University Partnerships
University Partnerships
Knowledge and Innovation Programme
The Knowledge and Innovation Programme was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Higher Education and Science in 2025. The objective of the programme is collaborative learning and innovation for African and Danish universities in joint networks, and skills development for African and Danish students addressing shared global challenges.
Partnership projects Call
African and Danish university partnerships can apply for partnership projects or for seed funding to develop partnership projects.
Erasmus+ actions support
Danish universities and other Higher Education Institutions can apply for three funding opportunities linked to EU’s ERASMUS+ programmes.
The Programme and its funding possibilities
The Knowledge and Innovation Programme presents a new funding opportunity for equitable partnerships between African and Danish universities.
The programme supports partnerships between universities in Africa and Denmark, as well as student mobility from Africa to Denmark. The programme also includes support linked to EU’s ERASMUS+ actions. The ERASMUS related support options are accessible to universities and other Higher Education Institutions in Denmark.
The programme does not fund research activities.
Grants for partnership projects will be awarded based on annual calls for applications in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Implementation of the first partnership projects are expected to start on 1 January 2026.
Applications for funding are submitted via Danida Fellowship Centre’s online application portal, SurveyMonkey Apply
Danida Fellowship Centre manages the Knowledge and Innovation Programme on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Questions about the programme?
If you have any questions or need further information about the Knowledge and Innovation Programme, please feel free to reach out.
We are happy to assist with any inquiries related to funding, partnerships, and application processes.
