Mobility programmes

Erasmus+, here in the KA 131 version, is an EU mobility programme that enables students, teachers and administrative staff to move between universities in 28 EU member states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia and Turkey. The programme contains three key actions:

1. Mobility of individuals,
2. Cooperation among organisations and institutions and
3. Support to policy development and cooperation.

Erasmus+

Objectives

Erasmus+ has a budget of more than 26 billion euros. Around 10 to 12 million people are expected to benefit from EU funding between 2021 and 2027. The program aims to promote educational, professional, and personal development in Europe through lifelong learning. It supports education, training, youth, and sports to promote sustainable growth, high-quality jobs, social cohesion, innovation, European identity, and active citizenship - a key instrument for the European Education Area and strategic cooperation.

Programme priorities

For the 2021–2027 programme, four “horizontal priorities” apply to all measures. They reflect shared European values and address key societal challenges.

Inclusion and diversity
Environment and fight against climate Change
Digital transformation
Participation in democratic life

Detailed information on Erasmus+ can be found on the European Commission's website.

Mobility measures

The funding for most mobility measures and the Strategic Partnerships is awarded by the National Agencies in the 33 programme countries (27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Turkey). In Germany, this task is performed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The following mobility measures are funded under the umbrella of the EU education programme Erasmus+:

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) was awarded by the EU Commission, proving that the European University Viadrina fulfils all requirements for successful participation in the Erasmus+ programme. The ECHE was applied for with the European Policy Statement (EPS).

For further information please contact Torsten Glase.

With KA171, the Erasmus+ programme has been offering the opportunity for international mobility beyond the EU since 2015. Students, teaching staff and doctoral candidates can spend time at partner universities outside of Europe to strengthen academic cooperation and promote intercultural dialogue. Cooperations currently exist with Ukraine, Georgia, Kosovo and Guinea.

Interested in Erasmus+ KA171? Find out more about your options from Ana Retsch or the International Office at your home university.

More information for Viadrina students

The programme serves to improve support for international students and doctoral candidates and at the same time provides scholarships for international students and doctoral candidates, which can be used by the universities as part of their internationalisation strategies. Viadrina International Affairs at the European University Viadrina focuses its activities on international students (excluding doctoral students).

For further information, please contact Bernd Schünow.

Funded by:

As part of the DAAD-funded Eastern Partnership Programme, the European University Viadrina strengthens its partnership relations with universities in East-Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe as well as the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia by funding short-term (up to six months) exchanges. It uses the programme to consolidate existing and initiate new long-term partnerships in the target region as well as to establish a cooperation in teaching and research in a wide range of academic fields. The programme is currently funding collaborations with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Ivane Javakhishvili State University in Tbilisi.

For more information, please contact Kirill Repin.

With the help of the DAAD PROMOS programme, the European University Viadrina supports the international mobility of students and doctoral candidates. The programme only supports stays abroad and internships in non-EU countries.

Interested students and doctoral candidates should contact Claudia Casiano.

Further information can be found here

As part of the programme, the European University Viadrina offers highly qualified Ukrainian graduates, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to conduct research in Germany for a short period of time. The aim of the programme is to intensify cooperation between Viadrina and Ukrainian universities and to facilitate access to German research institutions for young Ukrainian academics. At the same time, the programme supports Ukrainian universities in continuing academic operations, supports young academics and contributes to the renewal of the Ukrainian academic landscape and the reconstruction of the country.

For more information, please contact Stefan Henkel.

For more information, please visit the DAAD.

As part of the programme German Language, Literature and Culture: Institutional Partnerships Worldwide (GIP worldwide), the European University Viadrina is currently cooperating with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland) and the Babes-Bolay University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). The institute partnership, which is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, is focussing on the topic "German-speaking and Jewish cultures in Central Europe. Cultural, literary and linguistic interactions in a regional, national and transnational context". It enables Viadrina students, doctoral candidates and researchers to spend time at the two partner universities and viceversa.

Further information can be found at Axel Springer Chair of German-Jewish Literary and Cultural History, Exile and Migration at the Viadrina.

The European University Viadrina maintains very close cooperation with several universities within and outside Europe with double agreements. Viadrina students therefore have the opportunity to obtain two degrees at the same time.

More information about double degrees