US EditionEurope's Erasmus Founder Sofia Corradi Dies, Aged 91
- Sofia Corradi, known as 'Mamma Erasmus', died in Rome at the age of 91, as reported by Italian media.
- Corradi created the Erasmus program in 1987, which has since allowed approximately 16 million students to study abroad in Europe, according to the Erasmus website.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated that Corradi inspired the lives of millions of young people who have travelled, studied, and embraced different cultures.
- Her family described her as a woman of great energy and intellectual and emotional generosity.
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The professor of education science at Roma Tre University was known as "Erasmus Mom".
ledauphine.com
Known as "Mamma Erasmus", Sofia Corradi died at the age of 91. Italian is the origin of one of the most beautiful European achievements.
"Generations of Young Europeans Say Thank You": Sofia Corradi, Nicknamed "Mamma Erasmus", Died at 91
The thinker of the student exchange programme across Europe, established in 1987, was a teacher of pedagogy in Rome. Thanks to her idea, 16 million young people participated in the scheme.
"Mamma Erasmus", the Italian academic Sofia Corradi died on Saturday 18 October in Rome, where she taught for a long time. It was after being refused the validation of her diploma obtained abroad that the teacher of pedagogy founded the Erasmus programme in the late 1980s. Her idea allowed some 16 million young people to study in another European country. - She had founded the Erasmus programme: the Italian Sofia Corradi died at 91 (Internationa…
Sofia Corradi, an emblematic figure in European education, died at the age of 91. She leaves behind her a legacy of mobility and intercultural exchanges.
Die Presse
Since its inception in 1987, 16 million people have benefited from the EU's Erasmus programme. Corradi has spent two decades working for the programme and has also been referred to as "Mamma Erasmus" and she herself greatly appreciated the nickname.
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