Erasmus +

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Erasmus + (pronounced Erasmus Plus ) is one of the names of a program of the European Commission for education, training, youth and sport that was decided within the consultation and voting procedure of the European Union . The program runs from 2014 to 2020 and brings together all current EU programs for education, training, youth and sport at European and international level. For the period from 2021 to 2027, the European Parliament decided to make detailed adjustments and tripled the budget. It is therefore continuing the Erasmus student exchange program, the Erasmus Mundus master’s and doctoral program, Erasmus for young entrepreneurs , Comenius for school education, Leonardo da Vinci for vocational training and Grundtvig for adult education under the name Erasmus + . The European Commission expects greater efficiency, simpler application procedures for grants and less duplication and fragmentation.

history

Predecessor programs were the Socrates Program I (1994–1999) and II (2000–2006) and the Lifelong Learning Program (2007–2013).

After submitting the proposal on 23 November 2011, the Council and the European Parliament approved the program in the course of 2013 .

Program areas

Education

The aim is to promote cooperation between schools of all school levels and types within the European Union as well as the mobility of pupils and teachers. Anyone who is involved in the educational process from pre-school to the end of upper secondary level can take part.

Higher education

The aim is to promote cooperation between universities in Europe and worldwide, as well as the mobility of students, graduates, teachers and general university staff. Central components are the recognition of study achievements abroad based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and financial support for exchange students. Study visits, internships abroad as part of or after graduation, teaching stays and advanced training for general university staff can be funded. The program is supported in Germany by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and in Austria by the national agency Erasmus + Education in the OeAD-GmbH .

University activities between the program countries and partner countries

Activities in this area have been funded since 2015 as "International Credit Mobility" and as part of the "Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees". The program is constantly being expanded here; in addition to promoting university cooperation in adult education, the first call for proposals for "European Universities" was launched in 2018, in which long-term cooperation between universities in the program area is to be funded with up to 5 million euros. In the first call in 2019, a total of 17 consortia were successful, with one each from the German-speaking area under the direction of the University of Potsdam , the Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Mainz .

Vocational education and training

Promotion of training and further education , in particular cross-border vocational training. The projects are not organized by the EU itself, but by institutions or organizations in the individual countries. In Germany, the responsible agency is the National Agency Education for Europe at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BiBB), in Austria the National Agency Erasmus + Education in the OeAD-GmbH .

Adult education

Grundtvig is a 2000 furnished EU support program, now under the program for lifelong learning in the field of adult education . The Grundtvig funding program is implemented in Germany by the National Agency Education for Europe at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (NA at BIBB). Since 2014 it has been continued together with other EU exchange programs under the name Erasmus +.

Youth in Action

This area deals with non-formal and informal learning in the youth field.

Sports

Sports activities .

criticism

In contrast to the proposal from the Commission, the European Parliament, in particular the areas of Youth & Sports spoke with a lot of momentum for the program name YES - Y outh- E ducation- S port from. German stakeholders were particularly concerned about youth. This area was no longer given a separate chapter in the Commissioner's draft "Erasmus for All". Many therefore fear that projects from youth work will be at a disadvantage compared to programs from the field of formal education. The German Federal Youth Council joined the German federal states with its criticism. From the point of view of the youth associations and youth associations, the core problem is that in the draft of the planned program, youth work disappears completely in the education sector. "It is fundamentally wrong that young people in Europe will in future be able to develop their personality mainly in school, training and studies", says Gunnar Czimczik, DBJR deputy chairman, "they need freedom in which they can become self-determined and gain experience" . These necessary spaces would be drastically restricted in the proposal of the EU Commission. Instead, the “Erasmus for All” program focuses solely on benefits for work and employment.

Role of the UK after Brexit

Exchange programs such as Erasmus + will have to be renegotiated after the UK leaves the European Union (Brexit). At the beginning of 2020, the British House of Commons rejected a motion by the liberal MP Layla Moran, which would have obliged the government to continue to participate in Erasmus + after leaving the EU. However, the UK government stressed its interest in running exchange programs with the EU.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ European Commission: Erasmus for All - Investing in Europe's Education, Training and Youth
  2. ↑ Erasmus + 2021-2027: Expansion of the EU exchange program. European Parliament, accessed October 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Green light for Erasmus +: EU funds for skills and employability for more than 4 million people , press release of the European Commission of November 19, 2013, accessed on February 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ European Universities. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
  5. ↑ EACEA: ERASMUS + European Universities Selection 2019. (PDF) Accessed July 30, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Network European Movement: Simpler, more uniform and more flexible - EU Commissioner Vassiliou presents EU programs for culture, education, youth and sport
  7. ↑ Network European Movement: DBJR: Youth work must remain recognizable in the EU program “Erasmus for All”
  8. ↑ Layla Moran: Boris Johnson says the Erasmus scheme isn't under threat. Do you trust him? In: The Guardian. January 16, 2020, accessed on February 1, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Anna Fazackerley: 'Too much risk': why Erasmus students are shunning Brexit Britain. In: The Guardian. January 28, 2020, accessed on February 1, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Richard Adams: UK 'committed' to maintaining Erasmus + exchange scheme. In: The Guardian. January 9, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 .