Erasmus+: Capacity-building projects in the field of higher education' build on the success of the former Alfa, Edu-link and Tempus programmes and aim to:

• Support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in the Partner Countries;
• Promote cooperation between Programme Countries and eligible Partner Countries (as well as among eligible Partner Countries themselves);
• Promote voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education;
• Promote people-to-people contacts, intercultural awareness and understanding.

Two e-tutorials that focus on the international dimension of the Erasmus+ are also available. They provide information about Capacity Building in Higher Education and other international actions of the programme, and on how to prepare a competitive proposal. 

These projects will aim to modernise and reform higher education institutions through activities such as:

• Developing new curricula or improving existing ones;
• Improving governance and management systems;
• Building relationships between higher education institutions and relevant socio-economic actors.

Structural projects operate at macro level and target national higher education systems and policies in the eligible Partner Countries. They involve activities such as:

• Modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems;
• Strengthening relations between higher education systems and the wider socio-economic environment.

Projects can involve, where relevant, NGOs, SMEs and any organisations in the field of higher education.

Source: eacea