Programme

Erasmus+ is the EU programme for promoting education, training, youth and sport in Europe. For the period of 2021 - 2027, it has a budget of around 26.2 billion Euros; almost twice as much as the programme before (2014–2020).

The programme supports priorities and activities set out by the "European Education Area", the "Digital Education Action Plan" and the "European Skills Agenda", as well as

• the European Pillar of Social Rights
• the EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027 
• the European Dimension in Sport

Information zu Erasmus+ can be found on the European Commission website

• Key Action 1 - Individual learning mobility
• Key Action 2 - Collaboration between organisations and institutions
• Key Action 3 - Supporting policy development and political collaboration

The new generation of programmes continues to contribute to the internationalisation of universities by encouraging short-term lectureships and further training stays for teaching and administrative staff respectively

The Cooperation Partnershipsprogramme is new. This enables universities to invite persons from various areas of society from abroad to experience a stay here where they can become involved in and further develop multilateral, strategic, innovative projects with European partners from non-academic fields (e.g. in curriculum development or in cross-educational topics). Erasmus+ provides funding within the framework of innovation alliances for the cooperation with industry. At the forefront are long-term partnerships between industry and research. 

Alongside the strengthening of democratic integration, primary topics of the new Erasmus+ programme generation are inclusion, equal opportunities and diversity. Targeted measures and strategies are designed to remove obstacles which might stand in the way of fair integration (perhaps due to health issues or cultural, social and economic factors). A further focus of the programme is digitalisation by way of the  Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) as well as the teaching of digital skills through the Action Plan for Digital Education. So-called Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) will see future online learning and short-term physical mobility abroad (5-30 days) for groups of between 15 and 20 people combined.
Mobility activities are also supported by language learning opportunities through the Erasmus+ tool for online-language support (Online Language Support, OLS) or other additional types of language assistance. 

Erasmus+ has also set itself the goal with Green Erasmus of making fighting climate change one of its primary topics. The transfer of knowledge and skills in the field of climate change and sustainable developments within and outside of Europe plays a key role here. The application of innovative practices or decisions to offer sustainable mobility are just a few examples which make up these endeavours.

The focal point of Erasmus+ is the mobility of both learners and teaching staff.
In the course of the programme, around 10 million individuals (students, learners, professors, teaching staff and trainers) from all fields will take part in mobility activities abroad. Students at all stages of their degree up to and including doctorate level who would like to complete a practical or study term abroad either physically or as a mixed arrangement (both physical and virtual) will be included. The period for which they will receive funding depends on the type of mobility.  

The monthly allowance will be raised to increase the financial incentive for a stay abroad, especially for countries with higher standards of living. 

Funding for most mobility measures are awarded in the 33 countries in the programme (27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Turkey, Serbia) by the national agencies. Up to now, this has been carried out in Germany by the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service).

The following mobility measures are funded by the EU education programme Erasmus+:

• Student Mobility During Studies (SMS)
• Student Mobility of Placement (SMP)
• Staff Mobility for Teaching (STA)
• Staff Mobility for Training (STT)
• Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)

Every higher education institution which takes part in the Erasmus+-Programme Generation 2021-2027 and/or would like to apply,must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). The ECHE is awarded by the European Commission, and ensures that the institute of higher education fulfills all the requirements to successfully participate in the Erasmus+ programme.

According to the requirements of the European Commission, it is both the ECHE and the European Policy Statement (EPS) that are to be made public on the university websites.

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Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service)
Erasmus+ National Agency for Higher Education
Kennedyallee 50
53115 Bonn

Telephone: +49 228 882-8877
Email: Erasmus(at)daad.de
Homepage: https://eu.daad.de/de/