Erasmus +

The information below is taken from the Programme Guide, available at
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf 

The main objectives of the Erasmus+ programme are :
- the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, including the headline education target2 ;
- the objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020), including the corresponding benchmarks;
- the sustainable development of Partner Countries in the field of higher education;
- the overall objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018);
- the objective of developing the European dimension in sport, in particular grassroots sport, in line with the EU work plan for sport;
- the promotion of European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union3

The Key Action 1, in which my course was included, supports:
- Mobility of learners and staff: opportunities for students, trainees, young people and volunteers, as well as for professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers, staff of education institutions and civil society organisations to undertake a learning and/or professional experience in another country;
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees: high-level integrated international study programmes delivered by consortia of higher education institutions that award full degree scholarships to the best master students worldwide;
- Erasmus+ Master Degree Loans: higher education students from Programme Countries can get a loan backed up by the Programme to go abroa

Here you can find some information about Erasmus+ in Spanish:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_es.htm
Here you can find some information about Erasmus+ in English:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/