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
EU Gateway Programme ASEAN is the EU's 3rd largest trading partner outside Europe (after the US and China) with more than €238 billion of trade in goods and services in 2014. EU-ASEAN trade in goods grew by 4.4% from 2013–2014 while bilateral trade in services increased by 6.5% over the same time (in value terms). The EU is by far the largest investor in ASEAN countries. EU companies have invested an average €14.8 billion annually in the region (2006–2013) with over €150 billion in FDI stock held in the region at the end of 2013. Specific initiatives and instruments such as the EU