Editing Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 (section)

==Actions supported==
The programme supports exchanges and connections between people, institutions and countries within the [[European Union]] and the [[European Economic Area]].

===Exchanges between individuals===
These include (for example):

*Erasmus Student exchanges of between 3 and 12 months, in which students leave their home university and follow an agreed part of their course at another university in another country. No additional fees are payable, and the course is recognised by the home institution as part of course-work for the degree. Over 150,000 students did Erasmus student exchanges in the academic year 2005/6, and the cumulative total since 1987 is over 1,500,000.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/erasmus20_en.html Erasmus website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703000422/http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/erasmus20_en.html |date= 3 July 2007 }}</ref>
*In-service training courses in school or adult education. The Comenius and Grundtvig programmes support participation in specific short<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/|title=EUROPA – Socrates Comenius|website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref> work placements (internships) for professional students in companies in another country, to help them complete their skills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/structure/fiches/leonardo1_en.pdf|title=cf 2007 description at}}</ref>

===Exchanges between institutions===
These include (for example):

*Developing partnerships between schools in different countries ("Comenius partnerships") to run joint projects for and with their pupils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/structure/fiches/comenius6_en.pdf|title=cf 2007 description at}}</ref>
*Similar projects are supported in the field of adult education by the [[Grundtvig programme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/structure/fiches/comenius6_en.pdf|title=cf }}</ref>
*Joint projects run by universities in different countries to develop joint curricula, run short-term intensive programmes, or establish thematic networks in different disciplines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/overview/erasmus_overview.htm|title=Erasmus Overview|website=eacea.ec.europa.eu}}</ref>

=== Connections between countries ===
These include (for example):
* Study visits for regional and national administrators in education, training and guidance<ref>{{cite web |url = http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/structure/fiches/pol1_en.pdf |title = Leonardo da Vinci }}</ref>
* Networks of national experts working together on issues of common interest.{{NoteTag|cf. the network on ICT in education and training; example of a report at [http://ec.europa.eu/education/doc/reports/doc/ictimpact.pdf] or the History Network providing materials and guidelines for researching, teaching and learning European History [http://www.cliohworld.net/ CLIOH-WORLD]}}
* Publication of comparable statistics indicating how the various education and training systems are progressing.<ref>cf the [[European Commission|Commission's]] annual "progress report": 2006 version at [http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/2010/doc/progressreport06.pdf]</ref>