Brief overview

INTERWEAVE is an Erasmus Mundus Partnership (EMA2 strand 1) consortium funded by the European Commission, coordinated by École Centrale de Nantes and co-coordinated by University of Malaya. The consortium brings together universities from Europe and Asia, along with associated partner institutions, to promote interregional academic collaboration.

Originally developed under the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 framework, INTERWEAVE focuses on fostering structured cooperation between European and Asian higher education institutions (HEIs) through mobility and academic exchange. The program has provided more than 170 scholarships supporting undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, post-doctoral students, as well as academic and administrative staff, enabling mobility between the two regions.

Aligned with the broader evolution of the Erasmus Mundus Programme under Erasmus+, INTERWEAVE contributes to strengthening internationalization, capacity building, and knowledge exchange, while supporting the development of highly skilled human resources and addressing global and regional challenges through collaborative research and academic cooperation.

Members

INTERWEAVE is a multi-country consortium consisting of universities from Europe and Asia, jointly coordinated by École Centrale de Nantes (France) and University of Malaya (Malaysia). The consortium includes 20 partner universities (10 from Europe and 10 from Asia), along with 2 associated institutions, forming a balanced interregional academic network. The partnership is designed to strengthen cooperation through mobility, research collaboration, and knowledge exchange across both regions.

The member universities are composed as follows:

European Partner Universities (by country)

• • Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
  • École Centrale de Nantes (France)
  • University of Göttingen (Germany)
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
  • Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Greece)
  • Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
  • University of Porto (Portugal)
  • Mondragon Unibertsitatea (Spain)
  • Riga Technical University (Latvia)

Asian Partner Universities (by country)

• • Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh)
  • Royal University of Bhutan (Bhutan)
  • Tsinghua University (China)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (India)
  • Vellore Institute of Technology (India)
  • Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (Indonesia)
  • Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
  • University of Malaya (Malaysia)
  • Tribhuvan University (Nepal)
  • Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University(Thailand)

Associated Institutions

• • T.I.M.E. (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) Association (France)
  • ICBT (International College of Business and Technology) Campus (Sri Lanka)

Scope

• Student, faculty, and staff mobility, including fully funded scholarships, exchange programs, research stays, internships, and blended mobility between Asia and Europe,
• Collaborative research, academic exchange, and publication, particularly in science, technology, and interdisciplinary fields aligned with global challenges,
• Joint academic programs and training, including integrated curricula, joint supervision, and capacity building for higher education institutions,
• Knowledge transfer and capacity building, through academic networking, skill development, and institutional strengthening initiatives,
• Intercultural collaboration and global engagement, promoting cross-cultural understanding, international exposure, and development of highly skilled human resources.