DIVE IN
Don’t Just Visit Europe. Live It.
Experience Europe beyond tourism through local culture, authentic experiences and meaningful connections. DIVE IN helps Erasmus+ participants feel less like visitors and more like locals.
Turning Erasmus+
Into Real Local Experiences
DIVE IN is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project designed to promote the local integration of mobility participants across Europe.
The project helps young people experience their host cities beyond tourism — through cultural exchange, local connections and authentic community life.
City Manuals
Practical and cultural guides helping participants discover local habits, neighbourhood life, traditions and everyday experiences.
Local Activities
Interactive activities connecting Erasmus+ participants and local communities through cultural exchange.
European Impact
Open resources, digital communication and dissemination activities designed to inspire organisations across Europe.
Experience Europe Like a Local.
The DIVE IN City Manuals help Erasmus+ participants discover the real everyday life of their host cities. From local habits and neighbourhood culture to hidden places and community life, each manual is designed to transform mobility into authentic cultural experience. Explore the Manuals
Building Connections Across Europe.
From Malta to Belgium, Spain to Italy, DIVE IN connects organisations committed to making Erasmus+ experiences more local, inclusive and human.
Together, the partnership promotes cultural exchange, community engagement and a stronger sense of European belonging.
Local Integration
Creating experiences that connect young people with the everyday life of their host communities.
European Collaboration
Sharing tools, ideas and practices to build more meaningful mobility experiences across Europe.
Too International To Feel Local.
For many Erasmus+ participants, mobility happens inside an international bubble — surrounded by other students, but disconnected from local everyday life.
DIVE IN promotes a different approach: mobility based on human connection, local culture and authentic experiences.
5M+
Erasmus participants
64% Learn only a few local traditions
Limited interaction with local communities often reduces cultural immersion.
35% Build lasting local friendships
Many mobility experiences remain inside an international student bubble.
22% Feel connected to local culture
Real belonging requires everyday interaction and shared experiences.
58% Rarely interact with local communities
Many Erasmus+ participants spend most of their time inside international student circles.
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