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In line with ULille's international strategy, the policy of supporting developing countries in Central Asia is answering the objective of continuing the cooperation begun in previous programs, with Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects. At the time, ULille was involved in 2 "Euro-Asian Cooperation for Excellence and Advancement 1 and 2" programs. These projects were a resounding success, with 33 exchanges - notably for Kazakh students - taking place over 4 years, bringing European and Central Asian universities closer together. However, by the end of the program, without the scholarships offered by the program, the established cooperations had not been able to continue.

A first ICM project was submitted and accepted in 2018 with a partner from the Erasmus Mundus program, JSC KIMEP University, which revived exchanges. Obtaining a new project in 2019 has enabled us to maintain a flow of students, and include a new partner, the Institut Sorbonne-Kazakhstan (ISK), attached to the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (KazNPU). These institutions are renowned for their excellence, both in Central Asia and worldwide. These 2 successive ICM projects have strengthened the ties between the Kazakh partners and ULille.

Project partners: KIMEP University, Institut Sorbonne-Kazakhstan and Suleyman Demirel University.

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ULille has adopted a policy of "co-development" with certain countries, including Senegal, with the aim of stimulating structuring projects and recruiting students of excellence. This is in line with ULille's objectives for KA171. UCAD, UGB and the CRFPE in Saint-Louis are privileged Senegalese partners of ULille, given the quality of their research teams and their training programs. The aim of this cooperation is to strengthen ULille's activities in sub-Saharan Africa, by making the strategic choice of UCAD and UGB, where university resources are strong (75,000 students at UCAD, 13,000 at UGB by 2021), and of CRFPE, drawing on its solid international experience in staff training. From the point of view of ULillle's international influence, Dakar and Saint-Louis are two important poles of influence with a well-established reputation as key players in stable diplomatic relations in Africa. This strategy is in line with the new national dynamic with the launch of the Franco-Senegalese campus, a major step towards developing joint training and research projects. It is also relevant to territorial cooperation between the cities of Lille and Saint Louis, which have been twinned since 1978 and are jointly developing numerous cooperation projects.

This joint project between the ULille components is part of a coherent perspective with clear objectives:

• Enhance the employability of Senegalese students to ensure their integration into the local job market, in line with the needs of the job market and major international groups operating in Senegal;
• Meet a national need for training trainers of student teachers, contributing to the internationalization of training at Senegalese schools and ULille components;
• To deepen encounters between teachers and students.

Project partners: Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Centres régional de Formation des Personnels de l’Education (CRFPE) de Saint Louis, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)

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ULille has adopted a policy of "co-development" with certain countries, including Palestine and Tunisia, with the aim of stimulating structuring projects and the recruitment of excellent students. This policy is in line with ULille's objectives for KA171. ULille's preferred partners in the southern Mediterranean region are UAN and IHEC, given the quality of their research teams and training programs. Lille has been twinned with Nablus since 1998. This political rapprochement was motivated by historical and economic similarities, and by strong political support for Palestine.

Similarities exist between UAN and Uille in the fields of training, research and international strategy. Their complementary strategies have enabled them to build a privileged partnership since 1999, supported by the cities of Lille and Nablus. This led to the signing of a decentralized cooperation framework agreement in 2002 and a first ICM project in 2015. The two universities are actively involved in this program, in particular through the supervision of student work carried out during Franco-Palestinian educational workshops in urban planning made possible by the ICM projects previously obtained. ULille and UAN were partners in the project "Appui à la qualification des espaces publics, à la valorisation et à la datation du patrimoine" ("Support for the qualification of public spaces, for the enhancement and dating of heritage") carried out by the two cities and financed by the MEAE's Programme d'aide à la coopération décentralisée. They are currently associated with the "Nablus Boulevard, prefiguration of the sustainable city of tomorrow" project financed by the AFD (2022-2024). This collaboration is led at ULille by FaSEST.

UAN is an institution recognized in the Middle East as playing a key role in local, regional and international economic development. By maintaining and improving a high-quality education system, UAN trains elites in a wide range of fields. International mobility enables a wide range of players to acquire the essential tools of knowledge, management and adaptation to today's world. It is an integral part of UAN's human resources development strategy, with a real societal impact for Palestine.

Project partner: An-Najah National University

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ULille has adopted a policy of "co-development" with certain countries, including Palestine and Tunisia, with the aim of stimulating structuring projects and the recruitment of excellent students. This policy is in line with ULille's objectives for KA171. ULille's preferred partners in the southern Mediterranean region are UAN and IHEC, given the quality of their research teams and training programs. ULille's support for the Tunisian project is in line with its political commitment to follow the guidelines set out by the MEAE and MESR for European policy in the Mediterranean area. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Tunisia is seen as a key partner, with whom ULille plans to increase the number of projects to support its economic and social modernization process.

The Tunisia project consolidates ULille and IAE's strategy of developing partnerships in a region rich in potential, and of strategic importance to France at various levels. IHEC was chosen as a partner in line with the priorities of the Erasmus+ program. Its governance is focused on entrepreneurship (HEC Challenge), CSR (CSR & R&D Chair), openness to the business environment and scientific research (Hec Doctoriales), partnerships with social players promoting pilot projects (Ateliers Spark) and student associations (Enactus IHEC, HEC Presse, HEC Alumni). IHEC is committed to promoting e-learning, NTIC, scientific research and innovation in education and teaching (Centre 4C).

This KA171 is part of a coherent perspective with clear objectives:

• Promote excellent student mobility at Master's level to stimulate training in and through research, in a cross-French-South-Mediterranean dynamic;
• To perpetuate and open up new opportunities for scientific collaboration, supported by research topics linked to current themes (environment, society, social, finance).

Project partner: L’Institut des Hautes Études Commerciales de Carthage (IHEC)