(a) education and training at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective, including school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), international higher education (Erasmus Mundus), vocational education and training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult learning (Grundtvig); (b) youth (Youth in Action), particularly in the context of non-formal and informal learning; (c) sport, in particular grassroots sport.
Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC Text with EEA relevance
Modified by
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1475 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 2 October 2018laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU, 32018R1475, October 4, 2018
(1) 'lifelong learning' means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal learning and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences or participation in society within a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services; (2) 'non-formal learning' means learning which takes place through planned activities (in terms of learning objectives and learning time) where some form of learning support is present (e.g. a student-teacher relationship), but which is not part of the formal education and training system; (3) 'informal learning' means learning resulting from daily activities related to work, family or leisure which is not organised or structured in terms of objectives, time or learning support; it may be unintentional from the learner's perspective; (4) 'structured dialogue' means the dialogue with young people and youth organisations which serves as a forum for continuous joint reflection on the priorities, implementation and follow-up of European cooperation in the youth field; (5) 'transnational' relates, unless otherwise indicated, to any action involving at least two Programme countries as referred to in Article 24(1); (6) 'international' relates to any action involving at least one Programme country and at least one third country ('partner country'); (7) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning; it may take the form of traineeships, apprenticeships, youth exchanges, volunteering, teaching or participation in a professional development activity, and may include preparatory activities, such as training in the host language, as well as sending, hosting and follow-up activities; (8) 'cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices' means transnational and international cooperation projects involving organisations active in the fields of education, training and/or youth, and may include other organisations; (9) 'support for policy reform' means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernisation of education and training systems, as well as support for the development of European youth policy, through the process of policy cooperation between Member States, in particular the Open Method of Coordination and the structured dialogue with young people; (10) 'virtual mobility' means a set of activities supported by information and communications technology, including e-learning, organised at institutional level, that realise or facilitate transnational and/or international, collaborative experiences in a context of teaching and/or learning; (11) 'staff' means persons who, on either a professional or a voluntary basis, are involved in education, training or youth non-formal learning, and may include professors, teachers, trainers, school leaders, youth workers and non-educational staff; (12) 'youth worker' means a professional or a volunteer involved in non-formal learning who supports young people in their personal socio-educational and professional development; (13) 'young people' means individuals aged between 13 and 30; (14) 'higher education institution' means: (a) any type of higher education institution which, in accordance with national law or practice, offers recognised degrees or other recognised tertiary level qualifications, whatever such establishment may be called; (b) any institution which, in accordance with national law or practice, offers vocational education or training at tertiary level;
(15) 'joint degrees' means an integrated study programme offered by at least two higher education institutions resulting in a single degree certificate issued and signed by all the participating institutions jointly and recognised officially in the countries where the participating institutions are located; (16) 'double degree/multiple degree' means a study programme offered by at least two (double) or more (multiple) higher education institutions whereby the student receives, upon completion of the study programme, a separate degree certificate from each of the participating institutions; (17) 'youth activity' means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering or youth training) carried out by a young person, either individually or in a group, in particular through youth organisations, and characterised by a non-formal learning approach; (18) 'partnership' means an agreement between a group of institutions and/or organisations in different Programme countries to carry out joint European activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport or establishing a formal or informal network in a relevant field such as joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers in the form of class exchanges and individual long-term mobility, intensive programmes in higher education and cooperation between regional and local authorities to foster inter-regional, including cross-border, cooperation; it may be extended to institutions and/or organisations from partner countries with a view to strengthening the quality of the partnership; (19) 'key competences' means the basic set of knowledge, skills and attitudes which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment, as described in Recommendation 2006/962/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Recommendation 2006/962/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ L 394, 30.12.2006, p. 10 ).(20) 'Open Method of Coordination' (OMC) means an intergovernmental method providing a framework for cooperation between the Member States, whose national policies can thus be directed towards certain common objectives; within the scope of the Programme, the OMC applies to education, training and youth; (21) 'Union transparency and recognition tools' means instruments that help stakeholders to understand, appreciate and, as appropriate, recognise learning outcomes and qualifications throughout the Union; (22) 'neighbourhood countries' means the countries and territories covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy; (23) 'dual career' means the combination of high-level sports training with general education or work; (24) 'grassroots sport' means organised sport practised at local level by amateur sportspeople, and sport for all.
