Actions speak louder than words. During the IP, we are not only interested in talking about the various utopias and dystopias of democracy, and discussing its threats, discontents, and backsliding tendencies. We understand that democracy is not just theory, it is practice. In order for democratic processes to take hold, we also need to engage in them from the bottom-up, make them meaningful, and deliver on their results. In this spirit, we propose to engage students in co-creating new and innovative ideas on how to develop Erasmus Mundus as an EU-level project, starting at home with the MA in Euroculture Programme.

Using the concept of co-creation, we are extending a hand to our end users – you, the students – to actively and together with us, the programme managers, directors, coordinators, teaching staff and some second-year Eurocultures, jointly come up with ideas on how to adapt to the demands and challenges of 21st century Europe in a global context.

Some of the questions that may offer a starting point for discussions are:

• How can we build a more inclusive and diverse study body and curriculum?
• How can we bridge theory and practice in innovative, creative ways?
• How can we capitalise on the richness of the programme to promote intra-university exchanges and lines of communication?
• In what ways can social and psychological well-being be promoted and supported in super-mobile programme such as Euroculture?
• How can Erasmus Mundus programmes such as Euroculture promote the UN sustainable goals in their own actions and structures?