Erasmus +

ERASMUS +

The EU programme forEducation, Training, Youth and Sport 2014-2020.

Objectives:

• Raising higher education attainment

• Reducing the share of early school leavers

• Cooperation in the youth field

• International dimension regarding higher education and youth

• More opportunities for students to increase theiremployability

• New innovative actions to enhance employability andentrepreneurship

Lifelong

learning

programme

-Erasmus

-Leonardo

-Comenius

-Grundtvig

International

higher

educational

programme

-Erasmus

Mundus

-Tempus

-Alfa

-Edulink

Youth in

action

Erasmus+

1.

Learning

mobility of

individuals

2.

Cooperation

for

innovation

and exchange

of good

practices

3.

Support

for policy

reform

Key Action 1-Learning mobility of individuals

• Staff mobility, in particular for teachers, lecturers, school leaders and youth workers

• Mobility for higher education students, vocational education andtraining students

• Student loan guarantee

• Joint Master degrees

• Mobility for higher education for EU and non- EU beneficiaries

• Volunteering and youth exchanges

Youth mobility

Aims

• To improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, and youth workers, as well as to promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity

• To foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders

• To complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to support the development of knowledge and evidencebased youth policy as well as the recognition of non-formal and informal learning

• To enhance the international dimension of youth activities

Main activities

• Youth Mobility projects (young people and youth workers)

– Youth Exchanges

– European Voluntary Service

– Structured courses: training courses, contact-making events, study visits abroad

– Job shadowing or observation period in a youth organisation abroad

(at youth organisations, education and training institutions, companies, etc.)

• Mobility projects submitted by national/regional public bodies and by organisations active in Corporate Social Responsibility

• Large Scale European Voluntary Service Events

• Mobility projects: for students, trainees, young people, volunteers, professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers.

• Erasmus Mundus: high level integrated international study programmes

• Erasmus+ master degree loans: for higher education students who receive a loan to go abroad for a full master degree.

Key Action 2- Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practice

• Strategic partnerships between education/training or youthorganisations and other relevant actors

• Large scale partnerships between education and trainingestablishments and business:

• Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances

• IT-Platforms including e-Twinning

• Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhoodcountries

Aims

• support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level.

• develop new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning;

• stimulate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills of higher education teaching staff and enterprise staff;

• facilitate the exchange, flow and co-creation of knowledge.

• tackling skills gaps, enhancing the responsiveness of initial and continuing

• VET systems to sector-specific labour market needs and demand for new skills with regard to one or more occupational profiles

• support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in the Partner Countries.

• foster cooperation and exchanges in the field of youth between Programme Countries and Partner Countries from different regions115 of the world;

• improve the quality and recognition of youth work, non-formal learning and volunteering in Partner Countries and enhance their synergies and complementarities with other education systems, the labour market andsociety;

• foster the development, testing and launching of schemes and programmes of non-formal learning mobility at regional level promote transnational non-formal learning mobility between Programme and Partner Countries.

Main activities

• Strategic partnerships

• Knowledge alliances between higher education institutions and enterprises.

• Sector skills alliances

• Capacity building in higher education

• Capacity building in youth

Key Action 3- Suport for policy reform

• Open method of Coordination

• Prospective initiatives

• EU recognition tools

• Dissemination & exploitation

• Policy dialogue with stakeholders, third countries and international

organisations

Aims• improve the quality, efficiency and equity of education, training and youth

systems

• promote transnational cooperation and mutual learning between competent authorities at the highest political

• develop knowledge and analytical capacity to support evidence-basedpolicy under the Strategic framework for cooperation in education and training (ET2020), the European Youth Strategy and specific policy agendas such as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes;

• make available sound comparative international data and appropriate secondary analyses for European and national policy making;

• support European networks and implement tools fostering transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning.

• support exchanges of good practices, dialogue, mutual learning and cooperation among policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders from Programme and Partner Countries;

• raise awareness of the results of European policies and of the Erasmus+ Programme and encourage their exploitation at local, regional or national level. Raise the profile and attractiveness of European higher education worldwide;

• foster synergies with other EU programmes, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds, as well as with funding schemes at national or regional level.

• support the active involvement of civil society networks and non-governmental organisations in policy implementation;

• support the Structured Dialogue with young people and encourage their active participation in democratic life

Main activities

• Structured dialogue: meetings between youg people and decisionmakers in the field of youth

Jean Monnet

• Jean Monnet Modules (teaching and research);

• Jean Monnet Chairs (teaching and research);

• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence (teaching and research);

• Jean Monnet Support to Institutions and Associations;

• Jean Monnet Networks (policy debate with the academic world);

• Jean Monnet Projects (policy debate with the academic world).

Aims• promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union

studies worldwide.

• fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policymakers, in particular with the aim of enhancing governance of EU policies.

• promote excellence in teaching and research in EU studies;

• equip students and young professionals with knowledge of European Union subjects relevant for their academic and professional lives and enhance their civic skills;

• promote innovation in teaching and research (e.g. cross-sectoral and/or multi-disciplinary studies, open education, networking with other institutions);

• mainstream and diversify EU-related subjects throughout the curricula proposed by higher education institutions to their students;

• improve the quality of professional training on EU subjects (with modules that deal with EU subjects more indepth or extend to new subjects);

Sport• Collaborative Partnerships;

• Not-for-profit European sport events.

Aims:

-Increased knowledge and awareness regarding sport and physical activity in Programme Countries

- Increased awareness of as regards the role of sport in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity

-Strengthened cooperation between institutions and organisations active in the field of sport and physical activity

-Better participation of sport organisations and other relevant organisationsfrom various Programmes Countries in enhanced networks

-Improve sharing of good practices

Find out morehttp://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf