Source: European Parliament
The Commission confirms that Erasmus+ is designed in order to be inclusive and accessible for any pupil from any school in the EU regardless of their legal status (private or public).
The rules of the Programme are defined in compliance with Article 165[1] of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which obliges the Commission to fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity.
The implementation of the Erasmus+ programme actions based on indirect management mode is done in cooperation with the relevant National Authorities of the countries participating in the programme.
Regarding Key Action 1 — Mobility of pupils and staff in school education, the Erasmus+ Programme Guide[2] (as an integral part of the annual call for proposals) states that the definition of eligible organisations in each Member State or third country associated to the Programme will be defined by the competent National Authority and published on the website of the relevant Erasmus+ National Agency. As a result, this information is public.
The currently applicable text is included in the official bulletin of the French Ministry of Education Youth and Sports dated on 16 January 2025[3], see: ‘Établissements et organismes d’accueil (publics ou privés sous contrat) d’éducation et de formation initiale, depuis la petite enfance et la maternelle jusqu’à la fin du second cycle général et technologique’.
As a consequence, any private French school not being ‘under contract’ is not eligible for participating in Erasmus+ Key Action 1 in school education.
- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tfeu_2008/art_165/oj/eng
- [2] See footnote 95 at p 108 of the 2025 Erasmus+ Programme Guide (EN version: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-01/erasmus-programme-guide-v2.2025_en.pdf).
- [3] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.education.gouv.fr/bo/2025/Hebdo3/MENC2435108N__;!!DOxrgLBm!HqtMWSm4FXCjESV0i4eONjII29dWOcOJ6zUWEsd83CuQfZZR3oJLXLLApBIrLuPmewDKqg-yaq-tNxnNjd4VLFGfO4apEBvDNZrwIUg9ZIPkquQUSD