Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centers of Excellence Program

Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence are focal points of competence and knowledge on European Union subjects. They should gather the expertise and competences of high-level experts aiming to at develop synergies between the various disciplines and resources in European studies as well as at creating joint transnational activities. They also ensure openness to civil society. Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence have a major role in reaching out to students from faculties not normally dealing with European Union issues as well as to policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large.

Objectives

• The Programme has the following specific objectives:
  • to promote learning mobility of individuals and groups, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
  • to promote non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth;
  • to promote learning mobility of sport staff, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies.

Scope

• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence are focal points of competence and knowledge on European Union subjects. They should gather the expertise and competences of high-level experts aiming to at develop synergies between the various disciplines and resources in European studies as well as at creating joint transnational activities, they also ensure openness to civil society. Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence have a major role in reaching out to students from faculties not normally dealing with European Union issues as well as to policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large.

Funding Information

• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence: EUR 100 000.
• Projects should normally last 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be:
  • a higher education institution (HEI); and
  • established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme or in a third country not associated to the Programme.
• HEIs established in EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme must be holders of the ECHE Certificate.
• Only one Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence will be supported at the same time in any participating HEI.
• Only applications by single applicants are allowed.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Organisations from Belarus (Region 2) and the Russian Federation (Region 4) are not eligible to participate in this action.

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