European Commission: European Student Card Initiative Champions 2025-2027

Call for interest European Student Card Initiative Champions 2025-2027. Objective To expand the current “Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) Champions” initiative, the European Commission is launching a call for “European Student Card Initiative Champions” (ESCI Champions). This bi-annual exercise aims to recognise higher education institutions that have made significant progress in adopting the ESCI building blocks. Eligible criteria All higher education institutions holding an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) that have excelled in the implementation of Erasmus Without Paper and/or the European Student Card can be candidates for nomination by their Erasmus+ National Agency to become an ESCI Champion. ESCI champions in the ESC category can include higher education institutions (ECHE and non-ECHE holders), public authorities, or third-party processors (including student unions), that issue cards on behalf of all/a significant number of higher education institutions in any given country in line with the European Student Card terms and conditions. Each ESCI Champion may decide to involve one or more people to represent the institution but must designate one primary contact person. These representatives, acting on behalf of the institution will also be called ESCI Champions. ESCI Categories ESCI Champions for the period 2025-2027 will be nominated in three different...