RUSSIAThis part of the project was accomplished to 50% only, although the Technical University in Zvolen has with Russia – the North-eastern Federal University in Yakutsk long-standing contacts. The obtained grant was designated for teacher exchanges for the lecturing purposes. In June 2016, the representatives of the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology – Prof. Ing. Mikuláš Siklienka, CSc. and Assoc. prof. Ing. Hubert Paluš, PhD. travelled to Yakutsk to give lectures at the Department of Woodworking Technology and Wooden Constructions at this university. The lectures were focused on the theoretical knowledge from cutting, monitoring the quality of woodworking processes and wood cutting and the current state of the wood utilisation in Slovakia. Besides the professional lectures, out teachers had the possibility of participating in university and student activities taking place at the university within the national celebration SACHA. The planned mobilities of the Russian teachers were not carried out despite the fact that the topics of lectures had already been arranged and the invitation for the Russian lecturers had been sent. SERBIAThe international cooperation between the Technical University in Zvolen and the Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies in Novi Sad in Serbia began in 2002. Since that time, the representatives of the Department of Fire Safety and Protection, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, have participated in the conferences in Novi Sad and Kopaonik; and theor employees have participated in conferences in Štrbské Pleso in Slovakia. The cooperation between the two institutions was confirmed in two contracts in 2004 and 2008. The universities participated successfully in the project TEMPUS 157871-2009 Occupational Safety and Health – degree curricula and lifelong learning. Within this project, the representatives of the Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies and of other Serbian universities visited Slovakia, and the facility Transpetrol Tupá was introduced to them as an example of a “safe enterprise”. Within the Erasmus+ KA107 mobilities programme, Ing. Eva Mračková, PhD. travelled to Novi Sad to give lectures entitled Technologies and Safety Principles and Explosion Prevention for the students of the second level of study. In exchange, the professors Branko Savič and Verica Milanko visited the Department of Fire Safety and Protection, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology and gave their lectures on harmonising the national legislation standards of fire protection with the EU regulations regarding the technical, technological and passive fire prevention measures. Four university teachers from the Faculty of Forestry, TUZVO – two associate professors and two assistant professors, all teaching as well as carrying out research in the fields of branch economies and management, were sent out to the University in Belgrade. Two university teachers, both in the position of junior assistant professor, from Belgrade took part in the mobility to Slovakia. In both cases, lectures in accordance with the content defined in the contracts on teacher mobilities were held. Furthermore, professional excursions and informal programme focused on presenting the cultural, social and economic characteristics of the partner countries were organised. The project resulted in extending the bilateral cooperation between the partner institutions at the level of departments and faculties. Further contributions of the project include acquiring transnational teaching experience as well as mutual dissemination of teaching experience and results of scientific and research activities that can be used to improve the teaching activities. These results are associated also with the project impact, which covers the professionalization of the teaching competences, mainly in foreign language teaching, what can be considered a long-term benefit regarding the university focus on internationalisation of teaching and scientific and research activities. UKRAINEThe content and objectives of the project emerged from the Strategic scheme of the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen in the field of internationalisation of education, scientific research and knowledge utilisation. The Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology has been developing the relations with partner institutions in Ukraine - Ukrainian National Forestry University in Lviv and with University of Life & Environmental Sciences of Ukraine in Kiev for a long time. This cooperation resulted in carried out mobilities of two teachers and two students of the third level. Prof. Ing. Pavlo Bekhta, DrSc. and Prof. Ing. Olena Pinchevska, DrSc. participated in one-week long lecture stay with the topics of glued wood based materials and wood seasoning, respectively. The lectures introduced the students of all degree study programmes to new views on the types, properties and utilisation of wood bas

