Leipzig, Germany · 2–5 June 2026

The Forum

Two working days that turn the experience of very different organisations into one shared voice on the future of Erasmus+.

The Erasmus+ Future Forum is coordinated by Dreaming OPEnly e.V., part of garagErasmus as gE4Leipzig, with local partner Eine Welt e.V. It brings together representatives of international Erasmus+ networks, National Agencies and policymakers in one room.

The aim is simple and ambitious: create a structured, representative space for reflection and coordination — and use it to influence the next Erasmus+ programme (2028–2035) directly, as the people who deliver it.

The full group of forum participants holding the DOPE flag, framed by the Erasmus+ Future Forum banners.

What happens in the room

How it works

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Map the field

We map the networks active within Erasmus+ — who does what, where the overlaps and the gaps are.

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Eight working sessions

Facilitated sessions on the strengths and gaps of the current programme and the needs, risks and opportunities for 2028–2035.

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Co-write the paper

Collaborative writing turns field experience into one position paper, authored together by every network present.

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Meet the institutions

Round-table dialogue with National Agencies and public authorities builds a bridge between practice and policy.

Who is in the room

Who was there

Fifteen representatives from at least ten international networks, plus five institutional stakeholders from National Agencies and public authorities — each representative speaking for an entire network, not a single organisation.

garagErasmus BRIDGE CUFA Deutschland Yes To Sustainability CHANCE Europeers ESAA Eine Welt e.V.

Four participants standing in front of the Erasmus+ Future Forum roll-up banner.

From the event

In Leipzig

Participants mingling and talking during a networking break. — Networking between sessions.

Close-up of the Erasmus+ Future Forum roll-up banner showing the June 2026 dates. — Leipzig, 2–5 June 2026.

A small group discussing around a laptop during a working session. — A working session in progress.

A facilitator presenting the objectives of the next Erasmus+ programme on screen. — Updating on the next programme.

A Dreaming OPEnly facilitator leading a session for the seated participants. — Facilitated sessions.

Photos from the first edition — Leipzig, 2–5 June 2026. Send me more shots any time and I'll add them to the gallery.

The road to the forum

Next steps

April

Confirm & prepare

Networks and participants are confirmed and the preparatory phase begins, with an infopack covering all the logistics.

May

Get ready

An online preparatory meeting, plus travel and logistical arrangements finalised for every participant.

June

Meet in Leipzig

The forum runs from 2–5 June, followed by planning the follow-up phase so the paper reaches the institutions.

To make a difference

Bring your network

Your network's voice helps shape the next Erasmus+. Co-creating the position paper with other leading NGOs, networks and policymakers makes that voice count at institutional level — and grows the community for the editions to come.

Get in touch → Read the paper

Participants co-writing at a laptop during a collaborative session.