To participate in the ERASMUS programme, you must fulfill the following conditions:

•     You are a student and enrolled in a formal programme of study at higher education level leading to a degree or a diploma (including doctoral level) in one of the participating countries.
•     You are a citizen of one the participating countries (or are recognised as having an official status of refugeee or statelesss person or permanent resident).
•     You have completed at least the first year of your university studies.

First of all, you should form a group from a few enthusiastic people who wish to work on the ESN idea. Try your friends or place an advertisement in the student or university newspaper.

Former exchange students are also likely to be interested and may have valuable experiences. Find out if there are any (student) organisations with the same aims as ESN, such as ELSA or AIESEC.

Another source of contacts is the administration at your institutions, the international office in particular. They know the names of the former exchange students and have a list of the visiting foreign students. Usually they are willing to send out your information to the international students, or even help you with money, office and a place to host your activities.

A good way to begin is with a weekly information meeting with the international students to discuss the things you wish to do.

You should negotiate with your home university in the case of problems with recognition of credits. Before going to exchange (with Erasmus program) you, your home university and host institution are expected to sign the Learning Agreement, which is an informal contract that indicates, which modules you are going to study.

The European Commission has introduced two projects, which are created for the students, who attend different universities during their studies:

•     ECTS (The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
•     Diploma Supplement

ECTS: makes study programmes easy to read and compare for all students, local and foreign. ECTS facilitates mobility and academic recognition. ECTS helps universities to organise and revise their study programmes. ECTS can be used across a variety of programmes and modes of delivery. ECTS makes European higher education more attractive for students from other continents. (For further information check the website)

The Diploma Supplement: is a document attached to a higher education diploma providing a standardised description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the graduate. The Diploma Supplement provides transparency and facilitates academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates). 

The information is taken from European Commission web site: Visit