Summary page about Erasmus+, the EU programme to support education, training, youth and sport.

Current calls listed below are for: 2026. See a complete overview at HK-dir's webpage

The programme guide can be found here

Information in Norwegian: ErasmusPluss programmet 2021 til 2027

Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)

Support for arranging short courses related to the Erasmus+ programme

BIP is an Erasmus+ tool that makes it possible to gather students and employees from other Erasmus+ institutions at NTNU to parttake in learning activities.

Requirements:

• A physical gathering of between 5 and 30 days and a virtual gathering that can be completed before, during or after the physical part. The duration of the virtual event is not set.

• Must be arranged between at least three institutions from tre member states of the EU and/or associated third countries to the Erasmus+ programme.
• Number of participants: Minimum 10-20. These may be students or employees. Participants from the organizing institution do not count. Participants must parttake in both the virtual and physical gathering.
• The gathering must give at least 3 ECTS for participating students
• The programmes does not need to be part of the students' study programme, but must give credits (at least 3 ECTS as mentioned above)

Support:

The coordinator recieved 400€ per participating Erasmus+ student and employee.

Particpants who qualify for Erasmus+ stipend will receive stipend for travel and stay to this event from their home institution.

The application is simple and you will receive support from the NTNU Unit for International Relations in this process.

If interested, contact: wolfgang.laschet@ntnu.no

Cooperation partnerships

Flexible projects for cooperation with partners from European countries. Project duration: 12 to 36 months. The primary focus of a cooperation partnership is the exchange or development of innovative practices.

Cooperation Partnerships is the equivalent of Strategic Partnerships in Erasmus 2014-2021.

Application deadline: 5 March 2026
HK-dir webpage (Norwegian): Cooperation partnerships

Equivalent call exists for sports

Alliances for innovation

Projects that aim to contribute to the development of innovative education supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in education and enterprises.

Application deadline: 10 March 2026
HK-dir webpage (Norwegian): 1. Alliances for innovation for Education and Business , 2. Alliances for innovation Sectoral cooperation on skills, 3. Alliances for innovation STEM Skills Foundries.

Capacity building

Projects aimed at raising the quality of higher education in partner countries outside the EU. These projects must focus on capacity building, either at the institutional level or at the system level.

Application deadline: 10 February 2026

HK-dir webpage (Norwegian): Capacity Building

Other capacity building actions:

• Capacity building in vocational training
  • Deadline: 26 March 2026
• Capacity building in sports
  • Deadline: 5 March 2026

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees

Establishment of high-quality joint master programmes. The degree must be offered by a consortium consisting of at least three higher education institutions from three countries, of which two are programme countries. Note that applications from academic groups at NTNU must be sent to the Unit for International Relations by the Internal NTNU deadline, not the 'Application deadline'

Internal application deadline NTNU: NTNUs wiki-page

• Application deadline: 12 February 2026
• Internal procedures / Contact info: Internal procedures for Erasmus Mundus
• HK-dir webpage (Norwegian): Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees

Project Establishment Support (PES) – Centralised Actions

All Norwegian institutions, organisations, and companies planning to establish a project under the centralised actions of Erasmus+ may apply for Project Establishment Support. The support is intended to help applicants succeed in the European competition for Erasmus+ project funding.

Application deadline: Continuous

HK-dir website (Norwegian): Project Establishment Support (PES)

Jean Monnet activities

Relevant for academic environments at NTNU that provide teaching or research in European integration and that contribute to introducing a European perspective in programmes of study offered at NTNU. You can apply for support for teaching programmes/training and teaching positions in European studies.

Application deadline: 3 February 2026

HK-dir webpage (Norwegian): Jean Monnet activities

Other Erasmus+ actions:

• Sports
  
  • Deadline: 5 March 2026
• Future-oriented cooperation projects
  
  • Deadline: 15 March 2025
• Centres of Vocational Excellence
  
  • Deadline: 3 September 2026

NTNU’s internal application procedures for Erasmus+ applications

All Erasmus project applications must be registered in this form from the Unit for International Relations well ahead of the deadline.

All required attachments, such as the Declaration of Honour and the Mandate, must be signed by the Dean of the Faculty.
Applications with NTNU as the coordinator will be given priority.

Info for the application

• NTNU’s PIC code: 999977851
• NTNU's OID number: E10209399

Guide to writing applications

The EU advisers at the Office of International Relations provide guidance to project managers throughout the application process. Our advisers possess expertise in the priorities and guidelines of the Erasmus+ programme and can connect prospective applicants with academic staff who have had applications approved, or support the application writing by providing examples from previous submissions as well as expert comments from earlier evaluations. Due to limited capacity, they must be contacted well in advance of any application deadline. In this context, applications with NTNU as the coordinator are given priority.

For applications for centralised actions (Innovation Alliances, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master, or Capacity Building Projects), the Office of International Relations can also put the project manager in contact with the relevant advisers at HK-dir.

Useful links

• List of existing Erasmus+ projects

Contacts

• NTNU Unit for International Relations, NTNU, Trondheim: Wolfgang Laschet og Nina Westerlund Støen
• NTNU, Ålesund: Anne Ulla
• NTNU, Gjøvik: Mina Stolpe Foss