Capacity-building projects in the field of Higher Education are transnational cooperation projects, based on multilateral partnerships between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from EU Member states and third countries not associated to the Programme.

The aim of these projects is to support eligible third countries not associated to the Programme to:

• modernise, internationalise and increase access to higher education
• address the challenges facing their HEIs and systems
• increase cooperation with the EU
• voluntarily converge with EU development in higher education, and
• promote people to people contacts, intercultural awareness, and understanding.