What is the Erasmus Programme?

The Erasmus Programme is a European Union student exchange programme and gives you the possibility of doing an exchange period between 3 months and maximum 12 months to one of your University's partner Universities.

Where does it come from?

The Programme, together with a number of other independent Programmes, was incorporated into the Socrates Programme established by the European Commission in 1994. After ending on 31 December 1999, Socrates Programme was replaced with the Socrates II Programme 24 January 2000, which in turn was replaced by the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 on 1 Janauary 2007.

How does it work?

An Erasmus exchange student receives a grant from the EU to help cover the additional expense of linving abroad. The hight of the grant is decided per academic year. Currently, the annual budget is in excess of 450 million euro. More than 2.2 million students have participated since it started in 1987 and over 4 000 higher education institutions participate.

Where can I do an Erasmus year?

For studies as well as internships the following countries offer the possibility of doing your Erasmus: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey & United Kingdom

I am not a Bachelor Student anymore. Can I still participate?

The Erasmus Programme is specifically set up for students during their Bachelor studies. However, there are two more programmes for finished Bachelors: Erasmus Mundus for Master Students and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs.