Akil Johnson “I am only 18 and to date I have had a great experience on youth exchanges and a vocational placement. In the UK we hosted groups in London from France, Italy and also Romania who were here to learn webskills. I acted as a group leader supporting with visits and planning activities, I learnt languages and enjoyed the company of European young people with their varied cultures. My UK peers are all interested in mobility and some understand the benefits of volunteering. I am keen to do more in the future and assist to plan more projects. I have signed up for European Solidarity Corps and share my picture of the Romanian students on Docklands bridge.
Marguerite Hogg
“Growing up in North Yorkshire in meant I had few opportunities to from other countries. Dad was in and, with six children, times were parents. I loved French and, when College in 1990, they gave me th to study in Grenoble, France for 3 by the European Union. This was my lifelong love for the EU. It gav cultural identity and showed me of sharing experience with and le others. So much so, that I went o vocational education and training at the Association of Colleges. Fi and now at a national level, writin EU projects to give other young p opportunities. I now lead on prog China and India.”
1987 Erasmus started in 1987 when 925 pioneering UK students studied abroad in ten countries.
925 Higher education students go abroad from the UK.
Countries joining Erasmus+ 1987 Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK. 1988 Luxembourg
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1992 Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway 1994 Liechtenstein
Marguerite HoggMarguerite Hogg Christopher Marguerite Hogg Christopher Grinbergs Christopher Grinbergs Grinbergs
Marguerite Hogg
Christopher Grinbergs
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Dad was in and out of work and, with six children, and, withtimes six children, were and, with tough times sixfor children, were my tough times forwere my on tough Erasmus for my on Erasmus in sunny on Manchester. Erasmus in sunny Along Manchester. in sunny Along Manchester. Along and, with six children, times were tough for my + projects + projects + projects parents. I loved parents. FrenchI loved and, when parents. French I went Iand, loved to when York French I went and, towhen Yorkthe I went way,to this York journey the way,has thistaken journey theme way, has tothis 24 taken European journey me to has 24taken European me to 24 European parents. I loved French and, when I went to York College in 1990, College they gave in 1990, me College they the opportunity gave in 1990, me the theyopportunity gave me the countries opportunity andcountries inspired my andPhD inspired countries on the my and impact PhD inspired on themy impact PhD on the impact College in 1990, they gave me the opportunity to study in Grenoble, to studyFrance in Grenoble, to forstudy 3 months France in Grenoble, funded for 3 months Francefunded for 3ofmonths Erasmus funded Mundus of Erasmus JointMundus Masters. of Erasmus Joint FromMasters. Mundus my ownFrom Joint Masters. my own From my own to study in Grenoble, France for 3 months funded by the European by the Union. European Thisby was Union. the the European start This was of Union. the start Thisofwastentative the start steps of tentative (I’m in red steps in the tentative (I’mleft-hand in redsteps in the group) (I’m left-hand in red ingroup) the left-hand group) by the European Union. This was the start of my lifelong love myfor lifelong the EU. love Itmy gave forlifelong the meEU. alove strong It gave for the me EU. a strong It gave to me those a strong of mytostudents those of from my to students 39 those countries of from my(the 39 students countries from (the 39 countries (the my lifelong love for the EU. It gave me a strong cultural identity cultural and showed identitycultural me andthe showed identity benefits me and theshowed benefits me group the benefits on the group right), I’ve on the seen right), group cultures I’ve onseen the shared right), cultures I’veshared seen cultures shared cultural identity and showed me the benefits of sharing experience of sharing with experience and of sharing learning with experience from and learning withfrom and learning between from individuals, between knowledge individuals, between created knowledge individuals, through created knowledge through created through of sharing experience with and learning from others. So much others. so, that So much I went others. so, onthat toSo work Imuch went in on the so, to that work I went in the on university to work in projects the university and lives projects university changed, and lives all projects through changed, and lives all through changed, all through others. So much so, that I went on to work in the vocational education vocational andeducation training vocational sector and education training myself,sector and training myself,Erasmus sector myself, Erasmus different Erasmus worlds different merge, worlds different merge, worlds merge, vocational education and training sector myself, +. Erasmus + helps +. Erasmus + helps +. Erasmus + helps at the Association at theofAssociation Colleges. at the First of Colleges. Association at a college First of Colleges. at a college First fleetingly, at a college andfleetingly, kick-starts and a lifetime’s fleetingly, kick-starts journey.” and a lifetime’s kick-starts journey.” a lifetime’s journey.” at the Association of Colleges. First at a college and now at a national and nowlevel, at a national writing and now my level, atown a writing nationalmy level, ownwriting my own and now at a national level, writing my own EU projects toEU give projects other young to EU giveprojects people other young these to give people other these young people these EU projects to give other young people these opportunities.opportunities. I now lead onIopportunities. programmes now lead on programmes with I now lead onwith programmes with opportunities. I now lead on programmes with China and India.” China and India.” China and India.” China and India.”
