Spain, the favourite destination of Erasmus students
Monday, May 18th, 2009
@ garzhia
Since 1987, ERASMUS scolarship allow exchange of European students between universities. The name of the program comes from the traveler Erasmo of Rotterdam.
Nowadays, more than 27.000 students choose each year Spanish universities.
Spain is the country that receives most foreign students but also that sends a lot of students abroad, after France and Germany. Universities that attract the most are Grenada, Valence and Madrid.
Reasons are very diverse; some look for a cultural aspect, others want to learn another language and to experience the famous Spanish evenings and parties.
Until 2000, the population of ERASMUS in Spain was lower than in France and in Germany, but the figures climbed after the movie “L’auberge Espagnole” (The Spanish Inn) which illustrates a perfect image of the ERASMUS phenomenon in Europe.
In any case, it is a very interesting way to get to know another culture.
This idea was developed to give to students a chance to discover other lifestyles and to have a good memory of their experience in a different place than the one they are used to.