Overview
Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth, and sport in Europe. Its budget of €14.7 billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain experience, and volunteer abroad.
Set to last until 2027, Erasmus+ doesn't just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes, it has opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations.
The aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for growth, jobs, social equity, and inclusion, as well as the aims of ET2020, the EU's strategic framework for education and training. Erasmus+ also aims to promote the sustainable development of its partners in higher education and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.
Specific issues tackled by the programme include:
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Reducing unemployment, especially among young people
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Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market.
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Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
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Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform
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Reducing early school leaving
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Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner countries
Gdynia Maritime University has been participating in the international programme ERASMUS since 1998, coordinating and organising the exchange of students and academic teaching staff. It has also been involved in elaborating and implementing ECTS, preparing curricula, syllabuses, and modules. Erasmus aims to raise the quality of education in the countries participating in the programme by expanding the international cooperation between higher education institutions and supporting the mobility of students and university workers (more in Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and the GMU Erasmus Policy Statement).
The ever-increasing number of students of partner universities completing part of their studies within the Erasmus Programme at GMU is a clear sign of the growing scope of the University's internationalisation.
