Europe Day 2023
Europe Day held on 9 May every year, marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman declaration, celebrating peace and unity in Europe. This Europe Day, we are marking the impact of over 35 years of our involvement in the Erasmus+ programme. This is highlighted through stories from past student and staff participants, as we recognise the ongoing opportunities, activities and partnerships for which it has been the foundation.
We learned all the practical stuff in the Norwegian landscape about how to plan a route and provisions for a three-day tour, spot an avalanche prone slope and, my life's ambition, dig and sleep in a snow hole - TWICE!
I studied Legal Anthropology in German and he would check in with me after each class to make sure I had understood his lectures. He wore a tartan tie at one of our last lectures.
My two flatmates in Utrecht were my family for one year and the whole experience of getting to know people from different places gave me a taste for living abroad. I went on to live in Japan, Belgium, London then back to Edinburgh.
167 trips to Europe
Our Go Abroad Fund which supports short-term international experiences will fund 336 individual experiences this summer. 167 to Europe with France, Italy and Spain as the most popular Go Abroad Fund destinations.
We celebrate all the brilliant activities we’ve taken part in across the continent while looking forward to future opportunities:
Belgium's best is best for you! Michelle visited KU Leuven as part of the Una Europa "Live my Life" job shadowing exchange programme.
Dr Rosie Stenhouse has built up long-standing relationships developing and delivering nursing curricula with colleagues in Maribor. It has been a true exchange, which is set to continue.
90% increased job satisfaction
In our most recent survey, these are the benefits that University of Edinburgh staff said they got from mobility to Europe:
- 98% Reinforced and extended professional network/ made new contacts
- 90% Increased their job satisfaction
- 96% Shared their own knowledge and skills with others
*During 2018/19 - our most recent complete cohort, pre-Covid-19.
The most exciting part comes when you land and arrive. Right. You're here. Open your mind - it's not fun if it's known and predictable. Broaden your views.
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