Description
The mobility project is needed in order to increase the number of mobility activities between Romania and the donor countries, thus directly contributing to the consolidation of international cooperation between the participant countries. The main objective of the project is to increase the number of mobility beneficiaries of the EEA grants and to provide the necessary contacts in order to develop partnership opportunities in several fields, such as research, didactic activity, services for students and so on. The project is expected to increase the outgoing mobility between Romania, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The main outcome of the project\ will be the improvement of quality education and an exchange of good practices and the overall modernization of higher education institutions. The projects outputs are reflected by the specific achievements of mobility beneficiaries. The target group for this call of proposals is academic and administrative staff, who will have the possibility to interact with international students and experience new teaching and learning methods, will also be able to compare curricula in the host university and to access new didactic materials while staff training beneficiaries will experience new working methods. The role of the donor institutions is to ensure the proper framework for outgoing and incoming mobility.
Summary of project results
The project was needed in order to deepen and enhance the cooperation with universities in donor countries. The results will be sustained by the continuous connections between institutions.The objective was to increase the number of mobility beneficiaries of the EEA grants and it was achieved through the three mobility activities that took place (three outgoing staff mobilities in the form of one administrative staff exchange to the University of Liechtenstein and one administrative staff and one teaching staff mobility to Bifrost University). The outcome of the project was the improvement of quality education and exchange of good practices, and the mobility project has also led the teacher representative at Bifrost University to start a research project with the host university. The outputs materialized in improvement of the teaching methods, improvement of practical skills relevant to the organization and optimization of mobility programs and in studying trends of education and scientific IT&C tools. The mobility contributed to the beneficiaries' personal and professional development and created a space for mutual learning, sharing experiences, ideas and discovering cultural aspects. The donor partnership achieved an enhanced professional connection.
Summary of bilateral results
The donor partnership achieved an enhanced professional connection between representatives of each country. As a consequence, cooperation in the long term is envisaged and common projects are more likely to be initiated. The partnership achieved increased mutual knowledge regarding the academic system of each partner, methods of teaching and evaluation, design and content of study programs, organization of various administrative units and allocation of tasks for various professional roles. In addition, the partnership contributed to strengthening bilateral relations with partners. This was the third year of organizing EEA mobility activities with the University of Liechtenstein and Bifrost University and the cooperation has evolved to a level of mutual trust and confirmation of professionalism and commitment to achieving the goals of each mobility.