Abstract
Erasmus+ is an EU programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014–2021 with a major impact at the international level. These areas are making important contributions to help address socioeconomic changes and the key challenges that Europe will face until the end of the decade as well as to support the implementation of the European policy agenda for growth, jobs, equity and social inclusion. The general objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme are intended to contribute to the overall achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, among others related to sustainable development. Therefore, the main question is: “To which Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) do the Erasmus+ Programme and the mobility projects for higher education directly contribute to?” The answer to this question will allow us to start filling the knowledge gap at the borderline between SDG and Erasmus+. The purpose of this research is to identify, among the 17 SDGs, those that could be more relevant in the context of mobility projects in higher education within the Erasmus+ Programme and how these projects contribute to these identified SDGs. Through the analysis of the general objective of the Erasmus+ Programme, its most important characteristics and the objectives of Key Action 1 and mobility projects, we can conclude that, from the 2030 Agenda, the most relevant SDGs for the programme and for the action and mobility projects are 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality) and 8 (decent work and economic growth).
Highlights
Scientific papers addressing the issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been multiplying, not because it seems to be fashionable, but because it seems to be of great general importance in this century
The objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme and its main features; The specific objectives pursued by the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of education and training; The aims of a mobility project; The outcomes meant to be produced by mobility activities of students, trainees, apprentices and young people; The outcomes expected to be produced by mobility activities of youth workers and professionals involved in education, training and youth
In this work, we will make an individual analysis of each SDG and will present those that seemed more consistent in relation to the contributions that the Erasmus+ Programme could give to its effective implementation
Summary
Scientific papers addressing the issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been multiplying, not because it seems to be fashionable, but because it seems to be of great general importance in this century. “Sustainable”, “sustainability” and “sustainable development” are terms that have gained relevance at global level, initially associated with planet preservation issues and currently more associated with human well-being and relationship with the planet for the well-being of several generations. According to [6], to be sustainable does not have only one definition and the term “sustainability” expresses the concern with the quality of a system regarding inseparable integration (environmental and human), evaluating properties and characteristics of its own and covering environmental, social and economic aspects. They refer that the notion of sustainable development presents intrinsic information and should be observed in the development of strategies. Originated from the deterioration between global ecology and economic development
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