The EU’s Erasmus+ learning mobility programme, with a total budget of over EUR 4.5 billion in 2023, provided student exchange and training opportunities to more than 1.3 million students and teachers.
The 2023 Erasmus+ Annual Report, released on 27 November, showcases the programme’s achievements in supporting lifelong learning and cooperation.
It also explains how the programme has supported projects addressing the consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, including through funding to further boost cooperation in the area of learning.
Prioritising inclusion and diversity, Erasmus+ continued to better reach people of different age groups and from diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds. By becoming more accessible for small organisations and more inclusive for people with fewer opportunities, the programme increased in quality and progressed in ensuring equal opportunities for all.
In 2023, over 200,000 of the Erasmus+ participants were people with fewer opportunities, including migrants and people with disabilities, as well as EU citizens living in remote areas or facing socioeconomic difficulties.
23% of participants in Erasmus+ learning mobility activities used low-emission transport for the main part of their travel, such as bus, train or car-pooling.
Digitalisation was a key focus of the programme in 2023, when 31,890 participants, including young people and teaching and administrative staff in all fields of education and training, undertook mobility activities and followed training activities to acquire digital skills.
The Erasmus+ 2025 call for proposals was launched on 19 November 2024.
