NAMASTE attempts to improve mutual understanding between the EU and India and enhance political, cultural, educational, and economic links of India with the EU. It will enhance bilateral cooperation in education and research, thus providing important scientific and technological cooperation, political, educational and economic links between the EU and India.The NAMASTE consortium consists of 20 HEIs: 8 from EU countries (BE, DE, ES, GB, NL, SE, PL and PT) and 12 from India, out of which 25% are from the BRGF region of India. The joint coordination, IISER – Pune will act as liaison between Indian and EU partners. 155 mobilities flows from India to EU will be organised. The implementation of individual mobilities, with an emphasis on research initiatives, will provide Indian students more with options and opportunities to study at various EU HEIs.A total of 155 mobility flows are distributed as follows: 16 BA, 39 MA, 44 PhD, 22 PostDoc places and 34 staff mobilities. Two-thirds of the staff mobilities will be for academic staff and one third for personnel related to the internationalization process of the universities.The project builds on existing research and environments, taking the best from each to build up excellent exchange and cooperation, establishing a collaborative framework for human resource development through training and upgrading the skills of junior faculty staff, undergraduates, postgraduates, PhD and PostDoc researchers by specified learning objectives in the field of environmental and water resource management, energy, agricultural development, food safety and processing, health, business management, S&T and innovation. This in turn will generate sustainability for the project.The dissemination and promotion of the project will be done strategically to attract talented Indian students (at MA and PhD level). As future leaders in their community, they can advocate for better academic leadership and good governance in their respective countries.