Green Erasmus+ - Green Travel
Green Erasmus+ is an initiative of the Erasmus+ program that aims to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable practices in international mobility. This initiative reflects VMI's commitment to supporting sustainability and the reduction of CO₂ emissions in all areas of our activities.

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Green travel with Erasmus+

To promote environmentally friendly travel, the European Commission supports sustainable mobility in the Erasmus+ program with financial grants. The aim is to increase the use of low-emission means of transport such as buses and trains and to reduce the ecological footprint.

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Definition of “green travel”

“Green travel” includes trips where low-emission means of transport are used for the majority of the journey (more than half), such as buses, trains or carpooling.

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Green Travel Top-Up as part of the Erasmus+ program 2023/2024:
 

Green Travel Top-Up for Erasmus+ participants

Objective: To promote environmentally friendly travel to and from the host institution

Valid means of transportation

• Bus

• Train

• Carpooling (including e-cars

• Bicycle

Financial support

• One-off lump sum of 50 euros

Application

• Via Mobility Online at the home institution

• Application must be submitted up to one month before the Erasmus+ stay

Payment

• Paid out with the first grant installment (80% of the total grant)

• Prerequisite: signed sworn declaration with details of the means of transport used

After the stay

• Keep proof of environmentally friendly arrival and departure for two years (in the event of random checks)

Possible proof

• Personalized bus or train ticket (arrival and departure)

• Non-personalized ticket with personalized invoice receipt (e.g. bank statement)

• Fuel receipts or proof of car sharing
   

Interrail Pass for Erasmus+

Erasmus+ students on their way to a semester or internship abroad now have the opportunity to go abroad greener with an Interrail Pass. The pass gives you four or six travel days in six months. The new Interrail Pass makes it even easier for students to travel abroad by train and explore cities near their host university. Further information can be found on the Interrail website. Getting to know other countries offers great added value, but of course there is no way around sustainability - which is why we recommend Fairtravel!

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Tips for more sustainable travel:

• Fly as rarely as possible (avoid short-haul flights).

• If necessary, offset your flights with certified sustainable projects.

• Make good travel arrangements (bus, train, bike) - we recommend the Interrail Pass for Erasmus+.

• Less luggage is often more.

• Even nearby destinations can be exciting.

• Use environmentally friendly means of transport locally.