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for growth, jobs, equity and social inclusion. Part of the Erasmus+ aims is to

enhance the opportunities for cooperation and mobility with Partner Countries
(ASEAN nations are included in Region 6: Asia), notably in the fields of higher

education. Erasmus+ was built on successful achievements of more than 25
years of European programmes since 2007 such as Erasmus Mundus, Tempus,

Edulink, Alfa and many more, and thereby promotes programmes with an

international cooperation dimension to promote the exchange of knowledge
and skills in different fields of education across various regions (European

Commission, 2017a).

With support by the Bologna Process and its instruments, Erasmus+

programmes are delivered through various key actions such as capacity
building in higher education (Key Action 2), learning mobility and

scholarships via Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (Key Action 1), Jean

Monnet activities to stimulate teaching and research in EU studies worldwide,
strategic partnerships, knowledge alliances, and so on. In relation to ASEAN

higher education development, Erasmus+ KA2 particularly aims to improve
the quality of higher education, develop competences and skills of national and

regional players, enhance the management, governance and innovation of

education programmes, in order to foster regional integration and cooperation
between ASEAN and the EU.

Horizon 2020 Programmes

As the successor to the EU’s Framework Programmes (FP) for research and
innovation, Horizon 2020 has become the new FP8 that will shape the future

of European research from 2014 to 2020 (European Commission, n.d.).
Horizon 2020 also complements the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart,

sustainable and inclusive growth for the EU by focusing on innovative key

areas such as excellent science, industrial leadership and research related to

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