H.E. Béatrice le Fraper du Hellen, Ambassador for France in Malta, and University of Malta Pro-Rector, Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, officially launched the Exhibition European Union[s] Ambassadors of the Europe of Tomorrow, at the University Library Foyer.
The Exhibition
For more than 30 years, the Erasmus programme has helped more than 9 million Europeans to forge links that transcend national frontiers. It is reckoned that over a million babies have been born to couples who met as a result of a university exchange under the Erasmus scheme. The European Union[s] exhibition features portraits of 22 of these families of 17 different nationalities. All of them bear witness to the programme’s success and to the keen sense of European identity it has sparked among them.
The exhibition is being organised by the University of Malta and the Embassy of France in Malta to celebrate the 30 year Anniversary of the Erasmus+ Programme.
14 panels out of the original 27 panels that compose the full exhibition are on display at the University of Malta, Library Foyer between Tuesday 13th and Friday 23rd February 2018.
During the opening ceremony, Ms Stefania Agius Fabri, Director of the University of Malta’s International Office, introduced Ms Rebecca Xerri who spoke of her enriching Erasmus experience at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Dr Elena Grech, Head of Representation, European Commission Representation in Malta, awarded prizes to winners of the competition ‘What is your Erasmus + Dream?’. First Prize went to Neil Joseph Tirchett – currently a student at MCAST Centre for Agriculture, Aquaculture & Animal Sciences, 2nd Prize to Ms Ylenia Xuereb, B. Ed. (UM) MA primary education (University of Leicester) and currently reading MSc Educational Leaders (University of Leicester), and 3rd Prize went to Heathcliff Schembri – B.Ed (UM) Masters in Popular Culture (UM) currently reading a PhD in Educational Leadership (University of East Anglia)
Erasmus+ Student and Staff Mobility Figures over the last 4 years:
Erasmus+ Mobility with Programme Countries
2013/14
193 students
50 staff members
50 staff members
Total Mobility - 243
270 students
61 staff members
Total mobility - 331
2015/16
300 students
46 staff members
300 students
46 staff members
Total mobility - 346
2016/17 (Ongoing)
316 students
58 staff members
316 students
58 staff members
Total mobility - 374
2017/18 (Ongoing)
313 students
62 staff members
313 students
62 staff members
Total mobility - 375