On the 6th of August 2024, the founder of the network, Ms Monika Schaefer of Konstanz passed away at the age of 82. Ms Schaefer was the first Erasmus Coordinator in Politics at the University of Konstanz. She can be regarded as one of the founders of the European Erasmus network. With great commitment, she set up the first local cooperation networks, which later developed into a larger, Europe-wide network, which still exists and does valuable work. In 2000, she received the prestigious HRK Award, presented by the Federal Minister of Education, Edelgard Bulmahn. We keep her in loving memory and appreciate all the valuable work she has done for European student exchange.
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21-24 May 2025 - Next Meeting in Granada/Spain
The Erasmus Coordinators Network was founded in the 1980s, when student exchange in Europe started to expand. We are a loose network of professionals (scholars and administrators) who deal with practical issues of student and teaching staff exchange, working in the scientific fields of politics, public administration and management.
Our network organizes an annual meeting, hosted by one of the participating institutions. That meeting offers an excellent opportunity for professionals to get to know colleagues from other institutions and to share experiences. Many bilateral cooperation agreements and innovative joint programmes, such as double degree MA programmes or intensive learning programmes, had their starting point at these meetings.
The network also aims to provide support and information for its members. We regularly try to catch up on new tendencies in the area of Erasmus student exchange, keep contact with the relevant national agencies, and spread information e.g. about summer schools and job vacancies.
Membership in the network is free of charge and not linked to any obligations to a member.
