The Erasmus Programme: Achievements, Inequalities and Prospects – An Overall Approach

The aim of the paper was to analyze the perception of students regarding the quality of management within Erasmus+ programme carried out by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu and their partner academic institutions from Romania and abroad. Through this paper we also tried to determine a classification of the evaluated variables, their correlation and the factor which influences most the quality of the management of Erasmus mobility projects. In order to assess these goals, the research consisted of collecting, processing and analyzing the responses to questionnaires from 66 Romanian students and 165 foreign students who have benefited from an Erasmus+ study or placement mobility in the last years. The findings highlighted that Romanian students compared to foreign students assessed better the quality of management in general, more exactly the variables related to promotion and information activities, quality and professionalism of the Erasmus selection competition, support in filling out the Erasmus documents, the level of support throughout the application process, information and support provided by the home university during their mobility and the support for the administrative part after returning from mobility.

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The participation of Portuguese students in ERASMUS: From its European conception to its implementation in universities

Revista Estudos do Século XX ◽

10.14195/1647-8622_18_5 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 97-113

Author(s):

Yvette Santos ◽

Alice Cunha

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Student Mobility ◽

The State ◽

European Level ◽

Academic Mobility ◽

Qualitative Nature ◽

The Subject ◽

European Education ◽

Portuguese Literature ◽

Erasmus Programme

The ERASMUS Programme, established in June 1987, is considered one of the most popular European education programmes as it favours the academic mobility of thousands of students. Given the importance of ERASMUS in building a Europe of knowledge, this article aims to analyse the importance of ERASMUS toPortugal since its implementation. The state of the art on the subject is not exhaustive. Although much research on student mobility with a focus on ERASMUS at the European level has been undertaken – albeit difficult to summarise given the diversity of studies – Portuguese literature has not kept pace since existing studies are mainly Masters dissertations of a qualitative nature, supported by interviews with former ERASMUS students and covering the recent years of the Programme. Bearing this in mind, this article, in addition to identifying the main stages that led to the establishment of the Programme and highlighting thecontours of its implementation in Portugal, seeks to analyse the participatory trends of Portuguese students attending the first university cycle (the so-called outgoings) from 1987 to 2014, the year ERASMUS+ started.

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New Ways to Learn Geography – Challenges of the 21st Century

Quaestiones Geographicae ◽

10.2478/quageo-2018-0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 37-45

Author(s):

Iwona Markuszewska ◽

Minna Tanskanen ◽

Josep Vila Subirós

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Learning Process ◽

Instructional Methods ◽

Learning By Doing ◽

Innovative Approach ◽

International Project ◽

Learning Methods ◽

Approach To Learning ◽

Erasmus Programme ◽

Teaching Learning

Abstract The aim of the article is to get a closer overview of the non-instructional methods of the teaching-learning process of geography. To achieve this goal, the results of the international project Borderland: Border Landscapes Across Europe (undertaken in 2012 and 2013, within the framework of LLP-Erasmus Programme) was presented. Special attention was paid on the innovative approach to learning methods, namely learning by doing (LBD) that was experienced in a multinational environment during the project’s implementation.

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Regional Mobility in Europe: The Importance of CEEPUS Based on Hungarian Evidence

European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-56316-5_6 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 81-90

Author(s):

Peter Holicza

Keyword(s):

The European Union ◽

Professional Networks ◽

Academic Networks ◽

Mobility Programs ◽

Strategic Role ◽

Processed Sample ◽

Exchange Programme ◽

Erasmus Programme ◽

Balkan States

Abstract The Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (CEEPUS) was founded more than 25 years ago with the aim of supporting the strategic role of the region by academic and further cooperation among the Central, Eastern and Balkan States of Europe. Its framework covers mobility grants for students and teachers within academic networks designed to operate joint programmes and degrees. The importance and impact of CEEPUS are less researched and highlighted compared to the European Union flagship Erasmus Programme, but its results and potential made a comeback to international political agendas and are an actual topic on policy forums. The current scheme is secured only until 2025. Therefore, this research intends to support decision and policymaking processes for future planning by presenting the outcomes of programme participation and necessary changes for improvement and to answer whether the CEEPUS is still needed besides the Erasmus+ and other mobility programs. Hungary is among the founders and one of the most important member states considering the allocated grants, the number of professional networks and mobilities—that make the processed sample representative and valuable.

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