In 2016-18, Birmingham City University's (BCU) KA107 Erasmus+ Programme (2016-1) supported both staff and students of both flows creating new opportunities and further development of BCU's strategic plan as well as productive developments for all partner institutions involved. The 2016-1 ICM comprised four types of mobilities involving a diverse group of participants of both flows across the participating Faculties: Arts, Design and Media; Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment; and Health, Education and Life Sciences. 2016-1 ICM project enabled activities with the selected international partner universities in Palestine, Zambia, Russian Federation and Paraguay. The project was granted 45 mobilities. BCU was happy to receive more incoming participants and offer the opportunity of international participants to join the European educational system, taking advantage of the new opportunities and exchanging good practices. 10 of these mobilities were dedicated to students and the rest to staff members of all partners including BCU. Their participation led to further communication for partnerships. BCU realised a total of 46 mobilities. This happened due to student visa rejections and the transfer of mobilities to incoming staff members.The great majority of the students and the staff members have grown in confidence and gained more independence in both their academic and professional lives as a result of their Erasmus+ ICM experience. BCU's participation in the Erasmus+ ICM programme enhances the internationalisation of the University, brings new insights to teaching practices and assists the formation of new partnerships across all academic areas. Furthermore, the BCU's faculties and academics have increased interest in submitting more bids for these particular schemes and the partner institutions found ways of exploring new areas of teaching and potential research. The increasing interest is evident through the new 2018 Erasmus+ ICM programme with partner institutions from Mexico, Uzbekistan and Georgia as well as the 2018 Erasmus+ KA103 outcome for BCU which succeeded in receiving a larger grant and offers more mobility opportunities to both students and staff members.The above projects naturally feed into a wider international strategy supported by the Erasmus+ ICM Programme and BCU will continue building on this in the future. Like in the case of BCU's first ICM project in 2015, the 2016-1 also facilitated a range of mobilities which were successful in their achievements and has rooted confidence in BCU and their partners to continue to successfully be awarded further funding and creating further fruitful cooperations.