Erasmus+ calls 2026

Internationalization

Funding organisation:

Europese Commissie

What?

Erasmus+ is the EU Programme in the fields of education, training, youth, and sport for the 2021-2027 period. Its general objective is to foster lifelong learning by enhancing the educational, professional, and personal development of individuals both within Europe and beyond. The European Commission has published the Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026 and implements the following Actions for Higher Education:

Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals
Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (KA1) supports the internationalisation of higher education through funding for student and staff mobility. KA1 enables study exchanges, traineeships, teaching assignments, and professional development abroad, contributing to global skills development and strengthening UHasselt’s international cooperation.

• Student & Staff Mobility (KA131): Funding for study, traineeships, teaching, and training within Erasmus+ programme countries (limited mobility to Partner Countries).
• More information available on our intranet: Erasmus+ Staff Mobility
• For more information specific to your faculty, please reach out to your faculty coordinator of internationalisation

• Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs): Short programmes combining online collaboration with a short physical mobility period, organised by at least three institutions from different countries.
  • More information available on our intranet: Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes
  • For more information specific to your faculty, please reach out to your faculty coordinator of internationalisation

• International Mobility with Partner Countries (KA171): Mobility opportunities with higher education institutions outside the Erasmus+ programme area.
  • More information available on our intranet: Erasmus+ Outside Europe (KA171)
  • For more information specific to your faculty, please reach out to your faculty coordinator of internationalisation

Key Action 2: Cooperation among organisations and institutions
Focused on strengthening cooperation, innovation, and knowledge exchange, this Action provides funding for projects in cooperation with other universities, organisations,... Specifically, it supports the following:

• Cooperation Partnerships:
•  In the field of Higher Education 
•  In the field of Sport

• Alliances For Innovation
• for Education and Enterprises
• for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills
• STEM Skills Foundries

• Partnership for Excellence
• Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM)
• Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM)

• Capacity Building
•  in the Field of Higher Education (CBHE)
• EU-Moldova Master’s programme in European Affairs

Jean Monnet Actions
The Jean Monnet actions contribute to spreading knowledge about the European Union integration matters. This action supports:

• Jean Monnet in the field of higher education
• Jean Monnet policy debate

Application?

Internal deadline:

KA2 & Jean Monnet: Submit the Google Form expressing your interest by 15 December 2025.

More information?

More information about the programme and the application procedures can be found on the intranet (KA2 & Jean Monnet) and the Erasmus+ Programme guide 2026

Contact Hasselt University?

KA1:   Erasmus@uhasselt.be 

KA2 & Jean Monnet: Saba.vakili@uhasselt.be

Deadline intern

15.12.2025

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail saba.vakili@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211268600