Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window EUBrazil Startup Student Teaching and Research Training
EMECW
The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window (EM ECW) is a cooperation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education funded by the European Union. The EM ECW objective is to promote the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills at the higher education level.
The main objectives of the programme are:
- To develop higher education teaching and learning capacities of Third Countries and regions in areas of policy and practice closely linked to their development priorities.
- To promote cooperation between sending and hosting institutions, thus mutually enriching the educational environment of both.
- To enable talented students to benefit linguistically, culturally and educationally from the experience of pursuing academic studies in another country. Specific attention is given to vulnerable groups (i.e. refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and indigenous populations).
- To enhance the skills and qualifications of foreign higher education staff.
- To build the capacity of the administration and public and private sector by participation of their staff in higher education mobility activities.
- To improve the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications.
- To enhance in the medium term the political, cultural, educational and economical links between the European Union and Third Countries.
The program is aimed to students and academic staff belonging to three Target Groups and qualifying for five different types of mobility.
No European or Third-country student or academic staff can benefit from more than one mobility activity within the same project.