Erasmus+ Capacity-building projects in the field of higher education' build on the success of the former Alfa, Edu-link and Tempus programmes and aim to:
• Support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in the Partner Countries;
• Promote cooperation between Programme Countries and eligible Partner Countries (as well as among eligible Partner Countries themselves);
• Promote voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education;
• Promote people-to-people contacts, intercultural awareness and understanding.
Capacity-building projects in the field of higher education are transnational cooperation projects, based on multilateral partnerships, primarily between higher education institutions from Programme and eligible Partner Countries.
Joint Projects operate at micro level and target higher education institutions in the eligible Partner Countries specifically.
They aim to modernise and reform higher education institutions through activities such as:
Developing new curricula or improving existing ones; Improving governance and management systems; Building relationships between higher education institutions and relevant socio-economic actors.
Structural projects operate at macro level and target national higher education systems and policies in the eligible Partner Countries. They involve activities such as:
Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems; Strengthening relations between higher education systems and the wider socio-economic environment.
Projects can involve, where relevant, NGOs, SMEs and any organisations in the field of higher education.