Target groups
Applications can be submitted in three different target groups. Which target group you belong to depends on your nationality as well as your present and/or previous academic and professional situation.
«IMPORTANT» The levels of mobility offered differ slightly between the three target groups.
ATTENTION: Not every call for applications covers all levels and types of mobility. Check the information on open calls to see if the level and type of mobility you are interested in are available.
Target group |
Definition |
Mobility levels |
Nationality |
Target group 1 |
Students and staff registered/employed at one of the universities in the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA partnership. |
Undergraduate |
EU countries* and Western Balkan partner countries** |
Target group 2 |
Nationals of the EU or Western Balkan partner countries registered/employed at a higher education institution in one of the EU countries or Western Balkan partner countries not included in the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA partnership.
Nationals of the EU or Western Balkan partner countries who have obtained a university degree or equivalent by a higher education institution in one of the EU countries or the Western Balkan partner countries (only for student mobility, not staff). |
Master |
EU countries* and Western Balkan partner countries** |
Target group 3 |
Nationals of the Western Balkan partner countries in particularly vulnerable situations who are registered at a higher education institution in one of these countries or hold a university degree or equivalent from a higher education institution in one of these countries. This includes individuals who
|
Undergraduate |
Western Balkan partner countries** |
* Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
** Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo[1], Montenegro, Serbia.
[1] This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.