Efter at have gennemgået de 464 ansøgninger fra 254 højere uddannelsesinstitutioner udvalgte Kommissionen 10 fakulteter eller institutter fra hver af de store medlemsstater (Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland, Spanien, Frankrig, Italien og Det Forenede Kongerige) og 5 fakulteter fra hver af de mindre medlemsstater (Belgien, Danmark, Grækenland, Irland, Nederlandene og Portugal), og et enkelt institut fra Luxembourg.
After examining 464 applications from 254 higher education institutions, the Commission selected 10 faculties or departments from within each of the large Member States (Federal Republic of Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the U.K.), and five faculties or departments from within each of the smaller Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal) except Luxembourg (one department).