A consortium led by University of Glasgow, partnering with the Universities of Tartu, Cork/National University Ireland Galway/Trinity College Dublin, Radboud, Malta, Iberoamericana and the European Museum Academy is celebrating the award of €5.5m to fund study for 90 students from September 2023-28. The consortium lead is CR&DALL Associate Dr. Maggie McColl of the University of Glasgow.

The initiative has a strong link with the PASCAL Observatory's Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education Learning Cities Network, ensuring strong ties between the programme and PASCAL, and with the and European Museum Association whose President is Dr Henrik Zipsane. Maggie and Henrik are also leading another exciting development in the field of museums and heritage education as editors of the Routledge Handbook of Museum and Heritage Education. The Handbook is due for publication in June 2024 and will offer perspectives on current and evolving museum and heritage education themes from 40 international experts in the field.

The School of Education at the University of Glasgow now leads a total of three Erasmus Mundus International Masters programmes (Adult Education for Social Change and Children's Literature, Media and Culture being the others) and is a partner in another (Education Policies for Global Development).