{"id":4712,"date":"2026-09-18T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/?page_id=4712"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:35:44","slug":"erasmus-ensino-superior","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/en\/erasmus-ensino-superior\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus+ Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_8b1b72948f59e998ad1105914c55d1c9\" class=\"content-block b-text --bg-white --padding-v-xs --width-full\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Higher education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline-2\">Erasmus+ Education and Training<\/h3>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\"><p>Erasmus+ is the European Programme for education, training, youth and sport.<\/p>\n<p>In the <b>Higher Education<\/b> sector, the program aims to enhance the personal, academic, and professional development of students and teaching and non-teaching staff, promoting the modernization, quality, and internationalization of institutions, as well as social cohesion and employability.<\/p>\n<p>It fosters transnational cooperation between higher education institutions and socioeconomic partners, promoting knowledge sharing, pedagogical innovation, and academic excellence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erasmus+ in Higher Education: A Program for the Entire Academic Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erasmus+ offers thousands of students and higher education professionals the opportunity to study, do internships, teach and receive training abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Higher Education Program is open to students of all study cycles (bachelor&#039;s, master&#039;s and doctoral degrees), as well as teachers, researchers and technical and administrative staff, in addition to partner institutions and organizations linked to the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Erasmus+ is an open and inclusive program designed to allow the participation of all members of the academic community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_506d4a49cdc9b3cb87c181c8b5e6a873\" class=\"content-block b-cards-section --bg-gray --padding-v-xs --color-black --row-4-items --cards-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Organization of the Erasmus+ Education and Training Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-list --align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image --has-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-600x327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Participantes e Paises\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participantes-e-Paises.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Participants and Countries<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button c-icon-button --large --stretched\" href=\"#participantes-e-paises\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Ir para Participantes e Pa\u00edses\" title=\"Ir para Participantes e Pa\u00edses\"><i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"arrow_forward\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image --has-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-600x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Objetivos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-600x260.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-1536x665.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Objetivos.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Objectives<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button c-icon-button --large --stretched\" href=\"#objetivos\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Ir para Objetivos\" title=\"Ir para Objetivos\"><i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"arrow_forward\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image --has-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-600x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Estrutura do Programa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-600x260.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-1536x665.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa.jpg 1553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Program Structure<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button c-icon-button --large --stretched\" href=\"#estrutura\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Ir para Estrutura do Programa\" title=\"Ir para Estrutura do Programa\"><i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"arrow_forward\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image --has-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-600x327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Prioridades\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prioridades.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Priorities<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button c-icon-button --large --stretched\" href=\"#prioridades\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Ir para Prioridades\" title=\"Ir para Prioridades\"><i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"arrow_forward\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image --has-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-600x328.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Carta Erasmus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-600x328.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Carta-Erasmus.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Erasmus Charter (ECHE 21-27)<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button c-icon-button --large --stretched\" href=\"#carta-erasmus\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Ir para Carta Erasmus (ECHE 21-27)\" title=\"Ir para Carta Erasmus (ECHE 21-27)\"><i class=\"icon-material\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"arrow_forward\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-600x328.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-thumb size-card-thumb\" alt=\"Acoes-chave\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-600x328.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Acoes-chave.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\"><span>Key Actions<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"participantes-e-paises\" class=\"content-block b-accordion --bg-white --padding-v-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Participants and Countries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-1\">1. Participants<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><div>\n<p><span>Individuals are the primary target audience of the Program. However, the Program reaches these people mainly through organizations, institutions, bodies, or groups that organize activities of this type.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>All organizations operating in the fields of education and training or higher education institutions can, in various ways and to different degrees, benefit from the Program and transmit it to their audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-2\">2. Individuals<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Students, teachers, staff of higher education institutions, etc., can benefit from the Erasmus+ Program and undertake mobility for studies, internships, or training abroad; however, they cannot apply directly but must apply through their institution, provided that the institution participates in the Program.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/erasmus-plus\/about\/who-can-take-part_fr\" rel=\"noopener\">European Commission website<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-3\">3. Organizations<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>Many <strong>organizations<\/strong> can participate in the Erasmus+ Programme: associations, educational establishments, institutions, etc., applying for funding for mobility and exchange projects, as well as partnerships and cooperation between organizations. Consult the Programme Guide for eligible institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-4\">4. Countries<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_e82e71cbe9b801ed08c21d8c582741f2-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>The Erasmus+ Programme is focused on Europe, but has been open to the world since 2015, with 200 countries currently participating or partnering in the Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The conditions for participation and the opportunities offered by the Program vary according to the countries and their geographical locations. The countries are classified into two main groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Countries participating in the Program;<\/li>\n<li>Partner countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participating countries can take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ Program, which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member states of the European Union;<\/li>\n<li>Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Partner countries can only participate in certain Erasmus+ Programme activities. The possibilities available to them are specified in the Programme Guide.