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Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by internal policy funds (KA131-HED) - Coordinator: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem

2023-1-HU01-KA131-HED-0001192962023Mobility of higher education students and stafffinalizedGood practice
Countries: HU|AT|BE|CZ|DK|EE|FR|DE|EL|IE|IT|LT|LU|MD|NL|PL|PT|RO|SK|SI|ES|TR|US · Grant: €599,654

Objectives

Erasmus+ programmes, particularly KA131, contribute significantly to the internationalisation of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary (KRE). The opportunities offered by the programme are the means for KRE to achieve its goals for mobility, for cooperation in (strategic) partnerships, for innovation and modernisation of its education, and to exchange good practices with universities and organisations in order to achieve common objectives and mutual benefits, both within and outside the country. The Erasmus+ highly contributes to the core mission of the University: graduate students possess broad-based, modern skill sets that can be utilized on the labour market, furthermore, they make a start on their future careers as active citizens. KRE strives to become a spiritual hub characterized by awareness of quality, social responsibility, solidarity, and value-based activities. Beside that, our key goal was improving quality and inclusivity by supporting participants with financial and other means. A key foundation for each project lies in building upon existing achievements — including the high proportion of beneficiaries of supplementary grant of students with fewer opportunities, the consistently high level of overall satisfaction — while ensuring the continuation and further development of best practices. In the project 2023, we intended to promote and have a better coverage of the full spectrum of mobility opportunities provided by the Erasmus+ programme. In the field of blended mobilities, not only the offer side, but also the student interest have grown significantly. Our goal was to ensure that more students and staff become familiar with blended and short-term mobility options, and to associate these options with the Erasmus+ programme — thereby opening new perspectives for groups less inclined or less able to participate in traditional type of mobilities. The University is taking steps to utilize resources available for overseas mobilities. While this process is progressing in smaller steps, our aim was to advance primarily in mobility types involving students. Although the final reports of previous projects, as well as students’ reports and questionnaire-based feedback, are highly useful for identifying areas in need of improvement or already functioning well in the field of organizing mobilities, we lacked insights from those students who, for various reasons, do not (intend to) participate in international mobility. Our goal was to conduct a university-wide survey — consisting of both structured and open-ended questions — to assess what students perceive as the main barriers to their international mobility. The Faculty of Pedagogy has gained significant experience in organizing BIP programmes in previous projects and built a strong network. As a result, several invitations and long-term professional partnerships have emerged. The aim of the two BIPs awarded in the 2023 project was to take steps towards joint training programmes and to continue the excellent international and intercultural exchange processes that had been initiated with our partners.

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