Press Release: Erasmus programme receives award for the second time in 2008

The EU’s Erasmus Programme, which promotes student and staff exchanges in higher education, has been awarded the 'Chemical Engineering Medal' from the University of Valladolid, Spain. The award, handed over on 27 June 2008, is a recognition of the programme's contribution to academic and professional performance in chemical engineering, a section of Valladolid's university in which almost 80 % of students participate in an Erasmus exchange. This is already the second award Erasmus received in Spain this year.