CAELUM is a 2-year  Erasmus+ KA2 project in the Higher Education sector (2025-2027)

CAELUM places university libraries in the forefront of crisis response through open science, supporting vulnerable communities and bolstering EU-Ukraine cooperation.

Through a series of activities, CAELUM aims to upskill university libraries’ staff in innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to crisis response and promote and sustain university libraries-driven open knowledge and civic engagement among HE students and staff for crisis response.

Key project outcomes:

• Collection of Resources about the current landscape of libraries roles in crises;
• Reports offering insights from academic staff and librarians;
• CAELUM methodology with a unified approach;
• Action plans for implementation of case studies in libraries;
• Training workshops;
• Impact analysis reports; 
• Open knowledge toolkit on lessons learnt;
• Roadmap for university libraries with guidance;
• Policy brief and
• Multiplier events.