Quality in mobility : a key Quality in mobility : a key success factor in getting success factor in getting

the best of mobilitythe best of mobility

Patricia De Smet Patricia De Smet

Principal AdministratorPrincipal Administrator Higher Education and Erasmus , European CommissionHigher Education and Erasmus , European Commission

Erasmus Placement: put it into practice Erasmus Placement: put it into practice

Rome 20th November 2009Rome 20th November 2009

Agenda

The increasing role of learning mobility New Youth & mobility initiative Green paper Erasmus – quality framework NAs 2008 YR – specific obstacles to

placements What next?

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The increasing role of The increasing role of learning mobilitylearning mobility

What do we mean and why is it important?What do we mean and why is it important? « Transnational mobility for the purpose of

acquiring new skills »

Strengthens employability and personal development Can prepare for mobility in working life Makes E&T systems more open, more European and more

international Enhances Europe's competitiveness Helps combat xenophobia and fostering

European citizenship.

New Youth and Mobility New Youth and Mobility initiativeinitiative

LM has been given a huge boost recently. President Barroso announced in political

guidelines for the next Commission a new initiative “Youth on the Move”.

By 2020 “all young people in Europe must have the possibility to spend part of their educational pathway in other MS”

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The Green PaperThe Green Paper

Why a Green Paper and what kind of mobility? The three phases of a mobility period:

preparation, stay abroad, return – obstacles and good practice.

New partnership for mobility. Conclusions and how to take part in the

consultation.

Preparation phase

Information & guidance Promotion and motivation Languages and culture Legal issues Portability of grants and loans Mobility to & from Europe (eg visa issue, ) Preparation of the period & quality assurance

issues Reaching out Disadvantaged Groups

The stay abroad & follow-up

Mentoring and integration

Recognition and validation

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Examples of questions raisedExamples of questions raised

How can the availability of info and guidance be improved?

How can young people be better informed about the benefits of LM?

How can linguistic obstacles best be addressed?

What are the main legal obstacles to LM?

What are the main obstacles to the portability of grants and loans?

Quality : a key success Quality : a key success factor in getting the best of factor in getting the best of mobilitymobility Quality : one of the main barriers to

mobility

Quality: one of the success factors to increase the benefit of mobility

Benefits of mobilty tends to increase with the duration and the quality

Erasmus – quality framework for placements

EUC (extended)

Inter-institutional agreement revised to cover placements

Training agreement revised to include the partnership with a HEI abroad

Mobility quality commitment

Erasmus placementsquality framework VS specific obstacles (NAs

2008 YR) Training agreement Mobility commitment

Learning outcomes participants

Suitable host organisation, duration, content/tasks/responsabilities

Cultural, linguistictic, practical preparation

Logistical support Monitoring & mentoring Validation -recognition Evaluation

Insufficient information Finding suitable internships

with qualified supervision Problems linked to

insurance Linguistic preparation, lack

of opportunities to follow language courses

Accomodation at a reasonable price

Social networks more difficult to build

Good practices

NA thematic meetings & QIMV Green paper : Euronaver, fast visa

track for AIESEC trainess, Good practice:Ap n’go,..

Forum University-Business: Shell Step,.. ERA centralised projects: EUE-Net

( European University –Enterprise Network)

..

What next (1) ?

Reflect on the improvement of the framework , new models

Better use of the revised inter-institutional agreement

Identify & disseminate good practices related to the different phases and steps of the mobility

Are some of the good practices transferable?

What next (2)?

Tools to monitor the quality Methodology/tools to assess the benefits New cooperations to find suitable

internships in respect of the ERA framework

Centralised projects: Enterprise-University cooperation, structural networks, accompanying measures

- Priorities for the 2011 calls - Content monitoring

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention