The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all higher education institutions (HEIs) located in one of the countries listed below and wanting to apply and participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme. For HEIs located in other countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through interinstitutional agreements between HEIs. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Programme. HEIs established in one of the following countries are eligible to apply for an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education: the Member States of the European Union, the EEA-EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. The National Authorities will designate, among the applicants, the Higher Education Institutions to be considered eligible to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme, in their respective territories. Deadline: 30 April 2015, 12:00 noon CET. Read more: [Link]http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C:2015:077:FULL&from=EN