Erasmus Mundus Design Measures have been introduced in 2021. They support the design of high-level and integrated study programmes, at master level. Joint programmes are designed and delivered by an international partnership of HEIs. Additionally, they may involve other educational and/or non-educational partners with specific expertise and interest in the area of study. Erasmus Mundus Design Measures encourage HEIs to develop new, innovative and highly integrated master programmes by facilitating the setup of such international partnerships. EMDM aim to involve EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme (previously called Programme countries), institutions, and/or thematic areas that are somehow under-represented in Erasmus Mundus.  By the end of the project, the involved HEIs will have agreed on the basic following joint mechanisms for the master programme under development:
• joint procedures for student application, admission, selection and monitoring
• rules and procedures for student examinations and performance evaluation
• joint programme design and integrated teaching/training activities
• common services offered to students
• joint promotion and awareness-raising strategy
• joint administrative and financial management by the partnership
• a joint degree policy
• a draft partnership agreement
• a draft joint student agreement