Open call for tender EAC/29/2012

The impact of Erasmus mobility and Intensive Programmes on skills development, employability, institutional development and the internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions

Deadline: 5th October 2012

Student mobility contributes to individuals’ personal development and thus supports the broader development of Europe’s economies and societies. Learning abroad equips individuals with a wide range of competences and skills that are increasingly valued by employers – from foreign languages to adaptability and greater intercultural awareness. In these ways, mobility boosts job prospects and encourages labour market mobility later in life.

The cross-border mobility and international cooperation of higher education teachers and other non-teaching staff, such as university international relations officers and guidance counsellors, contributes to the internationalisation and open outlook of their institutions and encourages the developments of partnerships which lead to improvements in the quality of the education and training they provide.

The overriding aim of the Erasmus programme is to support the development of the European Higher Education Area and foster innovation in higher education. Erasmus student and staff mobility, with its core focus on transnational academic cooperation and skills development, is a key element in the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs.

This call is an invitation to evaluate how the Erasmus programme has acted as a driver for the modernisation of higher education in Europe and so contributed to the creation of a European Area of Higher Education, i.e. identify the EU added value of the programme, in particular by measuring the impact on:

Erasmus student mobility (for studies and placements) on individual skills enhancement, employability and institutional development
teaching assignment/staff training: development of individual competences, impact on institutional development and international profile
Intensive Programmes (IP): development of individual competences, impact on institutions international development and institutional profile

The tender documents are available in English, German and French. Any other official language can be obtained upon request, within 6 calendar days of the request.