The Erasmus Programme was initiated by the European Commission 25 years ago, in a time that the commission didn't even have a mandate on education. The community only had 11 members and the Iron ...

Innocent OwehNo fewer than 89 students from Nigeria have secured a fully funded study scheme, under the European Union’s Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s scholarship programme.About 163 Nigerian students ...

Nigeria has once again emerged as Africa's leading beneficiary of the European Union's Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's ...

The EU’s top education official, Androulla Vassiliou, has called for a revamped Erasmus student exchange programme to place more emphasis on youth employability in the coming years, as the European ...

The Erasmus Programme is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987. For the past three decades, it has offered students from across the world studying in European and British ...

Opinion: as European Commissioner, the late Peter Sutherland played an important part in establishing the Erasmus higher education exchange programme The European Union’s Erasmus+ programme has been ...

Mobility programmes have become more popular so much so that in October the 30 countries participating in the Socrates Programme will be celebrating the millionth Erasmus participant. Erasmus is the ...

Funding for NI students on the Erasmus scheme will not be limited to those with an Irish passport after Brexit. Erasmus is an EU programme that helps students study in other countries. Prime Minister ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Holyrood ministers are exploring options to keep Scotland involved in the EU's Erasmus programme. The scheme, which offers opportunities to study abroad, is ending in the UK because of Brexit, with a ...

The European Union has awarded 89 fully funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s scholarships to Nigerian students for the 2026 academic cycle, reaffirming Nigeria’s position as Africa’s leading ...