The call for applications is now open for the sixth round of European Union (EU)/Australia Cooperation in Higher Education and Training projects. These projects operate under the rubric of the European Commission’s Industrialised Country Instrument Education Cooperation Programme (ICI ECP). These projects are jointly funded by DEEWR and the European Commission.
Applications close on 15 September 2009.
Successful projects will be announced in October 2009.
An Application Form and Guidelines for applicants can be downloaded here:
- Guidelines for applicants (PDF
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- Application form (PDF 149.0 KB) | RTF 900.5 KB)
This sixth round of EU/Australia Cooperation in Higher Education and Training projects seek applications from consortiums of both Australian higher education and vocational education and training (VET) institutions to undertake student mobility projects between the European Union and Australia.
These projects will offer Australian students at the successful institutions the opportunity to undertake study for a semester at a partner institution in the European Union.
Proposals from the VET sector are encouraged. Such proposals may include work placements and/or internships as part of a study period in the EU.
Funding is also available for academics and administrative staff to visit partner institutions in the EU.
EU/Australia Cooperation in Higher Education and Training projects began in 2003 with the aim to promote understanding between the peoples of the EU and Australia and improving the quality of their human resource development.
The EU and Australia in 2008 launched a Partnership Framework, which identified joint student mobility projects as a major tool for cooperation.