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Long-Term, Short-Term, Blended Mobilities
Confident that mobility is at the heart of internationalisation, one of the goals of EUPeace is to increase mobility numbers across the board. The exchange of cultures, languages, values and shared visions of peaceful, just and inclusive societies happens most effectively if all types of mobility—long-term, short-term, blended—are efficiently structured, promoted and administrated. Mobilities are for all members of the university, whether you are a student or staff.
EUPeace seeks to facilitate mobility as a temporary physical or virtual study or practical stay abroad (study, internship, summer school, language course, excursion). It is paramount to the EUPeace alliance that mobilities
- can be recognised by the responsible examination office of an EUPeace university for the degree program or is recorded in the Diploma Supplement;
- are completed while enroled in a degree programme at one of the universities participating in the EUPeace Alliance;
- include the physical or virtual crossing of national borders.
Automatic recognition is pivotal to the success of mobilities. The EUPeace alliance therefore pursues the following action steps:
| Before Mobility | Students will receive clear and transparent information on recognition and grade conversion procedures. |
| During Mobility | Student mobility will be based on a Learning Agreement, validated in advance between the student, the sending institution, and the receiving institution. |
| After Mobility | Incoming exchange students and their sending institutions will be provided with Transcripts of Records containing a full, accurate, and timely record of their achievements at the end of the mobility period. All ECTS credits gained for learning outcomes satisfactorily achieved during a period of study or training abroad, including during blended mobility, will be fully and automatically recognized as agreed in the Learning Agreement and confirmed by the Transcript of Records or traineeship certificate. These credits will be transferred without delay into the student’s records, counted toward the student’s degree without any additional work or assessment, and will be traceable in the student’s Transcript of Records and the Diploma Supplement. |
Beyond these criteria, mobilities may differ significantly in format, length, and components:
Long-Term Mobilities
The European Commission defines a long-term mobility as lasting a "minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months abroad (including blended mobilities with a virtual component)."
A long-term mobility is best supported and facilitated if embedded in a curriculum. Long-term mobilities can be credit mobilities (one or two study semesters) or non-credit mobilities (study stays for PhD students, internships).Short-Term Mobilities
Short-term student mobilities last between 5 and 30 days abroad. Short-term mobilities can be realized through a wide variety of activities such as events across work packages within the EUPeace alliance, summer or winter schools, and language courses.
BIPs
An Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is a funding offer within the Erasmus+ programme family for universities. It enables students and university staff to take part in short, intensive courses with international participation.
A BIP combines virtual and physical components:
Virtual phase: online, enabling collaboration with participants from other European universities
Physical mobility: a shorter in-person phase abroad (5 to 30 days), during which participants can learn and exchange ideas together on site
Participation in a BIP can be financially supported by the Erasmus+ mobility grant budget. Organizational Support (OS) funds can be applied for for the implementation and coordination of a BIP.
EUPeace seeks to comprehensively support the administration of intra-Alliance mobilities and render the application and overall mobility process as seamless as possible.
Digital transformation constitutes one of the four Erasmus+ priorities, which centres the importance of establishing a digitally well-functioning administration cycle. Adhering to EWP standards and participating in the ESCI process are crucial steps in realising this goal.
