NEW About Erasmus+

Erasmus+ Programme is the European Union programme supporting education, training, youth, and sport for the period 2021–2027.

With a budget of €26.2 billion, Erasmus+ offers opportunities for individuals and organisations to learn, cooperate, and innovate across Europe and beyond.

For more than 35 years, Erasmus+ has supported:

• Students and learners
• Teachers, trainers, and staff
• Youth workers and young people
• Sport organisations and professionals

The programme promotes learning mobility and cooperation projects that strengthen skills, inclusion, innovation, and European values.

What Erasmus+ Supports

Erasmus+ funds activities that:

• Improve education, training, and youth work quality
• Promote lifelong learning
• Strengthen organisations and institutions
• Encourage active citizenship and participation
• Support sustainable growth and social cohesion

Programme Priorities

All Erasmus+ projects must address one or more of the programme’s horizontal priorities:

• Inclusion and diversity
• Digital transformation
• Environmental sustainability and climate action
• Participation in democratic life, common values, and civic engagement

How Erasmus+ Is Managed in Malta

In Malta, decentralised Erasmus+ actions are managed by European Union Programmes Agency (EUPA).

Some actions are managed centrally at European level by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in Brussels.

 Erasmus+ Sectors

Erasmus+ funding is organised across six sectors:

• Adult Education
• School Education
• Higher Education
• Vocational Education and Training (VET)
• Youth
• Sport