Brussels, 20/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - The overall number of students taking part on Erasmus exchanges rose by over 6.3% on the previous year (144,037 students). The most dramatic increases were observed in the new Member States where student exchanges in those countries rose on average by 36.3%. Even more impressive was the 20,877 university teaching staff who also participated in the Erasmus exchanges - an increase of 12.9%. Most of the 31 participating countries experienced a growth in...