Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union Lifelong Learning programme comprises separate sub-programmes for schools; universities and higher education; vocational education and training; adult education; teaching about the EU in universities; and a 'horizontal' programme for policy development. The schools exchange programme, named after the 15th century Czech teacher, scientist and educator John Amos Comenius, has helped over 2.5 million school students take part in joint projects across boundaries. The Erasmus programme (named after Desiderius Erasmus, the 16th century Dutch humanist and theologian), has been the icon of university exchange programmes since its launch in 1987. Some two million students have so far spent a fully accredited
International Student Exchange, Ontario International Student Exchange, Ontario International Student Exchange - Ontario (ISE Ontario) is a non-profit organization based in Barrie, Ontario that provides Ontario students the opportunity to participate in reciprocal student exchange programs with France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Italy and Quebec. These reciprocal exchange programs were first organized in Ontario by the Ontario Ministry of Education in the 1970s, but in the late 1990s the Ministry divested the programs, at which point ISE Ontario began running the programs. The organization offers the following programs: Elementary Exchange: 9 week exchange program for Grade 8 students with France or Switzerland Secondary Exchange: 12