TU Dublin Colleague Awarded Erasmus Ministership
TU Dublin’s Erasmus+ Co-Ordinator Tara McKiernan was awarded Erasmus Ministership at the 18th annual Erasmus Congress and Exhibition – ERACON 2022 held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 27 June to 01 July 2022.
This title of Erasmus Minister is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated long-standing engagement as Erasmus Coordinators at an institutional level, i.e. for more than 15 years. ERACON - first hosted in 2005 in Nicosia, Cyprus is an annual meeting of Erasmus+ Co-ordinators across Europe and consists of several workshops, sessions, paper presentations, University to University meetings and an Exchange fair.
The main themes of ERACON 2022 were - Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027, Funding and Policy, and Staff Mobilities. The event was attended in person and online by over 200 delegates from Universities and Organisations across Europe and officials from the European Commission.