The University of Niš was founded in 1965 as a state HE institution. At present, the University comprises 13 faculties: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Occupational Safety, Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Physical Culture, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Teacher-Training Faculty.
The University of Niš presently has 27088 students in all levels of study, 1560 teaching staff and more than 600 administrative and support staff.
One of the leading principles of the University of Niš is to become a part of the European higher education area and to adjust its plans and programs against this aim, in the context of the reform of higher education system within the Tempus and other programs.

As the main coordinator, UNI will be in charge of the overall project management, steer management, dissemination and exploitation activities, provide members for the QAG and Core group, actively participate in all the development WPs, and lead WP4, dealing with improvement of various language support services. It will also develop, maintain, and update the web portal which will contain all information about the project. UNI will be in charge of preparing various project-related promotional materials, organizing dissemination gatherings and events at the institutional level and for a wider public at the local and regional levels. UNI will coordinate the incorporation of the newly-developed policies into the existing relevant institution documents and will coordinate the organization of seminars for non-partner institutions with the aim of achieving a multiplier effect of the project.

The University of Kragujevac was established in 1976. Since then, it has grown into a modern educational and research center embracing almost all major areas of teaching and research, presently comprising 12 faculties with the student population of 20,000 enrolled in all three study cycles. These faculties are spread in six towns of Central Serbia region which covers the area populated by 2,000,000 people. The University of Kragujevac offers a wide range of accredited study programs on undergraduate and advanced levels. So far 35,000 students graduated from the University, 1,300 earned their master’s degree and 660 successfully defended their doctoral dissertations.

UNIKG will lead WP1 related to developing legal and administrative framework for improved support services and procedures. It will provide data relevant to its participation in HE international activities, take part in all project activities related to the analysis of current situation, study visits and trainings. It will discuss, adopt and implement all the agreed documents, services and practices stemming from the project, organize trainings, and contribute to dissemination, exploitation, quality assurance and management, by participating at meetings, providing a member for the Core group and providing the necessary documents on time.

University of Novi Sad was founded in 1960 and it is the only state university in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, comprising nowadays 14 faculties and 2 research and developmental institutes. The seats of nine faculties and both of the institutes are in Novi Sad, three faculties are located in Subotica, one in Zrenjanin and one in Sombor. The scientific and research activities of the University are realized through fundamental, applied and developmental research in the field of natural, technical, social, humanistic and medical sciences, as well as through research activities in the field of arts. Currently there are more than 400 on-going scientific, research and other projects, out of which 8 FP6 projects, 7 FP7 projects, 5 EUREKA projects, 15 COST projects and 1 SCOPES project.

UNS will draw on its considerable experience in mobility support services and international offices and lead WP2 related to fostering support and information servises and advertising. It will provide data relevant to its participation in HE international activities, take part in all project activities related to the analysis of current situation, study visits and trainings. It will discuss, adopt and implement all the agreed documents, services and practices stemming from the project, organize trainings, and contribute to dissemination, exploitation, quality assurance and management, by participating at meetings, organizing one consortium meeting, providing a member for the Core group and providing the necessary documents on time.

The University of Belgrade (BU) is the oldest and the largest university in Serbia with over 89,000 students and 5,000 teachers and associates. It comprises 31 faculties, 11 Institutes, 7 Centers and a University library, which all work together on achieving academic excellence. University of Belgrade is a member of European University Association and is also included into various forms of inter-academic cooperation (such as TEMPUS projects and UNIADRION initiative). Establishing, fostering and developing cooperation with other universities in the country and abroad, along with international organizations concerned with matters of higher education, has been an everlasting commitment of the University of Belgrade.

BU will use its national lead position in participation in EHEA to lead WP3 related to capacity building of teaching, non-teaching staff and students. It will provide data relevant to its participation in HE international activities, take part in all project activities related to the analysis of current situation, study visits and trainings, and organize major trainings in Serbia. It will discuss, adopt and implement all the agreed documents, services and practices stemming from the project, organize trainings, and contribute to dissemination, exploitation, quality assurance and management, by participating at meetings, organizing one consortium meeting, providing a member for the Core group and providing the necessary documents on time.

