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Tag: Erasmus Mundus

EU mulls Erasmus reform to boost student mobility - 06 October 2009 - News

Stakeholders are this week (5-6 October) gathering in Sweden to discuss reforming the EU's Erasmus student mobility programme to make going abroad to learn "the rule rather than the exception" for young people.

MEPs give major boost to Erasmus Mundus - 22 October 2008 - News

The European Parliament yesterday (21 October) agreed to quadruple the budget for the bloc's flagship academic mobility programme, which aims to attract highly-qualified students and professors from non-EU countries.

Europe needs to co-operate on student visas - 29 September 2005 - News

The Commission says that co-operation among member states is key to avoid the situation in the US where the number of incoming non-EU students has plummeted.

Non-EU students and teachers to receive Erasmus Mundus grants - 05 July 2005 - News

The Commission has picked 803 non-EU Masters students and 133 non-EU teachers to receive Erasmus Mundus grants for the 2005-06 academic year. The programme, which runs from 2004-08, will be reviewed in 2006.

17 masters courses added to Erasmus Mundus programme - 10 February 2005 - News

Erasmus Mundus, a programme designed to strengthen European and international ties in higher education, is facing criticism from the National Union of Students in Europe. 

82 universities launch Erasmus Mundus - 28 September 2004 - News

 From this academic year onwards, the EU will award grants to the best students and professors from all over the world to come and study in the EU. The new Erasmus programme will provide funding for 19 high-quality Masters courses involving 82 universities in 17 different European countries. 

More new Member State students heading West than vice versa, says Reding - 02 June 2004 - News

In an interview with EurActiv, Commissioner Reding expresses confidence that EU-15 students will head East when they find out they can get a good education for less money in new Member States' universities.

Interview news: MEP Marielle De Sarnez is confident that Erasmus Mundus will be a success story - 12 December 2003 - News

Marielle de Sarnez, Parliament's rapporteur on Eramus Mundus (EEP-ED, France), expects Erasmus Mundus to have "the same success as its little brother Erasmus".

Full interview - Marielle De Sarnez, MEP: "Erasmus Mundus offers grants of about 1,600 euro a month" - 05 December 2003 - Interview

In an interview with EurActiv [translated from French], Marielle de Sarnez, Parliament's rapporteur on Erasmus Mundus, explains how this new programme is expected to boost the attractiveness of European higher education.

Council agrees to bigger budgets for Erasmus Mundus and eLearning programmes - 26 October 2003 - News

On 24 November the Council adopted the Erasmus Mundus and eLearning programmes, both with significantly higher budgets than originally decided.

Parliament pushes for more money to attract top non-EU students - 22 October 2003 - News

On 21 October, Parliament adopted a legislative resolution in second reading on the new Erasmus Mundus programme.

Education Council not ready to pay as much as Parliament wishes - 08 May 2003 - News

On 5 May, the EU education ministers reached a political agreement on the funding available for the new Erasmus Mundus and eLearning programmes.

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