Erasmus Charter for Higher Education Selection 2019

Deadline: Mar 22, 2018  
CALL EXPIRED

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all HEIs located in a Programme country and willing to participate in any of the three key activities of Erasmus+. For HEIs located in Partner countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs.

A call for proposals for award of ECHE is held on annual basis. The ECHE is awarded to HEIs recognised by their National Authorities for the full remaining duration of Erasmus+ until the end of 2020. This means that HEIs awarded with an ECHE in the calls published in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 do not need to apply again.

1. Introduction

This call for proposals is based on the Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 347/50 of 20.12.2013).

2. Objectives and description

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all HEIs located in one of the countries listed below and wanting to apply and participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme. For HEIs located in other countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework is established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Erasmus+ Programme. Implementation of the Charter will be monitored and violation of any of its principles and commitments may lead to its withdrawal by the European Commission.

3. Eligible applicants
HEIs established in one of the following countries are eligible to apply for an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education:

— the 28 Member States of the European Union;
— the EFTA-EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway);
— the EU candidate countries (Serbia (1), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey).

The National Authorities will designate, among the applicants, the Higher Education Institutions (2) to be considered eligible to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Erasmus+ Programme, in their respective territories.

4. Deadline for the submission of applications and indicative date of publishing selection results
The online application form duly completed must be submitted online by 12.00 h (noon, Brussels time, Central European

Time, CET) on 22 March 2018.
The indicative date of publishing the selection results is 30 September 2018.

5. Full details
The information about the Erasmus+ Programme can be found at the following internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/

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