What is Erasmus+?

Erasmus+ is the European Union's grant program for the fields of education, youth, and sports, implemented during the 2021 - 2027 period. The Erasmus+ Programme aims to equip individuals with new skills regardless of their age or educational background, enhance their personal development, and improve their employment prospects.

The activities supported under the Erasmus+ Programme are mainly grouped under three Key Actions (KA) and one Special Action.

Any public or private organization actively working in the fields of education, training, youth, or sports can apply to sponsor training opportunities for their staff.

Key Action 1 (KA1)

Supports the mobility of individuals (such as students, teachers, invited experts, vocational education trainers, etc.) abroad.

This mobility program enables schools or organizations to plan international experiences for their students and staff. Schools can apply individually or form a consortium to carry out the project together.

If your school or organization misses the application deadline, you can still participate by joining an approved national consortium. Consortia are often open to accepting new members at any time.

Teacher and Staff Mobility

• Teachers can participate in professional development courses abroad.
• These courses offer a unique opportunity to meet educators from different countries and gain new skills.
• Participants often return from these experiences highly motivated.
• Additionally, teachers can share best practices by teaching or job shadowing at another school.

Student Mobility

• Students can visit other schools in Europe as a group.
• An international partnership (KA2) is not mandatory for such visits.
• This means that if a foreign partner school withdraws from the project, the school does not lose its funding.
• Thanks to Erasmus Accreditation, such exchanges can be planned regularly for up to five years.
• However, organizing student mobility without a foreign partner can be challenging.

Key Action 2 (KA2)

Encourages the establishment of transnational networks among organizations to create collaborative partnerships for innovation.

This funding supports schools or institutions in forming international partnerships to jointly carry out projects. To participate, a network must first be established, and the application should be submitted by the school or institution coordinating this network.

Main Objectives of These Projects:

1. Cooperation and Sharing Best Practices: Schools come together with partners from different countries to share experiences, participate in project meetings, and enhance each other's capacities.
2. Innovation Development: Partners collaboratively create innovative solutions such as new teaching methods, teacher guides, assessment tools, and digital platforms.
3. Research Projects: These projects involve cooperation with universities to develop new research initiatives.

Key Action 3 (KA3)

Supports policy reform at the institutional level.

These actions refer to larger-scale and more comprehensive projects and are generally not a priority for educational institutions.

Such projects are managed through specific calls by the Executive Agency of the European Commission (EACEA), rather than by National Agencies.

Jean Monnet Actions

These actions promote research and innovative teaching practices related to the European Union.

They aim to increase knowledge and awareness about the EU by supporting education and research activities focused on the Union.

Although primarily targeted at higher education, since 2021 schools have also been eligible to participate in these actions.

Jean Monnet projects focus on Europe's integration process and democratic participation.

These actions are managed at a central level and directly overseen by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Institutions wishing to participate must register through the relevant portal.