The International Credit Mobility (ICM) modality allows students and teaching and non-teaching staff to undertake a period of study or an internship at a higher education institution within the European Union as part of their degree.

If your home university has inter-institutional agreements with European higher education institutions, you can apply to spend part of your study period at the European partner university, your academic activities abroad will be fully recognized, counting towards your degree once you return to Panama.

Participants and duration:

• Students: bachelor's, master's, internships and doctorate; 2 - 12 months
• Staff: academic and administrative; 5 - 60 days

Erasmus+ BWI scholarships cover: individual support, travel and organisational support. Participants are exempt from tuition fees at the destination university.

The call for places is managed by the Panamanian university. Consult the department of international relations, direction of international cooperation or similar, to know the collaboration agreements with European institutions.

See also: Information and Programme Guide.

Erasmus Mundus is a transnational, integrated and high-level master's degree programme. This is taught by at least 3 higher education institutions, in two or more countries. At the end of the master's degree, you will get a joint degree or several degrees.

Currently, 210 master's degrees are offered and educational institutions from more than 70 countries are involved.

The masters have a duration of 1 or 2 years (60, 90 or 120 ECTS credits), for example studying 6 months in each institution.

It is necessary to have a bachelor's degree, or to be in the last year of bachelor's studies and graduate before the master's degree begins. Each master's degree offer stipulates its specific requirements, including application dates (normally between October and January).

The application is sent directly to the destination university leading the joint master's degree.

The scholarship covers tuition fees, travel and visa expenses, as well as a recurring contribution. Full scholarships are awarded based on the excellence of the application, but it is possible to participate in an Erasmus Mundus master without a scholarship.

See also: Information and Catalogue of master's degrees.

Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) projects support the modernisation and reform of higher education institutions and systems around the world.

Any higher education institution and any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth can participate in this project.

All projects must include different partners, from at least three different countries. The duration is usually 2 or 3 years.

Current priorities include Green Deal; digital transformation; integration of migrants; governance, peace, security and human development.

Applications must be submitted online in accordance with the annual calls of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

See also: Information and Programme Guide.

Skills Development in Vocational Education and Training (CBVET) programmes aim to boost socio-economic development by strengthening the links between vocational training and the labour market, improving the knowledge and skills of teachers, and strengthening the competences of students including linguistics and information and communication technologies.

Projects can last 1, 2 or 3 years. They are transnational and involve at least 4 organizations from at least 3 countries. Any public and private organization active in the field of VET in Latin America and the Caribbean can apply for the call.

Possible topics include: work-based learning (for young people and/or adults), quality assurance, professional development of teachers, entrepreneurship, support for the development of green and digital skills for the twin transitions.

See also: Information and Programme Guide.

The Jean Monnet Actions (JMA) support higher education institutions inside and outside Europe, to promote teaching and research on topics related to Europe or relations between Panama and the EU, encouraging policy debate and knowledge exchanges.

The actions included include:

• Jean Monnet Modules: Short teaching programmes or courses in the field of European Union studies
• Jean Monnet Chairs: Teaching posts specialising in European Union studies held by university professors
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence: Sharing knowledge and skills on European Union topics, in particular to reach students from faculties that do not usually offer international studies.

Around 9,000 teachers at universities and more than 1,000 universities in 100 countries have received financial support under the Jean Monnet Actions umbrella, enabling them to offer new content on European studies as part of their curricula.

See also: Information and Programme Guide.