The Erasmus+ Programme, which covers the period 2014-2020, supports, among other policy objectives, the European modernisation and internationalisation agenda in higher education. The Erasmus+ General Call for proposals for 2015 has already been published by the European Comission. Take a look: 

Key Action 1 

 Key Action 2 

 Key Action 3 

KEY ACTION 1-This Key Action supports:
Mobility of learners and staff: opportunities for students, trainees, young people and volunteers, as well
as for professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers, staff of education institutions and civil society
organisations to undertake a learning and/or professional experience in another country;
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees: high-level integrated international study programmes delivered
by consortia of higher education institutions that award full degree scholarships to the best master students
worldwide;
Erasmus+ Master Degree Loans: higher education students from Programme Countries can get a loan
backed up by the Programme to go abroad for a full Master Degree. Students should address themselves to
national banks or student loan agencies.

KEY ACTION 2 – COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES
This Key Action supports:
Transnational Strategic Partnerships aimed to develop initiatives addressing one or more fields of
education training and youth and promote innovation, exchange of experience and know-how between
different types of organisations involved in education, training and youth or in other relevant fields. Certain
mobility activities are supported in so far as they contribute to the objectives of the project;
 Knowledge Alliances between higher education institutions and enterprises which aim to foster innovation,
entrepreneurship, creativity, employability, knowledge exchange and/or multidisciplinary teaching and
learning;
Sector Skills Alliances supporting the design and delivery of joint vocational training curricula,
programmes and teaching and training methodologies, drawing on evidence of trends in a specific economic
sector and skills needed in order to perform in one or more professional fields;
Capacity Building projects supporting cooperation with Partner Countries in the fields of higher education
and youth. Capacity Building projects aim to support organisations/institutions and systems in their
modernisation and internationalisation process. In certain eligible Partner Countries mobility activities are
supported in so far as they contribute to the objectives of the project;
 IT support platforms, such as eTwinning, the European Platform for Adult Learning (EPALE) and the
European Youth Portal, offering virtual collaboration spaces, databases of opportunities, communities of
practice and other online services for teachers, trainers and practitioners in the field of school and adult
education as well as for young people, volunteers and youth workers across Europe and beyond.

KEY ACTION 3 – SUPPORT FOR POLICY REFORM
This Key Action supports:
Knowledge in the fields of education, training and youth for evidence-based policy making and
monitoring in the framework of Europe 2020, in particular:
o country-specific and thematic analysis, including through cooperation with academic networks;
o peer learning and peer reviews through the Open Methods of Coordination in education, training
and youth;
Initiatives for policy innovation to stimulate innovative policy development among stakeholders and to
enable public authorities to test the effectiveness of innovative policies through field trials based on sound
evaluation methodologies;
Support to European policy tools to facilitate transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, as
well as the transfer of credits, to foster quality assurance, support validation of non-formal and informal
learning, skills management and guidance. This Action also includes the support to networks that facilitate
cross-European exchanges, the learning and working mobility of citizens as well as the development of
flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth;
Cooperation with international organisations with highly recognised expertise and analytical capacity
(such as the OECD and the Council of Europe), to strengthen the impact and added value of policies in the
fields of education, training and youth;
Stakeholder dialogue, policy and Programme promotion with public authorities, providers and
stakeholders in the fields of education, training and youth are necessary for raising awareness about Europe
2020, Education and Training 2020, the European Youth Strategy and other European sector-specific policy
agendas, as well as the external dimension of EU education, training and youth policies. They are essential to
develop the capacity of stakeholders to concretely support the implementation of policies by stimulating the
effective exploitation of the Programme results and generating tangible impact.