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.

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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” »

We have translated the content of our blog to other languages. At the moment erasmus blog is available in english, german, spannish, italian and french language. We have translated the blog because of increased traffic from Spain, Germany, France and Italy. We hope you will find the translated pages useful. The content is translated with Google translate and it is experiemental so please bear in mind that there might be some syntax errors. Anyway here are the links to other erasmus blogs.
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Brief description: The Erasmus Programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students), a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. It forms a major part of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013, and is the operational framework for the European Commission’s initiatives in higher education.
The Erasmus Programme, together with a number of other independent Programmes, was incorporated into the Socrates programme established by the European Commission in 1994. The Socrates programme ended on 31 December 1999 and was replaced with the Socrates II Programme on 24 January 2000, which in turn was replaced by the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 on 1 January 2007.

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Please find below the link to our new blog in spannish language. Blog was translated with google translate and is experimental, because we get a lot of traffic from Spain.

Link to spannish version:ES Erasmuser

Also we added Erasmus blog in german:DE Erasmuser

One of the biggest worries for everyone going on erasmus exchange is to find an apartment or a place in student dormitory. This is usually a very exausthing process. Students usually look for rooms on internet. The best way though to get a good place to stay is to ask a friend that has already been on erasmus in the city you are going – they will provide you with the best information. Doesn’t matter where you go – Spain, France, Germany, Italy or even a small country like Cyprus or Slovenia – always ask a friend for advice. Continue reading “Accommodation on erasmus exchange” »