The Erasmus is one mobility program organized by the EU that allows to study in another university or educative institution with a specified time. The Erasmus program lasts minimum 3 months and maximum 12 months.
What’s Erasmus program?
The Specific objectives
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To support the creation of an European space forhigher education;· to consolidate the contribution of the higher education and of advanced professional education to the innovation process.
Operational objectives
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To improve the quality and to increase the volume of the multilateral cooperation among higher education institutions in Europe.
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To increase the degree of transparency and compatibility among the diplomas obtained in the higher education and advanced professional training institutions in Europe.
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To improve the quality and to increase the amount of cooperation among higher education institutions and companies.
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To facilitate the development of innovative practices for education and training at a tertiary level and their transfer,including from one participating country to others.
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To support the development of contents, services, educational methods and innovative practices based on communication and information technology (CIT) in lifelong learning.
Erasmus objectives
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Erasmus demonstrate that the people who is graduated with international experience have more possibilities to find a job.
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The students that receive the Erasmus grant can choose between studying or making practices foreign.
Advantages of Erasmus
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The Erasmus program lasts minimum 3 months and maximum 12 months.
Disadvantages of Erasmus
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Students that attend all forms of education and training at tertiary level.
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Higher education institutions, according to the specifications of member states of the EU and of the other participating countries.
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Professors, trainers and other types of personal from these institutions.
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Associations and representatives of the entities involved in higher education, including student associations, university associations and professors/trainers associations.
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Companies, social partners and other representatives from the active life.
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Public and private organizations, including non-profit organizations and NGOs, with responsibilities in the area of organizing and ensuring education and training at a local, regional and national level.
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Research centers and other bodies interested in lifelong learning.
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Other bodies that offer orientation, counseling and information services.
Who can participate?
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Student mobility for the purpose of attending courses in a higher education institution from another participating country (‘Erasmus Students’ – SMS).
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Student mobility for the purpose of undergoing a practical placement in companies, training centers, research centers or other organizations in another participating country (‘Erasmus Students’ – SMP).
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Teaching personnel mobility from higher education institutions or the mobility of invited personnel from companies for the purpose of carrying out teaching activities (STA).
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Teaching personnel mobility or the mobility of other types of personnel from higher education institutions for the purpose of undergoing training in another participating country (STT).
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Intensive Erasmus foreign languages courses organized for the students arriving in participating countries where the spoken anguages are of a more restricted circulation or are less taught as courses(EILC).
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Multilaterally organized Intensive Erasmus programs (IP).
What types of activities are there?
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Brussels main program has been reinforced. In the 7 following years, its budget for scholarships will be increased by over a 40%, a great step for this emblematic program. Over the last 26 years, more than 3 million students have taken part in the program that has changed the life of a generation.
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