The European Union's programme for education, training, youth and sport — and the funding behind every course on this site.
Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. For the current funding period (2021–2027) it has a budget of around €26.2 billion — nearly double the funding of its predecessor programme (2014–2020).
Alongside individual mobility, the 2021–2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and young people's participation in democratic life. It supports priorities set out in the European Education Area, the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda, and it also:
Erasmus+ is a wide programme covering a diverse range of actions. How you can take part depends broadly on two factors:
For school staff specifically — the route this site is built around — that usually means going through your school's own Erasmus+ accreditation or an individual mobility project, with your National Agency handling the application on your side.
Registration, funding, paperwork and what your school needs to prepare — the practical side of the same process.
Erasmus+ is managed by the European Commission (the EU's executive body), the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), a network of National Agencies in participating countries, and National Offices in some partner countries.
The Commission manages the budget, sets priorities and monitors implementation. EACEA runs the centralised elements: promoting opportunities, launching calls for proposals, and reviewing and monitoring grants.
In each country, National Agencies (National Offices outside the EU) review local applications, monitor implementation, and support participants and organisations directly.
The original Erasmus programme launched in 1987, named after the Renaissance philosopher and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam, who himself studied and taught in several European countries. In 2014, several separate EU education, training and youth programmes were merged into one — that merger is what the "+" refers to.
Opportunities under Erasmus+ — what individuals and organisations can apply for, plus our own upcoming courses. Or read the Commission's own Programme Guide in plain language.
