Quality control is stringent. A Scientific Board and an Executive Committee made up of high-ranking professors from all the partner institutions constantly monitors the content and methodology of the course. The Board members serve as tutors, and take responsibility for promoting the programme in their own universities. The Executive Committee is the governing body of the 'Super-University'. The regulations and financing of the programme have also been standardised to ensure that every aspect is genuinely transnational.
New universities can apply to join the network.
To gain acceptance they must first satisfy the Executive Committee and then secure a two-thirds majority of the Board. Teaching standards are equally stringent. Before embarking on the main course, students undergo intensive preparation at their own university. The course itself is based on formal and informal exchanges between the partner institutions, backed up by video conferencing, and distance learning. These will be extended to include institutions outside the project team.