Cooperation Partnerships for Higher Education

Diverse cooperation is possible in a Cooperation Partnership. The activities in each project are selected on the basis of the objectives that have been set, and activities such as the following are possible:

• development of teaching methods, materials and tools
• development of curricula and joint degree programmes
• organisation of learning, teaching and training activities including intensive study programmes for students
• promotion of flexible forms of learning, including blended learning and blended mobility
• cooperation with local and regional actors
• project management and dissemination of results

The project results must be innovative, re-usable and transferable also outside the project partnership. The projects are expected to disseminate these results and to make their products openly available after the project has ended.

The duration of a Cooperation Partnership is between 12 and 36 months.

The size and scope of a Cooperation Partnership can vary depending on the objectives and the expected impact of the project. Erasmus+ grant awarded to selected projects is a lump sum: 120,000, 250,000 or 400,000 €. Applicants will choose between the three amounts according to the activities planned and results pursued.  

The organisation coordinating the Cooperation Partnership will draw up the application and submit it to the Erasmus+ National Agency of the country where the coordinating organisation is located. The National Agency in Finland is the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI).

The opening of the call will also be announced through EDUFI_HigherEd mailing list.

The preliminary budget for 2022 call for Cooperation Partnerships in higher education is about two million euros.

The basic principles of Cooperation Partnerships and the funding rules are described in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide. In Finland, there are no national priorities for applying for Cooperation Partnerships in higher education. Handbook on the lump sum funding model provides information on the funding model, work packages and indicators. 

In the electronic application portal, select the right application form. The code for Cooperation Partnerships in higher education is KA220-HED on the application form. The aims and activities of a Cooperation Partnership can be relevant for different levels of education and/or the youth sector (projects addressing several target groups, cross-sectoral projects). The most relevant sector can be identified based on objectives, content and concrete results of the project and the sector-specific application form should be selected accordingly.

When filling in the application form you need the organisation code (OID) of each participating organisation. Please check that your project partners' OIDs are correct and valid. See the links below for more detailed instructions.

Independent external experts evaluate the applications using the evaluation criteria described in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide. EDUFI makes the grant decisions on the basis of the evaluations made by the external experts.

The applicants will be informed of the decisions in July-August 2022. The projects will be launched between 1 September and 31 December 2022.

Award criteria

• relevance of the proposal (max. 25 points)
• quality of the project design and implementation (max. 30 points).
• quality of the partnership and the cooperation arrangements (max. 20 points)
• impact (max. 25 points)

Instructions and material for the management of projects are on separate web pages for the previous and new Erasmus+ programme periods. Choose the right page below according to the year your project was awarded funding.