All HE institutions in both Programme and partner countries need to be registered in the Unique Registration Facility (URF).

In order to register, it is necessary to create an ECAS (European Commission Authentication System) account:

  • Log in to the Participant Portal with the created user
  • Register your organisation in the URF (Unique Registration Facility)
  • Upon the completion of registration, you will receive a PIC (Participant Identification Code) which you will be able to use in all Erasmus+ proposals, submissions and negotiations. The PIC is provided at the end of the registration process and can be used for proposal submission after 48 hours.

The list of PIC codes of all registered Higher Education Institutions is available here.

Higher education institutions from Partner Countries need a PIC as soon as they have been selected, and in any case befor