The Erasmus+ Program, which came to the agenda with a warning to the Ministry of National Education the other day, became the agenda once again on social media with a shocking claim today. According to the sharing of some users, negotiations were held to cancel the Erasmus+ Program until 2025. An official statement was also made about the allegations.
It was initiated by the European Union in 1987 and Turkey is actively involved. Erasmus+ Program (European Community Action Program for Mobility of University Students) came up with a striking claim on social media today. According to the sharing of some users, the Erasmus + program It is scheduled to be discontinued by the end of 2025.
While the source of the information was not included in the shares, it was stated that only the cancellation of the Erasmus+ program in Turkey until 2025 was discussed. While the shares spread in a short time on social media, some users their reactions to the cancellation claim. expressed. The claim was denied by the Turkish National Agency soon after.
Some of the social media posts were as follows:
The Turkish National Agency denied the allegations:
The Turkish National Agency shared a statement regarding the claim made on Twitter and responded to the misleading social media posts that the program would not continue. should not be respected stressed.
The Erasmus+ program came to the fore the other day with the problem of ‘student asylum’:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Presidency, Ministry of Internal Affairs, EU Foreign Relations Department and the National Agency sent a statement to the Ministry of National Education the other day.Erasmus Program and Internship ProgramsHe posted an article titled ”. In the official letter, a warning was given to the Ministry of National Education about the students and teachers leaving the project groups.
Upon this warning, there was a development showing the content of the article, and Hasan Ünsal, the General Director of the European Union and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of National Education, sent a letter to the Directorates of National Education in 81 provinces and the Central Organization of the Ministry. About the program in Hasan Ünsal’s article There have been some complaints recently. and the following statements were made:
“Recently, a number of complaints have been received via e-mail to our General Directorate regarding mobility activities and internship programs within the scope of Erasmus+. In the complaints submitted, it is stated that the mobility and internship planning within the scope of the program are out of schedule and they tend to stay in the destination country.
In addition, in the article received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Presidency Turkish National Agency, especially in recent months, during the internship activities of vocational high school students in the program member countries (especially Germany, Austria and Czechia), students and students who left the program without informing the school administration and even did not return to our country. It is stated that there are cases of teachers.
The increase in such cases creates a negative situation in terms of the prestige of our country, the programs we carry out and our official passports. In this context, taking into account the issues stated in the relevant article, the selection processes of the participants who will be involved in any study visit and/or internship application to be made in the context of international funded projects, especially the Erasmus+ program, should be followed meticulously.