Erasmus by Train

European student initiative calling for free bus & train tickets for Erasmus+ students. Let's make the programme more sustainable, social and European!

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

What a year at Erasmusbytrain! In 2022, we continued to advocate for a more sustainable #Erasmusplus programme. Our idea is now well established in EU politics. How? More in the 🧵

[Martin Speer @martin_speer]

Der deutsch-französische #Freundschaftspass ist ein riesiger Erfolg.

Innerhalb weniger Stunden waren 60.000 Tickets vergeben. Zehntausende jungen Menschen gehen jedoch leer aus.

Wir fordern: Verdoppelt die Tickets und startet eine zweite Runde im Herbst 2023.

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[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

We’re excited for what’s to come for Erasmusbytrain in 2023 🎆
If you want to stay in the loop on what’s happening, follow us!

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

What a year at Erasmusbytrain! In 2022, we continued to advocate for a more sustainable #Erasmusplus programme. Our idea is now well established in EU politics. How? More in the 🧵

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

After an eventful first half of the year, we’ve been working a lot behind the scenes… 🗓️

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

In June, we finally release our proposal for an #Erasmusticket in an event at the European Parliament - together with @ESN_Int. You can find our vision for a free Erasmus+ ticket for all students on our website https://t.co/dqACIOs5Kb
(pictures 1-2: © EU 2022)

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

In May, @GereontP spoke on a panel at the event “Next Generation on Track” in the European Parliament 🇪🇺 in Brussels. He outlined what needs to happen for rail to become more attractive for young people 🛤️
(picture: © CER 2022)

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

In April, we also had an amazing erasmusbytrain weekend in Hamburg, Germany. Many of us met for the first time in person 🫂

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

In April, @CarlSchueppel represented Erasmusbytrain in a podcast episode of “The Common Room” from @EuropeanWaves. He shared our vision and explained what we do 💬

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

In February, @tatjanasoeding spoke at the closing ceremony of the European Year of Rail - the European Railway Summit in Paris.
She shared our vision in a poignant speech 📣

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

Throughout the year…

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

Wow, that's great! Our podcast on sustainable travel for students is among the most popular episodes of @EuropeanWaves ever!

Check it out if you haven't already: https://t.co/kfGmm94LjM

[European Waves @EuropeanWaves]

🌞 As summer comes to an end, European Waves is back in action with lots of new articles and podcast episodes lined up!
@catherine_would will tell you the top 5 most popular articles and the top 5 most popular episodes of Common Room (so far)! 🏆

Click on the link in bio!!

[Martin Speer @martin_speer]

It is not only about making #Erasmus greener, but also „more inclusive“, @sabineverheyen highlighted this very important point at the @ErasmusbyTrain discussion today.

The #DiscoverEU efforts for inclusivity could be a role model here: https://t.co/uzbR6J9T3R

#Erasmusbytrain

[Martin Speer @martin_speer]

Made it on time🏃😊

Thank you @ErasmusbyTrain, @ESN_Int & @RenewEurope for the great discussion!

Your initiative paves the way for a greener and more inclusive Erasmus program. Now it is also up to the @EU_Commission to support this important idea. Go for it!

[Jan-Christoph Oetjen @jcoetjen]

Together with @ErasmusbyTrain and @ESN_Int, @laurencefarreng, @DominiqueRiquet and I have launched a pilot project to support #Erasmusplus participants with free train tickets. A great initiative for climate, education and sustainable transport #erasmusticket

[ESN International @ESN_Int]

💬 We had a chance to hear from #students themselves, who experienced travelling to their #mobility destinations by #train & shared both advantages & disadvantages of such #travel.

[Fabienne Keller @fabienne_keller]

Très beau projet soutenu par mes collègues de @RenewEurope: un ticket pour l’Europe 🇪🇺 !
Le projet pilot #Erasmusbytrain vise à offrir un ticket de train pour se rendre et revenir du pays d’Erasmus afin de privilégier le train à l’avion. Pour découvrir l’UE de manière durable 🌍

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

@EUErasmusPlus @ESN_Int Via this link you can download directly the pdf: https://t.co/LljvBvuCPo

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

More than 70% of @EUErasmusPlus students currently travel by plane, mainly because other options are too expensive

Together with @ESN_Int, we therefore call for an #erasmusticket that allows students to use train, bus, and ferry for free

Check it out: https://t.co/dqACIOs5Kb

[Jan-Christoph Oetjen @jcoetjen]

Jetzt 🔴live🔴 mit @laurencefarreng und unsere Kollegen von @ESN_Int and @ErasmusbyTrain ! https://t.co/ciu9KqyuX9

[Erasmus by Train @ErasmusbyTrain]

@juanrayong and our team member Johannes are now presenting our joint call for a sustainable #erasmusticket, a detailed proposal on how to make bus, train and ferry travel attractive for the @EUErasmusPlus generation