European University Foundation (EUF), based in Brussels, is a group of leading state universities united by the idea of academic excellence. For more than ten years, member universities have been working directly with the European Commission and its bodies in the issues related to internationalization, mobility, student mental health, etc. Within the framework of the EUF, many projects are created annually on topics related to the priorities of the Erasmus+ programme of the given period.
The central body of the EUF is the Steering Committee, which has three members - the president and two other representatives. The advisory body is the Council of Rectors, which meets once a year as part of the so-called annual meetings. The members of the Steering Commitee and one executive manager who manages the administrative of the foundation are then approved by the General Assembly.
Representatives of international offices, usually the heads, or the institutional coordinators of the Erasmus+ programme are nominated to this working group.They meet several times a year to discuss issues connected to the mobility of students and employees.
The activity is based on sharing good practice. EUF always selects a few key topics and, in case of sufficient interest from member institutions, prepares a special meeting of these KECs. Each KEC deals with only one central topic. Individual meetings take place online, and at each meeting two to three universities present their good practice, followed by an interactive discussion.
EUF prepares regular webinars for project managers and coordinators of Erasmus+ KA2 and KA3 projects. At these meetings, individual aspects of project preparation such as topic selection, structure of individual WPs, budget and dissemination are addressed.
At meetings of representatives of member universities with leading suppliers of Erasmus without Paper IT, feedback on upcoming changes and innovations is given. The representatives of the European Commission often participate in the meeting as well.
Sylvie Boumová
International Relation Office
Charles University, rectorate
Tel.: +420 224 491 301