The Erasmus Programme is a European Union student exchange initiative, launched in 1987 and named after the Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus, that funds university students to study or train for a period in another participating country. It has since expanded well beyond its original higher-education focus, folded into the broader Erasmus+ program from 2014 to also cover school education, vocational training, adult education and youth exchange, and has supported many millions of participants since its founding, becoming one of the EU's best-known and most visible policy achievements.
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Policy TypeFunding or Finance Policy 1 Education LevelBachelor or Equivalent (ISCED 6) 2 Education LevelMaster or Equivalent (ISCED 7) 2 Education LevelDoctoral or Equivalent (ISCED 8) 2 Policy Status
Policy Status (category) Enacted / Adopted Year FAQs
Is Erasmus only for university students?
No. Erasmus+ also covers vocational training, schools, adult education, youth and sport.
No. The current programme, Erasmus+, is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It offers mobility and cooperation opportunities in higher education, vocational education and training, school education including early childhood education and care, adult education, youth and sport.
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1. European Commission, European Education Area: About Erasmus+
European Commission, European Education AreaPage textQuote, Page text
Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
2. Erasmus Programme (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia 'Erasmus Programme': established as the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students, established in 1987. (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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The Erasmus Programme is an educational programme named after Erasmus, combining all the EU's current schemes for education, training, youth and sport.
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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.
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