The CPN is a government institution competent for the promotion and the popularization of science.

The Centre was created in spring 2010, and its establishment enacted by the Law on Scientific research (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No. 18/10). After officially becoming recognized as a public institution (registered on 23rd November 2010), pursuant to the Law, the Centre took competence over the promotion of science from the competent ministry. However, the Centre is more than just an ordinary public institution.

The CPN is part of the overall strategic plan for the development of Serbia as a knowledge based economy, constant innovation and networking being its essential resources.
The idea to create the Centre emerged from the need to bring science closer to the population, as a necessary condition to increase the general scientific literacy and thus assure the future technological progress in Serbia. After years of crisis, science remained isolated from the society and a larger public in general, so the State took the necessary initiative to bridge this gap.

On the other hand, during the past few years, a number of individual initiatives aimed at science promoting emerged throughout Serbia. In order to support and strengthen these activities, the Republic of Serbia assigned the Centre the task to stimulate, strengthen and bind together all these initiatives and create a large front for scientific culture widespread.

Thanks to the financial agreement with the European Bank of Investment, the Republic of Serbia should build a whole new impressive building for the Centre on a location in Block 39 in New Belgrade. The building in itself represents a daring combination of imagination, technology and progress. It will host a interactive exhibition of scientific phenomena, a planetarium, different labs, conference halls, lecture rooms and a Kids Science Club.

University of Tirana is the largest and highest ranking university in Albania. It includes eight colleges, 50 academic departments, and 41 study programs or majors. UT offers three-year Bachelor, one or two year Masters, and three to five year Doctorate degree programs, in accordance with the Bologna system.
More than 114,000 students attend UT. UT employs more that 900 faculty members.
University of Tirana is the biggest college in Albania and the Balkans, and among biggest in Europe with 35 000 students. In 2013 the college accepted 95 new Ph.D. students. These are students in possession of a four years of Bachelor degree.

Founded in 1994 as Universiteti Teknologjik Ismail Qemali i Vlorës (Technological University of Vlora ‘Ismail Qemali’)
Had three faculties: The Faculty of Commerce, The Faculty of Naval Engineering and The Faculty of Nursing
Renamed in 2007 as The University of Vlora ‘Ismail Qemali’ or simply The University of Vlora
At present, four faculties: The Faculty of Technical Sciences, the Faculty of Economy, The Faculty of Humanities, The faculty of Public Health
18 departments altogether
More than 10 000 students
The largest university in the south of Albania; rates among the second in Albania

Since its founding, the University has turned to regional and international cooperation, in order to achieve equal partnership at all levels.

Strategic objectives are the implementation of the Bologna process, raising the quality level of study, followed by participation in international scientific research projects, as well as other types of projects in the field of higher education, folding bilateral general and specific agreements with universities in the country and the world, the mobility of students and staff development activities related to international educational projects, and membership in international networks and institutions / organizations.

Outlined objectives are pursued through:

Educational activities
Scientific research activity
International Cooperation
Publishing activitiesprovision of intellectual services to business and public institutions
Issuing certificates validity of instruments
Purchase of books, journals, and other professional literature, equipment, materials and spare parts for the University organizations and networks whose member it is
Organization of conferences, seminars, workshops on domestic and international level, etc.
Project Management
Coordinating the activities of the University of institutions /

International research projects and other projects in the areas of higher education and networks, in which UES participates are: Tempus, FP7, CEEPUS II, COST, EUREKA, UNESCO, USAID, and other types of projects in the areas of bilateral cooperation at regional, national and international level.

University of East Sarajevo is a member of several networks, associations, institutions / organizations at national and international level - the BiH Rectors' Conference, the European University Association - EUA, the Agency Network for Quality Assurance in Central and Eastern Europe - CEE, etc.

University of Sarajevo is standing at the turning point facing the European integrative processes, therefore it needs all its professors, associates, students and employees to support and actively take part in the University reform and its quicker joining to the Bologna Process. It will safeguard our University’s international reputation and its very survival.

The University of Sarajevo, as the oldest and largest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina should become the leading University, not just in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but in the region as well.

