In the coming weeks, six Filipino students will pursue their academic dreams in several countries of the European Union (EU) after receiving scholarships under the EU's Erasmus+ Programme. The Erasmus+ Programme will allow them to pursue MA and PhD programmes in different universities across the European Union.

As a mobility and scholarship programme, Erasmus+ is structured to allow students to pursue their studies in more than one EU member state, giving them the opportunity to benefit from the academic expertise and culture of more than one university.

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the European Union delegation to the Philippines, Frederic Grillet, congratulated the Erasmus+ students and urged them to become ambassadors of goodwill and agents of change to help strengthen the partnership between the EU and the Philippines. He also encouraged the Erasmus+ scholars to use their experience for the benefit of the Philippines after they finish their programme in the EU.

This year’s send-off ceremony was organized by the Delegation in collaboration with Campus Erasmus, comprised of Erasmus+ alumni from the Philippines.

The Erasmus+ programme gives life-changing opportunities for Filipino students to experience the European culture, learn European languages and integrate into European society for one to two years. It is among the leading international academic mobility programmes in the world, and Filipino students have benefited considerably from the programme. The Erasmus+ (formerly called the Erasmus Mundus Programme) promotes the EU as a centre of excellence in learning and making student mobility a reality for EU and non-EU citizens alike.