The partnership between the Institute of Egytology and Koptology at the Münster University and the Department of Archaeology at the Al-Neelain University Khartoum in Sudan is now supportet by the Erasmus+ program. The funding by the European Union builds a long-term basis for the scientists to intensify the contact between the institutes and to learn from each other. The contract for the cooperation was signed in february of 2016 in a "Memorandum of Understanding". Its leader from WWU's side is Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser. There are many plans for exchanges for scientists and students from both universities till June 2019.