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Finnish actors have once again performed well in the 2024 application round for Capacity Building projects within the Erasmus+ programme, despite increasing competition. The interdisciplinary projects address key challenges of our time, such as bridging skills gaps, meeting the demands of digitalisation, and accelerating the green transition in an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable manner.

The European Commission has published the 2025 Erasmus+ Call for Proposals and Programme Guide. On this page, you will find information on application deadlines and guidance events for the higher education sector.

The European Commission has opened the 2025 calls of the Erasmus+ programme. In Finland, the amount of funding available in the 2025 calls is approximately EUR 71 million. The actions and the deadlines of the calls remain the same as in previous years, but some of the funding rules are being updated.

The internationally renowned Erasmus Mundus programme for joint degrees has become a well-established part of the Erasmus+ programme for higher education. In the 2024 application round, six Finnish projects received funding.

In the spring 2024 call for Erasmus+ partnerships for cooperation, Finnish organisations ended up receiving a total of EUR 9.7 million in grants. The grants will be used to fund the development of education and projects promoting sustainable development and digital skills, among other things. The number of applicants was highest in the higher education sector, while the number of approved projects was highest in the general education sector. Many of the organisations that received grants were newcomers.

The event, organised by the Finnish National Agency for Education on 25-26 September 2024, brought together Finnish project coordinators working on partnerships with the Global South. The lively discussions focused on trends, challenges, and ethical principles in educational cooperation.

Nearly 50,000 students and staff members from Finnish higher education institutions have improved their international expertise through the Erasmus+ programme during the 2014–2020 programme period.

The feedback from Erasmus+ higher education mobility in 2014–2020 highlighted the participants' satisfaction with the programme, personal learning and development, impacts on working life and networking.

In the spring 2024 call for Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships, the Finnish National Agency for Education granted funding for six Cooperation Partnerships in higher education, all of which had a budget...

During the 2014–2020 programme period of the Erasmus+ programme, Finnish higher education institutions received funding for a total of 521 partnership and education development projects. This funding was used to develop the quality of education, support the creation of new innovations and promote the digitalisation of education and training, among other things.