education in the world
  The creation of information and dissemination tools, the participation in international fairs, the organisation of seminars and workshops, etc.

• Facilitating access for third-country students to European higher education
  The development of courses or material for language training and cultural preparation, the development of more effective methods of hosting and integrating third-country students, services facilitating mobility, etc.

• Complementary activities
  Support for activities dealing with issues inherent in the internationalisation of higher education, such as the international dimension of quality assurance, of credit recognition, of curriculum development, surveys and studies, etc.

It should be noted that Action 4 projects should not aim to promote single universities or individual Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses.

Projects can last between one and three years.

  Who can participate?

A co-operation project must involve institutions from at least three European countries. Institutions from third countries are welcome as additional project partners. In the interest of diffusing the attractiveness campaign to a larger audience, projects with third country partners are widely encouraged. Eligible institutions are higher education institutions and other institutions active in the field of higher education located anywhere in the world. Project leaders have to be located in Europe.

  What's the funding?

The European Commission funds up to 75% of projects costs. The cost of projects varies greatly, depending on the type and size of the project. Normally projects cost between 100,000 and 350,000 euros.