The Erasmus Mundus Action 2 programme gives the consortium of 8 EU and 12 RF partners the opportunity to build up a blueprint for a university exchange scheme modelled after the Bologna acquis and the guidelines of the Erasmus programme. The number of mobility flows, the broad coverage of various thematic priority fields, the integration into several existing co-operation projects will greatly enhance academic co-operation between the EU and the RF. The project’s sustainability goal is to build multidisciplinary capacity for an improved economic, political and university co-operation between the EU and the RF. Brief description: The Erasmus Mundus Consortium "Multidisciplinary capacity-building for an improved economic, political and university co-operation between the European Union and the Russian Federation" awards scholarships for mobility flows between the Russian Federation (RF) and the European Union (EU) in both directions. The objective of the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 programme is a multidisciplinary capacity-building for an improved economic, political and university co-operation between the EU and the RF. The consortium has a clear commitment to include RF nationals with an indigenous population background targeted by a specific national policy, disadvantaged groups such as disabled students and economically disadvantaged students. The Main Activities are: - Broad-based exchange of EU and RF undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, postdoctorate researchers and teaching staff - Providing opportunities to RF nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises with study, training or research opportunities in the EU