Erasmus+ Programme

Erasmus+ Programme

Education & Culture

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/promotional_en.html

Programme overview

Erasmus+ is the European Union's programme for education, training, youth and sport. It takes the place of all previous EU programmes for lifelong learning, youth and sport as well as European cooperation programmes in higher education. The programme comprises three key actions:

Key Action 1 - Learning mobility of individuals

Key Action 2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Key Action 3 - Support of political reforms

You will find details of Erasmus+ on the European Commission website:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm

The funding is mainly used to increase mobility within Europe. The aim is for some two million students to benefit from Erasmus+ by the year 2020, including more than quarter of a million from Germany. The programme covers students in all phases of their studies up to doctorate level who wish to take part of their degree or an internship in a foreign country. In future it will also be possible to do an internship abroad after completing a degree course. Finally, Erasmus+ also offers loans at low interest rates for students who wish to do an entire master's degree in another European country.

What is more, Erasmus+ contributes to the ongoing internationalisation of universities by supporting short-term lectureships and professional development programmes for teaching and administration staff.

Funding for most mobility measures and Strategic Partnerships are awarded by the National Agencies in the 33 programme countries (28 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, FYR Macedonia, Norway, Turkey). The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) continues to perform this function in Germany.

The following mobility measures are supported under the umbrella of the EU education programme Erasmus+:

  • Student Mobility for Studies (SMS)
  • Student Mobility Placements (SMP)
  • Teaching Staff Mobility (STA)
  • Training Staff Mobility (STT)

Every higher education institution taking part in the EU programme for general and vocational education, youth and sport in 2014-2020 (referred to hereinafter as "the programme") or would like to apply to do so must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

The ECHE is awarded by the European Commission. It demonstrates that a university meets all the requirements for successful participation in the Erasmus+ programme.

The European Commission requires both the ECHE, the European Policy Statement (EPS), and the Erasmus Student Charta (ESC) to be published on the university website.

Disclaimer

"This project is funded with the support of the European Commission. The originator bears sole responsibility for the content of this publication [notification]; the Commission is not liable for any further application of the information contained therein."

Reference to DAAD

Further information and advice on Erasmus+ mobility programmes is available from

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation
Kennedyallee

5053115 Bonn

Tel.: +49(0)228/882-8877

Fax: +49(0)228/882-555

E-mail: erasmus@daad.de

Homepage: www.eu.daad.de

Logo: www.daad.de/portrait/presse/logos/08959.de.html

Funding

Funding

  • Funding SM ( study/ internship abroad)

Financial support for Erasmus+ student stays is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("Program Countries").

The funding rates for student mobilities (SMP and SMS) are based on country groups I to III. For more information, please refer to "Study Abroad" and "Internship Abroad". There you will also find the current funding amounts.

Erasmus+ interns receive a monthly topup in addition to the funding rates.

  • Funding ST (personal- and lecture mobility)

Financial support for Erasmus mobility for teaching purposes (STA) or for continuing education and training (STT) is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("program countries"). Uniform daily rates apply for funding by German universities.

For Germany, fixed daily rates apply for stays in the three country groups up to the 14th day of the stay; from the 15th to the 60th day of the stay, the subsidy is 70% of the daily rates mentioned:

These daily rates are supplemented by travel costs depending on the actual distances between the origin and destination of the mobility, which are determined uniformly throughout Europe using a calculation tool.

ST Staff Mobility

Mobility for teaching/study purposes (STA)

Erasmus+ supports guest lectureships at European partner universities who have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). The aim is for guest lecturers to reinforce the European dimension of the host university, supplement the latter's teaching programme and share their specialist knowledge which students who are not willing or able to study abroad.

If possible, this should involve the development of joint study programmes with guest universities as well as collaboration on teaching content and methods.

Staff from companies and organisations abroad can also be invited to German universities for teaching purposes.

Staff mobility must take place in a programme country which is not the country of the home university (except in the case of incoming mobility, see below) or the main country of residence of the individual in question.

Staff at a German university with ECHE may receive funding for visits to a host university with ECHE (outgoing mobility) for teaching purposes, and staff may be invited to a German university with ECHE who work at an institution involved in the labour market or in the areas of general or vocation education or youth (see Appendix C for examples) in another programme country (incoming mobility).

Teaching secondments within Europe last between two days and two months (not including travel periods); the programme should involve teaching of at least eight hours per stay or per week started.

The following individuals can receive funding:

  • Professors and lecturers employed by the university
  • Lecturers without reimbursement
  • Visiting lecturers with service contracts
  • Emeritus professors and retired teaching staff
  • Research assistants
  • Company staff

Mobility for professional development and further training purposes (STT)

Erasmus+ enables university staff to engage in professional development and further training in programme countries so as to extend internationalisation.

For the purpose of professional development and further training, staff at a German university with ECHE may receive funding for visits to a host university with ECHE or to an institution based in another programme country involved in the labour market or in the areas of general or vocation education or youth.

The period spent abroad is at least two days and no more than two months in each case.

STT provides funding for university staff in all areas. Examples:

  • General and technical administration
  • Library
  • Departments
  • Faculties
  • Finance
  • International office
  • PR
  • Student counselling
  • Technology and transfer
  • Professional development

Professional development formats (examples)

  • Observation
  • Job shadowing
  • Study visits
  • Attendance at workshops and seminars
  • Attendance at language courses

Benefits of an Erasmus+ programme 

  • Coordinated programme
  • Professional dialogue and new perspectives
  • Reinforce individual skills
  • Extend and broaden networks