Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises

Scope

This Erasmus+ call Alliances for Education and Enterprises (Lot 1) is looking for proposals focusing on enhancing education, training, youth, and sport across Europe, with a special emphasis on inclusive, high-quality learning, promoting skills for a digital and green economy, and fostering active citizenship and democratic participation. The combined digital and green transitions demand quick adoption of new technologies, especially in advanced fields like deep tech, across all areas of the economy and society.

The call aims to support individuals of all ages, especially those with fewer opportunities, through transnational cooperation, non-formal learning, and innovation in key sectors like digitalisation, climate change, and artificial intelligence. These partnerships aim to carry out a range of activities, allowing them to adapt to future changes in knowledge across the EU.

Objectives

Targets collaboration between higher education, vocational education and training (VET), and enterprises to boost innovation, cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets, and create new curricula.
Focuses on addressing societal and economic challenges, e.g., climate change and disruptive technologies, while supporting partnerships that are transnational and sustainable.

Eligibility

Eligible countries:
EU Member States and overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,
EU candidate countries: the Republic of Türkiye, the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia.
Organisations from Belarus are not eligible to participate.
Higher education institutions must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) if established in an EU Member State or an associated third country.

Eligible organisations must be:

Public or private organisations established in one of the eligible countries above, including:
Higher education institutions
Vocational education and training (VET) providers
Research institutes
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Large enterprises
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Public bodies at local, regional, or national levels
Chambers of commerce, industry, or labour
Various industry and training organisations

Consortium requirements:

Involve at least 4 EU Member States or associated countries.
Include minimum of 8 applicants.
Include at least 3 labour market actors and 3 education and training providers (VET and HEIs).
At least one higher education institution and one VET provider must be part of the consortium.