Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme

Expected Impact:

The outputs to be delivered by this action and contributing to the Specific Objectives are:

At system level

• Improved mechanisms for the international transparency and recognition of studies/degrees and qualifications in the participating HEIs.
• Improved knowledge transfer between HEIs, quality of higher education and information exchange on study opportunities in the African Higher Education and Research Space, to enhance regional integration and cross-border skills circulation.

At institutional level

• Strengthened HEIs capacity to manage international partnerships, mobility flows and career services.
• Increased number of partnerships and networks among HEIs in Africa, in partnership with EU Higher Education Institutions, in particular in the research area at regional and continental level.
• Enhanced cooperation between HEIs and business.

At individual level

• Enhanced knowledge, competences, skills and employability of scholarship holders, in the Global Gateway priorities across countries and stakeholders.
• Increased participation of women and increased number of African women holding a post-graduate degree.
• Access to post-graduate degrees is diversified with special attention to students with special needs or vulnerable status (e.g., coming from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, fragile and least developed countries/regions, with a refugee status).

Objective:

The Overall Objective of this action is to increase skills and qualifications across the African continent.

The Specific Objectives of this action are to:

• Promote inclusive learning mobility opportunities, with a focus on the Global Gateway priority sectors, building human capital and promoting skills circulation.

Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.