Therefore, doors of our University are open to anyone who wishes to engage his intellectual and moral qualities in the development of education and science at the University of Sarajevo, within the principles of the University autonomy which is the main condition for academic freedom of individual expression and affirmation of skills and qualities.

The University of Montenegro was founded on 29 April 1974. when three faculties (Faculty of Economics, of Engineering and the Faculty of Law from Titograd), two colleges (Teaching College and Maritime Studies College) and three independent scientific institutes (for History, for Agriculture and for Biological and Medical Research), signed an Agreement on Association into the University in Titograd. A year after it was founded, it changed its name into the University ”Veljko Vlahović”, and since 1992 it has its present name. The seat of the University of Montenegro is in Podgorica (www.podgorica.me), the capital of Montenegro, with a population of around 200.000.

The University of Montenegro has developed in accordance with the spirit of time and the growing needs of Montenegro.

Politecnico di Torino is known both in Italy and abroad as a leading institution to study engineering and architecture. Tradition combines with innovation to make its campus a stimulating environment offering a wealth of opportunities.

Our university has around 32,000 students, with 50% from outside the region and about 15% who are foreign - the highest percentage in Italy. Our degrees are internationally recognised and students can choose to follow degree courses taught in English or, thanks to our links with some of the most prestigious universities around the world, undertake periods of study abroad as part of their course.

Students choose Politecnico di Torino for its established reputation, for being highly selective and sometimes even "tough". However, we do reward students for merit and provide a strong basis for future career success. Students who are looking for a thorough education which is relevant to the job market or who are interested in research and a multidisciplinary approach will be attracted to what our university has to offer. Graduates from Politecnico of Turin receive an education that goes far beyond technical knowledge.

Politecnico di Torino offers a multicultural study environment and has a close relationship to businesses, which share our premises and work with us on many projects giving students the opportunity to gain work experience while still at university.

The "Cittadella Politecnica" is a new campus area where research, teaching and training go hand in hand with local and student services as well as financial and cultural activities. It also houses the Business Research Center, where various international companies have established their most advanced research centers, and the Polo Venture Capital, which provides real opportunities for developing research. The new areas also contain classrooms, study rooms, a canteen and a sports center which will open shortly.

Politecnico di Torino is therefore a true research university, where education and research combine to meet the real needs of the local area and economy and most importantly those of the students.

The Politecnico offers a unique experience for students who want to shape their own future.

The University of Liege's pluralistic vision, its openess to political, social, technological and industrial realities, and its active involvement in European and international research programs as well as those facilitating student and researcher mobility are some of the values our University prides itself on and which give it its unique identity.

The development of the University of Liege over the next few years will require the active involvement of a great number of individuals from the scientific, economic, political and cultural domains. Expected to play a leading role are ULg graduates, men and women who, whether living in the Liege area, elsewhere in Belgium or abroad, all share a common attachment to Liege and its university.

In reality, the University of Liege's capacity to have an impact on the region and the world will largely depend on its ability to attract new sponsors. The University needs to raise several million euros in order to take up the challenges facing it: the financing of research, new chairs, and grants and infrastructures, and the creation of an accrued capital fund to guarantee that activities undertaken can be sustained over the long term.

The commitment of ULg graduates and companies to ULg, its teachers and researchers, is such that we are confident that this new challenge will be met.

Coventry University is a forward-looking, modern University which provides high quality education and multidisciplinary research, and has an established presence regionally, nationally and internationally with over 13,000 students and 1,800 staff. Coventry University has a long and well established relationship with industry from all sectors, locally, nationally and internationally. The Coventry University 2010 Mission statement drives the agenda for working “… closely with partner organisations using our knowledge and skills to understand solve real-life problems for delivering economic, commercial, environmental, cultural or social benefit.

Coventry University is one of the UK universities which has adopted and implemented the Charter and Code of the HR Strategy for Researchers and has obtained the Commission's "HR Excellence in Research" badge. Given its has already implemented the European Charter and Code, The University of Conventry will provide their knowledge and experience in establishing a well founded research infrastructure and in implementing the practice of the HR Strategy for Researchers Charters and Code.