Renewed Erasmus Mundus funding for Euroculture

Euroculture—the two-year, international Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme in European Studies—has once again been awarded European funding. This international joint master’s programme is offered through a partnership between several universities, with the University of Groningen serving as the coordinating institution.

This news comes during a successful year for the programme. An accreditation visit took place in Groningen in December 2025, and in January 2026, the Euroculture joint degree was re-accredited for a six-year period in accordance with the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes (NVAO). Furthermore, Euroculture is one of ten joint master’s programmes participating in JEDLAmP, a project funded by the European Commission focused on the development of a ‘Joint European Degree Label.’

Students in Groningen study within a consortium of seven European universities, with Academic Associate Partners in Canada, India, Japan, and Mexico. Competition during this round was intense; of the 199 applications for this grant, 165 met the quality threshold, but only 37 received funding. The total grant amount exceeds 3 million euro.

An Erasmus Mundus programme—officially an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM)—is an international joint master’s degree offered through a partnership of at least three universities across multiple countries. Established in 1999, the ‘Euroculture’ programme has since produced more than 1,700 graduates across over 70 countries. In 2023 and 2024, the programme was also awarded the ‘Top Master’ designation by the Keuzegids (a Dutch higher education guide).

Read more about the grant and the study here.