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This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path in order to be ready for the job market through the exploitation of opportunities to study, carry out voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives.

Mobility to Learn and Work

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Chapter 3 – Mobility opportunities to learn
3.5 Mobility opportunities for Higher Education
The Erasmus+ programme offers lots of possibilities for students and staff in the area of higher education.

Students, registered in a higher education institution (HEI) and enrolled in studies leading to a recognised degree or other recognised tertiary level qualification, can go abroad for 3 to 12 months maximum per each cycle of study (Bachelor or equivalent, Master or equivalent, Doctoral level).
The mobility can be related to:
  • A study period abroad at a partner higher education institution (HEI);
  • A traineeship (work placement) abroad in an enterprise or any other relevant workplace.
A study period abroad may include a traineeship period as well.

The mobility is carried out in the framework of prior “inter-institutional agreements” between the sending and receiving institutions, both of which must be holders of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (if located in a Programme country). It is also necessary to prepare a “Learning Agreement” setting out the programme of studies to be followed, as approved by the student, the sending and the receiving institution. The sending institution must give full academic recognition for satisfactorily completed activities during the mobility period as agreed in the Learning Agreement.
Students may be awarded an Erasmus+ EU grant to help cover the travel and subsistence costs incurred in connection with their study period abroad
The interested student should apply to the international office and/or Erasmus+ office of his or her sending higher education institution. The office will inform him or her of the possibilities of studying abroad as well as the modalities to apply and to receive an Erasmus+ EU grant.
Erasmus+ offers a new online portal for online language learning: the Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support (OLS). The portal offers language training for higher education students on mobility for studies or traineeship, young volunteers, or students in the vocational education and Training participating in a mobility of at least one month. Available languages are German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch. There are also live sessions available.

Staff working in higher education institutions can benefit from mobility related to:
  • Teaching periods: this activity allows HEI teaching staff to teach at a partner HEI abroad.
  • Training periods: this activity supports the professional development of HEI teaching and non-teaching staff in the form of training events abroad and job shadowing/observation periods/training at a partner HEI, or at another relevant organisation abroad.
A period abroad can combine teaching and training activities.

Other funding opportunities are available also with:
  • Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees: a high-level integrated international study programme
  • Jean Monnet: a worldwide action to foster studies about Europe
  • Capacity-building: transnational cooperation projects in correlation with multilateral partnerships
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Date: 2016.09.13

Posted by Aneta - Lithuania

The E- learning package provides effective methodology on how to deal with students at risk of early school leaving and motivate them to continue their educational path.

Date: 2016.09.05

Posted by Christine CLOES - Belgique

In Belgium a group of secondary schools is involved in a pilot project supported by the European Social Fund. The “Accrojump” project is a cooperation project between eight technical and vocational schools located in the same region. This original project lets students at risk of early school leaving carry out traineeships in a partner school that offers other options better fitting to their personal project.
It is an innovative concept of “mobility” that can be applied inside a country or region. Thanks to this project the traditional competitive relationship between schools turns into complicity and solidarity.

Date: 2016.08.03

Posted by A. Navas - Spain

Good overview of all the chances to study or work abroad.

Date: 2016.07.10

Posted by P.B. - Italy

For teachers the section of the portal is useful because it offers a series of tests to know and exalt the pupils’ potentialities. Teachers can also inform pupils about the concrete possibilities of working and living abroad.
The contents of the package are undoubtedly very useful, because they permit the deep knowledge of all the possibilities offered by the labour market.
In particular the Mobility section offers an exhaustive explanation of how many possibilities are now offered by the European Union for those who want to start relationships with foreign countries. Finally it stresses the importance and the opportunity to start entrepreneurship at school, so students can start to think about this possibility since they are attending their schools.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Panunzio Laurent - France

The module is interesting because they bring light on some subjects and give advice.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Didier Cahour - France

All modules are well written, especially the fifth one on “Mobility to learn and work”. It gives ideas about apprenticeship and I think in our society, it’s a good alternative for young students to enter the job market. It would be interesting for every European country to develop this kind of training.

Date: 2016.07.06

Posted by Gherca Iulian - Romania

This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path and accelerate their preparation for the job market through voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives. The module deals with general information about mobility, some statistics and European policies, goals and benchmarks, its impact on social life, necessary intercultural understanding and transversal skills and practical tips on application forms and procedures to be respected. The theoretical issues are supported by a collection of students’ success mobility stories.

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.