Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (better known simply as Erasmus) was a famous sixteenth-century Dutch philosopher and educator who espoused tolerance and humanitarianism. Another Erasmus is still alive ...

The UK is set to join the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme. According to the British government, the UK will make its re-entry into the Erasmus scheme for students from 2027, six ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life for millions of Europeans. Among them are hundreds of thousands of young people living in different countries as part of the EU's Erasmus exchange program.

In our new 'Eminent Europeans' series, we ask the continent's share of intellectuals - philosophers, artists or scientists - to share their vision of Europe. In the first article, Jan Truszczyński, ...

The program has been expanded to be more inclusive, and triple the number of participants. It will cover all levels of education and training, and will be called Erasmus+. The European Union plans to ...

The Erasmus Programme was initiated by the European Commission 25 years ago, in a time that the commission didn't even have a mandate on education. The community only had 11 members and the Iron ...

The EU’s top education official, Androulla Vassiliou, has called for a revamped Erasmus student exchange programme to place more emphasis on youth employability in the coming years, as the European ...

MPs have voted against an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill on the issue of Erasmus. The EU programme helps students study in other countries, with thousands from the UK learning abroad ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...