Erasmus+ Erasmus Program
Erasmus+ is the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport that will replace the Lifelong Learning Programme (Leonardo, Comenius, Grundtvig, Erasmus and Jean Monnet actions), Youth in Action and five other international programmes starting from 2014. This new programme will focus on formal and informal learning across EU borders to improve the skills and employability of students, educators and workers. It will reflect the priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy and its flagship initiatives.
Coming to the structure, Erasmus+ will be an integrated programme, based around Key Actions rather than sectors of education. These will be: Learning Mobility, Co-Operation and Policy Reform.
Key Action 1 will promote learning opportunities for individuals, within the EU and beyond, including: study and training, traineeships, teaching and professional development and non-formal youth activities such as volunteering.
Key Action 2 will provide direct opportunities for stakeholders to make new peer learning experiences and exchanges of practices through partnerships within and across countries and sectors, but also to benefit from the other two Key Actions (Mobility and Policy reform) and build bridges between Erasmus+ and other national or European programmes, in particular the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Key action 3 will support for policy reform in Member States and cooperation with non-EU countries, with a focus on strengthening the evidence-base for policy making and exchange of good practices. Support will include the implementation of EU transparency tools, cross-country studies and support for specific policy agendas.
Gaziantep University gained a positive result from the application that was made in November 1, 2003. The high education institutions’ number who participated in the program in the 2004 – 2005 education year is about 2200. The charter is valid till the end of the 2007 – 2013 education year. In 2012 Gaziantep University validated the Charter for 2012-2015 education years.