<\/p>\n<p>These countries are classified by geographic area: those neighboring the European Union and those in the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of partner countries is available <a href=\"https:\/\/erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu\/pt-pt\/programme-guide\/part-a\/eligible-countries\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"objetivos\" class=\"content-block b-accordion --bg-white --padding-v-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text c-description\"><p>Erasmus+ is crucial for achieving these priorities by supporting cooperation between Member States and between higher education institutions in different countries. In this sense, through its various actions in the higher education sector, the program aims to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-1\">1. To promote and strengthen strategic and structured cooperation between Higher Education institutions through:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><ol>\n<li>Support for the development of various types of cooperation models, including virtual and blended cooperation and the use of different digital tools and online platforms;<\/li>\n<li>Improving mobility through the automatic implementation of mutual recognition of qualifications and learning outcomes, also incorporating mobility into curricula;<\/li>\n<li>Support for Higher Education institutions in implementing the Bologna principles and tools to increase mobility for all;<\/li>\n<li>Support for higher education institutions to develop and implement education for environmental sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-2\">2. To encourage innovative learning and teaching practices to address social challenges, supporting:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><ol>\n<li>The development of student-centered and oriented learning outcomes that better meet learning needs and reduce skills gaps relevant to the job market and society in general;<\/li>\n<li>The development, testing, and implementation of flexible learning pathways and the design of modular courses ( <em>part-time, online<\/em> , or <em>blended<\/em> ) and appropriate assessment methods, including the development of <em>online<\/em> assessment;<\/li>\n<li>Promoting lifelong learning in higher education, including the validation and recognition of short courses;<\/li>\n<li>The implementation of transdisciplinary approaches and innovative pedagogies;<\/li>\n<li>Promoting the participation and training of women in STEM fields of study, especially in the areas of engineering, ICT and advanced digital skills;<\/li>\n<li>The integration of content on sustainable development into all student curricula, including the protection and responsible use of resources within the framework of the <em>Green Deal<\/em> priorities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-3\">3. To reward excellence in learning, teaching, and skills development through:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><ol>\n<li>The development of strategies to reward and encourage excellence in teaching, including <em>online<\/em> teaching;<\/li>\n<li>Training in new and innovative teaching practices;<\/li>\n<li>Promoting learning and teaching partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-4\">4. Building inclusive Higher Education systems through inclusive approaches to mobility and cooperation activities, such as:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><ol>\n<li>Increased access to, participation in, and completion rates of corresponding studies for people with fewer opportunities;<\/li>\n<li>Proactively supporting participants in the accommodation search process, including promoting suitable and affordable options;<\/li>\n<li>support for the development of flexible career paths between education and research;<\/li>\n<li>Promoting gender balance in higher education institutions, both in fields of study and in leadership positions;<\/li>\n<li>To foster civic engagement through the promotion and recognition of students&#039; informal learning and extracurricular activities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-accordion-toggle\" aria-controls=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-5\">5. Supporting digital capabilities in higher education institutions:<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"sect-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"acc-block_388d55be9cc210376b8fb54ccc92b04b-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-description\"><p>To support digital capabilities in higher education institutions, namely the implementation of appropriate tools for data management and the development of digital skills among students and teaching and non-teaching staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"estrutura\" class=\"content-block b-text --bg-white --padding-v-xs --width-normal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Program Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1506\" height=\"1088\" src=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Estrutura do Programa Erasmus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus.png 1506w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/iesuperior.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Estrutura-do-Programa-Erasmus-548x396.png 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1506px) 100vw, 1506px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"prioridades\" class=\"content-block b-text --bg-white --padding-v-default --width-normal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Priorities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\"><div>\n<p><span>THE<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/PT\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CELEX:52017DC0247&amp;from=EN\" rel=\"noopener\">The renewed European Union Agenda for Higher Education<\/a><\/span> <span>, adopted by the European Commission on May 30, 2017, aims to give new impetus to Higher Education and provides a set of support initiatives for its modernization. Four priorities are identified in this document:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li><span>To ensure the alignment between the skills of graduates and the needs<\/span> <span>of the economy and the labor market, and to promote excellence in skills development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Develop inclusive higher education systems;<\/li>\n<li>To ensure that higher education institutions contribute to innovation, especially at the local and regional levels;<\/li>\n<li><span>To contribute to effective and efficient higher education systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"carta-erasmus\" class=\"content-block b-text --bg-white --padding-v-default --width-normal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section-intro --align-left\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-1\">Erasmus Charter (ECHE 21-27)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\"><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications must be submitted in accordance with the guidelines of the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (CEES\/ECHE) guarantees the quality of mobility and European and international cooperation activities that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme. It implies the subscription to a set of fundamental principles and the public adoption of an institutional internationalization strategy through the Programme (DPE \u2013 Erasmus Policy Statement).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The awarding of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (CEES\/ECHE) is a requirement for all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) located in Member States and third countries associated with the Erasmus+ Programme, that wish to apply for and participate in individual mobility activities for learning purposes and\/or cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices within the Programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International relations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CEES\/ECHE standard is not required for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in third countries not associated with the Erasmus+ Programme, with the quality framework being established through inter-institutional agreements between these institutions and HEIs in Member States and third countries associated with the Programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once obtained, the accreditation granted by CEES\/ECHE is valid for the entire duration of the current phase of the Erasmus+ Programme (2021-2027).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The implementation of the Charter will be monitored by the National Agency, and any violation of its principles and\/or commitments undertaken by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may lead to its annulment by EACEA and\/or the European Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4712","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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