The Nordplus Framework Programme offers financial support to a variety of educational cooperation between partners in the area of lifelong learning from the eight participating countries in the Baltic and Nordic regions.
The main aims of the programme are:
- To promote Nordic languages and culture and mutual Nordic-Baltic linguistic and cultural understanding;
- To contribute to the development of quality and innovation in the educational systems for life-long learning in the participating countries by means of educational cooperation, development projects, exchanges and networking;
- To support, develop, draw benefit from and spread innovative products and processes in education through systematic exchange of experiences and best practice;
- To strengthen and develop Nordic educational cooperation and contribute to the establishment of a Nordic-Baltic educational area.
Four sub-programmes
The Nordplus Framework Programme 2008-2011 consists of four sub-programmes;
- Nordplus Junior
- Nordplus Higher Education
- Nordplus Adult Learning
- Nordplus Horizontal
The Framework programme supports mobility, project and network activities.
In addition to the Nordplus Framework Programme, the Nordplus family also comprises a programme for cooperation in the area of the Nordic languages – Nordplus Sprog.
Climatic issues prioritised in 2010
In addition to the overarching priorities for the programme and the specific priorities set for each of the sub-programmes, projects focusing on climatic issues are prioritised in 2010, as in 2009.
The total budget for The Nordplus Framework Programme in 2010, is approximately 60 million DKK or 8 million EUR.
- Call for Proposals 2010 - Nordplus Framework Programme [in Norwegian] (PDF 49.07 kB)
- Call for Proposals 2010 - Nordplus Framework Programme [in English] (PDF 56.76 kB)
- Nordplus Common Programme Document [in English] - revised 2010 (PDF 161.13 kB)
- Nordplus Common Programme Document [in Danish] - revised 2010 (PDF 164.64 kB)
- Nordplus Handbook 2010 [in English] (PDF 469.42 kB)
- Nordplus Handbook 2010 [in Scandinavian languages] (PDF 551.95 kB)
