Structure of the call

Topic 1: Pilot a joint European degree label

• Budget: €1,000,000
• Aim: support development and piloting to implement European criteria on awarding a joint European degree label

The label would

• recognise the value of innovative transnational learning experiences
• increase the visibility, attractiveness and reputation, both in Europe and beyond, of such joint programmes provided by alliances of European higher education institutions
• be issued as a complementary certificate to the qualifications obtained by students graduating from joint programmes delivered in the context of transnational cooperation between several higher education institutions

Based on the results of this preparatory work, the Commission will report to the Council of the European Union on the way forward towards a possible joint degree based on co-created European criteria, building on the instruments of the Bologna Process.

Topic 2: Pilot institutionalised EU cooperation instruments to explore the feasibility for a possible European legal status for alliances of higher education institutions

• Budget: €1,000,000
• Aim: support the piloting of existing European instruments to facilitate deeper, long-term flexible transnational cooperation among higher education institutions

These steps would give alliances, on a voluntary basis, the latitude to act together, make common strategic decisions, experiment with joint recruitment, design joint curricula or pool resources and human, technical, data, education, research and innovation capacities.