This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.

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.

UITM has been paying much attention to internationalization since the beginning of its activity, therefore participating in the Erasmus+ Programme is so important for the University. In the academic year 2015/2016 UITM has taken part in Erasmus+ Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals. The most important goals of the mobility are: increasing the University’s internalization, increasing its renown in the international arena, obtaining international accreditations; developing the competence of administrative and academic staff, developing the participants’ language and international communication skills; the establishment of international contacts that contribute to the University’s development, implementing international strategic projects while working in partnership, enhancing the cooperation between universities and companies, exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices; organizing internships at foreign institutions to help students and graduates become more competitive in the job market.Thanks to participating in the Erasmus+ Programme in the academic year 2015/2016, twenty UITM students went abroad to study at the partner universities. From the received applications, candidates were chosen that would be at least second-year students at the time of mobility, had high academic performance and a good knowledge of a foreign language. Twenty students from such departments as Aviation Management, International Management, Tourism and Recreation, Journalism and Social Communication, Economics, Information Technology and Econometrics, English Philology and Information Technology went for one semester to the universities of Germany, Spain, Turkey and France. The international character of the University contributed to the fact that not only Polish students became the beneficiaries of the project, but also students from India, Ukraine, Kazakhstan or Hungary. In the same year, UITM hosted six students from the partner university in Turkey and Spain in the winter semester and seven students from Portugal, France, Turkey and Denmark in the summer semester.The opportunity of doing an internship at a foreign institution under the Erasmus+ Programme was taken by eight UITM students from such majors as International Management, Aviation Management, Tourism and Recreation, Logistics, English Philology and Information Technology. Students chose to do an internship in Bulgaria, Spain, Greece and Macedonia. Seven persons went for staff mobility for teaching, one of them with the title of associate professors, three with doctor’s and three with master’s degree. It is worth noting that UITM students had the opportunity to participate in the lectures given by an expert from a foreign company - GlaxoSmithKline Spa - Pharmaceuticals. Four members of the staff took part in the mobility for training aimed at improving their professional skills and qualification. The employees of Department of Finance and the Project Office went to the partner universities in Portugal and Italy.Among the University’s implemented activities are: establishing cooperation with the universities in Erasmus+ Partner Countries, organizing and coordinating SMS, SMP, STA and STT mobility (recruitment, information meetings and training sessions), organizing and coordinating arrivals from the partner universities, promoting the Erasmus+ Programme at the university (on a webpage).The results and accomplishments of the project are: enhancing international cooperation, increasing the knowledge and professional skills of the staff (including improving the participants’ language skills), the development of the beneficiaries’ international competence as well as personal (growth of independence, discipline, adjusting to a new environment), the improvement of the participants’ practical skills (fulfilling forms, managing documents), the expanding and constant improving of the educational offer in English, thanks to which the University can apply for international accreditations. Long-term benefits: the internationalization of the University through adding it to the network of European institutions with mobility programs; intensifying the international cooperation – signing agreements with the selected partner universities for the following academic years; improving the process of implementing the international mobility programs; the professionalization of academic and administrative staff through gaining new competence, experience and knowledge; spreading the ECTS system; gaining the international professional experience.

Ever since the beginning of its activity, the UITM has been paying a lot of attention to the internationalization, therefore participating in the Erasmus+ programme has such significance. In the academic year 2016/2017 the UITM was taking part in the Erasmus+ Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals. The most important aspects of this mobility are: increasing the University’s internationalization, settling the UITM on the international arena, obtaining international accreditations, improving our academic and administrative staff competence, as well as improving of participants’’ language and multicultural communication skills, and establishing new relations, which later contribute to UITM’s development; implementing of strategic international projects between partners, strengthening the mutual cooperation between universities and other institutions, exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices, organizing internships in international institutions, to improve students’ and graduates’ chances on the labour market. Due to the participation in the Erasmus+ programme in the academic year 2016/2017, 22 students have been enrolled in the partner universities. From the number of applicants, we have chosen students, who would have already started their second year at the time of their mobility and who had the highest average of grades and a very good knowledge of a foreign language. They were students of Aviation management, International Management, Tourism, Economics, English Philology, Logistics and IT, and they have left for the following countries: Germany, Spain, Turkey, France, UK, Portugal, Lithuania, and Hungary. The international character of the UITM has enabled not only students from Poland, but also from China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Republic of Macedonia to participate in the programme. This same year, the UITM has hosted 27 students from partner universities from Turkey, Spain, Germany, Lithuania, France and Italy. 14 UITM students of International Management, Aviation Management, Tourism, Logistics, Psychology in Management and IT have done internships under the scope of Erasmus+ programme, in countries like Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Netherlands, UK. When it comes to staff mobility for teaching, 9 of UITM employers, including two professors, doctors and masters, were able to go abroad; and 16UITM employers from many various departments did their staff mobility for training in Greece, Estonia, Croatia, Spain, Lithuania and Slovakia. The following UITM activities were implemented: establishing cooperation with universities from programme countries, organizing and coordinating SMS, SMP, STT and STA mobility (recruitment, information meetings, workshops), organizing and coordinating incoming mobility of students and staff, promoting the Erasmus+ programme at the UITM (our website). Results and accomplishments of the project are: development of the international cooperation, increasing our staff’s professional skills ( e.g. improving their knowledge and competence, while exchanging their experiences), improving their language skills, gaining multicultural competences, development of personal skills (independence, discipline, ability to get around a new environment), development of practical skills (filling forms, creating documents), development of UITM English language offer and its constant improvement. Long-term benefits: internationalization of the UITM through including it in the net of international institutions taking part in the programme; expansion of our international cooperation – signing new agreements with various institutions for following academic years, improvement of processes implementing the programme, professionalization of academic and administrative staff through gaining new competences, experiences and knowledge; spreading the ECTS system; gaining the international professional experience.​​​​