ErasmusDays 2025: Borås Showcases Regional Cooperation and Lifelong Learning in Action
29/10/2025
From 13 to 18 October 2025, more than 10,000 ErasmusDays events took place across Europe — and one of them brought together educators, project partners, and international volunteers in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland Region.
The event featured an inspiring exhibition and a series of project presentations, moderated by Ms. Malin Gemzell. Throughout the day, participants highlighted the strong European cooperation and innovation emerging from local and regional initiatives.
Mr. Hans Johansson, Head of Labour Market Initiatives at the Working Life Department, shared insights from a job shadowing activity carried out within Erasmus+ Key Action 1: Mobility in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. Reflecting on the experience, he noted:
“We face roughly the same challenges but have different solutions.”
This spirit of mutual learning was also reflected in other initiatives presented during the event. The Department of Early Childhood Education showcased the recently completed Erasmus+ KA2 project “Digital Creativity Use for Learning and Teaching in Educational Framework of Early Childhood.” The project resulted in a multilingual handbook developed in cooperation with the Federazione Provinciale Scuole Materne (Trento) and the University of Borås.
The Leisure and Public Health Department, acting as one of Sweden’s Eurodesk offices, presented its work as both a sending and hosting organisation for international volunteers. Among them are Mohamed Ma Mohammed Yassine Mansouri El Ghmari from Barcelona (Catalonia) and Iratxe Olaizola Vargas from Bilbao (Basque Country) — both actively engaged in youth and community activities in Borås.
Additionally, the Department of Compulsory Education introduced a creative Erasmus+ project exploring art and storytelling in mathematics education, while the Department of Upper Secondary Schools and Adult Education continues to be actively involved in Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility projects.
The ErasmusDays celebration in Borås once again demonstrated how regional collaboration and European partnerships can strengthen skills, creativity, and inclusion across all levels of education and training.
For more information, please contact malin.gemzell@boras.se
