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When Erasmus (programme) turns social.

Brussels. A Belgian initiative, fostering Erasmus students’ involvement in social projects, has just been awarded by European Economic and Social Committee. This Civil Society Prize aims to foster the promotion of European Identity and integration.

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08/12/2011

Article about PRIME in the Times Higher Education

From Times Higher Education of the 13th October 2011

It's better to travel - but Erasmus credits can get lost in translation

By Jack Grove

'Lack of trust' and course mismatches mean study abroad may go unrecognised. Jack Grove reports

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13/10/2011

Interview with Eva Ntovolou, President of Erasmus Student Network 2010/2011

Interview with Eva Ntovolou, President of the Erasmus Student Network 2010 – 2011

What are the biggest achievements of the Erasmus Student Network during your mandate?

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13/08/2011

RFI: Interview - Tania Berman, présidente du Réseau européen des étudiants Erasmus

Le célèbre programme d’échange étudiants Erasmus semble connaître quelques problèmes dans la validation des acquis. Selon une étude réalisée et présentée dans 40 minutes par le Réseau européen des étudiants Erasmus, seul 66% des candidats reçoivent une validation complète lors de leur année à l’étranger.

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13/07/2011

Euractiv: Special Report: Erasmus wins lion's share of EU education funding

Europe's most celebrated student exchange programme is set to win a 71% funding increase under European Commission plans for the 2014-2020 budget, with education and training schemes now all regrouped under the Erasmus brand.

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07/07/2011

European Voice: A lack of recognition for studying abroad

By: Ian Mundell

A survey suggests that students are the authors of many of their own difficulties.

It has been known for some time that a significant number of students participating in the EU's Erasmus scheme fail to get full recognition for their months of study abroad. Why that is the case has been a mystery, but a study carried out by the students themselves and presented in late January sheds some light on the causes.

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04/02/2010

A Europe without borders for students with disabilities

Going abroad for a period of time is not always easy for young people, especially if it the first time away from their familiar environment, or the first time they are studying and living with other young people they did not know before. It is even more difficult in the case of young people with disabilities, as they face inaccessible environments and disability-related stereotypes. This in particular is the problem that the ExchangeAbility project intends to solve.

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01/02/2010

Cafebabel: Marketa Tokova, 26: "erasmus is too vague"

Set up in 1989, the international erasmus student network is the largest and oldest. Results from a 2009 study into whether the celebrated European academic exchange programme is correctly recognised and understood between and in universities appeared negative; we hear from the president of the network on its virtues and faults

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25/01/2010

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When Erasmus (programme) turns social.

From Times Higher Education of the 13th October 2011

It's better to travel - but Erasmus credits can get lost in translation

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