Joint degrees – A hallmark for academic cooperation

By Jordi Curell. International cooperation between higher education institutions within the European Union started with the exchange of students on the basis of bilateral agreements. Since 1987, the EU has been instrumental in developing this form of cooperation through mobility. The Erasmus programme has played a fundamental role, and has allowed three million people to benefit from a mobility experience within Europe over the past 25 years. Erasmus has changed the lives of all who participated in it and has also changed the way higher education institutions relate to and cooperate with each other. More...