It started with Erasmus+🇪🇺

15 years ago, Rafał 🇵🇱 met Pekka 🇫🇮 on an Erasmus+ exchange. Their shared skills & ambition led to
@iceye_global, now a leading space tech company🚀

Their story was highlighted at #SOTEU2026. Erasmus+ connects skills & people shaping Europe’s future💙

That’s a wrap on #EAIE2026!

We leave excited for the future of higher education, fuelled by ideas, exchanges & new connections.
Highlights 👇

🌍 Ministers’ roundtable on internationalisation
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Great energy in our sessions
⭐ Busy stand + lively mini-sessions

Europe is the 🌍 leading destination for international students.

📈 6.9M studied abroad in 2022
🎓 ~25% chose the Study in Europe region

Relevant to the objectives of the #UnionOfSkills: attracting, developing & retaining talent for Europe’s future.

👉 link.europa.eu/7FKphK

Calling all EdTech organisations! 📣

Can your project make a real difference in the classroom?

Join the EdTech Avenue at the 2026 European Education and Skills Summit and share how it supports teachers, schools & learners.

Apply by 17.09 👉 link.europa.eu/4BwRDJ

Education must never become a casualty of war. 🕊️

Through #eTwinning, Ukrainian teachers and pupils continue to learn, teach and connect despite attacks, displacement, and damaged or occupied schools.

Safe, inclusive & resilient schools are essential to Europe’s preparedness.🇪🇺

🌍 Jean Monnet is taking EU studies global.

2026 Erasmus+ selection supports 327 new higher education projects, with 45% taking place outside Europe.

🇮🇳 A new Jean Monnet network will also strengthen research & cooperation on EU–India relations.

👉 link.europa.eu/3rjXHn

Learning mobility = skills, competences & more opportunities 📚

Check out a new study on the current status of balanced & inclusive learning mobility in higher education 🇪🇺.

The results provide evidence & policy advice for future improvements.

More: link.europa.eu/BX4XHF

The labour market is changing fast. Is your institution keeping up? 🙌

Join our webinar on 'Creating Flexible Pathways for Innovation' on 15/09!

Discuss micro-credentials, prior learning, open studies, real solutions for flexible education and more.

👉 heinnovate.eu/en/events-we...

🚀 €35 million to strengthen Europe’s skills and innovation capacity!

Through #ErasmusPlus Alliances for Innovation:
🔹 18 projects (€25m) connecting education & business
🔹 6 STEM Skills Foundries (€10m) supporting student entrepreneurs

Learn more 🔗 link.europa.eu/WfwMhc

Investing in education is about more than budgets.

It's about its people, and strengthening Europe’s resilience, competitiveness and social fairness.

Read more on our latest findings ↓
link.europa.eu/gkmGTP

One week left to have your say!

Teachers & education professionals: help shape the future of education in Europe.

Share your views on basic skills, support for teachers & the digital transformation of schools.

📅 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 link.europa.eu/Vp6QkM

Skills shape our future 💙

Through #ErasmusPlus, people of all ages develop the knowledge, skills & confidence they need to thrive - from basic and digital skills to professional and intercultural competences.

📅 From 12–17 October, join: link.europa.eu/JYrrhF

#UnionOfSkills

Languages do more than we think.
They help us travel & watch foreign movies, but also allow us to connect with people across borders & cultures.
Join us in celebrating how languages bring us together.

👉 link.europa.eu/gynyjf

Democracy is everyone's responsibility.
Being an active citizen = knowing your rights, thinking critically, making informed choices & having your voice heard.
The next European Citizens' Panel is exploring how citizenship education can help

Have your say: link.europa.eu/hgCrxf

Lifelong learning is changing Europe’s workforce.
Want to see what’s working?

Join 15 practitioners in Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹, 3–4 Nov, for a fully funded peer-learning exchange on the topic by the Community for Educational Innovation.

Apply by 13/09👉 horizons.confirmit.eu/wix/p6780940...