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1.Context/backgroundHasselt University (UHasselt) is an independent innovative university, which is regionally anchored and has a pronounced international orientation. In the education and research positioning of Hasselt University, the international quantifier plays an obvious and natural role: Hasselt University aims to be a creative node in an international knowledge and innovation web for its students, researchers and other stakeholders. Hasselt University is innovative, student-oriented, open, social and international. Hasselt University aims to prepare students for increasingly rapidly evolving professional careers in a globalising context. That’s why Hasselt University offers her students a broad academic development with attention to a wide range ofemployability skills. Within this, international experience is vital. Therefore Hasselt University stimulates her students and staff to participate in exchange programmes and simultaneously aims to offer an attractive and open campus to international students and staff. This completed Erasmus+ key action 1 mobility project fits within the institutional internationalisation strategy and contributes to the achievement of the objectives defined in her internationalisation policy plan and the Erasmus Policy Statement.2.ObjectivesAs stated in the Erasmus Policy Statement, one of the main objectives of the project was to promote and support international mobility activities and to increase the mobility of students and staff.Furthermore, through participation, Hasselt University aimed to:-Actively contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy (flagship initiative ‘youth on the move’), by encouraging students and trainees to study abroad and by aspiring to reach the 20% student mobility target by 2020;-Actively contribute to the objectives of the ET 2020 Strategy, by improving the level of key competences and skills (including employability skills, foreign language competences, intercultural and communication skills, social and civic competences, etc.) as well as career prospects of students and staff, with particular regard to their relevance on the labour market and contribution to a cohesive society, and by making lifelong learning and mobility a reality (always respecting the European Quality Charter for Mobility);-Further develop an extensive international network and enhance participation in European and international cooperation projects in order to strengthen her collaboration with other higher education institutions and other stakeholders.3.Participants and activitiesThis mobility project comprised the following activities:-Student mobility for studies and/or traineeships-Staff mobility for teaching and/or training83 students took part in this project (59 study, 24 traineeship), for an average of 2 months and 21 days for traineeships and for an average of 4 months and 11 days for studies. Furthermore, 11 staff members participated for teaching (7) / training (4) activities and stayed for an average of 6 days for teaching and an average of 11 days for training.During the activities, UHasselt ensured the principles set out in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education were respected for all participants before, during and after the mobility (e.g. by preparing the outgoing participants and offering support for incoming participants on all levels: academic, linguistic, practical and intercultural; by ensuring the necessary documents (learning/teaching agreements) were completed and signed in due time, by giving recognition for the abroad activities, by ensuring equal treatment and facilities for all participants on all levels, etc.).4.Results, impact and benefitsHasselt University increased her mobility of students and staff and is one step closer to reaching the student mobility target by 2020. Furthermore, the participants within the project acquired specific transversal competences improving not only their personal development (self-empowerment, increased sense of initiative and entrepreneurship), but also their foreign language and employability competences (e.g. problem-solving, organisational and analytical skills). Hasselt University also enhanced her cooperation with European partner institutions, not only with higher education institutions but also with enterprises (e.g. through student mobility for traineeships). Furthermore, the university as a whole increased her capacity to operate at an international level and to interact with the different target groups, including incoming students and staff, as well as outgoing students and staff (e.g. through the creation of the 'international council'). Finally, the participation in this project had several benefits for Hasselt University, including new opportunities to build networks of international partners and contacts as well as opportunities to enhance the visibility and attractiveness of UHasselt within and outside Europe.

1. Context/background: Hasselt University (UHasselt) is an independent innovative university, which is regionally anchored and has a pronounced international orientation. In the education and research positioning of Hasselt University, the international quantifier plays an obvious and natural role: Hasselt University aims to be a creative node in an international knowledge and innovation web for its students, researchers and other stakeholders. Hasselt University is innovative,student-oriented, open, social and international. Hasselt University aims to prepare students for increasingly rapidly evolving professional careers in a globalising context. That’s why Hasselt University offers her students a broad academic development with attention to a wide range ofemployability skills. Within this, international experience is vital. Therefore Hasselt University stimulates her students and staff to participate in exchange programmes and simultaneously aims to offer an attractive and open campus to international students and staff. This completed Erasmus+ key action 1 mobility project fits within the institutional internationalisation strategy and contributes to the achievement of the objectives defined in her internationalisation policy plan and the Erasmus Policy Statement. 2. Objectives: As stated in the Erasmus Policy Statement, one of the main objectives of the project was to promote and support international mobility activities and to increase the mobility of students and staff. Furthermore, through participation, Hasselt University aimed to: - Actively contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy (flagship initiative ‘youth on the move’), by encouraging students and trainees to study abroad and by aspiring to reach the 20% student mobility target by 2020; - Actively contribute to the objectives of the ET 2020 Strategy, by improving the level of key competences and skills (including employability skills, foreign language competences, intercultural and communication skills, social and civic competences, etc.) as well as career prospects of students and staff, with particular regard to their relevance on the labour market and contribution to a cohesive society, and by making lifelong learning and mobility a reality (always respecting the European Quality Charter for Mobility); - Further develop an extensive international network and enhance participation in European and international cooperation projects in order to strengthen her collaboration with other higher education institutions and other stakeholders. 