“Two groups of people, multiple journeys, one scheme. My journey started in the snowy French Alps and 14 years later has me working on Erasmus+ projects in sunny Manchester. Along the way, this journey has taken me to 24 European countries and inspired my PhD on the impact of Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters. From my own tentative steps (I’m in red in the left-hand group) to those of my students from 39 countries (the group on the right), I’ve seen cultures shared between individuals, knowledge created through university projects and lives changed, all through Erasmus+. Erasmus+ helps different worlds merge fleetingly, and kick-starts a lifetime’s journey.”
“Erasmus “Erasmus “Erasmus + helps different + helps different + helps different worlds merge, worlds fleetingly, merge, worldsfleetingly, merge, and fleetingly, and and kick-starts kick-starts a lifetime’s kick-starts a lifetime’s journey.” a lifetime’s journey.” journey.” “It gave me “It gave a strong me “It gave acultural strong me a cultural strong cultural “It gave me a strong cultural identityidentity and showed and identity showed me the andme showed the me the identity and showed me the benefits benefits of sharing of benefits experience sharingofexperience sharing experience benefits of sharing experience with andwith learning and with learning fromand others.” from learning others.” from others.” with and learning from others.”
“Erasmus+ helps different worlds merge, fleetingly, and kick-starts a lifetime’s journey.”
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1987 Pat Cash1987 and Pat Martina CashNavratilova 1987 and Martina Pat Cash Navratilova and Martina Navratilova 1992 1992 1992 Wimbledon arechampions. Wimbledonare champions. Wimbledon champions. Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Austria, Sweden. Finland, Iceland, Norway,are Sweden. Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden. 1994 1994 1994 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein
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Countries joining Erasmus+
Trivia
1992 Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
1987 Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova are Wimbledon champions.
1994 Liechtenstein
Platoon wins best picture at the Oscars.
MargueriteRebecca Hogg Nutley Rebecca Nutley
Donna Medcroft Christopher Donna Grinbergs Medcroft
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“Hearts “Heartswere werewon, won,eyes eyes opened, opened,but butmost mostof ofall alllives lives were werechanged changedfor forthe thebetter.” better.”
1997 1997 European EuropeanVoluntary Voluntary Service Servicebegins. begins. “It gave me a strong cultural identity and showed me the benefits of sharing experience Higher Highereducation education students with and learning fromstudents others.”
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Countries joining Erasmus+
“Erasmus+ helps different worlds merge, fleetingly, and “International co-operation co-operation kick-starts“International a lifetime’s journey.” through throughsuch sucheducational educational partnerships partnershipshas hasshaped shapednot not only onlymy myown ownlife lifeand andcareer, career, but butmore moreimportantly importantlyshapes shapes the thelives livesand andcareers careersof ofthe the future futuregenerations.” generations.” Trivia
1992 Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
1987 Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova are Wimbledon champions.
1994 Liechtenstein
Platoon wins best picture at the Oscars. 1997 1997Elton EltonJohn’s John’s‘Candle ‘Candleininthe theWind Wind1997’ 1997’ was wasthe thebest bestselling sellingsingle. single.
Countries Countriesjoining joiningErasmus Erasmus++ 1998 1998 Cyprus, Cyprus,Czech CzechRepublic, Republic,Hungary, Hungary,Poland, Poland, Romania, Romania,Slovakia. Slovakia. 2000 2000 Malta Malta
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2004 2004 Turkey Turkey
Andrew Andrew 2003 2003
Sarah Montgomery
Sarah Sarah Montgomery Danika Montgomery Mistry
Pawel Danika Danika Mistry MistryCzerniakowski
Pawel Pawel Czerniakowski Czerniakowski
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129,000 129,000129,000 Education, Education, training training and Education, youth and youth work training work staff.staff. and youth work staff.
101,900 101,900101,900 Youth Youth exchanges exchanges andYouth volunteers. and volunteers. exchanges and volunteers.
58,800 58,800 58,800 Vocational Vocational training training learners. Vocational learners.training learners.
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