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Erasmus+ Learning Mobility Projects at Sumy State University
Olena Gorobchenko, Deputy Head of the International Affairs Office
Sumy State University (founded in 1948)
•15.000 students, 1600 international students from 50 countries, 9 English language programmes in IT, management, marketing, medicine, electronics
•51 specialties with about 90 academic programmes from humanities and medicine to engineering and IT, 45 postgraduate and post-doctoral programmes
•Number of staff – more than 2000; 130 Doctors of Sciences, Professors; 660 PhDs, Associate Professors
Sumy State University Structure:
Medical Institute Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and
Management Academic and Research Institute of Business Technologies "UAB“ Academic and Research Institute of Law Faculty of Electronics and Information Technologies Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies Faculty of Foreign Philology and Social Communications
Sumy State University KA1: Facts and Figures
40 projects with 25 partner Universities from 14 countries (Poland,
Germany, Italy, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain)
About 100 grantees 85% outgoing vs 15% incoming All the fields of education from engineering to humanities available
at Sumy State University All categories and types of mobilities
Reliable partnership Poland, Romania, Greece, Italy, France, UK, Germany, Cyprus and Estonia
Quality of the application: - relevance of the strategy - roles and responsibilities - quality of project design and implementation - impact and dissemination
Implementation of mobilities
Dissemination and sustainable results
Key steps
Call for applications
University’s website Presentations at the faculties Social media Mailing lists Individual meetings
at the International Affairs Office
What’s new? Radio of the University Student’s e-cabinet
Documents to be submitted:
Staff members:
CV Proposed mobility programme Invitation letter if available
Students: CV Letter of motivation Letter of recommendation
Transcript of records Preliminary
learning agreement Language
certificate
ID
Selection procedures
Selection provided by the home university (in the majority of projects)
1.Application documents to be submitted to the International Affairs Office
2.Interview in English 3.Meeting of the Selection Committee 4.Selection by the home university 5.Forwarding the application documents of the selected
students to the host university 6.Confirmation from the host university
Important! Be sure to have a list of the selected students and staff, and a reserve list as well.
Selection procedures
Selection provided by the host university 1.Application documents to be submitted to both
universities 2.Nomination by the home university and selection by
the host university
Important! Be sure to have a ranking list of the nominated students and staff.
Joint selection
Regulatory documents
Erasmus+ Programme
Guide
Inter-institutional agreement
Mobility agreements/
Learning agreements
Erasmus+ Student Charter
Challenges VS Recommendations
Synergy of academic and administrative staff work: - academic – categories, quotas, mobility content - administrative – documentation, recognition, deadlines
Clear agreements of partners before launching mobility: - on matching schedules - on lists of courses/modules offered and recognition procedures - on language proficiency and other selection criteria
Provisions for open access and transparent selection: - effective set of tools for wide dissemination - extended selection committees, including students
Challenges VS Recommendations
Focus on the incoming mobility: - design of attractive programmes/modules in foreign languages - supporting services (adaptation, accommodation, mentoring)
Thorough monitoring of on-going mobilities: - regular meetings and collection of feedback - evaluation of learning/training progress
Creation of Erasmus community: - programme alumni - platform for communication (forum, website, social nets)
Feedback of the grantees
• http://sumdu.edu.ua/int/en/international/355-learning-mobility • http://sumdu.edu.ua/int/en/international/international-
projects/108-academic-projects/482
Sumy State University International Affairs Office http://sumdu.edu.ua/int Tel/fax: +38 (0542) 33-10-81 e-mail: [email protected]