This document discusses the Erasmus for All program, which will consolidate existing EU programs for education, training, youth and sport into a single program with a budget of €19 billion over seven years. It provides an overview of the growth of the Erasmus program over the last 25 years, outlines the key components of Erasmus for All including learning mobility, cooperation projects and policy support, and discusses reactions and recommendations from organizations regarding the new program structure and priorities.

1. Erasmus for All

2. Last 25 years with Erasmus..
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Today: ~250 000 students (studies + placements)

3. .. the Most Successful EU Program
3 million
experiences
> 4%
European
students
33 countries
4500
Institutions
60 multilateral
projects &
networks
Impact on the
Bologna
Process
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4. .. and the Future
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5. New Structure
Erasmus for All
1.
Learning
Mobility
2. Co-
operation
projects
3. Policy
Support
Total budget: € 19 billion over 7 years (+ 70%)
Lifelong Learning Programme:
Erasmus, Grundtvig, Leonardo
, Comenius
Erasmus Mundus,
Tempus & other higher
education programs
Youth in Action
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6. (1) Learning Mobility
Student
mobility
3 million
Staff
mobility
1 million
Youth
mobility
0.5 million
Mobility
opportunities for
5 million learners
Higher education
(studies + placements)
Vocational education
(studies + placements)
Joint degrees
(Erasmus Mundus)
Erasmus Masters (loans)
the Global Dimension
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7. (2) Cooperation Projects
• IT platforms• Neighborhood
countries & rest of
the world
• HEIs- businesses• more intense
cooperation
Strategic
Partnerships
Knowledge
Alliances
Support
International
dimension
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8. (3) Policy Support
Support the Open
Method of
Coordination, Higher
Education
Modernisation
Agenda, Bologna Process
Support development
and implementation of
EU transparency tools
and EU wide networks
Support Policy Dialogue
with third countries
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9. ESN Reaction
We welcome
• More funding (19 billion EUR budget)
• More opportunities
• Extending the Erasmus brand
• Global collaboration
We ask for
• Increased Erasmus scholarships
• More quality
• Erasmus in each education cycle
• Support for civil society organizations (administrative
grants, inclusion of ESN in the program)
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10. The Council of the EU
Education, youth, culture and sport
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11. The Council of the EU
Education, youth, culture and sport
General
support
Separate
youth chapter
Neighborhood
countries
Flexible
program
management
Fair funding
European
values
Name
“Erasmus for
All”
Loan guaranty
scheme
Balance of
student
mobility flows
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12. The Next Steps
European
Commission’s
Proposal
Council of the EU
European
Parliament
Implementation
2011 2014
Consultations & Development
Advocacy for
our priorities
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MFF negotiations

13. EUCIS-LLL
Letter to the Budgets Committee on the “Erasmus
for all” on the 24th of May
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“the specific and sustainable support through
operating grants to European civil society
associations active in the education &
training, lifelong learning and youth fields”
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9.1 (b)

14. European Parliament
Recommendations
Greater
investment, alignment
with EU strategies
individual sector
identity («too
inclusive» with youth)
streamlining within
the different policy
areas
«for all»= unrealistic
promise, “Erasmus
Mundus” brand for
global HE initiatives
Fix 80-85% funding
allocation to different
sectors; analysis for
lower budget
Object to transferring
of joint doctoral
programmes to Marie
Curie
Endorse the student
loan guaranty scheme
Program closer to its
end beneficiaries
Flexibility to member
states
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15. Some interesting ideas
allowing recent graduates to participate in the
Erasmus programme = study period or internship
abroad for greater employment
Mobility windows
Is the program simplified for end users?
• inflexible framework contracts, the Erasmus for All
programme may favor large institutions supported by
professional consultancies while at the same time
becoming less and less accessible to
individuals, ordinary students, teachers and
administrators
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16. Key Demands of ESN
• Increased Erasmus scholarships
• More quality and recognition
• Erasmus in each education cycle
• More social dimension
• Global mobility, solutions for visa issues
• Combining studying and working abroad
• Student loan guaranty scheme ???
Student mobility
• Administrative support (not only projects)
• Inclusion of ESN in the program
• Separate youth chapter, support for non-
formal education
Student/ civil society
organizations
• Inclusion of neighborhood countries
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17. Thank You!
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