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Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by internal policy funds (KA131-HED) - Coordinator: I.E.S. ANTONIO SERNA SERNA

2023-1-ES01-KA131-HED-0001276142023Mobility of higher education students and stafffinalized
Countries: ES · Grant: €9,600

Objectives

When starting this project, we set a series of goals that would guide our work and give meaning to each of the activities carried out. In general terms, our efforts have focused on achieving four major strategic objectives: 1. Expanding our international collaboration network. One of the main purposes of each Erasmus+ project is to establish contact with new Higher Education institutions (Universities) and move towards signing inter-institutional agreements that allow to develop future collaborations. It is worth noting, for readers of this report, that reaching such an agreement with a university is not an easy task. It requires time, consistency, and several online meetings, since a simple email exchange is usually not enough. Universities typically collaborate with other universities and often do not consider cooperating with Secondary Education institutions. Despite these difficulties, during the implementation of the project we achieved a very positive result: the signing of three new agreements. Specifically, with ELTE University in Budapest (Hungary), the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic), and the University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic). To achieve this, we used the Erasmus Without Papers (EWP Dashboard) online tool and held several coordination meetings, with the purpose of organizing both Job Shadowing and teaching mobilities in future calls. 2. Continuing and consolidating relationships with institutions with which we already have signed agreements through mobility activities. Another key objective was to continue previous agreements, strengthening ties by carrying out new mobilities. In this regard, the project allowed us to visit the University of Gdansk (Poland) for the first time, where we carried out teaching and training activities. Likewise, we repeated previous experiences with the University of Katowice (Poland) and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), further strengthening existing cooperation ties. 3. Increasing the participation of teachers and management team members from our institution in Erasmus+ projects. A key aspect of our work has been to encourage the involvement of teachers and management staff in these types of European projects. On this occasion, we had a total of 10 different participants, 3 of whom took part for the first time. This figure reflects the growing interest and enthusiasm that Erasmus+ projects are generating in our school, especially among Higher Vocational Education teachers, who increasingly recognize the added value of these experiences in their personal and professional development, as well as in the international projection of our institution. 4. Enabling our students to carry out internships in European Union countries. Finally, another fundamental objective of the project has been to provide our students with real opportunities to carry out training internships in European companies or institutions. To this end, we have worked closely with the universities with which we maintain stronger collaboration. In this regard, Dr. Cecylia Tatoj, Erasmus+ Coordinator of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Katowice, has shown her commitment to supervising and organizing internships for our students in the next 2024-KA131-HED call. For this purpose, our coordinator, Javier Galiana, personally traveled to Katowice to finalize logistical details related to accommodation, transportation, and host companies, visiting potential residences for our students and meeting with the supervisors responsible for their training at the workplace. Thanks to this preparatory work, four of our students will enjoy a training stay in March 2025, which will undoubtedly be an enriching experience both professionally and personally.

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