Who can participate?

Target Group 1: Students and academic staff registered in one of the universities member of the partnership. The biggest number of mobilities is defined for this group.

Target Group 2: Nationals of the Central Asian countries, registered in a higher education institution of these countries not included in the partnership or having obtained a university degree or equivalent by an institution of these countries.

Target Group 3: Nationals of the Central Asian countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for political or economic reasons or because of physical disabilities. For example:
1) having a refugee status or asylum beneficiaries (international or according to the national legislation of one of the European recipient countries) or
2) it can be proved that they have been the object of unjustified expulsion from university on racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender or sexual inclination or
3) they belong to an indigenous population targeted by a specific national policy or IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons)

KIMEP students and staff can apply to consortia where KIMEP is a member, and in this case, they will belong to Target Group 1. KIMEP students and staff can apply to other consortia where KIMEP is not a member, and in this case, they will belong to Target Group 2.