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National Inclusion Monitor
Funding conditions
Under which conditions is international student mobility funded through scholarships, and how portable are general support mechanisms for students during mobility abroad.
Cost of living covered
% of the cost of living covered by the Erasmus+ grant
53
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Grant maximalisation
Ratio that compares the grant that is allocated, compared to the amount eligible according to the Erasmus+ programme guide.
100
Source: Erasmus+ Programme(2025)
Grant timing
% of the students receiving their scholarship within 30 days upon arrival
97
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Portability of grants
Portability of grants following the mobility scoreboard, each score quantified in quartiles
N/A
Source: Mobility Scoreboard(2025)
Satisfaction with funding Info
% of students indicating they were satisfied with the funding information provided
74
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Information Provision
What information is provided to students through which channels and how accessible do students evaluate this information.
Accessibility of information
% of students that felt satisfied with the information on mobility opportunities for university students that was available before the mobility application
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Credit and grade information
% of students who felt there was accurate information on credit recognition and grade conversion
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Effectiveness of info sessions
% of students that participated in Info Sessions that indicated they felt they were effective
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Effectiveness of study abroad fairs
% of students that participated in Study Abroad fairs, that indicated they felt they were effective.
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Erasmus Student Charter
% of students who reported to have been informed about the Erasmus+ Student Charter
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Participation of Alumni meetings
% of students that engaged with fellow students who participated before them
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Participation of individual coaching
% of Students that had an individual session to coach them through mobility programmes
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Support to Outgoing
What support measures are offered to outgoing students with regards to information related to mobility opportunities
Fair and transparent selection
% of students reporting the selection process to participate in mobility were fair and transparent
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Participation in reintegration
% of students that participated in reintegration activities
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Satisfaction with sending institution
% of students that reported they were overall satisfied with the support offered by their sending institution.
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Support for mobility application
% of students who reported they were satisfied with the support during the application procedure by their sending institution.
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Support to Incoming
What support measures are offered to incoming students with regards to inclusion measures (this data includes equal access to opportunities/services, integration support and results reported by students, and issues experienced by incoming students
Equal access to university academic facilities
% of students that indicate they felt they had equal access to academic facilities of the institution (such as the library and other research facilities).
92
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Equal treatment to report discrimination
% of students that equal treatment when it comes to insensitive, degrading or insulting remarks are addressed through the same university process
51
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Satisfaction with host institution
% of students that reported they were overall satisfied with the support offered by their sending institution.
79
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Equal access to social services
% of students that indicate they felt they had equal access to social services of the institution (psychological and health support)
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Policies & Strategies
How well is Inclusion & Diversity integrated in Internationalisation of (Higher Education) policies. How are students consulted in this process?
Cooperation with student representatives
Structural Collaboration between Universities and student representation: How does your university involve students in decisions related to internationalisation
N/A
Source: ESN Section Questionnaire(2024)
Perception on Inclusion
% that expresses to which extend students agree that the programme comes across as inclusive: people's perception of the policy.
N/A
Source: ESNsurvey(2024)
Underrepresented groups
Groups reported in the last reporting mechanism of the programme
N/A
Source: Salto Inclusion(2025)
Student engagement
Mapping the diversity on how students are engaged in the internationalisation strategy and implementation
N/A
Source: ESN Section Questionnaire(2024)
The national inclusion monitor was developed as part of the Diversity and Inclusion in Erasmus+ iMplementation (DIEM) project.

Outgoing students

Erasmus+ Inclusion Support

For Erasmus+ higher education mobility participants, there are 5 official groups of students who are eligible for fewer opportunities support. These are students who are:

  1. a recipient of Estonian needs-based study/special allowance
  2. a parent of minor child/children
  3. from foster care background
  4. with diminished work ability
  5. with health related special needs or chronic illness

Target groups

Grants

Group: Erasmus+ higher education mobility for students and staff
Conditions

From 2021, there is no longer only a special needs support grant for Erasmus+, but an inclusion support grant based on real costs. In addition to students and staff with disabilities, participants (both students and staff) with fewer opportunities, who are unable to participate in mobility without inclusion support, are also eligible to apply for inclusion support.

In order to apply for inclusion support, the participant needs to contact their sending HEI's Erasmus+ coordinator, fill out the inclusion support form that they provide with explanations of why they need inclusion support and what specific costs they need to have covered and have the coordinator submit the form to the NA for assessment. The application needs to be sent to the NA as early before the start of the mobility as possible and the NA will not cover costs that are made before the application is approved (except in exceptional cases). Applications that are submitted after the mobility has started will not be accepted by the NA.

The participant will have to submit a financial report (the form will be provided by the Erasmus+ coordinator) with supporting documents after the mobility, which will be assessed by the NA, who will confirm the final accepted real costs. Only costs that have been pre-approved in the application are allowed and all costs need to be proved with invoices/receipts as well as bank statements.

Other Inclusion support provided

National Inclusion Support

This Country has not provided information about National Inclusion Support for outgoing students.

Incoming students

National Inclusion Support

This Country has not provided information about about National Inclusion Support for incoming students.

National Policies

Erasmus+ National Inclusion Strategy

National definition of underrepresented groups in Higher Education

Strategies and policy measures to widen participation in Higher Education

Not applicable



Find below some interesting initiatives in this regard:

Videos on promoting mobility to students with disabilities from the Archimede Foundation, Estonia’s National Agency for the Erasmus+ programme

English page on special needs support in Erasmus+ from the Archimede Foundation, Estonia’s National Agency for the Erasmus+ programme

 

Institutions

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Organisations

This Country has not added additional supporting organisations.