Erasmus Mundus is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education aiming at enhancing quality in European higher education and promoting intercultural understanding through co-operation with third-countries.

The programme is intended to strengthen European co-operation and international links in higher education by supporting high-quality European Masters Courses, by enabling students and visiting scholars from around the world to engage in postgraduate study at European universities, as well as by encouraging the outgoing mobility of European students and scholars towards third-countries.

Erasmus Mundus programme

• supports Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses of outstanding academic quality
• provides grants for graduate students from third-countries to follow these Masters Courses
• supports partnerships between Erasmus Mundus Masters consortia and higher education institutions in third-countries.
• supports European co-operation projects which aim at improving the brand image, visibility and accessibility of European higher education.