2. The EU programme for
Education, Training, Youth and
Sport 2014-2020.
3. Objectives:
• Raising higher education attainment
• Reducing the share of early school leavers
• Cooperation in the youth field
• International dimension regarding higher education and youth
• More opportunities for students to increase their
employability
• New innovative actions to enhance employability and
entrepreneurship
4. Lifelong
learning
programme
-Erasmus
-Leonardo
-Comenius
-Grundtvig
International
higher
educational
programme
-Erasmus
Mundus
-Tempus
-Alfa
-Edulink
Youth in
action
Erasmus+
1.
Learning
mobility of
individuals
2.
Cooperation
for
innovation
and exchange
of good
practices
3.
Support
for policy
reform
5. Key Action 1-Learning mobility of
individuals
• Staff mobility, in particular for teachers, lecturers, school leaders and
youth workers
• Mobility for higher education students, vocational education and
training students
• Student loan guarantee
• Joint Master degrees
• Mobility for higher education for EU and non- EU beneficiaries
• Volunteering and youth exchanges
6. Youth mobility
Aims
• To improve the level of key competences and skills of young people,
including those with fewer opportunities, and youth workers, as well as to
promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market,
active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity
• To foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through
enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other
stakeholders
• To complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to
support the development of knowledge and evidencebased youth policy as
well as the recognition of non-formal and informal learning
• To enhance the international dimension of youth activities
7. Main activities
• Youth Mobility projects (young people and youth workers)
– Youth Exchanges
– European Voluntary Service
– Structured courses: training courses, contact-making events, study visits
abroad
– Job shadowing or observation period in a youth organisation abroad
(at youth organisations, education and training institutions, companies, etc.)
• Mobility projects submitted by national/regional public bodies and by
organisations active in Corporate Social Responsibility
• Large Scale European Voluntary Service Events
8. • Mobility projects: for students, trainees, young people, volunteers,
professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers.
• Erasmus Mundus: high level integrated international study
programmes
• Erasmus+ master degree loans: for higher education students who
receive a loan to go abroad for a full master degree.
9. Key Action 2- Cooperation for innovation
and exchange of good practice
• Strategic partnerships between education/training or youth
organisations and other relevant actors
• Large scale partnerships between education and training
establishments and business:
• Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances
• IT-Platforms including e-Twinning
• Cooperation with third countries and focus on neighbourhood
countries
10. Aims
• support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative
practices as well as the implementation of joint initiatives promoting
cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level.
• develop new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and
learning;
• stimulate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills of higher education
teaching staff and enterprise staff;
• facilitate the exchange, flow and co-creation of knowledge.
• tackling skills gaps, enhancing the responsiveness of initial and continuing
• VET systems to sector-specific labour market needs and demand for new
skills with regard to one or more occupational profiles
11. • support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher
education in the Partner Countries.
• foster cooperation and exchanges in the field of youth between
Programme Countries and Partner Countries from different regions115 of
the world;
• improve the quality and recognition of youth work, non-formal learning
and volunteering in Partner Countries and enhance their synergies and
complementarities with other education systems, the labour market and
society;
• foster the development, testing and launching of schemes and
programmes of non-formal learning mobility at regional level promote
transnational non-formal learning mobility between Programme and
Partner Countries.
12. Main activities
• Strategic partnerships
• Knowledge alliances between higher education institutions and
enterprises.
• Sector skills alliances
• Capacity building in higher education
• Capacity building in youth
13. Key Action 3- Suport for policy reform
• Open method of Coordination
• Prospective initiatives
• EU recognition tools
• Dissemination & exploitation
• Policy dialogue with stakeholders, third countries and international
organisations
14. Aims
• improve the quality, efficiency and equity of education, training and youth
systems
• promote transnational cooperation and mutual learning between
competent authorities at the highest political
• develop knowledge and analytical capacity to support evidence-based
policy under the Strategic framework for cooperation in education and
training (ET2020), the European Youth Strategy and specific policy agendas
such as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes;
• make available sound comparative international data and appropriate
secondary analyses for European and national policy making;
• support European networks and implement tools fostering transparency
and recognition of skills and qualifications acquired through formal, non-formal
and informal learning.
15. • support exchanges of good practices, dialogue, mutual learning and
cooperation among policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders from
Programme and Partner Countries;
• raise awareness of the results of European policies and of the Erasmus+
Programme and encourage their exploitation at local, regional or national
level. Raise the profile and attractiveness of European higher education
worldwide;
• foster synergies with other EU programmes, such as the European
Structural and Investment Funds, as well as with funding schemes at
national or regional level.
• support the active involvement of civil society networks and non-governmental
organisations in policy implementation;
• support the Structured Dialogue with young people and encourage their
active participation in democratic life
16. Main activities
• Structured dialogue: meetings between youg people and decisionmakers in the
field of youth
17. Jean Monnet
• Jean Monnet Modules (teaching and research);
• Jean Monnet Chairs (teaching and research);
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence (teaching and research);
• Jean Monnet Support to Institutions and Associations;
• Jean Monnet Networks (policy debate with the academic world);
• Jean Monnet Projects (policy debate with the academic world).
18. Aims
• promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union
studies worldwide.
• fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policymakers, in
particular with the aim of enhancing governance of EU policies.
• promote excellence in teaching and research in EU studies;
• equip students and young professionals with knowledge of European Union
subjects relevant for their academic and professional lives and enhance their
civic skills;
• promote innovation in teaching and research (e.g. cross-sectoral and/or multi-disciplinary
studies, open education, networking with other institutions);
• mainstream and diversify EU-related subjects throughout the curricula
proposed by higher education institutions to their students;
• improve the quality of professional training on EU subjects (with modules that
deal with EU subjects more indepth or extend to new subjects);
19. Sport
• Collaborative Partnerships;
• Not-for-profit European sport events.
Aims:
-Increased knowledge and awareness regarding sport and physical activity in
Programme Countries
- Increased awareness of as regards the role of sport in promoting social
inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity
-Strengthened cooperation between institutions and organisations active in
the field of sport and physical activity
-Better participation of sport organisations and other relevant organisations
from various Programmes Countries in enhanced networks
-Improve sharing of good practices
20. Find out more
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/
documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_
en.pdf