Erasmus Programme Erasmus Programme The Erasmus Programme ("EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students") is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. Erasmus+, or Erasmus Plus, is the new programme combining all the EU's current schemes for education, training, youth and sport, which was started in January 2014. The Erasmus Programme, together with a number of other independent programmes, was incorporated into the Socrates programme established by the European Commission in 1994. The Socrates programme ended on 31 December 1999 and was replaced with the Socrates II programme on 24 January 2000, which in turn was
Into student exchange Returnee Network was picked up, in which students returning from abroad after their academic exchange remain active and involved in exchanges. In 1993, Into started to widen their exchange programme destinations to Canada and Australia as alternatives to the US. In the same year Into Canada was founded, to be followed by Into Switzerland and Into Austria. In 1995, Into began to offer inbound academic year programmes. This meant that now students from other countries could go on an academic year program in countries with Into offices. The first students to arrive on these programs were from Australia, Brazil and