9 de May 2025 — por ETIC_Algarve
10 Years of Erasmus: Transforming lives across Europe

ETIC_Algarve celebrates 10 years of Erasmus+ with a month of activities that show how European Mobility has transformed schools, trainees and trainers. With more than 150 scholarships awarded, innovative projects and partnerships in 15 countries, the program continues to be an engine of growth and European recognition.
10 years of Erasmus+ ETIC_Algarve: a decade to transform across Europe
For a decade, the The Erasmus + Programme has been marking the path of ETIC_Algarve trainees, trainers and team members, taking the spirit of “learning to practice” beyond borders. Since 2015, dozens of internship and mobility grants have been awarded, promoting direct contact with innovative methodologies and the development of professional and socio-cultural skills in more than 15 European countries.
This continuouscommitmenthas resultedin a solid network of pedagogical and professional partnerships, and was recognized in 2018 with the Erasmus+ Best Practices Award, awarded by the European Commission for the excellent implementation of the projects.
Impact on the creative and technological formation of the region
ETIC_Algarve assumes itself today as a regional and national reference in the creative and technological areas, offering its graduates growth opportunities that go far beyond the classroom.
Since 2015:
- 155 trainees benefited from Erasmus + internship grants
- 42 mobilities assigned to trainers and staff
- 9 European cooperation projects developed
- Partnerships with 15 countries, including Germany, Italy, France, Finland, Turkey, among others
With the approval of the Erasmus accreditation 2021-2027, the school ensures the continuity and expansion of these mobility and international cooperation experiences.
Initiatives in the month of Europe-May and June 2025
To celebrate 10 years of Erasmus at ETIC_Algarve, a whole month of activities linked to #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve is taking place:
May 9
Testimonials from #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve participants
Dissemination of Erasmus + projects and opportunities of ETIC_Algarve
Location: OPTO-Albufeira
Schedule: 09h30 to 13h.
May 9 – June 9
Exhibition of logbooks and projects of participants #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve
Location: ETIC_Algarve
May 16
Clarifications session internship scholarships #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve
Testimonials from #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve participants
Talk on “Digital education in a contemporary society“, with Teresa Lemos, Product Builders Director at Dengun
Location: ETIC_Algarve
Schedule: 17h to 18h30
May 17
Location: ETIC_Algarve
Schedule: 10h to 17h
May 23
Testimony Rita Gonçalves-Erasmus+ EFP Ambassador EuroApprentices Network
Location: ETIC_Algarve
Schedule: 11h to 15h
Online clarifications session internship scholarships #ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve
Location: ETIC_Algarve
Schedule: 18h
June 6
Pitching projects creative challenge 2025 internship scholarships
#ErasmusbyETIC_Algarve
Cooperate, innovate and transform across Europe
More than a school, ETIC_Algarve is a platform of opportunities. Over these 10 years, she has been part of European working groups on topics as diverse as Mental Health, Digital education, sustainability, emotional intelligence or inclusion. Active participation in projects for the creation of innovative intellectual products reinforces the role of the school as a European educational agent.
- Improvements in the quality of training
- Exchange of good pedagogical practices
- Valorization of the curriculum of graduates
- Expansion of the International Creative Education Network
Erasmus+ as a symbol of recognition and growth
The Erasmus + Programme has become, for ETIC_Algarve, much more than an opportunity. It is today a symbol of institutional growth, curricular valorization and European recognition.
By investing in an education based on inclusion, digitalization and international cooperation, the school reinforces its transformative role, promoting the true ETIC_Algarve effect that changes lives and opens doors, in the region and in Europe.
Celebrating 10 years of Erasmus at ETIC_Algarve is celebrating a decade of openness, growth and transformation. It is to celebrate all those who have accepted the challenge of learning from the world and becoming more conscious, creative and prepared citizens for a European future.
