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Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships

A Cooperation partnership within Erasmus gives you the opportunity to collaborate with organizations in other European countries around different ways of developing higher education. The goal is to strengthen the quality of education. Projects have a focus on innovation and quality and can, for example, include course development, new forms of study and collaboration with companies.

How Erasmus+ cooperation partnerships work

Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships should give organisations the opportunity to improve their activities and make them more relevant, to develop and the strengthen their partner network, to increase opportunities to work together at a transnational level, to promote internationalisation of the organisation and to exchange new practices and methods as well as exchanging and comparing ideas.

Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships are structural collaborations between at least three organisations from at least three EU member states or third countries that are associated with the programme. Third countries not associated with the programme may participate if it provides added value but cannot be applicants. Projects focus on innovation and quality and can, for example, include course developments, new forms of study and collaborations with companies. Within the project, there is an opportunity for cross-sector collaboration.

There are different types of partnerships in which universities and colleges can participate. The Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR) manages the education part of the program while the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society (MUCF) manages the youth part. Applications for the sport part of the programme are submitted to EACEA directly.

Participating in an Erasmus+ Cooperation partnership project

A department can participate as partner or coordinator. The department, through an appointed project manager/coordinator (PK) is responsible for the project before, during and after the contract period.

A department that intends to apply as coordinator or partner must notify the International Office (IO) well in advance, of the application deadline.

If desired an international coordinator (IK) at IO can together with the PK go through the application procedure.

Routines for Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships

It is the Head of Student Services (in accordance with "Besluts- och delegationsordning för Stockholms universitet") who signs the Declaration of Honour (DoH) or the Accession Form (AF) that must be attached to the application. It is also the Head of Student Services that signs the agreement with the European Commission or other organization in capacity of Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR) if the application is selected and granted funding.

The PK is responsible for the project being carried out in accordance with the project plan as well as project reporting (including budget).

  1. In order to be able to submit a project application, the head of department's approval is required. The PK is responsible for continuously informing the head of department (prefekt) about the application process and how the project is progressing.
  2. The PK is responsible for informing IO about any application plans as early as possible, preferably even before the application process has begun.
  3. The PK is responsible for the application and for meeting the set deadlines, both internal and external.
  4. The PK is responsible for ensuring that all necessary documents and information have been received from the participating partners.
  5. The PK is responsible for providing IO with a DoH for signature by the LEAR at the latest by the internal application deadline. The following documents must be submitted along with the DoH:
    • approval from the Head of Department (prefekt) or equivalent to take the role of coordinator in the project/application: Application Assurance Form för Erasmus+ projects office pdf, 418.8 kB.
    • draft of the application with a brief summary of the project.
    • signed AFs from the other participating universities/organisations
    • if a cooperation agreement needs to be attached to the application, a draft of the agreement must be submitted.
  6. IO is responsible for the DoH being signed by the LEAR. IO is responsible for returning the signed DoH to the PK.
  7. The PK is responsible for submitting the application within the established deadlines by the European Commission. Please note that the document "Besluts- och delegationsordning för Stockholms universitet" must be attached to the application as proof that the University President has delegated the signature rights to the Head of Student Services (LEAR).
  8. a digital copy of the application must be sent to IO once the application has been submitted.
  9. The PK is responsible for registering and archiving all documents at the department according to the current procedures.

The PK is responsible for the project being carried out in accordance with the project plan as well as project reporting (including budget).

  1. In order to be able to submit a project application, the head of department's approval is required. The PK is responsible for continuously informing the head of department (prefekt) about the application process and how the project is progressing.
  2. The PK is responsible for informing IO about any application plans as early as possible, preferably even before the application process has begun.
  3. The PK is responsible for the application and for meeting the set deadlines, but internal and external.
  4. The PK is responsible for providing IO with an AF for signature by the LEAR at the latest by the internal application deadline. The following documents must be submitted along with the AF:
    • approval from the Head of Department (prefekt) or equivalent to take the role of coordinator in the project/application: Application Assurance Form för Erasmus+ projects office pdf, 253.2 kB.
    • draft of the application with a brief summary of the project.
    • list of all participating universities/organisations
    • if a cooperation agreement needs to be attached to the application, a draft of the agreement must be submitted.
  5. IO is responsible for the AF being signed by the LEAR. IO is responsible for returning the signed AF to the PK.
  6. The PK is responsible for submitting the application within the established deadlines by the European Commission. Please note that the document "Besluts- och delegationsordning för Stockholms universitet" pdf, 323.2 kB.must be attached to the application as proof that the University President has delegated the signature rights to the Head of Student Services (LEAR).
  7. A digital copy of the application must be sent to IO once the application has been submitted.
  8. The PK is responsible for registering and archiving all documents at the department according to the current procedures.

Internal routine for applications that have been granted funding

The PK is responsible for managing the project. The Head of Student Services (in accordance with "Besluts- och delgationsordning för Stockholms universitet") signs the agreement with the European Commission and other organisations in capacity of the university's LEAR.

A decision about an application will be sent to the PK who in turns informs the project partners and IO about the decision.

  1. the European Commission sends the contract documents to the PK
  2. the PK reviews and sends the agreement to the IO that is responsible for collecting the signature of the LEAR
  3. the International Coordinator at IO sends the signed document to the PK
  4. the PK is responsible for registering and archiving the documents at the department according to the currently applicable routines and sending the original as instructed by the European Commission.

A decision about an application will be sent to the coordinating university which in turn informs the project partners about the decision.

  1. the project coordinator at the coordinating university sends the contract documents to the PK
  2. the PK reviews and sends the agreement to the IO that is responsible for collecting the signature of the LEAR
  3. the International Coordinator at IO sends the signed document to the PK
  4. the PK is responsible for registering and archiving the documents at the department according to the currently applicable routines and sending the original to the coordinating university.

Timeline

Internal deadline: 2026-02-12
Deadline: 2026-03-05, kl 17:00

Contact

Additional information about Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships is available on UHR's website.

Last updated: 2025-11-17

Source: Studentavdelningen