Multi-Heritage 2024: Online Meeting Confirms Full Readiness of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Programme
Project: Multi-Heritage – A Multidisciplinary Approach for Better Preservation
Action: Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM)
Project No.: 101180427
Coordinator: Valahia University of Târgoviște (VUT), Romania
Key Milestone: Online Joint Steering Committee Meeting
Date: 20 January 2026
The Multi-Heritage consortium successfully concluded its Seventh (Final) reporting period with an online meeting of the Joint Steering Committee and Key Project Team on 20 January 2026. The meeting represented a major milestone, confirming the programme’s academic, administrative, and quality-assurance readiness for submission as an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Programme (EMJM).
Following sustained monthly coordination throughout the reporting period, the consortium reached full agreement on the complete joint-programme package.
Decisions and Approvals
During the meeting, the consortium unanimously approved nine core EMJM documents, forming the foundation of the Multi-Heritage Joint Master:
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Cooperation Agreement (governance, finance, risk management, quality assurance, jointness)
- Joint student admission and academic regulations (application, selection, monitoring, assessment, and progression)
- Joint programme design and integrated teaching and training activities
- Common student services framework (admission-to-graduation support, mobility, inclusivity, visas, insurance)
- Joint promotion and awareness-raising strategy (branding, website, EU visibility, outreach)
- Joint administrative and financial management model
- Joint degree policy, confirming a single joint diploma with Diploma Supplement
- Joint Student Agreement, defining rights, obligations, conduct, and appeals
- Adherence to the Standards for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes in the EHEA (ESG / European Approach)
The consortium also confirmed the procedures for signature collection, including electronic and qualified digital signatures, and the entry-into-force conditions for all agreements.
Accreditation Status
- Accreditation coordinator: University of Camerino (UNICAM)
- National interface: ANVUR – Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca
- Framework: European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes
The accreditation process has been formally initiated. Uploading of the full accreditation documentation package to the national evaluation workflow will commence in the coming days, in line with the agreed Erasmus Mundus timeline.
Erasmus Mundus Funding Submission
The consortium confirmed that the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master funding application will be submitted on the EU platform before 12 February 2026.
This timeline, endorsed during the 20 January 2026 meeting, follows the completion of accreditation uploads and final formatting checks related to document signatures.
Quality Assurance and Jointness
Jointness is embedded across all programme dimensions, including:
- Governance and decision-making
- Curriculum and learning outcomes
- Admissions and student support
- Assessment and progression
- Degree award and records management
Alignment with the ESG and the European Approach is explicitly integrated throughout the approved documentation and accreditation roadmap.
Conclusion
The Multi-Heritage consortium closed the reporting period in a state of full documentary readiness. With all nine EMJM documents approved, accreditation initiated with ANVUR, and the Erasmus Mundus funding submission scheduled before 12 February 2026, the programme is well positioned for external evaluation and future launch.