News about the next Erasmus programme 2021-2027 Main aspects On 30 May, the Commission adopted its proposal for the next Erasmus programme, with a doubling of the budget to 30 billion euros for the period 2021-2027. It also proposes to include an amount of EUR 700 million for a new initiative “DiscoverEU“ which will offer young people the opportunity to discover other EU countries. The focus of the new Programme “will be on inclusiveness, and to reach more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. This will allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work.” The Programme is one of the funding instruments under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework aiming at investing in people, social cohesion and values. It is a key instrument at Union level which funds activities at European level in support of learning mobility, cooperation and innovative policy developments in the fields of education, training youth and sport. The ambition for the next Erasmus programme goes hand in hand with the Commission’s vision to work towards a European Education Area by 2025 as set out in its Communication on ‘Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture’ of 14 November 2017. In particular, the Programme will support (a) school development and excellent teaching; (b) the Copenhagen process on vocational education and training; (c) the renewed EU agenda for higher education and the Bologna process; (d) the renewed EU agenda for adult learning; (e) the renewed EU youth strategy and (f) the EU work plan for sport. These policies will continue to rely on the support from the integrated lifelong learning approach of the Programme. The general objective of the new Erasmus Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport. Specific objectives (a)promote learning mobility of individuals, as well as cooperation, inclusion, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training; (b)promote non-formal learning mobility and active participation among young people, as well as cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth; (c)promote learning mobility of sport coaches and staff, as well as cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies. The objectives of the Programme shall be pursued through the following three key actions: (a)learning mobility (‘key action 1’); (b)cooperation among organisations and institutions (‘key action 2’); and (c)support to policy development and cooperation (‘key action 3’)

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