Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije (AMPEU)

What Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije (AMPEU) does

AMPEU is a Croatian public institution (javna ustanova) established by the Government of the Republic of Croatia in 2007, headquartered in Zagreb at Frankopanska 26. The agency serves as Croatia's designated national agency for the decentralized implementation of EU mobility, education, youth, research, and sports funding programs, operating under the strategic oversight of the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth (Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i mladih). It holds exclusive national authority for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps implementation in Croatia by mandate of the Croatian Government and the European Commission.

The agency's portfolio comprises six core programs — Erasmus+ (the EU's 28.4 billion euro 2021-2027 program spanning general education, VET, higher education, adult education, youth, and sport), European Solidarity Corps (ESS), Horizon Europe (Obzor Europa), EURAXESS, CEEPUS (a 15-country Central European academic exchange network), and the Bilateral Academic Mobility Program covering approximately 20 countries — supplemented by eight European networks and digital platforms: eTwinning, Eurodesk, Euroguidance, Eurydice, Europass, Youthpass, DiscoverEU, and the SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre (serving 33 countries). Technology is described as a standard website-based information management system with online application portals for Erasmus+, CEEPUS, and bilateral scholarship programs; no public API, proprietary platform, or AI capability is disclosed.

AMPEU does not generate commercial revenue. As a public grant-making body it is funded by the European Union and the Croatian state budget, and its function is to disburse grant funding to beneficiaries through competitive public calls for proposals, accompanied by consultation, training, selection, contracting, and project monitoring. Reported scale includes approximately 302 million EUR in contracted Erasmus+ projects, around 150,000 Erasmus+ participants, roughly 490 contracted European Solidarity Corps projects, and more than 271 million EUR in national participation in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. The agency reports a near 100% contract utilization rate for available project funds, indicating full absorption of allocated program budgets.

Name

Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije (AMPEU)

Legal name

Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije

Website

https://ampeu.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AMPEU is a Croatian public agency, established 2007, that serves as the country's sole national implementing body for EU mobility and funding programs including Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Horizon Europe, EURAXESS, CEEPUS, and bilateral academic mobility, disbursing grants to educational institutions, youth organizations, researchers, and NGOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EU Grant Administration Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Erasmus+ and Government-Sponsored Exchange Partnerships (EDAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Study Abroad Provider Networks, Consortia & Membership Organizations (EDAIAAAK)

Keywords

• EU grant administration
• Education mobility programs
• Academic exchange scholarships
• Youth volunteering programs
• Research mobility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Agency Operations: AMPEU is a public institution funded by the European Union and the Republic of Croatia state budget. The agency does not generate commercial revenue but rather disburses EU and national funds to beneficiaries through grant programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMPEU is the Croatian National Agency that administers and disburses EU funding and mobility programmes (Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Horizon Europe, EURAXESS, CEEPUS, bilateral academic mobility) to Croatian citizens, students, researchers, educators, youth workers, sports organizations, schools, universities, and NGOs. It publishes competitive calls for proposals, evaluates applications, contracts and disburses grants, monitors project implementation, and runs supporting European networks and digital platforms such as eTwinning, Eurodesk, Euroguidance, Eurydice, and Europass.

