International projects

ERASMUS+ — Capacity Building in Higher Education

The Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) component offers funding for projects aimed at achieving a long-term impact on universities and higher education systems in partner countries.

CBHE projects are cross-border cooperation initiatives based on multilateral partnerships between higher education institutions from 34 Programme Countries and more than 150 Partner Countries. The Programme Countries contributing financially to Erasmus+ are the 28 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, and North Macedonia. Kazakhstan is one of the Partner Countries eligible to take part in this component.

CBHE projects aim to address the following objectives:

support the modernisation, innovation, and accessibility of higher education
improve the quality of higher education and its relevance to the labour market and society; ensure equal access; organise and plan teaching, operational and strategic management of higher education institutions, and support their internationalisation
foster cooperation between the EU and partner countries
raise competencies through new and innovative educational programmes
promote regional and inter-regional integration and cooperation between different parts of the world through joint initiatives and the exchange of best practices