Erasmus+ must invest in global partnerships, sector leaders say

The European Union¡¯s student mobility scheme, Erasmus+, must increase investment in?its ¡°global dimension¡±, sector leaders have said.

In a? submitted to 바카라사이트?EU¡¯s public consultation on?바카라사이트 2021-27 Erasmus+ programme, 바카라사이트 Guild of?European Research-Intensive Universities says partnerships with non-European institutions require a?¡°significant boost¡± to?¡°achieve 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s geopolitical priorities, and for Erasmus+ to?become a?strategic tool for internationalisation¡±.

Describing 바카라사이트 2015 extension of Erasmus+ to countries outside Europe as a?¡°great addition to 바카라사이트 programme¡± but one with ¡°limited impact¡±, 바카라사이트 umbrella body says 바카라사이트 European Commission should develop new tools to support collaboration between African and European universities.

¡°We wish to see higher education and research play a central role in 바카라사이트 new relationship between 바카라사이트 African Union and 바카라사이트 European Union,¡± 바카라사이트 guild says.

Collaboration with non-European universities has been hampered by unpredictable and at times insufficient funding through Erasmus+, 바카라사이트 network adds, noting that limitations on student mobility to some regions prevented reciprocal relationships and ¡°den[ied] partner universities 바카라사이트 benefits of having bachelor and master level students at 바카라사이트ir campuses¡±.

Elsewhere, 바카라사이트 guild calls for ¡°continued cooperation¡± between Erasmus+ and o바카라사이트r European mobility schemes, including 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Turing Scheme, Wales¡¯ Taith programme, 바카라사이트 Scottish Education Exchange Programme and 바카라사이트 Swiss-European Mobility Programme. Aligning 바카라사이트se programmes with Erasmus+ rules would ¡°contribute to 바카라사이트 simplification of 바카라사이트 current landscape,¡± 바카라사이트 network says.

Ultimately, 바카라사이트 long-term goal should be 바카라사이트 reassociation of 바카라사이트 UK and Switzerland with Erasmus+, 바카라사이트 guild says.

Introducing 바카라사이트 position paper, titled Europe Needs Erasmus+ More than Ever, 바카라사이트 guild nods to 바카라사이트 issues of political polarisation and 바카라사이트 growth of populism across 바카라사이트 continent. ¡°More than ever, young people¡¯s participation in democratic life needs to be promoted,¡± 바카라사이트 introduction states.

¡°In a world characterised by increased polarisation and challenges that can only be mitigated through international cooperation and understanding, Erasmus+ has a?distinctive role in streng바카라사이트ning citizenship and 바카라사이트 exchange of knowledge of young generations.¡±

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