Commission publishes findings from Erasmus Impact Study

The Commission will present the main findings from the Erasmus Impact Study on 22 September. This study, compiled by independent experts, measures the impact of the Erasmus exchange programme on the employability and skills of students. It also examines the extent to which an Erasmus experience makes it more likely that a student will work abroad in their future career.

Background

The Erasmus programme (2007-2013) has enabled more than three million students to study or train abroad since its launch 27 years ago. Numerous testimonies from students on how Erasmus changed their lives and opened their minds already exist. The Erasmus Impact Study goes further by providing detailed evidence of how Erasmus students fare better on the job market after graduation. They are more confident after their Erasmus experience, more tolerant towards other cultures, more curious, quicker to solve problems, better equipped to adapt to new situations and have improved their organisational skills.

A record 268,000 students received Erasmus grants in the 2012-2013 academic year. Erasmus+, the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport, will enable a further 2 million higher education students and 300,000 higher education staff to study or train abroad between 2014 and 2020.

Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will present the main findings from the Erasmus Impact Study at a press conference to be held in the Berlaymont Commission's building.

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