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The question of impact is a central aspect of all Erasmus+ projects. In this section, we present seven, often very personal, reflections on this subject, highlighting both the direct and indirect…

2. Study Abroad Programmes from an Economic Perspective

Back to overview article By Professor Dr Axel Plünnecke The labour market for university graduates is currently characterised by high returns on education and low unemployment. However,…

3. Interview with Professor Plünnecke on the IW study

The joint study by the Erasmus+ National Agency Higher Education (NA DAAD) and the German Economic Institute (IW) in Cologne highlights the importance of the experiences and skills that students gain…

4. Group of Potential Beneficiaries Significantly Expanded

New target groups and support options We have taken the Erasmus+ programme’s increased financial support as an opportunity to expand target groups of persons who receive special funding as a result…

5. First-Generation Students Also Need Experience Abroad

by Katja Urbatsch Der Duden, the most authoritative and comprehensive German language dictionary, defines a guest as «someone who is temporarily in an environment other than their own for…

6. Student Engagement in Concrete Terms

To help universities in Germany implement the horizontal Erasmus+ priority «Participation in democratic life» in a very practical, yet low-threshold and straightforward way, existing programmes…

7. «Moin Europa»

Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF) hosted Europe Week for the eighth time in mid-May 2023. Once again, the aim of the event was to raise awareness of and promote the internationalisation of teaching…

8. Ministries of the Federal States Support EU Programmes

Various federal state-level ministries in Germany (Landesministerien) support Erasmus+ and EU activities at their universities with both target agreements on internationalisation and additional…

9. «It was definitely worthwhile for me»

By Anna von Röpenack As soon as I started studying, I knew I wanted to spend a semester abroad, preferably in England. I was eager to immerse myself in the country’s culture and lifestyle.…

10. «Erasmus had a major impact on my professional life»

Gilles Roux belongs to the first generation of European students who went abroad with the Erasmus funding programme, which was established by what was then the European Community. He moved from…