The British Council and Ecorys ran an exciting competition for participants of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) and Youth in Action from across the UK. Taking part in one of these programmes helps to broaden your horizons - to discover new cultures, learn new skills and make new friends. We asked participants of the Erasmus programme to tell us their story through the media of word, photography or film. We received hundreds of entries, find out who the Erasmus winners were here.

2012 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Erasmus programme and there will be many events taking place across Europe to celebrate this milestone. As part of these activities we are looking for former Erasmus students and staff who would be willing to take part in events and be involved in case studies, surveys and promotional materials. If you were a UK outgoing Erasmus student or staff member, particularly from late 1980s and 1990s, please contact erasmus@britishcouncil.org to register your interest and state in which year you participated and where you went.

Details and documentation from some of the Erasmus events held by the British Council over the past few months can be found on this page