To bring Erasmus+ as close as possible to the participants and make sure it works well across different countries, the EU has a network of assisting institutions to manage the programme. Organisations seeking further information on Erasmus+ can contact their National Agency, National Office, National Focal Point or the Education and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels.
The Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU’s funding programmes in the fields of education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering. Erasmus+ Programme is being managed by the Education and Cultural Executive Agency.
The Agency is responsible for most management aspects of the programmes, including information and support to applicants and beneficiaries, dissemination and exploitation of projects’ results and contribution to European Knowledge and expertise. The mission of EACEA includes:
Fully operational since 1st of January 2006, the Executive Agency operates under the supervision of its four parent Directorates-General of the European Commission:
EACEA Organisational Chart can be found here.
The National Agencies are based in the 27 EU Member States and 6 third countries associated to the Programme (former Programme Countries) and their role involves:
The list of National Agencies can be found here, alongside the list of EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme.
Please mind, that third countries NOT associated to Erasmus+ Programme may alternately have National Erasmus+ Offices or National Focal Points instead of National Agencies.
To bring Erasmus+ as close as possible to the participants and make sure it works well across different countries, the EU has a network of assisting institutions to manage the Programme. Organisations seeking further information on Erasmus+ can contact their National Agency, National Office, National Focal Point or the Education and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels.
National Erasmus+ Offices (NEOs) assist the European Commission and local authorities in the implementation of Erasmus+ in certain Partner Countries.
These Offices are situated in some countries/regions not associated with the Programme that are located in the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership, Southern Mediterranean and Central Asia:
WESTERN BALKANS: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
SOUTH MEDITERRANEAN: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine
CENTRAL ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Providing information on Erasmus+ assisting applicants and participants, supporting policy dialogue and maintaining contact with local authorities and the EU Delegations are among the responsibilities of the National Erasmus+ Offices (NEOs). Other regions, where there are no NEOs, have National Focal Points that function within the structures of the EU Delegations.
The comprehensive list of National Erasmus+ Offices is available on the website of the Education, Culture, and Audiovisual Executive Agency.