With Croatian entering into the European Union many possibilities became possible to use financial support of the EU funds. That allowed for new perspectives to finance projects in the field of education. Erasmus+ is a new EU programme that provides funds to finance mobility of the students, especially from vocational schools. It is an important opportunity for schools that educate future nurses that make up the single largest segment of the health care work force (1). It is a profession for which there is interest from most member countries. Projects that are within limits of Erasmus+ offer young, future nurses opportunity to achieve professional competence in an international environment already during education. In that way the youth has the opportunity to experience work abroad and develop additional knowledge and skills and offers them a chance to make a definite decision regarding life and work abroad. Besides that, it provides many new possibilities to improve cultural and language competences. Programme also includes training of professional staff - teachers of nursing care. That way, students and teachers have new, equal opportunities, regardless of financial situation and other limitations.

The purpose of this paper is to present experiences from Nursing School „Mlinarska” in project design and utilization of European funds within Erasmus+ programme providing advancement of professional and personal competences of our students and employees.