- Facilitating the internationalisation of education by promoting inter-cultural mobility and cooperation. Strengthening the global perspective of both students and staff. - Providing opportunities for participants to acquire new skills (both academic and interpersonal) through exposure to different educational systems and cultures. - Promote academic excellence by enabling access to innovations in other countries, to foreign resources that may not be available in the home country/institution - multi-disciplinary learning. - Encourage international networking and collaborations between universities, thereby creating opportunities for joint research, publications and academic partnerships. - Strengthen links between academic institutions and other institutions, thereby promoting knowledge transfer and innovation. - Improve cultural understanding and tolerance among students and staff through exposure to different languages, traditions and perspectives. - Improve participants' language skills and communication skills. - Increase students' employability by providing internationally diverse academic experiences. - Strengthen the European dimension of education by promoting cooperation and collaboration.