Joint Amendments to the Erasmus+ Proposal
18 February 2026
17 organisations from around the Higher Education sector, including UNICA, propose a set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposal on the Erasmus+ programme.
Context
Education and training are fundamental to Europe’s response to societal, technological and economic change. Indeed, they are a central part of the solution and a prerequisite for the EU’s success. Building on the sector’s call for an investment of at least €60 billion in Erasmus+ (2028 to 2034), the undersigned organisations, representing Europe’s universities and higher education institutions, student organisations and stakeholders, propose a set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposal on the next programme.
The amendments reaffirm the key role of Erasmus+ in developing the European Education Area alongside the Union of Skills, and contributing to the personal, educational and professional development of individuals. It must continue funding mobility and transnational cooperation as its primary mission, with a strong emphasis on quality and inclusiveness. The amendments focus on the following priority areas. The detailed amendments to the legal text and their rationales are presented in the attached table.
Read the complete cover note on the proposed amendments.
List of signatories
- CESAER
- Coimbra Group
- Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
- European Students’ Union (ESU)
- EURASHE
- European University Association (EUA)
- The Guild
- Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)
- AURORA
- DAAD
- European Association for International Education (EAIE)
- ECIU
- European University Foundation (EUF)
- LERU
- UNICA
- UNIMED
- Yerun
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