(a) transnational character, particularly with regard to mobility and cooperation aimed at achieving a sustainable systemic impact; (b) complementarity and synergy with other programmes and policies at national, Union and international level; (c) contribution to the effective use of Union transparency and recognition tools.
(a) the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, including the headline education target; (b) the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ('ET 2020'), including the corresponding benchmarks; (c) the sustainable development of partner countries in the field of higher education; (d) the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018); (e) the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the Union work plan for sport; and (f) the promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
(a) to improve the level of key competences and skills, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society, in particular through increased opportunities for learning mobility and through strengthened cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work; (b) to foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions, in particular through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders; (c) to promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European lifelong learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level and to support the modernisation of education and training systems, in particular through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices; (d) to enhance the international dimension of education and training, in particular through cooperation between Union and partner-country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education, by increasing the attractiveness of European higher education institutions and supporting the Union's external action, including its development objectives, through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between the Union and partner-country higher education institutions and targeted capacity-building in partner countries; (e) to improve the teaching and learning of languages and to promote the Union's broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness; (f) to promote excellence in teaching and research activities in European integration through the Jean Monnet activities worldwide, as referred to in Article 10.
(a) learning mobility of individuals; (b) cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; and (c) support for policy reform.
(a) the mobility of students in all cycles of higher education and of students, apprentices and pupils in vocational education and training. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution or traineeships or gaining experience as an apprentice, assistant or trainee abroad. Degree mobility at Master's level may be supported through the Student Loan Guarantee Facility referred to in Article 20; (b) the mobility of staff, within the Programme countries referred to in Article 24(1). This mobility may take the form of teaching or assistantships or participation in professional development activities abroad.
(a) strategic partnerships between organisations and/or institutions involved in education and training or other relevant sectors aimed at developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting peer learning and exchanges of experience; (b) partnerships between the world of work and education and training institutions in the form of: knowledge alliances between, in particular, higher education institutions and the world of work aimed at promoting creativity, innovation, work-based learning and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula and pedagogical approaches; sector skills alliances between education and training providers and the world of work aimed at promoting employability, contributing to the creation of new sector-specific or cross-sectoral curricula, developing innovative methods of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union transparency and recognition tools into practice;
(c) IT support platforms, covering all education and training sectors, including in particular eTwinning, allowing peer learning, virtual mobility and exchanges of good practices and opening access for participants from neighbourhood countries.
(a) the implementation of the Union policy agenda on education and training in the context of the OMC, as well as to the Bologna and Copenhagen processes; (b) the implementation in Programme countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, in particular the single Union framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass), the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) and the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), and the provision of support to Union-wide networks and European non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in the field of education and training; (c) the policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the field of education and training; (d) NARIC, the Eurydice and Euroguidance networks, and the National Europass Centres.
(a) promote teaching and research on European integration worldwide among specialist academics, learners and citizens, in particular through the creation of Jean Monnet Chairs and other academic activities, as well as by providing aid for other knowledge-building activities at higher education institutions; (b) support the activities of academic institutions or associations active in the field of European integration studies and support a Jean Monnet label for excellence; (c) support the following institutions pursuing an aim of European interest: (i) the European University Institute of Florence; (ii) the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin campuses); (iii) the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht; (iv) the Academy of European Law, Trier; (v) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Odense; (vi) the International Centre for European Training (CIFE), Nice;
(d) promote policy debate and exchanges between the academic world and policy-makers on Union policy priorities.
(a) to improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, in particular through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, and through strengthened links between the youth field and the labour market; (b) to foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders; (c) to complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level and to support the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy as well as the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, in particular through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices; (d) to enhance the international dimension of youth activities and the role of youth workers and organisations as support structures for young people in complementarity with the Union's external action, in particular through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between the Union and partner-country stakeholders and international organisations and through targeted capacity-building in partner countries.
(a) learning mobility of individuals; (b) cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; (c) support for policy reform.
(a) the mobility of young people in non-formal and informal learning activities between the Programme countries; such mobility may take the form of youth exchanges, as well as innovative activities building on existing provisions for mobility; (b) the mobility of persons active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders; such mobility may take the form of training and networking activities.
(a) strategic partnerships aimed at developing and implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects that promote active citizenship, social innovation, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through peer learning and exchanges of experience; (b) IT support platforms allowing peer learning, knowledge-based youth work, virtual mobility and exchanges of good practice.
(a) the implementation of the Union policy agenda on youth through the OMC; (b) implementation in the Programme countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, in particular the Youthpass, and support for Union-wide networks and European youth NGOs; (c) policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders and structured dialogue with young people; (d) the European Youth Forum, resource centres for the development of youth work and the Eurodesk network.
(a) to tackle cross-border threats to the integrity of sport, such as doping, match-fixing and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and discrimination; (b) to promote and support good governance in sport and dual careers of athletes; (c) to promote voluntary activities in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and awareness of the importance of health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in, and equal access to, sport for all.
(a) support for collaborative partnerships; (b) support for not-for-profit European sport events involving several Programme countries and contributing to the objectives set out in point (c) of Article 16(1); (c) support for strengthening the evidence base for policy-making; (d) dialogue with relevant European stakeholders.
(a) at least 80,8 % to education and training, from which the following minimum allocations shall be assigned: (i) 44,3 % to higher education, representing 35,7 % of the total budget; (ii) 21,4 % to vocational education and training, representing 17,3 % of the total budget; (iii) 14,6 % to school education, representing 11,8 % of the total budget; (iv) 4,9 % to adult learning, representing 3,9 % of the total budget;
(b) 8,6 % to youth; (c) up to 1,5 % to the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; (d) 1,9 % to Jean Monnet; (e) 1,8 % to sport, of which no more than 10 % to the activity mentioned under point (b) of Article 17(1); (f) 3,4 % as operating grants to national agencies; (g) 1,8 % to cover administrative expenditure.
(a) the level of annual realised outputs; and (b) the level of annual payments realised.
(a) the European added value referred to in Article 3; (b) the distribution of funds associated with the education, training and youth sectors, with a view to ensuring, by the end of the Programme, an allocation of funding which guarantees a sustainable systemic impact; (c) the use of the funds derived from the external instruments as referred to in Article 18(4) and their contribution to the respective objectives and principles of those instruments.
'Comenius', associated with school education; 'Erasmus', associated with all types of higher education within the Programme countries; 'Erasmus Mundus', associated with all types of higher education activities between the Programme countries and partner countries; 'Leonardo da Vinci', associated with vocational education and training; 'Grundtvig', associated with adult learning; 'Youth in Action', associated with non-formal and informal learning in the field of youth; 'Sports', associated with activities in the field of sport.
(a) the Member States; (b) the acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements, Association Council decisions or similar agreements; (c) those EFTA countries that are party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that agreement; (d) the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of a bilateral agreement to be concluded with that country; (e) those countries covered by the European neighbourhood policy which have concluded agreements with the Union providing for the possibility of their participation in the Union's programmes, subject to the conclusion of a bilateral agreement with the Union on the conditions of their participation in the Programme.
(a) the relevant policies and programmes, in particular those relating to culture and the media, employment, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, cohesion and development policy, as well as enlargement policy and initiatives, instruments and strategies in the field of regional policy and external relations; (b) the other Union relevant sources of funding for education, training, youth and sport, in particular the European Social Fund and the other financial instruments relating to employment and social inclusion, the European Regional Development Fund and 'Horizon 2020' - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, as well as the financial instruments relating to justice and citizenship, health, external cooperation programmes and pre-accession assistance.
(a) the Commission at Union level; (b) the national agencies at national level in the Programme countries.
(a) have legal personality or be part of an entity having legal personality, and be governed by the law of the Member State concerned; a ministry may not be designated as a national agency; (b) have the adequate management capacity, staff and infrastructure to fulfil its tasks satisfactorily, ensuring efficient and effective management of the Programme and sound financial management of Union funds; (c) have the operational and legal means to apply the administrative, contractual and financial management rules laid down at Union level; (d) offer adequate financial guarantees, issued preferably by a public authority, corresponding to the level of Union funds it will be called upon to manage; (e) be designated for the duration of the Programme.
(a) learning mobility of individuals, with the exception of mobility organised on the basis of joint or double/multiple degrees, large-scale volunteering projects and the Student Loan Guarantee Facility; (b) strategic partnerships within the action 'cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices'; (c) the management of small-scale activities supporting the structured dialogue in the youth field within the action 'support for policy reform'.
(a) stipulate the internal control standards for national agencies and the rules for the management of the Union funds for grant support by the national agencies; (b) include the national agency work programme comprising the management tasks of the national agency to which Union support is provided; (c) specify the reporting requirements for the national agency.
(a) funds for grant support in the Member State concerned for the actions of the Programme the management of which is entrusted to the national agency; (b) a financial contribution in support of the Programme management tasks of the national agency. This shall be provided in the form of a flat-rate contribution to the operational costs of the national agency and shall be established on the basis of the amount of Union funds for grant support entrusted to the national agency.
(a) have the necessary professional competence to carry out public sector audits; (b) ensure that its audits take account of internationally accepted audit standards; (c) not be in a position of conflict of interest with regard to the legal entity of which the national agency forms part. In particular, it shall be independent, in terms of its functions, of the legal entity of which the national agency forms part.
| Europe 2020 headline education target | The percentage of 18-24 year-olds with only lower-secondary education who are not enrolled in education or training |
| The percentage of 30-34 year-olds with completed tertiary or equivalent education | |
| Mobility benchmark, in line with the Council conclusions on a benchmark for learning mobility | The percentage of higher education graduates who have had a period of higher education-related study or training (including work placements) abroad |
| The percentage of 18-34 year-olds with an initial vocational education and training qualification who have had an initial vocational education and training-related study or training period (including work placements) abroad | |
| Quantitative (general) | The number of staff supported by the Programme, by country and by sector |
| The number of participants with special needs or fewer opportunities | |
| The number and type of organisations and projects, by country and by action | |
| Education and training | The number of pupils, students and trainees participating in the Programme, by country, sector, action and gender |
| The number of higher education students receiving support to study in a partner country, as well as the number of students from a partner country coming to study in a Programme country | |
| The number of partner country higher education institutions involved in mobility and cooperation actions | |
| The number of users of Euroguidance | |
| The percentage of participants who have received a certificate, diploma or other kind of formal recognition of their participation in the Programme | |
| The percentage of participants declaring that they have increased their key competences | |
| The percentage of participants in long-term mobility declaring that they have increased their language skills | |
| Jean Monnet | The number of students receiving training through Jean Monnet activities |
| Youth | The number of young people engaged in mobility actions supported by the Programme, by country, action and gender |
| The number of youth organisations from both Programme countries and partner countries involved in international mobility and cooperation actions | |
| The number of users of the Eurodesk network | |
| The percentage of participants who have received a certificate – for example a Youthpass –, diploma or other kind of formal recognition of their participation in the Programme | |
| The percentage of participants declaring that they have increased their key competences | |
| The percentage of participants in voluntary activities declaring that they have increased their language skills | |
| Sport | Size of membership of sport organisations applying for, and taking part in, the Programme, by country |
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(a) the volume of financing to be made available to students; (b) the most favourable possible terms offered to students, subject to compliance with the minimum standards of lending as set out in paragraph 2; (c) access to finance by all residents of Programme countries as referred to in Article 24(1); (d) fraud prevention measures; and (e) adherence to Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 66 ).
(a) no collateral or parental guarantee shall be requested; (b) loans shall be granted on a non-discriminatory basis; (c) as part of the assessment process, the financial intermediary shall consider the student's risk of over-indebtedness, taking into account levels of accrued debt and any judicial decision relating to an unpaid debt; and (d) repayment shall be based upon a hybrid model combining 'mortgage-based' standardised payments with social safeguards, in particular: (i) an interest rate that is significantly lower than the market rate; (ii) an initial grace period before the commencement of repayments, lasting a minimum of 12 months after the end of the study programme or, where national law does not provide for such delays, a provision whereby nominal repayments are to be made during that 12-month period; (iii) a provision for a 'repayment holiday' of a minimum duration of 12 months over the lifetime of the loan, which can be invoked at the graduate's request, or, where national law does not provide for such delays, a provision whereby nominal repayments are to be made during that 12-month period; (iv) an option to defer the payment of interest during the study period; (v) insurance against death or disability; and (vi) no penalties for early total or partial repayment.
(a) the number of students in receipt of loans backed by the Student Loan Guarantee Facility, including data on their completion rates; (b) the volume of lending contracted by financial intermediaries; (c) the level of interest rates; (d) outstanding debt and default levels, including any measures taken by financial intermediaries against those who default on their loans; (e) fraud prevention measures taken by financial intermediaries; (f) the profile of students supported, including their socio-economic background, subject of study, country of origin and country of destination, in accordance with national data protection legislation; (g) geographical balance of uptake; and (h) geographical coverage of financial intermediaries.