The University of Deusto has been successfully participating in the Erasmus Programme for more than 25 years. The results throughout these years have been excellent, making this Programme as an important base within Deusto’s internationalization goals.Following this goal, UD is involved in several strategic international actions, among which the Erasmus+ programme stands out, in all its actions:-Transparent management of both incoming and outgoing mobilities in all phases (selection procedure; before, during & after the mobility), following the principles included in the Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education Institutions.-Signing of Bilateral Agreements.-Complete recognition of successfully completed actions within the Erasmus+ Programme.-E+ grants payments, observing all guidelines and deadlines established by grant agreements.-Design of language courses and second/third language regular courses, available for both incoming and outgoing students.-Design of joint programmes, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as co-directed PhD thesis works.-Giving visibility to all obtained results by sharing mobility experiences from both students and staff members. Regarding 2016-2017 academic year numbers, we are glad to continue increasing our mobility flows in all mobility programmes. Erasmus+ KA103 is still the most popular one, as our numbers state:-382 UD students participated in an E+ mobility (365 in a mobility for studies and 17 for traineeships), at all levels: undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD.-The average duration of our students’ mobilities continues at 5 months for studies, and 4’5 months for traineeships.-17 staff members took part in staff mobility, for both teaching and training purposes.-UD students travelled to 23 different countries within the E+ Programme, being UK, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and France the most popular destinations.-We received 408 incoming Erasmus+ students.-We had no participant with special needs during 16-17 year, although the University of Deusto mobility actions are based on equality and integration of all community members.-57 UD students received the disadvantaged background E+ mobility grant.The results obtained during the implementation of 2016-1-ES01-KA103 024600 project continue with the E+ trends:-Increasing number of UD outgoing students.-Increasing number of incoming students.-Women participation in students mobility programs is still double to that of males.-20% increase in signed bilateral agreements.-Increasing cooperation and closer vinculation with research partners, in terms of designing of joint programmes.-Improvement of participants’’ language skills, thanks to OLS platform.Mobilities positive impact on UD participants continues increasing year by year, in terms of both academic, personal and professional development, and creating and maintaining strategic international networks. The University of Deusto is very happy with the project progress;as shown in the final reports (completed by the 100% of UD mobilities), participants have enjoyed a high-quality international experience.UD’s goal of academic excellence must imply a global and complete integration of its own community. Thus, UD Internationalization Plan aims to bring internationalization to all academic processes and to its own university community as well, in order to reach a strong, international and multidisciplinary formation that enables UD members to face a globalized world, more interdependent and multicultural than ever. Following its university project, in service to society, the University of Deusto will continue dedicating its resources to the development of consortium networks, boosting an active participation of UD, European and third countries teachers in the development of strong academic links of mutual interest.

In the 90s the University of Deusto (UD) initiated its participation in the Erasmus program. Ever since the number of international students has increased considerably year by year, thanks to different international programs. Before the UD decided to participate in this project, our involvement in Erasmus Mundus joint master programmes and Erasmus+ KA103 activities, as well as in Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows (EMECW) and Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (EMA2) was remarkable.As part of its internationalization strategy, and as continuation of the EMA2 and EMECW programs in which the UD was very much involved, in 2015 the institution decided to participate in the KA107 project so as to continue with this collaboration and to deepen the creation of a common cooperation ground, which would bring benefits to the institutions (HEIs) involved and the final beneficiaries of the project.The following actions are being implemented to achieve the overall objectives of this planned internationalization strategy:• Mobility Management, focusing on the principles established in the ECHE: selection, before, during and after the mobility• Signature of Bilateral Agreements• Development of courses and subjects in foreign languages• Complete academic recognition of successfully completed activities• Setting up of joint graduate and postgraduate modules, and international PhD programmes, including co-supervised thesisThe following main results were observed:• Increasing international cooperation with the partner universities involved in the project• Women participation in mobility programmes is much bigger• Increasing interest in the project by non-partner universities located in the countries in this projectThe impact of the projects on the participants is of crucial importance in terms of academic, professional or personal development:- Academic: getting to know another education system and having access to courses and resources that might not be available at the home HEI- Professional: students increase their possibilities to find a job or a better quality job. As for staff mobilites, it provides the opportunity to enrich their resumes and to know other education systems and other kinds of students- Personal: it improves the students' social and personal abilities and it broadens their horizons increasing their level of independence and maturityAs for staff, it broadens their horizons and provides a cultural enrichment by being able to interact with colleagues and students from other countries.For home communities: participants will convey their immediate environment all that was acquired in the host HEIs and during the mobility and this will also be permeated in future jobs, in participation in local or international organizations, etc.For HEIs: the project impacts directly on their internationalization, since different cultures are available both within and outside the classrooms and it allows the whole community to access them and to see further than the European borders and to look to other parts of the world. It also impacts on maintaining the work networks with the partner HEIs or the creation of new ones.This all will result in long term benefits as the mobility experience will accompany the participants for the rest of their lives (especially students) and the experience will contribute to a more global education as human beings with added values.This is why UD will continue to devote its resources to develop a strategy of active participation in this kind of projects and foster the participation of European and non-European participants in these networks to create strong both academic and non-academic bonds.

