Yerevan State University is now an official partner of the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU), an Austrian academic network supporting cooperation between universities, research institutes, and educators across Europe, Central Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific region.
What is EPU?
The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU), founded in 2000, is coordinated by the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD) and funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMBWF).
Its mission is to:
strengthen academic cooperation with Austrian universities and research institutions;
support joint research, research-based teaching, arts and technology collaborations;
promote mobility of scholars, researchers, and students;
foster long-term partnerships that may lead to major international project applications.
More information about EPU: https://www.eurasiapacific.org/
Overview of current EPU partner institutions: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/5e9ba22dd9164c6480f24d93e56ee33d
Open Call: Seed Funding / Kick-Starter Grants (5,000–20,000 EUR)
As a new partner institution, YSU is now eligible to apply for the annual EPU Seed Funding Programme, which provides grants in the range of €5,000–€20,000. This funding supports:
short-term research mobility (YSU ↔ Austria),
initial joint studies and pilot collaborations,
preparation work for major project applications (Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, APPEAR, etc.),
development of early-stage academic partnerships.
Details on the current call and application guidelines: https://oead.at/en/cooperations/international-he-cooperations/project-support-within-the-eurasia-pacific-uninet
Who Can Apply?
All YSU faculties, departments, research centres, laboratories, and individual academic staff members may apply, in cooperation with an Austrian partner institution within the EPU network. Project proposals must be prepared jointly with an Austrian counterpart.
