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ERASMUS + PROGRAMME

Erasmus+ is the EU Programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020.

Projects under this Action promote transnational mobility activities targeting students and academic and administrative staff aiming to:

Support students in the acquisition of learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences) with a view to improving their personal development, their involvement as considerate and active citizens in society and their employability in the European labour market and beyond
Support the professional development of those who work in Higher Education
Enhance notably the participants' foreign languages competence
Raise participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build networks of international contacts, to actively participate in society and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity
Increase the capacities, attractiveness and international dimension of universities
Ensure a better recognition of competences gained through the learning periods abroad
Enhance the attractiveness of higher education in Europe
Support the internationalisation, attractiveness quality, equity of access and modernisation of higher education institutions outside Europe in view of promoting the development of Partner Countries
Promote the development and external policy objectives and principles including national ownership, social cohesion, equity, proper geographical balance and diversity. Special attention will be given to the least developed countries as well as to disadvantaged students from poor socio-economic backgrounds and to students will special needs