This proposal aimed to create a reflection pole on Economic and Legal integration in the EU and its capacity to contribute to people’s welfare, enhancing academic and social debate on innovative proposals. The project planned to add academic value through: - Enhancing a particular focus in teaching activities on the EU economic and legal integration mainstreaming its contribution to address people’s needs and deepening in specific related areas (development, refugees, social innovation. social impact of economic governance, etc.). The main objectives of this project are: a.To contribute to the training of critical and creative professionals with EU legal and economic background, focusing on people b.To increase EU interdisciplinary research, with an emphasis on the interactions between Law and Economics, to address social challenges. c.To promote debate in society on key social questions for EU integration, providing proposals with solid legal and economic academic support To achieve these objectives, the following activities were proposed: Teaching activities (20 in the 3 years) including, at least: -1 (per year) specialized undergraduate course in Economics of the EU -1 (per year) specialized undergraduate course in EU Contract law -11 courses on EU at interdisciplinary Master level -Specific training for working with social organizations in the Legal Clinic-1 (per year) seminar at interdisciplinary Doctorate Level Research activities including, at least: -5 Research projects that will lead to, at least, 10 publications in journals with an academic impact and 8 presentations of papers in international conferences. -Publication of 2 books.-Participation of the Chair Staff in 2 European Commission funded programs. -3 Methodological Research seminars.-3 Research outcomes seminars.-A research program on innovative teaching methodologies on EU studies.-Supervision of researchers: at least, 6 doctoral theses, 6 master theses, 20 undergraduate theses.Social debate activities, including, at least: -A Chair Website publishing: calendar of activities, main outcomes, news, debates, etc.-A Blog aiming to match academic and social level-2 open roundtables-2 open conferences -2 Workshops with school students-2 Workshops with school students, local leaders and University students-Participation of the Chair members in social media and fora with social organizations.

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

"""EU Budget for Recovery: Effectiveness and Accountability To Harbor resiliencE"" (EU-BREATHE) encompasses teaching, research and social engagement activities around the legal and political innovations that have been introduced in the EU system of multilevel governance to help the EU and Member States recover from the COVID'19 crisis and facilitate resilience through the EU budget. EU-BREATHE is structured around three main pillars: Economic tools (debt mutualisation and stronger coordination of economic policies within the European Semester), Budgetary tools (Multiannual Financial Framework and Resilience and Recovery Facility) and Accountability/Democratic tools (Protecting the EU's financial interests through budgetary conditionality and the launching of the European Public Prosecutor's Office). EU-BREATHE follows on the steps of previous projects implemented by the Chair holder and team members in the field of EU budget, EU economic coordination and EU criminal law. It features a solid research base and strong international dimension through the participation of its members in varying international networks.EU-BREATHE aims at informing public debates on the implementation of the Next Generation EU and the European Commission's priorities in post-COVID scenario. It provides Law students with inspiring opportunities for active engagement in policy-making and policy-oriented activities, thereby strengthening their professional profile and future employability."