The aim of University of Gloucestershire is to increase awareness of the opportunities to study overseas and to improve support to the project to enable this. During the length of the project the activities took place included:• Raise awareness of Erasmus+ opportunities to students through: on campus events; updating existing web pages to be more factual outlining Study Abroad webpage; general information sessions open to all students; in-class presentations; presentations by previous students on the benefits of their experiences; the sharing of their experiences via postings on social media platforms and news outlets and; dedicated hard copy promotional materials in every campus helpzone/reception. • Increasing new opportunities for student exchange for studies in new subject areas with English as the medium of instruction • Increase awareness of all the traineeship for student opportunities, e.g. credit bearing/ non-credit bearing and student/graduate. • Developed and improved the processes in the management of Erasmus+ activities • Developed new online application forms and clear instructions on uploading documents to enable the process to reduce the volume of work on the Erasmus and Enquiries Admissions Team. • Clear outline of responsibilities for team members to streamline the process for students for inbound and outbound. • Developed and implemented a clear application cycle for outbound students to improve commitment through interview selection and to fully prepare them for applying earlier in the cycle to reduce last minute applications. • Enhancing the number of partnerships for student exchange of traineeships and to extend collaborative activities with an existing partner in a new subject area. • Working with the Accommodation Team to provide inbound support for students in allocation of rooms in halls of residence. • Continue to review international activities, including the management of Erasmus activities in relation to the internationalisation of UoG and this will be more evident in the next cycle. How did the project perform? • The project performed well in the first part as we saw an increase in applications applying to the project but then this decreased in the second part of the project. The promotion of the project proved challenging as we had limited resource available. The aim will be to increase support in the team to have a dedicated person looking after the administrative part of the project to provide further opportunities for our students to gain valuable experience from overseas experiences and to increase an update of applications as a result of a dedicated member of the team. • The realignment of the Erasmus Team and the creation of a new position to support Erasmus has enabled the team to become more effective in their processes to ensure a smooth application cycle that is more manageable. • The number of outbound student traineeships increased from zero to five in the previous report for this cycle. • The number of staff teaching mobilities decreased slightly to two from the previous project, and our staff visited institutions in Spain and staff mobilities for traineeships decreased to one in Spain. What impact does the Project have on the activities? • Expanding the opportunities for our students to gain valuable work experience and study experience as part of their studies with UoG as a result of our international professional networks. • Raises awareness of our international profile through the sharing of best practice in teaching and specific subject areas, e.g. Health, Media, Business, Computing, Engineering, Sport • Providing overseas opportunities not only for our students but also for our staff to develop their confidence and sharing of best practice whilst also improving their foreign language skills. • To continue to improve processes in place for the management of Erasmus activity at UoG to support and develop opportunities for our staff and students.