Erasmus+, the European Union’s Programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe, has launched its new Call for Proposals 2022 - with €3.9 billion available for this upcoming year!
On this occasion, on December 15, 16 and 22, 2021, the National Erasmus+ Office in Moldova together with the Delegation of European Union to the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Education and Research have launched the Information Days on the new Call and the opportunities for the institutions and individuals from the Republic of Moldova. During the three-day event, presentations on the International Credit Mobilities, Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training, on Erasmus Mundus Joints Masters and Jean Monnet projects were offered by National Erasmus+ Office in Moldova.
Moreover, Erasmus+ Talks with programme’s alumni took place on December 22, reuniting together the 9 beneficiaries of International Credit Mobilities, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, but also Erasmus+ Youth participants. They shared their experience on how the programme has changed their personalities and contributed to their future growth, but also the challenges they have faced while living in a new country, and how they have shaped their personalities.
During the Info Days, special attention was paid to the newly available for the Republic of Moldova - the opportunities for vocational education and training institutions (VET) – and, namely, to the Capacity Building Projects in the field of VET, which are a premiere for the institutions from the Republic of Moldova.
The event has gathered in one place representatives of public and private institutions, active in the field of education, training, youth and sport who are interested to apply for funding under Erasmus+, but also a significant number of students and youth, and representatives of civil society willing to find out more about the Erasmus+ Programme. More than 200 attendees took part at the online event, and many more watched the event live via Facebook stream (Info Day 1 on opportunities for Higher Education, Info Day 2 on opportunities for VET, Info Day 3: Erasmus Talks with Programme’s alumni).
During 2022 Erasmus+ will continue to provide opportunities for study periods abroad, traineeships, apprenticeships, staff exchanges and cross border cooperation projects in different areas of education and training, youth and sport. Inclusion remains a core principle of the Erasmus+ Programme – almost anyone can benefit from this life-changing experience. Moreover, Erasmus+ aims to support the green and digital transitions and the resilience of education and training systems in the face of the pandemic, but at the same time to encourage active citizenship, while fostering greater participation in democratic life.
The Erasmus+ program was founded in 1987, becoming one of the most visible success stories of the European Union. During 2014-2021, higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova have already managed to implement: over 3600 Erasmus+ academic mobilities between the universities of the Republic of Moldova and the EU, over 600 International Credit Mobility projects, 21 Capacity Building in Higher Education projects, 22 Jean Monnet projects and 35 scholarships for Moldovan beneficiaries were awarded within the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees.
