Erasmus mundus programme: an european oportunity for students and scholars

European Union through the management of the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture (EACEA) set up in 2004 a mobility program with the aim of promoting and enhancing European Higher Education. This first edition of the program, which went from 2004 to 2008, involved mainly Master's Courses. In this edition just European Institutions were able to take part of the applicant group of universities whereas just non-European students and scholars were provided with scholarships to attend these masters. However, the new edition of the Erasmus Mundus Programme (2009-2013), without changing its aim, has broadened its activities. Among others, the current Programme allows non-European institutions to join the applying partnership and has devoted part of the budget to also finance scholarships for European student and scholars enrolled in a Erasmus Mundus Master Course (EMMC). On the other hand it has enclosed the previous External Cooperation Window under the name of Action 2. It consists on a consortium of EU and non-EU universities and involves students and scholar exchanges. Non EU partners will go to EU institutions belonging to the partnership and EU partners will go to non EU institutions also partner in the consortium.