This action supports physical and blended mobility of higher education students and staff from EU Member States and third countries associated to Erasmus+ to any country in the world. Students in all study fields and cycles can take part in a study period or traineeship abroad. Higher education teaching and administrative staff can take part in professional development activities abroad, as well as staff from the field of work in order to teach and train students or staff at higher education institutions.

This action supports physical and blended mobility of higher education students and staff from EU Member States and third countries associated to Erasmus+ to any country in the world. Students in all study fields and cycles can take part in a study period or traineeship abroad. Higher education teaching and administrative staff can take part in professional development activities abroad, as well as staff from the field of work in order to teach and train students or staff at higher education institutions.

The St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences pursues an internationalization strategy that is firmly grounded in the following areas: 1) increased opportunities for academic mobility for students and staff, 2) close co-operation with relevant partner universities, 3) participation in national and international research projects, 4) enriching projects that foster internationalization at home, and 5) equipping graduates with international competencies. Erasmus mobility is a major component of the international activities described above. In the academic year 2018/19, Erasmus mobility numbers were quite satisfactory across the spectrum of students, lecturers and staff, given the size of the institution.All of the six academic departments - Media and Economics, Media and Digital Technologies, Computer Science and Security, Rail Technology and Mobility, Health Sciences, Social Sciences - have evaluated and consolidated existing university partnerships and have forged new ties. Collaboration continues to focus mainly on European partners, although several new partnership agreements have been concluded outside of Europe (mainly Asia). Partnerships have been strengthened by means of sustained and often well-balanced bilateral exchanges and multilateral projects (e.g. Erasmus Knowledge Alliances or jointly organized conferences) in teaching and research.

This is a project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries. Please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.

"Das Projekt entstand als Folge einer mehrjährigen Verbindung zwischen einem Professor der Harvard University (US) und einem Dozenten der Fachhochschule St. Pölten (AT). Es dient dem Lehrendenaustausch, der didaktischen Weiterbildung, dem fachlichen Austausch und der Curriculumsentwicklung. James Owers (Harvard) und Michael Litschka (St. Pölten) identifizierten einen Gap im Curriculum: Die Themen ""History of Economic Thought"" und ""Media Economics"" waren in den Studienplänen beider Hochschulen unterrepräsentiert. Gleichzeitig erkannten Owers und Litschka, dass das Thema Medienökonomie in den USA aus der vergleichenden europäischen Perspektive behandelt werden sollte und die österreichischen Studierenden wiederum die Möglichkeit zum Vergleich mit dem US-amerikanischen Blickwinkel bekommen sollten.In Folge des Projekts wurden das Curriculum des Master-Programms Digital Media Management an der Fachhochschule St. Pölten modernisiert und ein Vorschlag für die Aufnahme neuer Fächer in der Economics Summer School der Universität Harvard entwickelt. Durch ihre Gastaufenthalte gewannen die beiden Projektteilnehmer in ihrer beruflichen und persönlichen Entwicklung. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Fachhochschule St. Pölten und der Universität Harvard wurden gestärkt. An der Fachhochschule St. Pölten kann das ergebnisorientierte Projekt mit einem renommierten Partner als Vorbild für akademische Drittstaatenzusammenarbeit dienen."