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15th Edition of ESNsurvey is launched!

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN), has launched thea 15th edition of its flagship research project – the ESNsurvey. It is the largest survey of its kind, involving ESN’s 44 National Organisations and more than 500 local associations in the dissemination. Fill out the the survey until 31st of July. 

The survey seeks tomonitor the implementation of mobility programmesand the experience of international learners abroad, as well as the perceptions of students who have not participated in international student mobility yet.  

This year’s survey will emphasize inclusion and access to student mobility, as well as the student perceptions on aspects related to civic engagement, sustainability and digitalisation.  

The results of the ESNsurvey are widely disseminated to the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament and National Agencies, as well as Higher Education Institutions. 

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The ID Forum 2023 in the Spotlight of the May Edition of SALTO News

The new edition of SALTO news is published and one of the main topics is inspiring ID Forum 2023, held in Bucharest, Romania, in which SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Education and Training) also took part.

Besides the article on the ID Forum 2023, the May edition of the newsletter features latest news and updates from other resource centres: an invitation to join The Buddy Support measure, an overview of the European Training Strategy, info about  LTA „Digital Transformers“ study visit in Armenia, updates on open calls and publications etc.

SALTO news is the official newsletter of the SALTO community, a network of 11 resource centres committed to promotion and improvement of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes.

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The 21 Recommendations as a Result of the European Citizens’ Learning Mobility Panel

Over three weekends in March and April, 150 randomly selected citizens of different age groups and backgrounds from all 27 Member States discussed and identified obstacles to learning mobility abroad.

The ideas put forward by the citizens turned into 21 concrete recommendations aiming to facilitate the mobility of learners, educators, and staff from one country to another. The panel’s recommendations highlight the importance of increasing further the awareness of opportunities and encourage the participation of people with fewer opportunities. They also outline opportunities and challenges brought by digitalisation and explore sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of mobility.

These recommendations will feed into the proposal for a Council recommendation on learning mobility, planned later in 2023, alongside the contributions to the public consultation and the results of the ongoing study on learning mobility.

English version of the recommendations is available on the European Commision’s website. Translations into the official languages of the EU will be added in the coming weeks.

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Inclusion and Diversity Forum in Bucharest

Bucharest in Romania was the host of the second edition of the Inclusion and Diversity Forum. The three-day international conference was co-organised by the Romanian Erasmus+ agency and SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Youth) with the aim of creation of greater visibility for inclusion and diversity and building bridges between stakeholders active in different EU mobility programmes. Among over 120 attendees were organisations and participants from the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, as well as youth workers, educators, social workers, youth practitioners, mentors and representatives from Erasmus+ agencies.

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The opening speeches were delivered by Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot from the European Commission (Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture) and Monica Calotã from the Romanian Erasmus+ agency. The agenda was a combination of presentations, workshops, field visits and interactive sessions that offered space for working on different issues related to the topic of inclusion and diversity and enabled participants to acquire new information, inspiration, methods and partners. During the ID Connections and ID Stories sessions, SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Education and Training) representative Josip Luša showcased the work done by the resource centre thus far and delivered talks on opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ programme, as well as on ways of motivating, encouraging and supporting participants of various backgrounds.

“Our SALTO resource centre develops tools and resources that can help implementation of inclusive-minded projects and activities across Europe. We are particularly targeting individuals and groups that face various barriers and are otherwise difficult to reach. For them, participation in Erasmus+ is not only an opportunity to take part in international mobility, it is very often a life-changing experience.”

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The event was funded by the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes and coordinated by SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Youth).

