The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is the statutory planning and policy development body for higher education and research in Ireland. It is also the National Agency for the Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus, the National Contact Point for Tempus, the National Structure for Erasmus Mundus and has a key role in furthering the aims and objectives of the Bologna Process. EURIreland.ie aims to provide a first-class information service for all interested in these and other European/International education activities.