Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
About Erasmus
Erasmus is the European Commission's flagship educational programme for Higher Education students, teachers and institutions. It was introduced with the aim of increasing student mobility within Europe. Erasmus forms part of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013)
It encourages student and staff mobility for work and study, and promotes trans-national co-operation projects among universities across Europe. The scheme currently involves nine out of every ten European higher education establishments and supports co-operation between the universities of 31 countries.
Erasmus has developed beyond an educational programme - it has acquired the status of a social and cultural phenomenon. It gives many European university students their first chance to live and thrive abroad. Almost two million students have benefited from Erasmus grants to date, and the European Commission hopes to reach a total of 3 million by 2013.
More information is available at the British Council and the European Student Network websites.
Erasmus at the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
In past years students from many countries all over Europe have joined us in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. You can carry out short and long periods of research in our many research laboratories and we are also able to offer a great choice of taught courses to our visiting students. New agreements with universities in France and Italy have given the opportunity to a few of our best students to go abroad to carry out their final year research project and we are constantly seeking new collaborations.
Top 10 reasons to take part
- Stand out in the job market – a great addition to your CV
- Return more motivated, independent and confident
- Get a grant and have your tuition fees waived (if you go for the full academic year)
- It counts towards your degree –it’s not a gap year
- Learn a range of life-skills not taught in the lecture theatre
- Access a wide range of subject areas
- Improve your language and communication skills
- Gain an international network of friends and meet your lifelong partner! (1 in 10 students do)
- Discover a different culture and gain an international perspective
- It’s really good fun!