| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/09/1204 (30.07.09) |
| Publication Date | 30/07/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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According to new figures released on 30 July, 2009, the EU’s Erasmus programme for mobility and co-operation in higher education, had continued its successful course in the academic year 2007/2008 by enabling more than 162,000 European students and 27,000 academics to go abroad to study or teach. For the first time Erasmus had also supported as many as 20,000 students in doing work placements in companies and organisations in other countries and allowed almost 5,000 university staff to pursue training abroad. Student exchanges with Erasmus, counting both studies and placements abroad, grew by 5.2 % compared to 2006/07, while the increase for study mobility alone was of 2.1 %. On the basis of these latest figures, it can be assumed that by mid-2009 Erasmus had exceeded the mark of 2 million students. |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