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

TUZVO has participated in the programme Erasmus+ following the Charter for Higher Education in accordance with the institutional strategy of the organisation and implementation of the international projects, cooperation in the field of education and trainings made public on the TUZVO website. Motilities for higher education students and employees in the Erasmus+ programme known as KA103 Mobility for individuals plays an important role in the Long-term Intention of the TUZVO in the field of internalisation. The aim of the University in the Erasmus+ programme is to increase the number of mobilities in accordance with the quality requirements of institutions participating in the programme considering particular subject area of the university and its faculties. Moreover, the cooperation with partner institutions in education, research, scientific projects and publication activity is developed in the programme as well. Erasmus+ mobility for students and employees at the Technical University in Zvolen within the countries in the Charter is considered partially successful. 92.6% of the project target associated with mobilities for students and employees were fulfilled. Despite significant effort to promote the Erasmus+ programme, to maximise the participation of all students, the planned number of mobilities according to the grant allocation was not achieved. At the TUZVO, a decrease in the interest in the Erasmus+ mobility among students was observed. Increasing Grant spending for several countries in the ERASMUS+ 2018 Call seems difficult as 24 one-month-long projects overlap. Growing interest in the ERASMUS + mobility among teachers and employees of the TUZVO is observed. It is supported not only by improving the allocation of finances from the European Union through the Slovak Academic Association in order to develop international cooperation but also by using finances allocated to carry out mobilities. Mobilities for students and employees of the TUZVO are carried out at the foreign universities following Erasmus Bilateral Agreement in the ERASMUS + programme. 17 European countries participated in the project within the 2017 Call. Bilateral Agreement are between institutions with the same orientation providing subsequent cooperation in planning and delivering study programmes in the fields providing at the University. At the time of the project, 93 Erasmus + agreements with 79 partners from 19 European countries were valid. Following universities are considered the most important partners of the TUZVO: Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague , Mendel University in Brno, Charles University in Prague, Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseno de Orihuela, and Fachhochschule Salzburg.Enhancing the knowledge and subsequent transferring the knowledge and information in the field of education, science and research are the main aims of the mobilities for students, teachers and employees. In the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programme, a lot of changes in the study programmes in terms of content were made, lectures of foreign teachers to enrich teaching activity were held, the links between partner universities resulting in successful scientific and research projects, summer schools, short-term excursions and student scientific conferences were strengthened.

The project Erasmus+ student and teacher mobilities within the countries of the programme from Call 2016 can be considered successful at the Technical University in Zvolen. Project objectives within this call, carrying out mobilities of students and graduates for the purposes of study and internships in companies as well as carrying out teacher and university employee mobilities for the purposes of teaching and training were achieved. The planned numbers of mobilities were fulfilled in the category study and exceeded in the category of students and graduate internships, teaching and employee training. The objective of the university within the Erasmus+ programme is to increase the number of mobilities in accordance with the qualitative requirements of the participating institutions, considering the specific professional orientation of the University and its faculties. Moreover, the aim is also to develop the cooperation with partner institutions in the field of education, common research, scientific projects and publication activities. The TUZVO participates in the Erasmus+ programme within the Charter for Higher Education in accordance with the institutional strategy and implementation of international projects of cooperation in the field of education and training, which is published on the TUZVO web. Activities of the Ersamus+ programme in the field of university student and employee mobilities, labelled as KA103 Mobility of Individuals, have and irreplaceable position in carrying out the Long-term Scheme of the TUZVO in the field of internationalisation. Mobilities of students and teachers of the TUZVO are carried out at universities abroad, with which the TUZVO has signed a bilateral cooperation within the Erasmus+ programme. 62 partners from 21 European countries participated in the project. Bilateral contracts are signed with institutions with a similar focus, with the view of further cooperation that can lead to common study programmes in the principal branches of education provided by the University. Regarding the number of mobilities carried out, the most significant partners of the TUZVO included: Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, School of Art and Design in Orihuela, Mendel University in Brno and the Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW. Student, teacher and other employee mobilities help broaden the knowledge and transfer the acquired knowledge and information in the fields of education, science and research into practice. Following the mobilities carried out during the existence of the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes, it was possible to modify study programmes, enrich the education with regular lectures of foreign lecturers; the relations with the partner universities were secured, leading to common successful scientific and research projects, summer schools, student scientific conferences and short-term excursions. During the project continuation and following the acquired experience a 3 new study programmes in the English language have been successfully accredited at the TUZVO (Forestry and Wildlife Management, Production and Utilisation of Wood Products, Adaptive Forestry and Wildlife Management).