Erasmus+: Cooperation Partnerships

Cooperation partnerships (KA220 Erasmus+) are international cooperation projects aimed at enhancing the quality, innovation and relevance of higher education through strategic cooperation among institutions from different Erasmus+ Programme countries. 

Project priorities

A project must address at least:

• 1 horizontal (cross-cutting) priority
  
  • Inclusion and diversity in all fields of education, training, youth and sport,
  • Environment and the fight against climate change,
  • Addressing the digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity,
  • Common values, civic engagement and participation,
    
    
• and/or 1 specific priority
  • Rewarding excellence in education, teaching and skills development,
  • Promoting STEM fields and women´s participation in STEM,
  • Supporting interlinked higher education systems,
  • Supporting cooperation between higher education istitutions and their Ukrainian counterparts in response to the war in Ukraine. 

Main objectives:

• Development and implementation of innovative educational practices, teaching methods and tools,
• Strengthening the institutional capacity of higher education institutions for international cooperation,
• Addressing common challenges in higher education at the European level,
• Enhancing the internationalisation of study programmes and teaching. 

Participating organisations: minimum of 3 organisations from 3 different EU Member States or associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkyie)

Project duration: 12 to 36 months

Funding (lump-sum grant) - applicants choose one of the following fixed amounts:

• EUR 120 000 
• EUR 250 000
• EUR 400 000

Projects applications are submitted via the National Agency - the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research, in the form of an electronic form.