Context/background of the projectThe implementation and organisation of student and staff mobility at Odisee is the core business of the Dienst Internationalisering / International Relations Office (DIRO). Within each of Odisee study programmes a liaison officer for international relations ensures the academic quality of partners and their exchange programmes. All mobility processes for staff and students are described in brochures and online.In our Erasmus policy statement Odisee addresses the following Erasmus intentions:1. maximising internationalisation at home experience;2. maximising mobility opportunities;3. enhancing (foreign) language learning.Taking part in this KA107 action of the European Commission resulted in realizing these intentions.ObjectivesThe mission statement of Odisee stresses the importance of internationalisation. Odisee adopts a broad internationalisation strategy which aims to increase, integrate and embed international, intercultural and global dimensions in all educational processes.The Erasmus+ programme provides direct support to our students wishing to study (SMS) abroad and to our staff wishing to teach (STA) or train (STT) abroad in other higher education partner institutions outside of Europa.Participating in KA107 contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. For Odisee KA107 is directly involved with the EU objectives addressing challenges in education and training systems by 2020 (Making mobility a reality and improving the quality of education). Odisee strives after the EU benchmarks, i.e. by 2020 at least 20% of higher education graduates should have spent some significant time of studying or training abroad. Odisee adequately uses quality assurance tools such as ECTS and the Diploma Supplement in order to facilitate academic recognition.Number and type/profile of participantsWithin KA107 Odisee obtained grants for SMS (# in = 6, # out = 6), for STA (# in = 3, # out = 3) and for STT (# in = 3, # out = 3) to make a part of its student and staff population mobile. Odisee promotes student and staff mobility as an instrument for developing international competences. Odisee intends to encourage all staff members (teaching and non-teaching) to develop such competences, attitudes, and undertake relevant international activities.Description of undertaken activitiesBefore the mobility: Liaison officer for international relations ensure the academic quality of Odisee’s international partners and their mobility exchange programmes (study). DIRO screens the partner before an inter-institutional agreement (IIA) is being signed. Concerning study mobility the screening process clarifies if the partners apply ECTS principles and offer transparent information online. Study is fully recognised by Odisee.During the mobility: DIRO supports all incoming and outgoing mobility students, acts as an intermediary between the mobile student and staff at the home/host institution, administers all learning agreements and transcripts of records (recognition outcomes). Liaison officers for international relations help incoming students choosing the appropriate courses. They also support both incoming and outgoing students when changes to the learning agreement have to be made. The liaison officers remain in contact with all their students before, during and after the mobility period.After the mobility: DIRO delivers to all incoming students and processes from all outgoing mobility students the transcripts of records (recognition outcomes). Concerning Erasmus Study the results obtained abroad are fully recognized and will be reported on the diploma supplement.Results and impact attainedStudent mobility for studies (SMS) grants obtained = 12, used = 12; Staff mobility for teaching (STA) grants obtained = 6, used = 4; Staff mobility for training (STT) grants obtained = 6, used = 4. It seemed especially difficult to sent students and staff to Morocco hence different attempts to recruit candidates. Some changes in numbers and direction of planned mobilities were made in order to use all of the grants awarded. Nevertheless 4 grants approved were unfortunately not used, resulting in reimbursing some funding. All differences between planned and realized mobilities were made without exceeding the budget per country.