Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in South Mediterranean Countries (ERASMUS-EDU-2025-VIRT-EXCH-SMC)

Deadline of the call – 29/04/2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Location:  EU Member States, third countries associated to the Programme (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Serbia), third countries not associated to the Programme from eligible region no. 3 (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia).

Objectives:

• encourage intercultural dialogue with third countries not associated to the Programme and increase tolerance through online people-to-people interactions, building on digital, youth-friendly technologies;
• promote various types of virtual exchanges as a complement to Erasmus+ physical mobility, allowing more young people to benefit from intercultural and international experience; 
• enhance critical thinking and media literacy, particularly in the use of internet and social media, such as to counter discrimination, indoctrination, polarization and violent radicalisation; 
• foster the digital and soft skills development of students, young people and youth workers including the practice of foreign languages and teamwork, notably to enhance employability; 
• promote citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education; 
• strengthen the youth dimension in the relations of the EU with third countries.