Erasmus Mundus Program presented in Azerbaijan
Baku, January 10 (AZERTAC). Baku Slavic University has hosted a presentation of the Erasmus Mundus - IANUS project.
External Co-operation Window Program Coordinators of the project briefed the attendees on the Program.
Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with third countries.
The programme offers: Joint masters and doctoral programmes between European and non-European universities, Mobility flows of students and academics between European and non-European higher education institutions (HEIs), Promotion of excellence and attractiveness of European higher education system worldwide
Support is provided through three actions:
Action 1 - Joint programmes of outstanding academic quality are designed and implemented by a consortium of European universities from at least 3 different countries.
Scholarships/fellowships for Third Country and European students/doctoral candidates to follow these Erasmus Mundus joint masters' courses and doctoral programmes.
Action 2 - partnerships are the basis for enhancing academic cooperation and exchanges of students and academics, contributing to the socio-economic development of non-EU countries targeted by EU external cooperation policy. Consortia must include a minimum of 5 HEI from at least 3 European countries and a number of HEI from targeted non-European regions.
Action 3 - projects enhance the attractiveness, profile, image and visibility of European higher education worldwide. Activities concern the international dimension of all aspects of higher education, such as promotion, accessibility, quality assurance, credit recognition, mutual recognition of qualifications, curriculum development and mobility.
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