ERASMUS+ 2021-2027:
Strengthening International Dimension in Higher Education
«Opportunities for international mobility and cooperation between MedNet and African countries»
Benguerir, Morocco, 4th-7th March 2024
State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) -being the Greek National Agency (EL01) for ERASMUS+ programme- in cooperation with the ERASMUS+ National Agencies of the «MedNet» Countries (Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, North Macedonia and Turkey) organises a seminar within the context of the Erasmus+ Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCA) action.
The main objective of the seminar is to strengthen International Dimension in Higher Education through Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme.
The seminar brings together representatives (Rectors or Vice Rectors or equivalent counterparts) of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from MedNet, Southern Mediterranean countries and Sub-Saharan Africa and gives them a unique opportunity of networking, partner finding, sharing best practices and fresh ideas in order to set up new projects in fields of common interest within the context of decentralised (KA171-International Credit Mobility Projects for Higher Education Students and Staff and KA131-) and centralised (Capacity building in the field of higher education etc.) actions of the Erasmus+ programme.
The programme of the seminar keeps a balance between:
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a) working sessions to present/understand the relevant Erasmus+ opportunities and set up new project proposals, and
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b) social and cultural activities to give participants the opportunity to meet, to get to know one another, to discuss cooperation agreements, to come up with new ideas for future cooperation and strengthen links between them.
Expected outcomes:
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Increase awareness of the opportunities for HEIs offered by the Erasmus+ Programme by providing information on the relevant Erasmus+ decentralized and centralized actions, in which Southern Mediterranean countries and Sub-Saharan Africa Universities are eligible to participate.
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Identify potential synergies between decentralised and centralised actions of the Erasmus+ Programme.
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Highlight and maximise the potential of cooperation between European and African countries by
exchanging good practice examples.
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Create new project proposals in the action KA171-International Credit Mobility (ICM) as well as in relevant centralized actions in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027.
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Participate in a friendly and fruitful exchange of views, ideas, experiences and expectations.