ACA Operating Grant 2025

ongoing

The Academic Cooperation Association is a leading European association supporting research, innovative practice-development and policymaking in international higher education. ACA capitalises on its network of 26 members, national organisations funding international HE, as well as partners, and experts to enable transnational knowledge transfer and foster internationalisation of HE for high-quality, inclusive, innovative, and sustainable education, with impact on the economy and society at large. ACA's activities in 2025 are framed by the related FPA application (2023-2025) and in line with the ACA Strategy 2023-2027, a result of extensive co-design with the members, and an input from external stakeholders. The objectives for 2025 are threefold: (a) To strengthen ACA members’ capacity—across leadership, management, and early-career levels—to address priorities like transnational cooperation, inclusion, green and digital transitions, civic engagement, and emerging topics such as responsible internationalisation and global partnerships. (b) To support EU policy co-creation on priorities in the Erasmus+ Work Programme 2025, including interconnected higher education systems, sustainable academic careers, green and digital transitions, and preparations for the next Erasmus+ programme. (c) To raise awareness of the impact and value of EU policies and initiatives in higher education by acting as a translator, multiplier, and advisor for stakeholders in Europe and globally. ACA’s 2025 activities will include a mix of activities including events (both internal & external), peer learning exchanges, analysis of policy evidence, representation, communication and dissemination. This SGA proposal is aimed at supporting ACA in the delivery of its goals and activities in 2025, contributing to the EU policy objectives in the field of higher education, and to the Erasmus+ programme objectives.