Stala, Józef2024-06-032024-06-032013Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne, 2013, T. 32, cz. 2, s. 103-112.0239-4472http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/16505“Erasmus”, named after a Dutch humanist and theologian, Erasmus of Rotterdam, is the European Commission’s programme for Higher Education (students, teachers and institutions). It was introduced with the aim of increasing student mobility within the European Community, subsequently including the European Economic Area countries, Switzerland and the Candidate Countries. Erasmus has been one of the four sectoral programmes supported under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme until the end of 2013. The author of this article in relation to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the “Erasmus” program describes the current educational opportunities of Polish students. Firstly, he presents the selected challenges and opportunities of cultural and educational uniting Europe. Then, the statistical outline of youth in Poland in the context of the European Union and the display of the educational offers within the framework of European programs is shown.plAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/program „Erasmus”edukacjakształceniekształcenie międzynarodowestudencistudenci polscykulturawyzwanieEuropawyzwania edukacyjnemłodzieżmłodzież polskaPolskaUnia Europejskastatystykaeuropejskie programy edukacyjneErasmus“Erasmus” programmeeducationinternational educationstudentsPolish studentsculturechallengeEuropeeducational challengesyouthPolish youthPolandEuropean UnionstatisticsEuropean educational programmesoferta edukacyjnaeducational offerArticle