Latest news and stories about erasmus in Portugal for expats and residents.
The funeral ceremony for the Italian student who passed away in Portugal will take place this Monday in the city of Palermo.
20-year-old Sofia Barillà was found dead on the bathroom floor of her home.
An Italian student participating in the Erasmus programme in Portugal has passed away while speaking on the phone with her aunt.
Sofia Barillà was studying in Caldas da Rainha and died alone at home while speaking with her aunt
Closing remarks delivered at the event marking four decades since Portugal joined the European Communities.
It is essential to make the programme more comprehensive. There are still too many young people who are left out, not for lack of talent or ambition, but for lack of opportunities.
An analysis of whether the Erasmus+ programme helps broaden perspectives or contributes to the brain drain of talent from Portugal.
Seven years after Brexit cut access to the programme, London returns to Erasmus+ with a launch scheduled for January 2027 and more than 100,000 beneficiaries in the first year.
Erasmus+ is considered one of the EU's most iconic programmes; beyond higher education, it also covers school education, vocational training, informal education, and sport.
The British Council expects that “more than 100,000 people will benefit” in the first year from the country's return to the historic programme
The DiscoverEU programme is reopening applications for 18-year-olds in Europe. If selected, you will be able to travel between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2027.
The work was written following an exchange that brought together 20 young Ukrainians in Lisbon
The University of Coimbra is hosting a special event on March 18th to commemorate 40 years of Portugal's accession to the European Union. The event features a conference by José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, focusing on Portugal's parliamentary role in European integration. Additionally, a new memorandum will be signed between the university and Erasmus Student Network Coimbra to support international students. The session aims to foster dialogue on Portugal’s EU journey and strengthen academic and cultural ties. Attendance requires prior registration.
