Erasmus+ - The Programme

Erasmus+

The Erasmus+ programme aims to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work. The seven year programme will have a budget of €14.7 billion; a 40% increase compared to current spending levels, reflecting the EU's commitment to investing in these areas.
Erasmus+ will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad.
Erasmus+ will support transnational partnerships among Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe.
It will also support national efforts to modernise Education, Training, and Youth systems. In the field of Sport, there will be support for grassroots projects and cross-border challenges such as combating match-fixing, doping, violence and racism.
Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields of Education, Training, and Youth; it will for the first time provide support for Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across the Education, Training, Youth, and Sport sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.

Education & training

• School

• Opportunities for staff
• Cooperation between institutions and schools
• Cooperation between schools (eTwinning)

• Higher education

• Opportunities for students
• Opportunities for staff
• Opportunities for trainees
• Opportunities for Master's Students
• Cooperation between institutions
• Cooperation with business
• Cooperation outside the EU

• Vocational education and training

• Opportunities for students, trainees, apprentices
• Opportunities for staff
• Cooperation between institutions
• Cooperation with business

• Adult education

• Opportunities for staff
• Cooperation between institutions & organisations
• Cooperation with business
• Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE)

• Jean Monnet

• Opportunities for teaching and research
• Cooperation between institutions
• Opportunities for policy debate and exchanges

Youth

• Mobility for young people

• Opportunities for young people
• Opportunities for youth workers

• Partnerships for young people

• Policy development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Capacity Building

Sport

• Sport in Erasmus+

• Transnational collaborative projects
• Non-commercial European sporting events of major importance
• Strengthening of the evidence base for policy making

 

Key figures: Erasmus+ (2014-2020)

Overall budget	€14.7 billion Additional funds will be allocated for funding the actions with third countries (partner countries), but the decision will probably be taken in 2014.
Overall mobility opportunities	More than 4 million people
Higher Education	Around 2 million students
Vocational Education and Training students	Around 650,000 students
Staff mobility	Around 800,000 lecturers, teachers, trainers, Education staff and Youth workers
Volunteer and Youth exchange schemes	More than 500,000 young people
Master's degree loan guarantee scheme	Around 200,000 students
Joint Master Degrees	More than 25,000 students
Strategic Partnerships	Around 25,000 linking together 125 000 schools, vocational Education and Training institutions, higher and adult Education institutions, Youth organisations and enterprises
Knowledge Alliances	More than 150 set up by 1500 higher Education institutions and enterprises
Sector Skills Alliances	More than 150 set up by 2000 vocational Education and Training providers and enterprises