#ErasmusDays

ErasmusDays is a six-day event spreading information across Europe about experiences and lessons learnt in the education, training, youth and sport projects that are part of the Erasmus+ programme. In 2024, the days will be organized from 14 to 19 October 2024. All organisations and persons that have participated in projects or exchange periods can organise an event of their own and register it as part of ErasmusDays or share their experiences in the social media under the hashtag #Erasmusdays. Discover the experiences others have had and share those of your own!

What is #ErasmusDays?

ErasmusDays was born from the desire to talk about the benefits of European cooperation and about the experiences, lessons learnt and results achieved by those who have participated in Erasmus+. The idea for the event originally came from France, but it has been included in the programme in an increasing number of EU countries. In 2023, about 9600 #ErasmusDays events were organized around the world!

ErasmusDays 2024 teaser video.

How can you participate?

Individual persons and organisations can organise different events related to the topic and register them on the ErasmusDays website.

The events may be small briefings or celebrations in their own school or organisation or large, extremely diverse events organised together with partners. They may be seminars, meetings with partners, photo exhibitions, morning assemblies, workshops, trips, concerts, radio programmes, sporting events, conferences, hackathons, fairs, international coffee breaks, presentations or network events. Ideas for the events may be brainstormed freely. For example, the content may be:

an ongoing or completed project
experiences of mobility periods
the importance and opportunities of internationalisation
results achieved through projects
the role of projects and periods abroad in the development of own activities
methods of international cooperation and the lessons learnt
cooperation between different sectors
intercultural encounters
European values and the importance of encounters
periods abroad and internationalisation at home

Ideas for virtual events

As much as possible, we encourage also organising events online. During the ErasmusDays, you can also highlight how international virtual and physical cooperation can complement each other. Here are a few ideas for virtual events:

Facebook or Instagram live
competition or challenge in social media channels
virtual exhibition
online conference
webinar
virtual meeting with representatives of a partner school
video
podcast
blog
learning game

This year, one of the highlights of our event is sports, echoing the spirit of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. The thrill that can be found in a global competition, can also be found with Erasmus+, a programme that brings everyone together around new and collective experiences. Despite this, all themes and projects are welcome at the #ErasmusDays event!

Feel free to use and be inspired by the official #ErasmusDays 2024 taglines:

"6 days to make Europe shine!"
"6 days, thousands of events, join us!"
"Ready, steady, go!" (especially related to the sports theme)
"United in celebration of our European values"

Don’t miss out! No matter, if you want to study or train abroad, engage with Erasmus+ alumni, or simply share your European experiences and commitment, the #ErasmusDays, provides a platform for concrete and positive action. Join us in celebrating the spirit of Erasmus+, fostering collaboration, and embracing diversity!

Let events organised by others inspire you

Register your #ErasmusDays event

Remember to register your #ErasmusDays event as part of the official programme!

Fill in the event form on the ErasmusDays website in English or in your own language.

Instructions and tips for filling out the form:

"Event" section:

Section "Name of the organization”: Add the name of your organization
Section “Description of the event”: Add a description of your #ErasmusDays event. Also add the time of the event here.
Section “Photo or logo”: Add a photo or logo that appears on your event on the ErasmusDays platform.
Section “Event”: Select the type of your event.
Section “Please select the topic of your event on the list below”: Select the topic of your event.
Section “Event venue”: Fill in the venue of the event.
Section “Event address”: Enter the address and location of the event.
Sections “Event date”, “Start time” ja “End time”: Select the date and time of the event.
Section “Institutional presence”: Select if political or official representatives from your country are attending the event.
Section “Open to public”: Select whether your event is open to public or not.

“Organizer” section:

Fill in the organizer's information in this section.
Also enter the website and/or the social media channels of your project or organisation in this section.
“Are you a Erasmus+ project holder” section at the end of the page: If you have an ongoing Erasmus+ project or one that has already ended, select “Yes” and add the details of the project. If you are not running an Erasmus+ project, select the item "No, justify".
You can add a link to the summary of your project in the Erasmus+ project results platform.

Go to the Erasmus+ project results platform

ErasmusDays is an excellent opportunity to gain visibility and spread information about your project. For this reason, you should also provide the contact details of your project or organisation and links to it. Others may be inspired by your project, so links help them to find the source of the information.

Communication materials

You can use the shared #ErasmusDays communication materials for your event. You can for example use the official logo of the event, social media banners, posters, flyers and templates in your communication.

Download the Communication kit, familiarise yourself with its content in more detail and tell people you are proud to be involved in a Europe-wide event!

Download the ErasmusDays communication materials for yourself

#ErasmusDays on social media

What other ways to participate are there?

You can participate in the events whose information has been compiled on the common European website.

We also hope that as many people as possible will participate in the discussion and share their experiences using the hashtags #ErasmusDays and #ErasmusplusFI. It would be interesting to hear more about both recent and older experiences! This way, we will be able to broaden the understanding of the importance of the Erasmus+ programme and its predecessors and perhaps also gain new ideas for developing the activities.

EDUFI will communicate more information on the events and the programme of ErasmusDays in the autumn.