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The first Meeting of Inclusion Officers held in Zagreb

SALTO Inclusion and Diversity Resource Centre (Education and Training) has gathered Inclusion Officers from all over Europe to participate in the first Meeting of Inclusion Officers in Zagreb. The seminar was held from the 22nd to 24th of March with more than 30 Inclusion Officers from 28 National agencies that are implementing Erasmus+ Programme in the field of education and training.
The seminar has started with a warm welcome speech from the Director of the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (AMEUP) Antonija Gladović. Antonija has emphasized the important work that Inclusion Officers do in promoting inclusion, diversity and equal possibilities, the main principles that the European Commission embedded in its Programmes for education, training and youth.
„The vision of the SALTO center is to build an inclusive society that celebrates diversity. Your participation, as well as the conclusions from this meeting are important for the creation of future activities of the center. By attending this meeting you have shown your desire to raise awareness and point out the challenges we face when we talk about inclusion.“
The aim of the meeting was to provide knowledge, resources and support for Inclusion Officers, related to promotion of inclusion and diversity in the E+ Programme. Through presentations, discussions and promotion of good examples, the meeting helped in the process of better understanding the reality and challenges we face when it comes to inclusion priority implementation.
Many relevant experts have shared their knowledge and experience in the field of inclusion. Through the workshops, participants gained practical knowledge and broader perspective about how the E+ promotes inclusive measures in the field of education and training at the European level.
Results of the SALTO research on the needs and challenges in the field of inclusion were presented by the researcher Monika Auzinger. Monika is an expert from Austria with more than 10 years of working experience in the field of education, training and labour market on the European and national level.
During the meeting, SALTO mentorship service was presented by Josip Luša, the Head of the Centre and the representatives of the National agencies EPOS and DAAD, who gave their feedback on the mentoring process.
Pieter-Jan de Graeve from the SALTO Inclusion and Diversity Centre (Youth) gave his valuable input about their inclusion tools and various publications, with the presentation of the Centre activities they plan to carry out in the following period.
The key part of the meeting was the panel discussion „Erasmus+ inclusion measures from different perspective“ through which participants had the opportunity to learn about the Erasmus+ Programme inclusive measures from different perspectives.
The panel participants were Marta Gutierrez Benet on behalf of the European Commission, Josip Luša, Head of the SALTO Resource Center for Inclusion and Diversity in the field of education and training, Lukaš Borovička, representative of the Czech National Agency, Mladen Tota, Erasmus + project coordinator and Croatian ambassador of inclusion and diversity and student Sanela Valadžija from Čakovec High School.
On the last day of the meeting, the work of the ambassadors for inclusion and diversity was presented in the form of an Inclusion Fair. During the inclusion fair the ambassadors have presented their work and projects that can be considered as the examples of good practice when it comes to inclusion. The ambassadors who participated were Slava Raškaj Education Center from Zagreb, Josip Matoš Elementary School from Vukovar, Ludina Elementary School and Croatian Association of Deaf-Blind Persons “Dodir”.

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Current learning and networking opportunities in the field of inclusion and diversity

Erasmus+ national agencies across Europe are offering training and cooperation activities in the field of inclusion and diversity all year round. Individuals and organisations seeking help in preparing their Erasmus+ application and looking for partners for their project idea are welcome to explore the offer and apply for activities supported by their national agencies.

Some of the announced events dealing with the topic of inclusion and diversity include the following:

Embracing Diversity: Inclusion in International Projects

“Quality Education and Wellbeing at School”: Towards a Caring School”

Inclusion of Refugees into HE Systems and the Contribution of Erasmus+ Programme to This Process

More information about current learning and networking opportunities in the field of inclusion and diversity, as well as on eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the official website of the SALTO TCA Resource Centre.

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Our new website headlines the April edition of SALTO news

The April edition of SALTO news, the official newsletter of the SALTO network, is out, with the new SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Education and Training) website in the spotlight.

SALTO news is the official newsletter of the SALTO community, a network of 11 resource centres committed to promotion and improvement of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. The April edition of the newsletter features an article on our new website, as well as latest news and updates from other resource centres:  info about the 2nd session of the SALTO Digital Dialogues, an overview of Youthpass highlights and figures in 2022, the announcement of the online panel “Ethics and Digital Rights” and the Inclusion and Diversity Forum in Bucharest, updates on open calls and publications etc.

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