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EU programme for education, training, youth and sport

Opportunities from outside the EU

Organisations from countries outside the EU can take part in selected actions of the Erasmus+ programme. In the context of Erasmus+, these countries are referred to as "non-associated third countries (Partner Countries)".

Quick explainer

Personer fra Island, Liechtenstein, Nordmakedonien, Norge, Serbien og Tyrkiet kan deltage i de fleste Erasmus+aktiviteter, da disse ikke-EU-lande er associeret med Erasmus+-programmet.

For personer fra andre ikke-EU-lande er der visse muligheder, f.eks. fælles kandidatuddannelser under Erasmus Mundus eller den internationale dimension af udveksling af studerende og personale (hvis dit universitet deltager) og udveksling for unge.

Læs mere på siderne om muligheder for udlandsophold, da der er forskellige kriterier for deltagelse for de forskellige tilbud.

Der er 2 typer lande, der deltager i Erasmus+.

EU-medlemslande og tredjelande, der er associeret med programmet

De kan deltage fuldt ud i alle aktiviteter under Erasmus+. Det drejer sig om alle EU-landene, medlemmerne af Den Europæiske Frihandelssammenslutning (EFTA), kandidatlandene og en række andre lande, og de blev tidligere til sammen kaldt programlandene.

Tredjelande, der ikke er associeret med programmet

Disse lande kan deltage i visse Erasmus+-aktiviteter. Der findes mange af denne type lande over hele verden, som tidligere kaldt partnerlandene.

Se den fuldstændige liste over lande, der kan deltage i Erasmus+

These descriptions determine the countries in which Erasmus+ activities may take place, and which type of activities are possible.

EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme

These can fully take part in all the actions of the Erasmus+ Programme. They include all EU countries, members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), candidate EU countries and others.

Third countries not associated to the Programme

These can take part in certain Erasmus+ actions. There are many of these, spanning the globe.

Searching for a project partner

Please note that applications need to be led by an organisation established in a programme country. As an organisation from outside the EU, you will therefore first need to search for a potential partner for your project. One way to do this is to search for a partner in the EU’s Participant Register.

Individual applicants

If you’re looking to apply for Erasmus+ on your own, you will most probably need to do this through an organisation taking part in the programme. Examples are higher education institutions, youth organisations, associations and NGOs.

To find out how to apply, you can check with your organisation, read more on taking part, or reach out to a National Erasmus+ office.