University awarded Erasmus University Charter for 2007-2013.
14 Feb 2008
New charter will facilitate staff and student mobility in Europe.
The University of Manchester has been successful in its application for an Erasmus University Charter. This new charter will facilitate participation in the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). The LLP is the umbrella for a number of European mobility schemes including Erasmus. The Charter entitles us to participate in both the Work Placement and Study components of the Erasmus scheme which enables our students to undertake European Commission funded mobility around Europe.
By the end of 2007/08, 424 Manchester student placements will have taken place in the new programme and the students will have benefited from the increased employability, cultural awareness and independence brought through participation. Over £780,000 of grant funds have been distributed by the Study Abroad Unit in 2007/08. Students who come to Manchester from our partner universities also bring an added dimension to lecture theatres and seminar groups and some return to us as postgraduate students.
The benefits of the Erasmus scheme are not limited to students; academic and administrative staff can also participate in mobility within Europe to one of our 150+ partner universities or to a business in Europe where there are opportunities for teaching, training and job shadowing.
If you would be interested to know more about Erasmus, please contact the Study Abroad Unit:
- Jenny.Hogg@manchester.ac.uk for student mobility to partner universities
or - Helen.McHugh@manchester.ac.uk for work placement and staff mobility