3. Participants and activities: This mobility project comprised the following activities: student mobility for studies and/or traineeships and staff mobility for teaching and/or training. 57 students took part in this project (46 study, 11 traineeship), for an average of 2 months and 8 days for traineeships and for an average of 4 months and 9 days for studies. Furthermore, 15 staff members participated for teaching (5) / training (10) activities and stayed for an average of 3 days for teaching and an average of 3 days for training.During the activities, UHasselt ensured the principles set out in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education were respected for all participants before, during and after the mobility (e.g. by preparing the outgoing participants and offering support for incoming participants on all levels: academic, linguistic, practical and intercultural; by ensuring the necessary documents (learning/teaching agreements) were completed and signed in due time, by giving recognition for the abroad activities, by ensuring equal treatment and facilities for all participants on all levels, etc.). 4. Results, impact and benefits: Hasselt University increased her mobility of students and staff and is one step closer to reaching the student mobility target by 2020. Furthermore, the participants within the project acquired specific transversal competences improving not only their personal development (self-empowerment, increased sense of initiative and entrepreneurship), but also their foreign language and employability competences (e.g. problem-solving, organisational and analytical skills).Hasselt University also enhanced her cooperation with European partner institutions, not only with higher education institutions but also with enterprises (e.g. through student mobility for traineeships). Furthermore, the university as a whole increased her capacity to operate at an international level and to interact with the different target groups, including incoming students and staff, as well as outgoing students and staff (e.g. through the creation of the 'international council'). Finally, the participation in this project had several benefits for Hasselt University, including new opportunities to build networks of international partners and contacts as well as opportunities to enhance the visibility and attractiveness of UHasselt within and outside Europe.

1.Context/background Hasselt University (UHasselt) is an innovative university which has a pronounced international orientation. In the education and research positioning of Hasselt University, the international quantifier plays an obvious and natural role: UHasselt aims to be a creative hub in an international knowledge and innovation web for its students, researchers and other stakeholders. As the world is becoming more and more globalised, our graduates often end up in organizations that are active all around the world and as a university we want to prepare out students as best we can for an exciting career in Belgium or abroad. This is why UHasselt does not only focus on teaching knowledge, but also on lifelong employability skills such as teamwork, time management, communication skills and international experiences. Therefore UHasselt stimulates its students and staff members to participate in exchange programmes and simultaneously aims to offer an attractive and open campus to international students and staff. This completed Erasmus+ mobility project perfectly fits within the internationalisation strategy of UHasselt and contributes to the achievement of the objectives defined in its Internationalisation Policy Plan and the Erasmus Policy Statement. 2.ObjectivesAs stated in its Erasmus Policy Statement and Internationalisation Policy Plan, one of the main objectives of UHasselt is to promote and support international mobility activities and to increase the mobility of students and staff. Furthermore, UHasselt aims to develop more strategic partnerships with higher education institutions in European and non-European countries, taking into account the compatibility and quality of study and training programmes as well as potential research collaboration opportunities.Since UHasselt is an active player in university development cooperation, its partners in the South also play an important role, along with European and other non-European partner institutions. Furthermore, UHasselt encourages its students, researchers and staff to spend a part of their career abroad. At the same time, UHasselt has the ambition to be an open university with an international campus, so students from different cultures are very welcome. In line with these overall objectives, each faculty defined a strategy in order to develop broad partnerships and participate in international networks within their education and research fields. This project was of great important to reach the above mentioned objectives and also contributed to the objectives of the Erasmus+ programme and more specifically the Europe 2020 Strategy (by encouraging students and trainees to study abroad and by aspiring to reach the 20% student mobility target by 2020) and the ET 2020 Strategy (by improving the level of key competences and skills).3.Participants and activities 18 students took part in this project (3 from UHasselt and 15 from 3 different partner country institutions). Furthermore, 5 staff members participated of which 3 from UHasselt (for teaching) and 2 from partner country institutions (for training).The project focused on mobilities within the field of Business Economics with the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) in Jordan, the field of Engineering Technology with the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Taiwan and the field of Architecture and Arts with the Chu Hai College of Higher Education (CHC) in Hong Kong.During the implementation of the project, UHasselt ensured, in close collaboration with the partner country institutions, that the principles set out in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education were respected for all participants at all stages.4.Results, impact and benefitsBoth UHasselt and the partner country institutions enhanced their cooperation with partners worldwide. Therefore, they increased their capacity to cooperate at an international level and to interact with different target groups, including incoming students and staff, as well as outgoing students and staff. Furthermore, the participation in this project had several benefits for all partners involved, including new opportunities to build networks of international partners and contacts as well as opportunities to enhance the visibility and attractiveness of their institution within and outside Europe. Finally, the participants within the project acquired specific transversal competences improving not only their personal development (self-empowerment, increased sense of initiative and entrepreneurship), but also their foreign languages and employability competences (e.g. problem-solving, organisational and analytical skills).