To register in the Participant Portal and obtain a PIC (Participant Identification Code), follow these steps: 1. Go to the Participant Portal homepage and register for an ECAS account if you do not already have one. Complete the registration process and confirm your email address. 2. Return to the Participant Portal homepage and log in using your new ECAS credentials. Choose the "Organisations" tab and click "Register" to register your organization. 3. Complete the registration by providing your organization's details, contact information, and selecting program and organization type. Your registration will be reviewed and a PIC will be assigned.

1. How to register in the Participant Portal…
… and how to get a PIC.
A tutorial

2. Participant Portal – 1.1
Go to the following link:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
You will arrive at the homepage of the Participant Portal:
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3. Participant Portal – 1.2
Do you have an ECAS account? If yes, proceed with the login (tutorial p.10), if
no, click on the link given under “Are you a new user?” or on the “Register” button at
the top right-hand corner:
Click here
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4. ECAS – Sign up – 1.1
You will be transferred to the login page of ECAS (European Commission
Authentication Service). This platform allows authorised users to access a wide range
of Commission information systems (e.g. you the Participant Portal).
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5. ECAS – Sign up – 1.2
You can now choose your language at the top right-hand corner. Fill in the boxes
marked with *. Enter the code in the box (if you cannot read it, click the reload button
next to it). Read the privacy statement and tick the box, if you agree.
Choose
language
Create
account
Copy code
Tick box
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6. ECAS – Sign up – 1.3
Your registration in ECAS has been successful.
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7. ECAS – confirmation email
Within the next few minutes, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link.
To activate your account, you should click on the link provided within the next 90
minutes.
Click here
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8. ECAS – password 2.1
Clicking on the link brings you back to the ECAS site where you can now choose a
password for your account. Please be sure to choose a safe password, including
special characters and numbers.
Choose
password
Use special
characters
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9. ECAS – password 2.2
Your password has been created. Do not press the proceed button…
Do not click
here!
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10. Participant Portal – 2.1
… instead, return to the Participant Portal and click on login. It is important to go back
to the above page to log in because otherwise the ECAS site will not know where to
direct you.
Click here
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11. ECAS – 3
Log in now.
Log in
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12. Participant Portal – 3.1
You are again transferred to the Participant Portal. Your name at the top right-hand
corner indicates that you are now logged in. Choose the tab “Organisations”.
Your name
Click on
Organisations
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13. Participant Portal – 3.2
Choose “Register”:
Click on
Register
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14. Participant Portal – 3.3
Choose “Register organisation”:
Click here
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15. Participant Portal – 3.2
Enter the name of your organisation and choose the country where it is situated
(Switzerland is at the bottom of the list, the EU countries come first):
Name and
country
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16. Participant Portal – 3.3
New questions open one by one. Be sure to answer all the questions, otherwise the
system will not allow you to continue.
Answer all
questions
Continue
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17. Participant Portal – 3.4
You can interrupt at any moment and resume later by pressing the button “Save
Draft”:
Safe Draft
Or continue
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18. Participant Portal – 3.5
Enter contact details:
Contact
details
Continue
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19. Participant Portal – 3.6
Enter contact person:
Contact
person
Continue
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20. Participant Portal – 3.7
Continue the registration by choosing Erasmus+:
Erasmus+
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21. Participant Portal – 3.8
Choose the type of your organisation describe your organisation
Type and
description
Save
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22. Participant Portal – 3.9
Finish your registration:
Click here
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23. Participant Portal – 3.10
You will see a summary of your registration. Check and confirm:
Check
Confirm
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24. Participant Portal – 3.11
Congratulations! You have completed the registration process. The PIC number
created must be introduced in all forms (application, report, ect.) and will spare you
the work of again tipping the details you’ve just saved.
Your PIC
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