Erasmus Student Network named for the Dutch Renaissance humanist. By 1994 ESN had 60 sections in 14 countries. In 2004 the ESN network consisted of 170 sections in and outside Europe, from Scandinavia to Morocco. ESN has been growing with an average rate of around 12% since then. In 2005, ESN established its headquarters in Brussels and legally registered as a Belgian non-profit organisation. As of November 25, 2017, the Erasmus Student Network consists of 533 local associations ("sections") in 40 countries and has more than 13,500 volunteers across Europe. ESN works on three levels - local, national and international. It is only
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