Erasmus+

Getting ready for a new school year isn’t just about notebooks and pens, it’s about starting strong online and offline. 📚💻

Teachers, your real back-to-school essentials go far beyond your backpack ✨

SELFIE for Teachers helps educators reflect on their digital competence and get ready for the year ahead, while the four EU guidelines offer practical support for teaching, learning, and digital safety.

Check it out now: https://link.europa.eu/mRtQKn

Calling Europe's innovators! 🇪🇺

If you've worked with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), collaborated with a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), or have ideas on how Europe can better support innovation, now's the time to speak up 📣

The European Commission is gathering feedback on how the EIT can better support Europe's innovators and entrepreneurs, and to share your views on:

💡 Turning research into real-world solutions
🎓 Developing entrepreneurial skills and talent
🤝 Stronger collaboration between education, research and business
🚀 Better support for innovators and start-ups

📅 Consultation closes on 23 September 2026

🔗 Submit your feedback: https://link.europa.eu/kvY7pj

Today, on International Youth Day, we celebrate the young people who are learning, growing and shaping Europe's future.

Every Erasmus+ experience is about more than going abroad. It's about gaining the skills, confidence and connections that last a lifetime.

Whether you're studying, training, volunteering, teaching or taking part in a youth exchange, every opportunity helps build the skills needed for tomorrow.

Happy International Youth Day! 💙

Are you passionate about climate education – and good at bringing people together?

The call for Education for Climate Local Facilitators has reopened in 23 countries. Help welcome members, spark conversations and strengthen climate education in your local community.

Applications are open until 15 September.

🌱 Find out more and apply: https://link.europa.eu/rrXycX

Did you know that French is spoken as an official language on five continents, from Europe to Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific? 🌍

It is the language of Victor Hugo, Édith Piaf 🎶 and the Nouvelle Vague, of café terraces, philosophical debate and effortless elegance. French has shaped diplomacy, cuisine, fashion and art for centuries, and it continues to connect over 300 million speakers worldwide.

August is a wonderful time to explore it: long lazy afternoons on a terrace ☕, the lavender fields of Provence in full bloom 💜, and the timeless charm of Paris in late summer.

With OLS, start your French journey with A1 & A2 courses available at your own pace.

🎓 Allons-y! (Let's go!)
👉 https://link.europa.eu/mvCcQ3

Today is the start of a big week for European sport. 🏃

Thousands of athletes are gathering in Birmingham for the European Athletics Championships. Good luck to all European athletes! Even the ones who don't need a stadium or a medal to get moving.

What's your way of being active today? Tell us in the comments 👇

your way

⏩ Imagine 2040: what should every learner know and every teacher have?

We want your views on a new Education Package to help tackle the decline in basic skills, make teaching more attractive and support digital transformation and digital skills development.

✏️ Submit your contribution in any EU language by 8 September.

🔗 link.europa.eu/Vp6QkM

Congratulations! Your eyesight is fine... and it's also your reminder to register your event. 💙

📅 Join thousands of Erasmus+ events taking place from 12–17 October across Europe and beyond.

Celebrate the memories, friendships and experiences that shaped you, and the skills you gained along the way, from confidence and adaptability to digital, language and intercultural skills.

Ready to be part of it? Register your event or find one near you: https://www.erasmusdays.eu/

Want to turn inclusion and wellbeing into everyday practice at school?

This self-reflection tool helps turn EU guidance and European research into practical action.

Simple, useful and ready to use in everyday school life, the tool is here to support you in the classroom.

Get started now 👉 https://link.europa.eu/ThXfBy

Crystal-clear Adriatic waters, UNESCO-listed medieval city walls in Dubrovnik, over a thousand islands to explore and a culture that knows how to make the most of long summer days.

But here's a cultural gem you might not know: Croatian has a unique dialect called Chakavian, one of three distinct dialects of Croatian, that still carries traces of the language spoken by Croatians centuries ago. The country's linguistic heritage is as layered and fascinating as its coastline. 🏛️✨

Whether you're heading to Hvar, Plitvice Lakes or Split, learning a little Croatian transforms a holiday into a genuine cultural experience.

With OLS, start your Croatian journey with A1 & A2 courses available at your own pace.

🎓 Idemo! (Let's go!)
👉 https://academy.europa.eu/courses/discover-the-croatian-language-with-online-language-support/