Last winter semester, Fabian Bertram, a student on the Master's degree programme in "Energietechnik", studied in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A surprise awaited him back in Freiberg: the International Office selected him for the German Academic Exchange Service's (DAAD) #OneInOneMillion campaign.
As part of the #OneInOneMillion campaign, 91²Ö¿â Bergakademie Freiberg has nominated Fabian Bertram as a representative, as he opted for the University of Ljubljana as his Erasmus host, a university that is rarely chosen by 91²Ö¿âBAF students. "I can definitely recommend an Erasmus stay in Slovenia. You meet other students who have also consciously chosen a country that is not the first one you think of when planning a semester abroad. An Erasmus semester abroad is a great opportunity: you experience for yourself what really connects us in Europe!"
Michaela Luft, Coordinator of Exchange Programmes at 91²Ö¿âBAF, presented Fabian Bertram with the campaign gift as one in a million: "As a small gift from the NA DAAD, we presented him with a certificate and an Erasmus+ bag with various little things that students can certainly use. As part of Erasmus+, we are delighted to enable students at our university to take part in an exchange and to have contributed to this remarkable figure."
Erasmus+ at 91²Ö¿âBAF
- 1992 started with two students on the exchange programme
- Today, around 50 students are sponsored to study or do an internship via Erasmus every year.
- The most popular partner university for many years has been the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.
- The most popular countries currently: Norway, France, Poland and Italy
Historic milestone for the EU Erasmus+ programme
Since the programme was launched in 1987, one million students from Germany have gone abroad to study or do an internship with Erasmus+ funding. This was announced by the National Agency for Erasmus+ University Cooperation at the German Academic Exchange Service (NA DAAD) in Bonn. The agency is honouring the success story of the European exchange programme at German universities with a social media campaign entitled "One in One Million".
Figures, data and facts about Erasmus+ at German universities
- Total number of participants: over 17 million people since 1987
- Erasmus students at German universities since 1987: 1.000,000
- Total number of students funded in 2025: 100,000
- Students funded abroad: 62.000
- Promoted to Germany: 38.000
- Number of participating universities in 2025: 337 universities with over 400 project coordinators
- Funding volume in 2025: Over 250 million euros
- Erasmus+ maintains its place as a key programme for an open, networked and sustainable Europe with this Germany-wide joint success.