Product overview

AMPEU is a Croatian government agency managing EU mobility and funding programs. It operates not as a unified software product but as a portfolio of interconnected programs and support services: Erasmus+ (the core 28.4 billion euro program for education, training, youth, and sports covering 8 sectors); European Solidarity Corps (volunteering for youth); Obzor Europa/Horizon Europe (research funding); EURAXESS (researcher mobility support); CEEPUS (Central European academic exchange); and the Bilateral Academic Mobility Program (bilateral scholarships with ~20 countries). These are complemented by digital platforms (eTwinning, Europass), information networks (Eurodesk, Euroguidance, Eurydice), and the SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre. Programs are administered through web-based application systems, with national competitions and direct support provided to Croatian beneficiaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erasmus+
• European Solidarity Corps (Europske snage solidarnosti / ESS)
• Obzor Europa (Horizon Europe)
• EURAXESS
• CEEPUS
• Bilateral Academic Mobility Programme (Bilateralni program akademske mobilnosti)
• eTwinning
• Eurodesk
• Europass
• Euroguidance
• Eurydice
• Youthpass
• SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre
• National Contact Point for Horizon Europe (Nacionalna kontaktna točka za Obzor Europa)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100% contract utilization rate for available project funds in Croatia
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ministry of Science, Education and Youth (MZOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic governance partner responsible for oversight of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programs. The Ministry coordinates the national support system within which AMPEU operates as the implementing agency.
• European Commission / EACEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funding source and strategic oversight for EU programs. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency manages centralized Erasmus+ actions on behalf of the Commission.
• SALTO Inclusion Resource CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMPEU was designated by the European Commission as a SALTO centre for inclusion and diversity, providing support to agencies across 33 countries in the Erasmus+ program for education and training.
• Eurydice NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMPEU hosts the Croatian national unit for Eurydice, which provides information and analysis about Croatian education systems and policies across European education networks.
• Erasmus+ National Agencies (Other EU Countries)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation through Training and Cooperation Activities (TCA) between national agencies to support quality preparation and implementation of Erasmus+ projects.
• CEEPUS NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral European academic exchange program involving 15 countries. AMPEU manages Croatian participation through CEEPUS networks of partner universities.
• EURAXESS NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean initiative promoting researcher mobility with tagline 'Researchers in Motion'. AMPEU operates the EURAXESS service center in Croatia.
• Ministry of Science and Education (Bilateral Agreements)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint management of bilateral scholarship programs. The Ministry and AMPEU together select and award scholarships for international academic exchange based on bilateral agreements.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nuffic: Dutch organization for internationalization in education. Nuffic is the Netherlands' national agency managing Erasmus+, bilateral programmes, and mobility support networks in the same role as AMPEU, with a focus on internationalization of Dutch education.
• Campus France: French national agency for higher education internationalization and Erasmus+ implementation. Campus France performs the same national agency functions for France that AMPEU performs for Croatia, including bilateral scholarship programme management.
• INDIRE: Italian National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research. INDIRE is Italy's national agency for Erasmus+ school education and adult learning segments, performing the same implementing function as AMPEU for those programme areas.
• JINT v.z.w. Belgian-Flemish national agency for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps. JINT performs for the Flemish community of Belgium the same youth mobility implementing role that AMPEU performs for Croatia.
• Servicio Español para la Internacionalización de la Educación (SEPIE): Spanish service for the internationalization of education. SEPIE is Spain's national agency for Erasmus+, managing the same decentralized programme portfolio as AMPEU but at substantially larger scale due to Spain's size.
• OeAD GmbH: Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research. OeAD is Austria's national agency for Erasmus+ and similar EU mobility programmes, making it a structurally identical peer to AMPEU operating in a different member state.
• Academic Cooperation Association (ACA): ACA is a Brussels-based membership association of European national agencies and similar bodies responsible for international cooperation in higher education. It functions as a peer network coordinating activities between agencies like AMPEU and others across Europe.
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD): German Academic Exchange Service is Germany's national agency for academic exchange and the country's primary implementer of Erasmus+ higher education and related EU programmes, operating the same model as AMPEU at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• British Council: UK's international organization for cultural and educational relations. Historically the UK's Erasmus+ national agency, the British Council serves as a broad incumbent in education mobility internationally and remains comparable to AMPEU in function despite the UK's post-Brexit exit from Erasmus+.
• European Commission DG EAC: Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission is the overarching authority that designates and funds all national Erasmus+ agencies including AMPEU. It sets policy, allocates budgets, and oversees programme implementation across the network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AgencijaZaMobilnost
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgencijaZaMobilnostiProgrameEU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agencija-za-mobilnost-i-programe-europske-unije
• Instagraminstagram.com/ampeu.hr

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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