The project called “Strategic partnership for the Implementation of the University International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Network (UNICAH)” will allow the implementation of an international University network including partner institutions which share the mission of promoting solidarity and humanitarian values among their universities communities, both by preparing competitive professionals of the humanitarian sector able to implement change-making processes towards a more inclusive, respectful and fair global society, and by fostering research and innovation in the field of international cooperation for the humanitarian professional sector. The overall objective of the project is to create and strengthen a collaborative network between universities in order to enhance and establish common guidelines for University professional studies in the field of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid. The network will include also highly relevant civil society’s entities of the selected field, with the aim of fostering the cohesion between the higher Education Sector and the Humanitarian professional sector. This will allow identifying the professional and academic skill required to meet the challenges of the Humanitarian sector in the post-2015 Development Agenda. This project will represent a preparation action for the design and implementation of a joint professional Master Degree in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid to be implemented through future project proposals in the frame of the Erasmus Plus program. Activities: The main activities implemented during the UNICAH project will be the following: - Online and Offline Networking and widening and strengthening of the consortium for the preparation of the Master degree and other shorter accredited courses - Joint design and definition of the Master Degree contests and structure, target groups, formal and non-formal methodology to be implemented, training program and timing, accreditation system, academic and administrative staff involved, etc. - Preparation actions and technical empowerment of partner Universities for the implementation of the Joint Master Degree - Training of Trainers initiatives in the field of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid - Interuniversity short term mobility for academic staff preparing the Master Degree - Innovative pilot experience: implementation of a joint accredited course in the field of International Cooperation and humanitarian Aid between participating Universities.