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The 2018/21 edition of the Erasmus+ project is a continuation of former Erasmus projects, in which the University of Namur (UNamur) has participated for almost three decades. We continue to participate in this project, because we believe that an international experience is an important part of a student’s academic career for many reasons, but notably because an Erasmus Plus mobility offers the student the possibility to benefit from an exposure to a different language, culture and teaching/working environment. Furthermore, it internationalize his or her academic curriculum,provides the possibility to follow courses or academic specializations not available at UNamur and it forms a student by becoming more independent and responsible and because it improves a student’s curriculum vitae for his post-university professional career. Statistics in reports analysing the question have shown that graduates having participated in an Erasmus exchange are more likely and quicker to find professional than there non-Erasmus counterparts. This confirms the experience UNamur has experienced for a long term that an Erasmus semesterimproves a graduates post-university lives.In the 2018/21 Erasmus Plus programme edition, the University of Namur sent 45 student for a SMS mobility, 39 students for a SMP mobility, five academics for a STA mobility and nince staff member for a STT mobility . Participating students/academics came from most of the six faculties of the University of Namur and about 62 percent of students were at the Master’s level and 38 percent at the bachelor level. All SMS mobilities took place at partner universities of the University of Namur, while about only about one third of the SMP moblities were organized at a partner university and the rest at non-university institutions. The STA mobilities consisted of five or six-day teaching assignements at an Erasmus+ partner university of the University of Namur and the STT mobilities consisted mostly of the participation in Erasmus+ training week or educational visits at partner institutions. The results of the 2018/21 mobilities are overall very positive. Students generally reported that they likedthe experience and that they would recommend such as experience to their pears. The credits and grades obtained by students during their SMS mobility were directly integrated into a student’s academic curriculum at the University of Namur and in addition to the academic gain, students had also gained personally by improving their language skills and by becoming more mature. Participants of a STA/STT project also reported the experience as positive, as it gave them the possibility to benefit from a different teaching environment but also because it provide them with an opportunity to discuss one-on-one with colleagues at a partner university the establishment or continuation of joined research or other collaborations.The long term impact the University of Namur expects from the 2018/21 Erasmus Plus project are a higher quality of our graduating student and increased cooperation between the University of Namur and her partner universities.
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