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Empowering youth in the EU's outermost regions
Young people in the EU's outermost regions face challenges that are directly linked to the local geographical and socio-economic conditions. In May 2022, the European Commission launched a new strategy aimed at improving the living conditions of their inhabitants and, within that context, recently relaunched a €1 million grant scheme with the purpose of empowering young people to shape and implement projects at local level.
EU-Russia cooperation on higher education
EU funding from the Erasmus+ programme supports cooperation between EU and Russian universities, which remains close despite current tensions. Russia is still the largest non-EU partner in the programme and some activities (such as student and staff exchanges) have actually increased since 2014.
Conciliation agreement on the 2016 EU budget
On 14 November, European Parliament (EP) and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal on next year's EU budget, setting commitments at €155 billion and payments at €143.88 billion. The compromise is now to be adopted by the Council and then voted by the EP in plenary.
Higher education in the EU: Approaches, issues and trends
The performance and quality of higher education has become a vital sign of a country’s capacity to foster its future economic development. The race for talent is currently open on a global scale. In spite of the fact that the United States is still the global leader with 17% of international students, the EU is increasingly popular with the United Kingdom, France and Germany accounting respectively for 13%, 6%, and 6% of world students. One of the elements accounting for the global attraction of ...
Erasmus+: more than just mobility
Erasmus+ is the new single integrated European Union education programme for 2014 to 2020 aimed at improving young people's skills and employability. It also promotes modernisation of education and training in Member States, by facilitating transnational contacts amongst different players and across different sectors. The programme brings together the previous EU programmes in education, training and youth, introduces a loan facility and includes sports as a new area.
Success Stories in the Field of Education
This note summarises the results achieved from EU budget resources 2007-2013 devoted to policies in the field of Education.
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
Briefing Note for the Hearing on "Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" held on 11 July 2013.
Erasmus for All (2014-2020)
The proposed Erasmus for All programme (2014-2020) envisions bringing together a wide range of EU activities in higher, school, vocational and adult education, youth policy and grassroots sports. This briefing note presents and reviews the proposed context, architecture, content, and management structure. Further, it makes ten recommendations to ensure that the proposed programme not only seeks to streamline management efficiency but also pays sufficient attention to the individual policy needs of ...
Improving the Participation in the ERASMUS Programme
This study explores the extent to which European students experience financial and other barriers to participation in the ERASMUS programme. The evidence indicates that the main barriers to participation vary significantly between countries, with the exception of financial issues, which are an important concern for students everywhere. ERASMUS participation is associated with students’ socio-economic background, primarily influenced by individual preferences and cost-benefit considerations rather ...