Initiated and driven by Dominique Laffly, geographer, university professor and member of LRA laboratory (ENSA), MONTUS is one of six French projects selected among the 147 selected for than 874 candidatures. One million euros will be financed by the European Union in the framework of Erasmus + Capacity Building. This program funds "transnational partnerships between educational institutions and organizations, training and youth programs in order, promoting cooperation and development".

The MONTUS project (Master of New Technologies Using Services) within the framework of the Erasmus+ Program was started in 2019 and will be ended by 2021. It aims to facilitate the project’s members which are universities, affiliated colleges (hereinafter referred to as higher education institutions - HEIs) to share experiences, support each other in building master’s training programs in new technologies using services such as big data, cloud computer, etc.