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ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-9

Objective:

CBHE funds international higher-education partnerships that strengthen universities and systems in eligible third countries not associated to the Programme. Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, it supports quality, modernisation, and responsiveness in higher education to address socio-economic recovery and global challenges. The action is expected to contribute to the overarching priorities pre-defined by the European Commission.

It also contributes to broader EU external policy goals, including Global Gateway initiatives and the Pact for the Mediterranean.

Scope:

The action is structured in regions and strands.

In Region 9 – Sub-Saharan Africa, the below overarching priorities apply. For Strands 1 and 2, the applicable priorities are further detailed in the regional context as follows:

Green Deal: Contribute to a successful green and sustainable global economic recovery (including climate change, environment and energy), awareness-raising, green jobs.

Digital transformation: Performing digital education eco-systems, improving digital skills and competences, connectivity, teacher training.

Integration of migrants: Recognition of qualifications, legal pathways, integration of migrants and displaced persons, education access, scholarships, language education.

Governance, peace, security and human development: Human rights, social and economic rights, democracy, fundamental values, governance, citizenship, health, youth, gender, access and inclusion.

Sustainable growth and jobs: Skills, entrepreneurship, employability, links to the labour market and jobs creation, job opportunities, rural areas, private sector involvement.

For those proposals that also refer to an Erasmus+ Global Gateway relevant priority, applicants should select the ‘Global Gateway’ fixed keyword in the relevant field, alongside any other fixed keyword options relevant to their proposal.

For Strand 3 and given the nature of the strand, which aims at supporting structural reforms in the third countries not associated to the Programme, proposals must address the needs of higher education in the country(ies) concerned at large. In this Region, Strand 3 proposals must be aligned with the Erasmus+ Global Gateway-related priorities defined at country (or cluster of countries) level – see hyperlink below.

These priorities are available under the corresponding table of the following link: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/policies/global-gateway/erasmus-global-gateway-priorities_en