The European Commission call for proposals EACEA 33/2019 aims to support the establishment and development of transnational cooperation platforms of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) to connect Centres operating in a given local context at European level. Cooperation platforms The transnational cooperation platforms will bring together CoVEs that: – Share a common interest in specific sectors or trades […]
Erasmus+ Programme : Joint Masters Degrees
Erasmus+ is the EU Programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020. Scope An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) is a prestigious, integrated, international study programme, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions (HEIs) and, where relevant, other partners with specific expertise and interest in […]
Erasmus+: EU boosts participation of African students and staff in 2019
The EU has invested an additional €17.6 million to support over 8,500 newly selected African students and staff to participate in Erasmus+ in 2019. This increase in Erasmus+ funding is one more step towards the commitment announced by President Jean-Claude Juncker in his State of the Union speech in September 2018 to have supported […]
Erasmus+Mobility Project for Youth Workers
Organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth receive support from the Erasmus+ Programme to carry out projects promoting the professional development of youth workers, through the implementation of activities such as transnational/international seminars, training courses, contact-making events, study visits, etc. or job shadowing/observation periods abroad in an organisation active in the youth […]
Erasmus+: European Youth Together 2019
The “European Youth Together” projects seek to create networks which promote regional associations and which develop in close cooperation with young people from all over Europe (in the Erasmus+ countries). The networks will organise exchanges, promote training (e.g. for youth leaders) and allow young people to create their own joint projects. This initiative is part […]
First 17 “European Universities” selected: a major step towards building a European Education Area
The European Commission has today announced the higher education institutions from all over Europe that will be part of the first “European Universities” alliances. They will enhance the quality and attractiveness of European higher education and boost cooperation between institutions, their students and staff. Out of 54 applications received, 17 European Universities involving 114 higher education institutions from […]
Erasmus+: a turning point in the lives of 5 million European students
New evidence shows that Erasmus+ makes students more successful in their personal and professional lives and helps universities to become more innovative, according to two new independent studies released by the European Commission. The large-scale studies based on the feedback from nearly 77 000 students and staff and over 500 organisations measure and analyse the […]
Erasmus+ 2021-2027: more people to experience learning exchanges in Europe
MEPs confirmed on Thursday that funds for the next Erasmus+ programme should be tripled to allow more people to take part, better adapting grants to their needs. For the next generation of the Erasmus+ programme, one of Parliament’s main objectives is that more young people take part in the different learning mobility schemes. It therefore […]