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12-17.10.2026 ErasmusDays 2026

#ErasmusDays2026

ErasmusDays 2026 - 6 days to make Europe shine!

The 10th edition of #ErasmusDays, was scheduled across Europe and beyond from 12 to 17 October 2026, and was focused on the values of the European Union as an experience to be lived and shared, forming the basis for working on the future, thanks in part to the experiences and projects of Erasmus+.

Respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, respect for human rights, including those of minorities: these are the founding values of the EU, enshrined in the Treaty on European Union.

Since 2017, #ErasmusDays have been the event for the entire Erasmus+ community in Europe and beyond to celebrate the successes of Erasmus+, highlighting the opportunities and results of European mobility and cooperation projects and the Programme's contribution to the growth of European citizenship and the construction of the European Education Area.

Erasmusdays are in-person or digital events in a wide variety of forms: seminars for the exchange of good practices, conferences or social media challenges, photo exhibitions, sports activities, local events, open days, competitions, human libraries, guided tours, etc. We encourage participants to organise events that also incorporate this sports theme, emphasising the values of fair play, inclusion and cultural exchange conveyed by sport.

In Veneto, ErasmusDays 2026 were held in Padua on Friday 16 October 2026 from 9.00 am to 15.30 pm. The regional information and training event on Erasmus+ projects was organised by the Veneto Regional School Office (USR) under the patronage of the European Commission and in collaboration with Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice, at the auditorium of the Modigliani Art School in Padua, with a presentation of the Erasmus+ programme for schools, best practices, case studies and specialist workshops.

=>Admission was open to the public, subject to prior registration via the following form, by 12:00 PM on 9 October 2026 and subject to availability of places.

PROGRAMME

9:00am Participant welcome and registration

9:30am Institutional Greetings

- USR Veneto Regional School Office, Sara Terrassan, European Projects and Internationalisation Coordinator

- “A. Modigliani” Art School of Padua

9:40am Europe Beyond School: Mobility and Experience Opportunities for Young People

Presented by Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice

10:00am The Project “A Time for Ourselves” – EITA Award 2025: A Mobility Project for Early Childhood Education

Online connection with the private nursery school “Bimbi&Co” – Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone

10:15am Opening Schools to Europe: European Programmes and the Involvement of Schools and Local Communities

Presented by Gaetanina da Fermo, Erasmus School Ambassador for Abruzzo and School Principal

10:30am School Internationalisation through Participation in the Erasmus School Veneto Consortium – USR Veneto and Partner Schools

10:50am ITI “G. Marconi” - Padova - Welcoming Europe: A European Week

11:05am IC “F. Querini” - Mestre, Venezia -eTwinning School: Internationalisation and Erasmus. A Primary School Hosting Experience

11:25am LS “L. Da Vinci” - Arzignano, (VI) - “From School to EU” Project, EITA Award 2025, School Education Category

11:40am Round Table Discussion and Question Time

12:00am Buffet Lunch at Room 48

13:00pm-15:30pm Workshops for Teachers

- Laboratorio 1: Silvia Sollano, eTwinning Project Lab: Ideas, Connections and Project Design with Scaffold Cards - Computer Lab 1 (Second Floor)

- Laboratorio 2: Novella Turrin, Whole-School Approach with eTwinning and Erasmus - Computer Lab 2 (Second Floor)

- Laboratorio 3: Antonella Novello, Leaving, Living, Returning: Long-Term Student Mobility Experiences - Auditorium

#TimetoMove2026

The event is part of the Time to Move 2026 campaign: a series of online and in-person events organized by the Eurodesk network across Europe every year around the month of October, focusing on youth mobility opportunities in Europe.

#ErasmusDays2026

The event was also part of the Erasmus Days 2026, which this year took place from 12 to 17 October 2026 across Europe. Every year during these days, people all over the world are invited to come together to celebrate the projects and opportunities offered by Erasmus+ by organising events (digital and/or in-person). Events can take many different forms: seminars to share best practices, multilingual sessions to improve conversational skills, photography exhibitions showcasing mobility experiences, conferences promoting intercultural opportunities, or social media challenges designed simply to encourage engagement and creativity.
This year, the tenth edition of the Erasmus Days placed the spotlight on skills, with the slogan: “Learn and Grow: Skills for Tomorrow”, in line with the European Commission’s Union of Skills initiative. At a time when Europe is undergoing profound transformations through the green and digital transitions, skills are more than ever the driving force behind innovation, resilience and competitiveness.

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