Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Partnerships aim at promoting institutional cooperation and mobility activities between Europe and third-country Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This Action is built on the previous community programme External Cooperation Window (2006-2008) with a wider geographical coverage, a larger scope and differentiated objectives.

Action 2 is divided into two strands

• EMA2-Strand 1: Partnerships between the EU and ‘Third Countries’ with focus on mobility to the EU. The EMA2-STRAND1 is open to all levels of higher education (from undergraduate to post-doctoral and staff) and operates in all fields of study.
• EMA2-Strand 2: Partnerships with countries and territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI: North America, the Asia-Pacific region and the Gulf region). These projects foresee mobility from and to the EU.
  

Projects at UGent

(* = only incoming mobility (mobility to Ghent University))

2011-2012

Ghent University as coordinator

• Lotus II*(strand 1) – Vietnam/Thailand/China/Myanmar/Cambodia/Indonesië: www.lotus.ugent.be

Ghent University as partner

• Eurotango II* (strand 1) - Argentina: www.eurotango2.eu
• WELCOME project (strand 1) - Egypt/Lebanon: website soon
• TEE project (strand 2) – VS/Canada: website soon

2010-2011 

Mobility possible until 31 December 2011 (except for staff mobility) 

Ghent University as coordinator

• Lotus* – Vietnam/Thailand/China/Myanmar/Cambodia/Indonesia: www.lotus.ugent.be
• Basileus III (strand 1) - Western Balkans: www.basileus.ugent.be

Ghent University as partner

• Eurotango* (strand 1) - Argentina: www.eurotango.eu

2009-2010

No new mobility since September 2010

Ghent University as coordinator

• Basileus – Western Balkans: www.basileus.ugent.be
• LiSUM – China: www.lisum.ugent.be

Ghent University as partner

• Brazil http://ebw2.up.pt 
• Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay: http://mundus17.up.pt
• Chile/Venezuela/Cuba/Ecuador: http://www5.uva.es/vecceu/
• Colombia/Costa Rica/Panama: www.coopen.eu 
• India: www.kth.se/eurindia 
• China: www.lot14.emecw.com

2008-2009

Ghent University as coordinator

• Basileus – Western Balkans: www.basileus.ugent.be

Ghent University as partner

• Brazil: http://ebw.up.pt/
• Chile: http://www3.uva.es/erasmusmundus/

More Info

General info about the EM Action 2 programme: website EC

Western Balkans

Delfien.Cloet@UGent.be
tel. 09 264 70 22  

Asia

Inge.Mangelschots@UGent.be
tel. 09 264 70 26

Other projects

Barbara.Claeys@UGent.be
tel. 09 264 70 21