ERASMUS+ 

Erasmus+, acronym of European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students, is a EU students’ mobility program. It was born in 1987. The Program enables students to spend up to a year of their university courses in a university in another European country, as a part of the degree. The name of the Programme is inspired by Erasmus of Rotterdam, a Dutch humanist and theologian (XV century). Erasmus travelled across Europe and studied its different cultures. Since 2014, Erasmus+ is the new programme combining all the EU’s current schemes for education, training, youth and sport.

ESSENIA and ERASMUS+ 

the promotion of transnational mobility within EU represents one of the main activities of Essenia. We strongly believe in the added value of mobility experiences (both traineeships, education, sharing of good practices): they are a boost for personal and professional growth. They are already many years that, first with Leonardo Da Vinci Programme and now with Erasmus+ Programme, we promote traineeship and education paths for free, incoming and outgoing. These experiences may take place in enterprises, public and private bodies, in all professional sectors. Target groups of mobility are: students, recently graduated, teachers, staff working in vocational education and training, schools, and all of whom related with education and employment.

We mostly operate within KA1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals (please go to link for more information) and KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices (please go to link for more information). Out of project-proposals as Applicant, we also offer support to project planning and management for schools and public/private bodies, guaranteeing high quality standards, thanks to consolidated experience, professional team and solid partnerships across Europe. We have been awarded the “VET MOBILITY CHARTER” (n.2015-1-IT01-KA109-004902) by the Italian National Agency Erasmus+ INAPP for the quality of our mobility services, in all mobility-related aspects: Company identification

• ► Accommodation for groups/individuals
• ► Tutoring
• ► Organizational support, Logistics management and administrative fulfillment
• ► Linguistic, pedagogical and cultural preparation
• ► Monitoring, evaluation, follow-up and feedback
• ► Issuing of certifications attesting the acquired competences recognized in Europe
• ► Travel organization and transfer service to/from airports
• ► Activation of insurance policies
• ► Organization of leisure and cultural activities

Some statistics:…

• until 2018 Essenia managed about 2.000 ingoing and outgoing mobility grant all over Europe: Spain 897, UK 489, Ireland 201, Italy (incoming) 223, Malta 71, Belgium 44, France 28, Germany 13, Lithuania 5, Portugal 5. Such a trend is confirmed year by year thanks to the approval of new projects and activities that will keep enabling students, recently graduated, teachers, staff experience a mobility exchange. • Traineeships sector: art & ceramics, architecture & urban planning, law & legal affairs, protection of the environment and territory, marketing, communication & new media, journalism & publishing, translation & interpreting, engineering, international cooperation, community planning, administration, finance & accounting, project management, tourism & catering, information technology, electronics & electro-technics, mechanics & mechatronics, viticulture, food & wine, social services, education & culture, trade, cinema & television, third sector, events planning, green economy & renewable energy.

What is Erasmus+ 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, and gain experience abroad. Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ doesn’t just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes (LLP: Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig; Youth in Action; International cooperation: Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink , Bilateral co-operation Programmes) it offers opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations. In addition there are Jean Monnet Activities and Sport. 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 the field of higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy. Specific issues tackled by the programme include: Reducing unemployment, especially among young people Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market. Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform Reducing early school leaving Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU’s partner countries With a budget of € 14.7 billion for 2014-2020, Erasmus+ promotes opportunities for: • students, learners, staff, trainees, teachers, volunteers. • organisations, which want to explore development and networking opportunties with universities, education and training providers, think-tanks, research organisations, and private businesses. The Program now funds not only universities and training institutions, but also actions aimed at innovative partnerships, the so-called “Knowledge Alliances” and “Sector Skills Alliances”, with the aim to promote synergies between education and employment by enabling higher education institutions, trainers and companies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship as well as to develop new programs and qualifications to fill skill-gaps. In sport field, the Programme focuses on transnational projects aimed at supporting amateur sports and addressing cross-border challenges such as tackling match-fixing, doping, violence and racism, as well as promoting good governance, gender equality, social inclusion and physical activity for all.

WHAT IS ERASMUS+?

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, and gain experience abroad. Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ doesn’t just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes (LLP: Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig; Youth in Action; International cooperation: Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink , Bilateral co-operation Programmes) it offers opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations. In addition there are Jean Monnet Activities and Sport. 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 the field of higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy. Specific issues tackled by the programme include: Reducing unemployment, especially among young people Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market. Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform Reducing early school leaving Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU’s partner countries With a budget of € 14.7 billion for 2014-2020, Erasmus+ promotes opportunities for:

• • students, learners, staff, trainees, teachers, volunteers.
• • organisations, which want to explore development and networking opportunties with universities, education and training providers, think-tanks, research organisations, and private businesses.

The Program now funds not only universities and training institutions, but also actions aimed at innovative partnerships, the so-called “Knowledge Alliances” and “Sector Skills Alliances”, with the aim to promote synergies between education and employment by enabling higher education institutions, trainers and companies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship as well as to develop new programs and qualifications to fill skill-gaps. In sport field, the Programme focuses on transnational projects aimed at supporting amateur sports and addressing cross-border challenges such as tackling match-fixing, doping, violence and racism, as well as promoting good governance, gender equality, social inclusion and physical activity for all.