Erasmus plus

The Erasmus Programme (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. Erasmus+, or Erasmus Plus, is the new programme combining all the EU's current schemes.

You can find differents opportunities with erasmus plus.

individuals

• Study abroad with Erasmus+

• Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

• European Voluntary Service and youth exchanges

• Teach abroad with Erasmus+

• Traineeships with Erasmus+

Organizations

• Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals

• Key Action 2 : Innovation and best practices

• Key Action 3: Support for Policy Reform

• Jean Monnet

More information and details you can found here.

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en

Key Action 1: Youth mobility

Main activities:

• Youth Mobility projects (young people and youth workers)

• Youth Exchanges

• European Voluntary Service

• Structured courses: training courses, contact-making events, study visits abroad

• Job shadowing or observation period in a youth organisation abroad (at youth organizations, education and training institutions, companies, etc.)

• Mobility projects submitted by national/regional public bodies and by organisations active in Corporate Social Responsibility

• Large Scale European Voluntary Service Events

Erasmus plus have a lot of different opportunities for every person.

I want to present a bit more what is a youth exchange because we already know about EVS and conditions.

YOUTH EXCHANGES

Youth exchanges allow groups of young people from different countries to meet, live together and work on shared projects for short periods.

Youth exchanges take place outside the school environment. On a youth exchange, you can expect to participate in activities such as workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, outdoor activities and more.

Participants' learning experiences are recognized through a Youthpass.

Duration

Youth exchanges last between 5 and 21 days. This excludes travelling time.

Conditions

Youth exchanges are open to people between the ages of 13 and 30. To be a group leader in a youth exchange, you must be at least 18 years-old.

Erasmus plus have a lot of different opportunities for every person.Now I want to speak about my experience connected with Erasmus plus programs.

I am Lena Arakelyan 25 years old from Armenia. Now I am an EVS volunteer in Romania, Craiova in ASociacia EXPLORATOR. I am working with children with disabilities. It is very pleasant when you do a kind and good job to the others.

I already did my short-term EVS in France.

I have also participated in a youth exchange in Georgia.

My sending organization YIC also organizes a lot of different ERASMUS PLUS programs, trainings, exchanges. YIC also sends and hosts volunteers in the frame of EVS programme.

Erasmus plus program gives us a lot of nice opportunities to develop ourselves, to travel, to learn and to improve languages and personal skills. Du to Erasmus + programme I travel,

I have got many international friends and have got a big amount of experience.