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Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2015-1-SI01-KA107-012460
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Learning Mobility of Individuals | Higher education student and staff mobility between Programme and Partner Countries Funder Contribution: 285,697 EUR

Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

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For the University of Maribor (UM), the Erasmus+ programme represents the cornerstone of implementation of the Internationalization Strategy adopted in 2013. The Strategy recognizes the mobility of students, professors, researchers and other non-teaching staff as an important driver in attaining excellence in education and research, all while increasing the recognition of the institution in the international environment of higher education.Students, as well as teaching and research staff of UM, continue to express great interest in cooperating with institutions outside the EU, in particular due to excellent cooperation in past programmes (MUNDUS, TEMPUS) during which the parties developed strong ties in academic and scientific research fields. The project Erasmus+ (KA107), therefore allowed us to continue existing relationships with our partners and develop new strategic partnerships across the globe.The project materially contributed to the development of internationalization at UM, having allowed 116 mobilities, 81 of which were incoming mobilities. The volume of incoming mobilities had a material impact on internationalization at home, a matter of great importance at UM. The University hosted 54 students from 6 countries and provided them plenty of opportunities for active involvement in study and extracurricular activities alongside our students, who, in turn, were given a chance to develop soft skills without undergoing mobility and a chance to meet other (predominantly non-European) cultures. Another important aspect of internationalization at home are visiting foreign professors and researchers who partake in the teaching and scientific research process. In the period concerned, we hosted 27 experts from 10 countries. Visiting experts materially enrich the study process at UM and encourage cooperation in scientific research.The project allowed 7 UM students to study abroad. In addition to new knowledge, these students were able to acquire significant soft skills (language and communication competences, the ability to understand and adjust to new cultures, teamwork skills in intercultural teams, etc.) that are becoming increasingly important to Slovene employers. International experience therefore allows graduates to improve their employability and competitiveness in the job market. Professors, researchers and UM administrative staff took part in 28 mobilities, where they were given a chance to get a closer view of how foreign institutions operate, the advantages and shortcomings of their own university, and discover new opportunities for cooperation in the field of education and research, which our University sorely lacks. The Erasmus+ programme facilitates the setting up of science and research partnerships, which later materialize in joint projects (Erasmus+ KA2, Horizon 2020), as well as joint and international study programmes.The implementation of Erasmus+ KA107 also has a material impact on the internationalization of UM faculties and challenges them set for themselves, especially in light of the steadily decreasing number of domestic full-time students. The Erasmus+ programme serves as a confirmation that faculties’ study programmes are of a high quality and draw the interest even of students outside of Europe. As a result, we are currently taking steps to realize the accreditation of study programmes in English in order to ensure their international relevance. International relevance in general is also one of the key strategic objectives of UM.A major focus of this project was to adequately prepare UM students for mobility, and to integrate foreign students into the academic environment, so as to ease their integration into the environment as a whole and increase the quality of study results, as the latter directly contributes to an increase in the quality of mobility programmes. Another material factor affecting mobility in general is regular monitoring of students in mobility programmes with our tool, by means of which students can report on their progress in terms of study obligations, provide feedback regarding mobility, and give a short impression of their experience with mobility.All the factors outlined above help us in disseminating project results, a task we devote greater focus to year after year. Social network presence, websites, organizing various dissemination and promotional events, as well as the encouragement and support of our professors, materially influence students’ awareness and understanding of the importance of international mobility.In all activities implemented under this project, we received generous support from ESN Maribor. Their help truly is indispensable to high-quality implementation of the Erasmus+ mobility programme at UM. The support, proposals and ideas they have provided were of great help both in the promotion and dissemination of mobility, as well as in the implementation of the entire Erasmus+ programme at UM.

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