European Commission unveils details for Erasmus+

The European Commission last week unveiled more details about the new Erasmus+ Programme including information regarding the first calls for proposals and a detailed programme guide. Following its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, the programme will now officially start in January 2014 and will provide funding for activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sports until 2020. It will bring together all current EU and international schemes in these areas, including the current Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), international programmes (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, EduLink and bilateral programmes) and the Youth in Action Programme. The total indicative budget for Erasmus+ is €14.7 billion for 2014-2020, with €1.8 billion in funding due to be available in 2014. More...