European Programmes

The ALFA III Programme by the European Commission and its 1st Call for Proposals has been launched. Networks of Higher Education Institutions and other relevant cooperation institutions are invited to prepare applications for grant funding under the new programme on higher education cooperation for Latin America. Projects will include "Joint Partnerships" of European and Latin American institutions and "Structural Measures" aiming to reform education systems in Latin America. As a third component "Accompanying Measures" will be funded. The deadline for proposals' presentation is the 16th of June 2008

Lifelong Learning programme - General call for proposals 2007

New EU-Canada Cooperation Programme in Higher Education, Training and Youth (2006-2013)

First call 7th Research Framework Program ICT call1: Challenge 4

The European Research Council (ERC) opened for business on 7 February 2007. The ERC announced its first call. Deadline for applications is 25 April 2007. More..

EU lifelong learning programme 2007 - 2013

eLEARNING - Promoting digital literacy, European virtual campuses,and Transversal Actions

Overview European Programmes & Initiatives related to e-Learning

IST Workprograme 2005-2006 / “Technology Enhanced Learning (TeLearn)” (DG INFSO)

eLearning Europa
Complete overview and latest developments on eLearning in Europe

EC -DGEAT
Call for projects, for proposals and for expressions of interest

EC DGEAT - The Bologna Process
the Bologna process

EC DGEAT - Higher Education in Europe
Higher Education in Europe

EC DGEAT - eLearning index
The eLearning initiative of the European Commission seeks to mobilise the educational and cultural communities, as well as the economic and social players in Europe, in order to speed up changes in the education and training systems for Europe 's move to a knowledge-based society.

eLearning programme
Common position paper (PDF) on adopting the elearning programme (2004-2006).
The eLearning Programme (2004 - 2006) has been approved and published in the Official Journal of the EU (L345 - 31.12.03). Full details.

Report on the Consultation workshop: “The ‘e’ for our universities – virtual campus Organisational Changes and Economic Models” - Held in Brussels on 23 November 2004

FP6-Calls Information Society Technologies
The EU's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development is a major tool to support the creation of the European Research Area (ERA). Relevant links:
Calls
Instruments of implementation FP6

SOCRATES Programme
The European Commission has (24 July 2003) published a new action plan regarding het promotion of language learning and linguistic diversity.
Action plan

SOCRATES ERASMUS
Tthe activities supported by ERASMUS (the higher education chapter of the SOCRATES II programme for education in Europe):

• Student and teacher exchanges
• Joint development of study programmes
• Dissemination and implementation of results of CD projects
• Thematic networks between departments/faculties across Europe
• Language courses and intensive programmes
• European credit transfer system (ECTS):

Covering the period 2000-2006, SOCRATES/ERASMUS aims at improving the quality and the "European dimension" of higher education, including both universities and « extra-university » institutions. The participating countries are the 15 Member States of the European Union, the 3 countries of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and all the Associated Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Cyprus and Malta . Overall responsibility for implementing SOCRATES/ERASMUS lies with the European Commission (Directorate-General Education and Culture: Directorate A; Unit 2)
the European Community programme in the field of higher education

The Erasmus Mundus programme has been approved and published in the Official Journal of the EU (L345 - 31.12.03). Full details.

SOCRATES MINERVA
The Minerva action seeks to promote European co-operation in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in education. The Action has three main objectives, (1) to promote understanding among teachers, learners, decision-makers and the public at large of the implications of the use of ICT in education, as well as the critical and responsible use of ICT for educational purposes; (2) to ensure that pedagogical considerations are given proper weight in the development of ICT and multimedia-based educational products and services; and (3) to promote access to improved methods and educational resources as well as to results and best practices in this field. Relevant links:
Minerva action
Call

LINGUA
The LINGUA action concerns the promotion of language teaching and learning is an objective of the SOCRATES 2 programme as a whole, and of the Erasmus, Comenius and Grundtvig actions in particular.
The new Lingua Action supports these actions through measures designed to:

• Encourage and support linguistic diversity throughout the Union.
• Contribute to an improvement in the quality of language teaching and learning.
• Promote access to lifelong language learning opportunities appropriate to each individual's needs. Details here.

FP 7: The EC has published a call fiches of the 42 calls for proposals for the FP7, which were first issued on 22 December 2006. Read more...