The ERANET-MUNDUS project, funded by the European Commission, aims to establish strong ties and mobility flows between Russian and European universities. The project is coordinated by the University of Barcelona and involves 10 European institutions (including the University of Glasgow and other International Research Universities Network (IRUN) partners), 8 Russian institutions and associates partners.The principal objectives are:

• To forge links between Russian HEIs and the broader academic system to the European Higher Education Area, providing institutions, academics, researchers and students with experience of the European model and guidance on how to develop standards.
• To construct a stable and ongoing mobility scheme between Europe and Russia and to establish a solid framework for future collaborations.
• To meet the disciplinary requirements of Russia and Europe as a whole, acquiring experience in interdisciplinary research areas such as Natural Sciences, Geography and Geology, Economic and Social Sciences, Culture, Language and Philology, and Engineering and Technology.
• To widen and strengthen the international cooperation in civil rights and citizenship, sustainable development and safety based on an environmental-economy and a more ecological society.
• To promote awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity guarantying the promotion of intercultural education.
• To train new generations of teachers and professors, helping existing regional and federal lifelong learning structures to train teachers with a wide range of languages and broader cultural awareness.

First applications for candidates at Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral level close on 31 January 2012.

See http://www.eranetmundus.ub.edu