Erasmus Mundus participants help make the scheme even better

On 11 October, Ján Figel’, European Commissioner in charge of Education, Training, Culture and Youth, will welcome over 100 Erasmus Mundus students and alumni to Brussels. They come from all continents and represent some 4,000 Erasmus Mundus students who are currently following prestigious Erasmus Mundus Masters courses in universities across Europe. In July, the Commission proposed to renew the program for the period 2009-2013.


The two-day seminar (11-12 October) gives students the opportunity to exchange views on their Erasmus Mundus experiences in European universities.
During the seminar, the students' feedback on the programme will be discussed, as well as the first results of the "Global Promotion Project" that is meant to raise the profile and appeal of European higher education worldwide with an emphasis on the promotion of Europe as a destination for international students.

Since the launch of the Erasmus Mundus programme in 2004, 80 joint masters courses have become operational and over 4,000 students from third countries have received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to obtain a degree in Europe.

In July 2007, the European Commission proposed to launch the new, second phase of the Erasmus Mundus programme, for the period 2009-13. The Commission proposed a budget of just over 950 million euros over the five-year period concerned. The proposal will be debated further in the months to come.

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