European universities raise concerns over CULT’s Erasmus+ budget proposal for 2028-2034

News Tank Academic - Brussels - News #455345 - Published on 30/09/26 at 15:09
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European universities have voiced concerns about the budget proposed by the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) for Erasmus+ 2028-2034.

Following the adoption of the resolution by the members of the CULT Committee on 29/09/2026, a number of organisations representing universities across Europe and alliances of European universities shared their reactions with News Tank.

Bart Valkenaers, LERU's Senior Policy Officer on Research Careers, International and Public Affairs, said that LERU welcomed the proposal to increase the Erasmus+ budget to €47.39 billion, but stated that it was "still not enough to match Europe’s ambitions for Erasmus+. LERU and the wider higher education sector have called for at least €60bn. With rising living and mobility costs and an…

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