The Erasmus Programme was initiated by the European Commission 25 years ago, in a time that the commission didn't even have a mandate on education. The community only had 11 members and the Iron ...

Opinion: as European Commissioner, the late Peter Sutherland played an important part in establishing the Erasmus higher education exchange programme The European Union’s Erasmus+ programme has been ...

The EU’s top education official, Androulla Vassiliou, has called for a revamped Erasmus student exchange programme to place more emphasis on youth employability in the coming years, as the European ...

Dutch Renaissance philosopher Erasmus inspired the name of the European student exchange programme that's funded millions of students to spend a year or several months in a foreign country. The ...

Mobility programmes have become more popular so much so that in October the 30 countries participating in the Socrates Programme will be celebrating the millionth Erasmus participant. Erasmus is the ...

Britain leaving the EU could put the Erasmus student exchange scheme under threat. Six former students explain why this matters There are fears over the future of the Erasmus, a £112m EU exchange ...

In our new 'Eminent Europeans' series, we ask the continent's share of intellectuals - philosophers, artists or scientists - to share their vision of Europe. In the first article, Jan Truszczyński, ...

Students at NI universities can continue to participate in the Erasmus scheme under an arrangement with the Irish government. Erasmus is an EU programme that helps students study in other countries.

More than a quarter of those who take part in the Erasmus scheme meet their long-term partner while studying abroad, and more than one million babies may have been produced as a result (Getty) Where ...

Funding for NI students on the Erasmus scheme will not be limited to those with an Irish passport after Brexit. Erasmus is an EU programme that helps students study in other countries. Prime Minister ...

Holyrood ministers are exploring options to keep Scotland involved in the EU's Erasmus programme. The scheme, which offers opportunities to study abroad, is ending in the UK because of Brexit, with a ...