Knowledge Alliances












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            This event includes international projects aimed at collaboration between higher education

            businesses. The goal is to support innovation in higher education and entrepreneurship

            The three groups of supported activities:

            • Promoting innovation in higher education, entrepreneurship and the wider socio-economic 
              (development and implementation of new education and learning methods, product innovatio
              organization of further education programs, etc.)

            • Developing entrepreneurial spirit and skills (introduction of education aimed at develop
              entrepreneurial skills, enabling the practical application of entrepreneurial skills, de

              in cooperation with enterprises, etc.)
            • Exchange of knowledge between higher education institutions and businesses (involvement 
              in teaching and research, exchange of students and staff between higher education instit

              businesses, introduction of structures to test and test innovative measures, etc.)
            • Knowledge alliances must demonstrate reliable relationships and close cooperation betwee
              partners and their contribution to the project. Projects must be innovative and their ou

              exceed the duration of the project, the results must be transferable.

            Role of consortium members:

            • Applicant: is a project coordinator, he/she submits a proposal, acts and signs the contr
              behalf of all the consortium partners, is the main beneficiary of the EU grant, he/she b
              and legal responsibility for the proper operational, administrative and financial implem

              project
            • Full-legal partners: are participating organizations that actively contribute to the ful
              sectoral skills alliance. Each partner signs a mandate to give the coordinator full auth

              negotiation of the project and the grant
            • Associate partners: are partners, who contributing to the alliance's activities. They ar
              to contractual requirements because they do not receive financial support


            Knowledge alliances must include at least six independent organizations from at least thre
            countries (at least two higher education institutions and at least two enterprises). If as

            are to be involved, they must provide clear added value and their role must be clearly des

            The projects are funded for 2 or 3 years.


            Financial support for grants:
            • The two-year projects can receive support up to €700 000

            • The three-year projects can receive support up to €1 000 000
            • Funding is based on unit costs that are intended for project implementation, travel and 
              costs


            For more information, please visit the Program Guide [ URL "http://ec.europa.eu/programmes
            sites/erasmusplus/files/files/resources/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf"] .


            Grant applications are submitted to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agenc
            (EACEA) [ URL "http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php"] .