ERASMUS for enterprises – involving business in higher education
ERASMUS enables academia and business to work together through various activities, including teaching, training, exchanges and joint projects.
With the European economy reliant on knowledge creation and application, strong links between businesses and universities are a must. Businesses have become increasingly involved in the ERASMUS Programme in recent years. Actions benefit both sides, and can lead to long-lasting partnerships.The relevant ERASMUS activities for business are:
- Student 'mobility' placements: students do work experience (traineeships) in a business abroad for up to a year;
- Staff 'mobility' for teaching: company staff can teach at a higher education institution abroad, passing on their experience to academia;
- Staff 'mobility' for training: teaching and other higher education staff receive training in a foreign business;
- Co-operation: enterprises or their representative associations participate in projects covering topics such as curriculum development, higher education-enterprise co-operation and academic networks;
- Preparatory visits: enterprises plan and organise student placements and staff mobility and establish co-operation with other organisations.
Companies can find information on how to get involved in individual mobility actions by contacting their national agency for ERASMUS. For information on participation in co-operation activities, contact the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency.
"ERASMUS for Young Entrepreneurs" is a programme run by the European Commission’s Enterprise Directorate-General that offers exchanges for entrepreneurs and is NOT part of the ERASMUS Programme.
