General

The Erasmus+ program is a mobility program of the European Union that regulates and supports the exchange of students within the framework of bilateral agreements between higher education institutions. Since 1987, the Erasmus+ program has already enabled around 2.5 million students to study abroad in 33 participating countries (27 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey).

Students can study at a European host university with Erasmus+ for two to twelve months after completing their first year of study at the earliest. Funding is possible during Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral studies. The application procedure is straightforward.

Please note:

If you are interested in studying abroad, you must first make an appointment for an individual consultation. You will find the contact details on the bottom right.

The checklist on the right under Forms will help you to plan your stay abroad well from the outset.

Erasmus+ is the European Union's program for education, youth and sport. Erasmus+ combines the previous EU programs for lifelong learning, youth and sport as well as the European cooperation programs in the field of higher education. The program contains three key actions:

Key action 1: Mobility of individuals KA 131

Key action 2: Cooperation projects

Key action 3: Policy support

Erasmus+ has a budget of around 26.2 billion euros. This is almost twice as much as for the predecessor program (2014-2020).

The 2021-2027 program focuses on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions and promoting the participation of young people in democratic life.

It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The program

• also supports the European Pillar of Social Rights,
• implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and
• promotes the European dimension of sport.

Opportunities:

Erasmus+ offers mobility and cooperation opportunities in the following areas:

• higher education
• Vocational education and training
• school education (including early childhood education and care)
• adult education
• youth work
• sport

In theErasmus+ program guideyou can find out all about these opportunities and the funding criteria.

The following mobility measures are funded under the umbrella of the EU education program Erasmus+:

• Study abroad for students (SMS)
• Internship abroad for students (SMP)
• Teacher mobility (STA)
• Staff mobility (STT)

Every higher education institution that participates in and/or wishes to apply for the EU program for the promotion of education, training, youth and sport 2021-2027 in Europe must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) was awarded to Clausthal University of Technology by the EU Commission. It proves that a university meets all the requirements for successful participation in the Erasmus program.

Further information and advice on Erasmus+ mobility measures can be obtained from the German Academic Exchange Service

National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation
Kennedyallee 50
53115 Bonn

Phone: +49(0)228/882-8877
Fax: +49(0)228/882-555

E-mail: erasmus@daad.de
Homepage: www.eu.daad.de

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.