The European Commission has approved two proposals for partnership projects under the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window (EMECW) for the academic year of 2009-2010.

Around 9 million EUR will be granted for these two projects in which 71 Vietnamese students and scholars will participate, as part of regional and multilateral networking between higher education institutions in Europe, Southeast Asia and Central Asia .

These networks will contribute to joint education and research in relevant thematic fields such as engineering, business, agriculture, social sciences and also build models and procedures for knowledge and technology transfer and business related initiatives.

The EMECW was initiated for Asia in 2005 as a complement to the Erasmus Mundus programme which provides grants to consortia of higher education institutions from Europe and from third countries which together draw up a mobility scheme.

Mobility schemes selected through annual Calls for Proposals comprise individual mobility for students and academic staff.

Since 2004, over 300 Vietnamese students and scholars have been awarded with scholarships of Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Mundus Cooperation Window programmes./.