In 2022, Erasmus+ — the European Union's programme for education, training, youth and sport, celebrated its 35th anniversary. Since 1987, the Erasmus+ programme has supported the most ambitious and successful projects based on the free spirit of the European Union. Thus, more than 12 million beneficiaries participated in academic and youth exchanges, in projects for modernization and internationalization of education around the world.
On the occasion of this anniversary and in the context of the European Year of Youth, the Erasmus+ National Office together with the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova organized a festive event, which brought together the beneficiaries of the Erasmus+ programme from Moldova: students, youth, academics, but also representatives of ministries and NGOs in the field of youth and education. Thus, the event aimed to become a platform for promoting the Erasmus+ programme in the Republic of Moldova, the voice of young people, and a networking platform for establishing new partnerships within Erasmus+ projects.
The event took place on October 12, and its programme was made up of two parts: the first, at Clasa Viitorului (State Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă") - dedicated to inspirational talks with the beneficiaries of the Erasmus+ Programme from Moldova (students, young people, academics) and the Erasmus+ projects fair, and the second, at the Organ Hall – the first ever classical music concert performed by Erasmus+ students from the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts.
Currently, the priorities of the Erasmus+ programme relate to areas such as social inclusion, the green and digital transition, the promotion of young people's participation in democratic life. The budget of the programme for the period 2021-2027 has been doubled compared to the previous phase, reaching 26.2 billion euros.
In the Republic of Moldova, Erasmus+ projects have been implemented since 1994 on the dimension of higher education and youth. Starting from 2021, a novelty for the Republic of Moldova within the Erasmus+ programme are the capacity building projects in the field of VET, which have as their main goal the modernization and internationalization of this sphere of education.
Until now, thanks to the support of the Erasmus+ Programme in the Republic of Moldova, the following results have been achieved: 83 Tempus projects, over 6000 academic mobility and over 8000 mobility for young people, 21 capacity building projects in higher education and 27 Jean Monnet projects.
