UCD success in Erasmus+ collaborative projects worth over €14 million

09 Oct 2020

UCD successful in seven applications for Erasmus+ collaborative projects worth over €14 million

The results of the 2020 Erasmus+ call for applications have been announced. In addition to UCD’s allocation for Erasmus+ student and staff exchanges within Europe and with the rest of the world, UCD has participated in seven successful applications for funded projects covered by the Erasmus+ programme.

About Erasmus+

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its budget of €14.7 billion has provided opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, and gain experience abroad from 2014 to 2020. In additional to student and staff mobility, Erasmus+ provides a variety of funding opportunities for organisations in Europe and the rest of the world. These programmes include but are now limited to Strategic Partnerships, Capacity Building Programmes, Knowledge Alliances, Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree Programmes and Jean Monnet Activities.

From 2014 to 2020, UCD has participated in at least 40 Erasmus+ projects worth over €38 million in funding.

Results of the 2020 call for Erasmus+ projects

In 2020, UCD participated in seven successful applications for funded projects covered by the Erasmus+ programme.

NOHA Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Programme in International Humanitarian Action (Total budget: €3,944,000)

UCD academic lead: Dr Sulagna Maitra, School of Agriculture and Food Science - Centre for Humanitarian Action

Participating institutions: Deusto University (Spain) – coordinator, Aix-Marseille University (France), Ruhr University, Bochum (Germany), UCD (Ireland), University of Malta (Malta), Groningen University (Netherlands), Warsaw University (Poland), Uppsala University (Sweden)

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments (Total budget: €4,077,500)

UCD academic lead: Dr Marguerite Barry, School of Information and Communication Studies

Participating institutions: Danube University Krems (Austria) – coordinator, Poznań Uni. of Economics & Business (Poland), Nova University Lisbon (Portugal), UCD (Ireland)

European Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems Engineering, Technology & Business (Total budget: €4,260,000)

UCD academic lead: Professor Enda Cummins, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

Participating institutions: KU Leuven (Belgium) – coordinator, Anhalt University of Applied Science (Germany)

UCD (Ireland)

Erasmus+ Capacity Building Project: DIRISANA+ (Total budget: €1,000,000)

UCD academic leads: Dr Robin Feeney, Dr Rene Gapert and Dr Cliona McGovern, UCD School of Medicine

Coordinating institution: University of Pretoria (South Africa)

Erasmus+ Key Action 203 Strategic Partnership - Wild MAPs FiT: European Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (MAP) Farming, Processing and Training Alliance (Total budget: €285,350)

UCD academic lead: Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

Coordinating institution: Ellinikos Georgiokos Organismos - Dimitra (Greece)

Erasmus+ Key Action 203 Strategic Partnership - FOSTER-xR: The Food Industry of the Digital Era: new practices in Training and Skills Development through Extended Reality (Total budget: €274,337)

UCD academic lead: Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering

Coordinating institution: University of Malta

Erasmus+ Key Action 203 Strategic Partnership - Innovation through reflexivity and participation: Strengthening the education and professionalisation of social work in professional interfaces (Total budget: €231,925)

UCD academic lead: Professor Jim School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

Coordinating institution: Charles University (Czech Republic)