The budget for the EU Erasmus inter-university program is set to be increased by 70% to €19bn between 2014 and 2020 under proposals revealed today. Under the revised Erasmus for All programme proposed by the European Commission today up to 5 million people, almost twice as many as now, could get the chance to study or train abroad with a grant. The proposed programme would bring together all the current EU and international schemes for education, training, youth and sport, replacing seven existing programs with one. “Investing in education and training is the best investment we can make for Europe’s future,” said Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. “Studying abroad boosts people’s skills, personal development and adaptability, and makes them more employable. Continue reading “EU will boost Erasmus study programme” »

How much is erasmus scholarship 2012 2013?

Erasmus scholarship for year 2012 and 2013 should be quite similar in value to erasmus scholarship for the year 2011. For 2011 the values where like these:

This values were rounded up and averaged. It depends which city you are going to. Erasmus scholarship for a capital city is usually the highest, because the living standard in capiral cities is usually higher. Erasmus scholarship should cover all your expenses in terms of accommodation, food and study material. You should have enough money to cover all other expenses. The best way is to save money prior to going to erasmus exchange.

Erasmus scholarship 2012

Scholarship for year 2012 should also be somewhere around this values. Use this value just to get basic impression of what you can expect.

Top 500 Institutions: sending students for study (outgoing study mobility). The most popular universities for erasmus exchange students. Please read below detailed statistics for universities across Europe.
Top list

Top 500 Home Institution Name Country Outgoing
1 Universidad Complutense De Madrid ES 1473
2 Universidad De Granada ES 1408
3 Università Di Bologna IT 1365
4 Uniwersytet Warszawski PL 1097
5 Universita’ Degli Studi Di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ IT 1090
6 Univerzita Karlova V Praze CZ 1088 Continue reading “Top institutions sending students study abroad” »

Erasmus Desiderius

was a Dutch humanist born at Rotterdam. The exact date of birth is speculated to be 28th October 1466. His father was called Gerritszoon and is said to have turned in to a monk. He attended the brother of common life school at Deveter. Erasmus studied at the college Montaigu in Paris. He stayed in Paris up to 1498 and practiced teaching, which was his source of livelihood. Erasmus taught Lord Mountjoy in Paris who later invited him to England in 1498. While in England, he lived at Oxford and was highly influenced by John Colet. He went back to Paris in 1500 where he lived up to 1506. Thereafter, he went back to England and moved on to Italy.

Erasmus Desiderius biography continued

It is during this time that Erasmus taught at Alexander. 1n 1509 he was invited once more to England and induced in to making England his home. Erasmus loved letter writing he at the same time criticized kings and church leaders for their callous way of life. Continue reading “Who was Erasmus Desiderius – biography” »

Erasmus program history

The European Economic Community, after its foundation in the 1950s, initially addressed educational matters only in the areas of vocational training and the transition from education to employment. When higher education became part of the European agenda during the 1970s, one of the first activities was to promote student mobility. The Joint-Study Programmes (JSP) were established in 1976 and remained operative for about a decade. This pilot programme provided financial support for networks of departments that exchanged students for a period of up to one year and also included some funds, though on a moderate scale, for mobile students. Continue reading “The History of the erasmus Programme” »

Erasmus schoolarship 2011 and 2012

We have gathered some information about erasmus schoolarship / admission / stipend. Please read below the average erasmus scholarships divided by countries. This are averages for EU countries in euro. Real values may be different depending on many factors. For study year 2010/2011 the current grant was €225 per month (again, this is average). For student year 2011/2012 erasmus grant is as read below. However, there will be a second installment (2nd installment) of grants, which usually means that students receive more money. On average, over the last three years, UK students have received a grant from the EU of around 370-400€ a month. Erasmus scholarship usually covers accommodation expenses and food expenses. Keep in mind that if you are going for erasmus exchange you will have to provide some of your money too. You will need additional money for all other expenses that may occur. Continue reading “Erasmus program scholarship 2011 2012” »

What is ERASMUS SCHEME?

The Erasmus scheme is an ultimate education programme or you can say that it is a student mobility method that offers a chance to study at a European University in connection with your department. You can either study for one semester or for a complete year. Erasmus Life is an innovative way of living and observing the humankind. Students in their final year of studies are only permitted to study abroad for the opening semester. Now let’s have a look at some of the advantages of the Erasmus scheme.
The basic purpose of this scheme is to facilitate higher education and enables you to acquire knowledge in a different state. For this reason only, students opt for Erasmus scheme so that they can spend a nice time and get benefitted. The Erasmus scheme has a vast variety of subjects that make you proficient and develop your language skills. If you make the best use of this scheme, you can expand your friends’ network and get acquainted by experiencing different cultures that will give you a new outlook of life. Erasmus scheme makes you independent and convinced plus also opens many job prospects making your future secure. It contributes to individual advancement by letting you to study at another institution of higher education. Continue reading “Erasmus scheme” »