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Strand 1: Fostering access to cooperation in higher education

Financing on this page are funded by the European Union.

Financing on this page are funded by the European Union. 

This Strand is designed to attract less experienced HEIs and small-scale actors to the CBHE action to facilitate access to newcomer organisations. These partnerships should act as a first step for HEIs and organisations with a smaller operational capacity located in third countries not associated to the programme to access and increase means to reach out to people with fewer opportunities.

This Strand will finance small-scale projects to reduce the internationalisation gap among HEIs from eligible third countries not associated to the programme, from the same country or Region. Projects should establish partnerships to develop cooperation ideas as well as to facilitate transfer of know-how, experience and good practices, fostering access to capacity building opportunities and improving social inclusion and the access of students/staff with fewer opportunities to a qualitative higher education offer. In particular, these projects will particularly focus on:

  • HEIs from least developed countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme;
  • HEIs located in remote regions/areas of third countries not associated to Erasmus+ programme;
  • Newcomers or less experienced HEIs and Faculties from third countries not associated to the programme;
  • Involvement of students and staff with fewer opportunities.

Overarching priorities to be covered by projects under Strand 1

Each applicant will need to identify in Part C of the application form only one of the overarching priorities, which are defined by the Commission per Region.

  • For Regions 1 to 3 sub-priorities have also been defined (see Part C of the application form). Within the overarching priority identified by the applicant, the project must choose mandatorily only one sub-priority.
  • For Regions 4 to 11 only overarching priorities exist and only one of them has to be chosen by the project.

Overarching priorities in regions 1-3

Overarching priorities in regions 4-11

CBHE budget of Strand 1 per region

The indicative 2022 CBHE budget of Strand 1 per Region (in EURO) and the indicative number of projects to be funded are defined below.

Please note that there is a flexibility of transferring budgets between the Strands.

Regions Indicative budget for Strand 1 Indicative n° of projects
Region 1: Western Balkans 5.168.610 12
Region 2: Neighbourhood East 2.084.510 5
Region 3: South-Mediterranean countries 1.759.520 4
Region 4: Russian Federation 2.189.050 5
Region 5: Asia 4.175.240 10
Region 6: Central Asia 1.040.260 2
Region 7: Middle East 1.000.000 2
Region 8: Pacific 1.000.000 2
Region 9: Sub-Saharan Africa 10.834.530 27
Region 10: Latin America 1.604.270 4
Region 11: Caribbean 456.620 1
Total 2022 CBHE indicative budget of Strand 1 and indicative number of projects to be funded 31.312.610 74
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Last changed: Mar 05, 2024