Egypt: 3rd National Erasmus+ Day to present opportunities in higher education and research & innovation

November 7, 2016
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The National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Egypt is holding the 3rdNational Erasmus+ Day at the Social Club of the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University on 7 and 8 November 2016 to announce the launch of the third Call for Proposals of various key actions under the Erasmus+ Programme.

 
The two-days-event is an opportunity to focus on the EU’s support to the Higher Education, Research and Innovation sectors in Egypt, as well as provide information about the third Call for Proposals under the Erasmus+ programme.
 
In addition to Erasmus+, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Horizon 2020 – will also be briefly presented. Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly EUR 80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Currently, there are 24 projects funded under H2020 with participation of Egyptian entities including universities, research centres, public bodies and NGOs.
 
The Erasmus+ programme is the EU’s flagship programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport – both within the EU, and between the EU and the world. With a total budget of EUR 14.7 billion, it covers the period 2014-2020. Erasmus+ aims at becoming a more effective instrument to address the real needs in terms of human and social capital development in Europe and beyond.
 
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