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ERASMUS + – Capacity Building in Higher Education – 2026

Erasmus+ - The Erasmus+ programme aims at offering around 10 million Europeans the opportunity to acquire skills and develop personally, socio-educationally and professionally through study, training, work experience or youth and sport-related activities.

2026-02-10
113 117 100 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE
Programme ERASMUS +
Institution European Commission
Sectors Citizenship & Human Rights Cooperation & Development Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Research centre & university Training organisation & school

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Call reference

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To enhance the relevance of higher education for the successful implementation of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy
  • To improve the level of competences, skills and employability potential of students in HEIs
  • To promote inclusive education, equality, equity, non-discrimination and the promotion of civic competences
  • To improve the training of teachers and continuous professional development
  • To stimulate cooperation of institutions, capacity building and exchange of good practice

Priorities

  • Priority 1: Green Deal – Higher Education systems are crucial for supporting the Green Deal
  • Priority 2: Digital transformation – Raising the quality and inclusiveness of education through digital technologies
  • Priority 3: Integration of migrants – Education and training systems play a key role in addressing the challenges of migration as well as unlocking migration’s benefits
  • Priority 4: Governance, peace, security and human development – Commitment to the rule of law, human and fundamental rights,
    equality, democracy and good governance are the bedrock of stable, fair and prosperous societies
  • Priority 5 : Sustainable growth and jobs – Higher education is needed to build skills for life and work

Among financed actions

  • National and Regional projects
  • Cross-regional projects
  • Activities aiming at ensuring high quality and relevant education
  • Innovative curricula in terms of content or structure, new learning methods, tools and materials

Eligibility

  • Be public or private legal entity
  • Be higher education institutions (HEIs) or organisations of HEIs
  • Be organisations or institutions active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • an EU Member State
    • a third country associated to the Programme
    • a third country not associated to the Programme from an eligible region (see call document)
  • A consortium composed of
    • at least 2 entities, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (National projects strand 1 & 2)
    • at least 2 entities, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (multi-country projects strand 1 & 2)
    • at least 2 entities, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (strand 3)

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action:  between 24 and 48 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

  • Contact: EACEA-EUROPEAN-UNIVERSITIES@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 113 117 100 euros
  • Budget per topic :
    • Strand 1: 23.359.660 euros
    • Strand 2: 60.135.496 euros
    • Strand 3: 29.621.954 euros
  • Amount of the grant per topic :
    • For strand 1 between 200.000 and 400.000 euro
    • For strand 2 between 400.000 and 800.000 euros
    • For strand 3 between 600.000 and 2 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs