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Higher education student and staff mobility project
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) participates in the Erasmus Programme since 1987,first year of launching of Erasmus. In this framework AUEB puts in place outbound student mobility for studies at partner institutions of the EU and inbound mobility of students for a period of studies with the use of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) for academic recognition of learning outcomes.Besides,AUEB strongly supports Erasmus Student placements at companies/organisations and institutions of EU.In parallel,AUEB organizes Erasmus Teaching Assignments of short duration for its teaching staff while it also runs the programme of Erasmus Staff Training for its administrative & teaching staff.The AUEB main aims are based on its extroversion and internationalization strategy and include among others the continuous development of its European and international cooperation with main characteristic the overall good quality.AUEB’s strategic objectives focus on 1)the constant improvement of quality of services offered to incoming & outgoing students and teaching & administrative staff,b) the increase of courses taught in English to facilitate inbound student & staff mobility,c) the encouragement of incomers to take Modern Greek language courses offered free of charge,d) the enhancement of teaching staff mobility,e) the increase of outgoing student participation in Erasmus placements,f) the establishment of more collaboration with institutions from countries out of the EU,g) the creation of joint degree programmes,h)the strengthening of links and collaboration with the business world & the labour market at international level, i) the further development of the Career Office (est. in 1994 – first in Greek universities), j)the continuous support of the AUEB Erasmus Student Network (est. in 1992 – first in Greece),k)the proper implementation of Erasmus+ Programme initiatives and rules, l) the continuation of implementation of Quality assurance systems including internal and external evaluation, m) the continuation of its extensive research activities and contribution in science aiming at excellence. In the framework of Erasmus, AUEB cooperates with more than 220 universities of EU. During 28 years of implementation of the Programme at AUEB, more than 8800 students have participated. Almost 5000 students of AUEB spent a semester or a year Erasmus period at partner institutions while approximately 3800 students have been accepted and attended courses taught in English at AUEB for one semester or one academic year with the use of ECTS for academic recognition purposes.In parallel, during the last 5 years 220 AUEB students participated in “Erasmus Student Placement” and spent from 3 to 6 months in companies/organisations and institutions of the EU.The inbound & outbound students’ reports include very positive comments for this invaluable experience of theirs. AUEB received the StudyPortals Award for Outstanding International Student Satisfaction 2014! StudyPortals International Student Satisfaction awards are based on thousands of reviews and opinions from international students in Europe. AUEB has shown excellent results based on reviews from international students who participated in Erasmus and studied at this university, by achieving an average rating of 9.5 out of 10. AUEB organized in early July 2015 the “3rd Erasmus Staff Training Week” with the participation of 20 administrative & teaching staff from various EU institutions. During this week, educational, training, peer-learning, best practices’ exchange and cultural activities took effectively place with a significant impact to all group members. The AUEB Research Centre, under its policy of supporting the Erasmus Programme, awards grants of good academic performance to its outgoing students, who spent successfully an Erasmus period abroad and returned having achieved 30 ECTS credits, in recognition to their efforts. The continuous increase of inbound and outbound student mobility per year is a positive element for the further development of the Programme in the future. The impact of the Programme to students and staff is significant resulting to the increased demand for participation in Erasmus from these target groups. In the context of its future plans, AUEB, based on its international orientation and expertise from the long-lasting and successful participation in Erasmus, designs the further development of new bilateral and multilateral collaborations with institutions from EU and non-EU countries aiming at student and staff exchanges as well as at the establishment of joint programmes at undergraduate and post graduate level.
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