The Europeanization of higher education has gained considerable scope and momentum over the past quarter century. Whereas the coordinative Bologna process, with soft governance mechanisms, has facilitated standardization across countries, European Commission funding programs target universities more directly. The Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree Programme, as an incentive-based program, epitomizes the dynamics of such European funding management. Notably, it has established expanding university networks across Europe and unique new tertiary degrees that facilitate international student mobility. Applying social network analysis to 561 participating universities through several program cycles, we longitudinally examine three key patterns in the program’s development: the expansion of the program, the consolidation of pan-European networks, and the participation of and coordination by central universities in these Europeanization processes. Program participation increased considerably across cycles, even as established networks were consolidated, largely through re-accreditation of established programs. Moreover, we identify those universities that assume a central position in the inter-organizational structure of this international program. These universities actively facilitate the evolving Europeanization of higher education by strengthening inter-university networks via a signature EU program.

在过去的 25 年里，高等教育的欧洲化取得了相当大的范围和势头。尽管具有软治理机制的博洛尼亚协调进程促进了各国的标准化，但欧盟委员会的资助计划更直接地针对大学。Erasmus Mundus 联合学位项目作为一个基于激励的项目，体现了这种欧洲资金管理的动态。值得注意的是，它在欧洲建立了不断扩大的大学网络和独特的新高等教育学位，促进了国际学生的流动。通过几个项目周期将社交网络分析应用于 561 所参与大学，我们纵向研究了项目发展的三个关键模式：项目的扩展、泛欧网络的整合、以及中央大学在这些欧洲化进程中的参与和协调。即使已建立的网络得到巩固，主要通过对已建立的计划进行重新认证，计划参与度在各个周期都显着增加。此外，我们确定了那些在该国际项目的组织间结构中占据中心地位的大学。这些大学通过标志性的欧盟计划加强大学间网络，积极促进高等教育欧洲化的发展。我们确定了那些在这个国际项目的组织间结构中占据中心位置的大学。这些大学通过标志性的欧盟计划加强大学间网络，积极促进高等教育欧洲化的发展。我们确定了那些在这个国际项目的组织间结构中占据中心位置的大学。这些大学通过标志性的欧盟计划加强大学间网络，积极促进高等教育欧洲化的发展。