2 new Erasmus+ projects in 2023!

The European Commission has selected two Erasmus+ projects in higher education led by Aix-Marseille University and involving several Téthys partners:

Under the "Mobility of students and staff in higher education supported by external policy funds" action, with a total budget  of almost €500,000: 6MIIC (Mobility, Inclusion, International and Cooperation) aims to strengthen cooperation through the mobility of students, doctoral students (study periods or internships) and teacher-researchers (training or teaching periods) with African partner universities: University Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal), University of Sfax (Tunisia), University Hassan II (Morocco), University of Makerere (Uganda) and University Saint-Joseph in Beirut (Lebanon).

Under the "Capacity Building in Higher Education" action, with a total budget of nearly €800,000: WE4HER Leadership aims to facilitate the transformation of governance in Mediterranean higher education institutions by promoting and adopting a culture of gender equality. The partners are Aix-Marseille University (France) as coordinator, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy), University of Constantine 3 (Algeria), University of Mostaganem (Algeria), Antonine University (Lebanon), Lebanese University (Lebanon), University of Sousse (Tunisia), Tunis El Manar (Tunisia) and the French-speaking Network of Women in Higher Education and Research (France) as associate partner.

This is excellent news for the institutions involved and for the Téthys network, which continues to pursue its strategy of internationalization towards the Mediterranean and Africa!