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30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ Programme - a milestone for Europe  

Throughout 2017, there will be events all over Europe to mark the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ Programme. These will include conferences, forums, dialogues, celebrations, debates, and exhibitions.

Erasmus+ is the EU’s overarching programme for education, training, youth and sport. The original Erasmus began in 1987 as an exchange programme that gave higher education students a taste of life and learning abroad.

Over the past 30 years it has grown into something much bigger. Today, Erasmus+ offers a large number of additional opportunities to individuals and organisations – to go abroad as volunteers or apprentices for example, and to cooperate on joint projects. Sport has also become an important part of Erasmus+.

The programme now extends far beyond Europe. In fact, 2 million people from all walks of life have already taken the opportunity to study, train, volunteer and gain experience abroad since 2014 with the launch of Erasmus+, with 9 million in total taking part over the past 30 years. Between 2017 and 2020, Erasmus+ will provide opportunities for more than 2 million people from Europe and around the world.

Chair of the CoR's SEDEC Commission Yoomi Renström (SE/PES) is encouraging CoR members to participate in the activities marking the anniversary. She said: "Erasmus is instrumental for improving the quality of learning and promoting the European dimension of education while strengthening European identity and encouraging teacher and learner mobility. Local and regional authorities have a role to play in these endeavours. Thanks to Erasmus, many cross-border local and regional partnerships, promoting different types of cooperation, have been developed amongst public authorities, youth organisations and regional higher education bodies and other education providers. Such partnerships can effectively align education programmes with the needs of society and the labour market, as well as the specific needs of regions facing similar challenges."

The European Commission has developed an "Erasmus+ 30 years" toolkit put at the disposal of anyone who would like to promote the campaign. Materials including a campaign poster, roll-ups, videos, and additional language versions are available ready to use at the dedicated website.

A presentation on the 30th Anniversary of the Erasmus will be included in the next meeting of the SEDEC Commission on 31 January 2017 with the participation of the European Commission/DG EAC.

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