EU Info Centre presented EU programmes for youth at the International University Travnik

The students at the International University Travnik (IUT) had the opportunity to find out more about the EU programmes for youth during the presentation organised by the EU Info Centre at the Univers...

The students at the International University Travnik (IUT) had the opportunity to find out more about the EU programmes for youth during the presentation organised by the EU Info Centre at the University’s premises on 9 April 2016.

Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an Agreement establishing its participation in Erasmus +: the new European Union’s umbrella programme for education, training, youth and sport (2014-2020) on 19 June 2014.

‘’Erasmus + is a unique opportunity for students and academic workers to gain international experience, meet new people, learn new things and in general to broaden their perspective’’ said Samir Beharić, a Journalism student from Sarajevo and the former Erasmus exchange student during his presentation.

Sabahudin Hadžialić, Coordinator of International Relations at the University presented the signed agreements with the Universities from Lithuania and Turkey that will enable IUT students and academic workers to exercise mobility in the academic year 2016/17.

More than 80 University students and staff also learned more about the possibilities within the European Voluntary Service as 25 organisation from Bosnia and Herzegovina are accredited for sending and receiving volunteers.

Erasmus+ is the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport started on 1 January 2014 and replaced the current funding programmes run by the European Commission in the areas of education, training, youth and sport, including the Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus, Comenius, Leonardo, Grundtvig and Transversal), Youth in Action and other international programmes such as Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus. The Erasmus+ Programme runs from 2014-2020 and supports activities in education, training, youth and sport across all lifelong learning sectors including higher education, further education, adult education, schools and youth activities.

All the relevant info on Erasmus+ can be found on the following official pages:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm

and on website of BiH National Erasmus + Office:

http://www.erasmusbih.com/index.php/en/

Erasmus + guide is available on the link:

https://euinfo.ba/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf