The European Union (EU) has awarded 30 Ghanaians scholarships to undertake postgraduate studies in top European universities under its Erasmus+ programme.
A total of 12 European countries are hosting the awardees of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (EMJMD), who are enrolled in master’s and joint master’s programmes starting between August and October 2025.
An additional 923 students and university staff have also been selected for international credit mobility programmes.
The Erasmus+ Programme is the EU’s flagship mobility initiative to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe under its Global Gateway initiative with a strong focus on social inclusion, green and digital transitions and promoting young people’s participations in democracy
and efficient governance.
The European Union Ambassador, H.E. Irchad Razaaly, during the pre-departure event organised together with German International Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ghanaian-European Centre on Tuesday, applauded the initiative, reiterating the EU’s and its Member States’
commitment to educational mobility, “For close to four decades, more than 2,000 talented and development-minded Ghanaians have studied in Europe due to the Erasmus scholarships with thousands others accessing EU’s mobility and academic exchange programmes. This is because the European Union firmly believes that the challenges facing Ghana and the world can best be addressed by innovative individuals equipped with knowledge, fresh perspectives, and global networks.
Erasmus+ is more than a scholarship – it is an exchange of ideas, skills, and cultures, and an investment in the shared academic and professional future of both Ghana and Europe.”
The European Union has dedicated EUR 26.2 billion between 2021 – 2027 to support mobility and fund four modalities under Erasmus+.
About Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is a flagship scholarship programme funded by the European Union, aimed at supporting student mobility and international cooperation in higher education. It offers scholarships to students from partner countries, enabling them to study in European institutions and contribute to the exchange of knowledge and ideas across cultures.
The European Union has dedicated EUR 26.2 billion between 2021 – 2027 to support mobility and fund four modalities under Erasmus+. These include: Capacity Building in Higher Education, which enables higher education, inter-institutional exchanges between Ghanaian and European tertiary education institutes that foster curriculum development, improve academia’s governance and management and strengthens the linkage between academia and the private sector and Capacity Building in the Field of Vocational Education and Training (VET), which strengthens
multilateral partnerships between Ghanaian and European VET institutions to boost Ghana’s capacity to provide innovative and relevant labour-market tailored training. Additionally, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) a prestigious international master’s programme of up to 24 months for students delivered by higher education institutions across Europe and finally, the International Credit Mobility (ICM), a short-term mobility programme for students, researchers and staff from and to Europe.
More information: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu
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