Erasmus programme could triple in size
Irish students are set to benefit from a proposed budget increase of over €40 billion to the Erasmus Plus Programme.
The European Parliament plans to boost funding so that around 12 million people can study abroad - three times the current number.
Recent figures show that up to 3,500 Irish college students go on Erasmus every year.
The top receiving Irish colleges are UCD, followed by the University of Limerick and UCC.
The EU countries sending the most students to Ireland for their Erasmus placements are France, Germany and Spain.
