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Description
The project allows for increased mobility in higher education between one university in Poland and six institutions from Norway and Iceland in the scope of:
a. Student mobility:
- Outgoing mobilities of Polish students to Donor States and incoming mobilities of students from the Donor States for study periods lasting from 3 to 12 months within an academic year.
- Outgoing mobilities of Polish students to Donor States and incoming mobilities of students from the Donor States for work placements from lasting from 2 to 12 months within an academic year.
b. Staff mobility:
- Teaching assignment-based mobilities of academic teachers between Poland and the Donor States for a period of between one day and six weeks (a minimum of eight hours of teaching at the partner institution must be provided during one week of mobility).
- HEI staff mobility between Poland and the Donor States for job shadowing, participation in seminars, training, workshops and conferences aimed at improving skills and expanding knowledge in a given field for a period of between one day and six weeks.
- Mobilities of representatives (employees) of companies from Poland and the Donor States for teaching assignments in a host institution for a period of between one day and six weeks.
Summary of project results
The project was aimed at developing mobility with Donor countries, restoring students exchange and initiating cooperation with new institutions from Iceland.
The project involved 13 people from Poland and 15 people from Iceland. Two students mobilities were possible to realize – mobility to a college in Norway, 3 training mobility, 12 visits to conduct classes and 11 to complete training. Students participating in mobility for study are from Computer Science faculty. 4 academic Staff and 2 staff from administration participated in the project. Incoming mobilities include 3 staff from the University and 12 staff from enterprises.
Main results of the project are: new students mobilities in Scandinavia – students seldom choose this direction in Erasmus; collaboration in subjects, which are important for both sides – e.g. new specializations, helping refugees from Ukraine, good practices in the field of innovative education, inclusive education etc. The project enabled to plan the following stages of cooperation – visit of representatives from a new partner institution, developing an issue of education by sport, planning new specializations or transferring good practices in terms of helping refugees from Ukraine. Students participating in the exchange decided to continue their career abroad.
Summary of bilateral results
Benefits resulting from cooperating with institutions from Donor-countries are above all: access to a high level education, practical knowledge and good staff resources. For the students it is also an opportunity to spend a semester in a modern campus, get to know a different culture, beautiful nature and people from all over the world. Previous cooperation with two universities included the implementation of a project from the previous call for applications. The cooperation was going well, although the timing of its implementation was unfavorable - pandemic, outbreak of war in Ukraine, travel restrictions, necessity to resign from some activities, increase in travel costs - ticket prices, accommodation, etc. Partners actively participated in the recruitment of candidates for departures/arrivals , selecting the topics of training/lectures, preparing documents, etc. Domestic institutions did not participate in the project and the involvement of foreign institutions was sufficient.