Erasmus Programme
student exchange program
The Erasmus Programme is an educational programme named after Erasmus, combining all the EU's current schemes for education, training, youth and sport. It was created as the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students, a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. The original idea for the programme was first developed in the 1960s by Italian pedagogist Sofia Corradi, who advocated for the official recognition of study periods abroad.
Overview
Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The programme involves the 27 EU Member States and 7 non-EU associated countries (North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (2027)), with 55 national agencies responsible for the decentralised management of most of the programme's actions. Other countries across the world may also participate in certain parts of the programme. The overall responsibility for the programme's management, direction and evaluation lies with the European Commission (Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture), assisted by its Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
The objective of Erasmus+ is to promote transnational learning mobility and cooperation, as a mean of improving quality and excellence, supporting inclusion and equity, and boosting innovation in the fields of education, youth and sport. In all these sectors, the aim is to provide support, through lifelong learning, for the educational, professional and personal development of participants in Europe and beyond.
The programme's objective is pursued through three key actions:
Key action 1: Learning mobility of individuals
Key action 2: Cooperation among organisations and institutions
Key action 3: Support to policy development and cooperation
Other activities include "Jean Monnet" actions, which support teaching, learning, research and debates on European integration matters, e.g.
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