The project consisted of student study mobility, student placement mobility, staff training mobility and teaching mobility. Sussex has been participating in the Erasmus programme since its inception in the 1980s. It has been a valuable framework within which to create and manage our study abroad programme: developing institutional partnerships for student and teacher mobility and fostering relationships with academic and administrative staff at these partners. For many years, the programme has principally supported language degree students who have an integrated year abroad within their four year degree. In the last 10 years, we have built on current partnerships, or developed new ones, to encourage more mobility within other subject areas, and have seen a steady increase in the number of students studying abroad for a term within a three year degree, or for a term or a year as part of an integrated masters course. The objectives were to give students the opportunity spend a term or a year abroad, or spend a year abroad on a work placement within Europe, benefitting from the framework we have in place for student mobility in the EU and also from the Erasmus funding that is available to support mobility. Similarly, with staff and teaching mobility, we intended to encourage staff to spend a week abroad through teaching or training opportunities facilitated through our EU partner networks and supported with Erasmus+ funding. A further objective was to continue the partnerships we have with many EU universities and to use these partnerships to facilitate and encourage student mobility, both incoming and outgoing. For TM we also planned to offer subject groups similar opportunities to last year, encouraging new staff to participate, and promoting the fact that new agreements could be set up to facilitate these arrangements. From the 2014 academic year, the University introduced 'Sussex Choice'. Sussex Choice aims to highlight to students how they can 'make the most' of their degree course at Sussex'. There are four elements to Sussex Choice: Electives: allowing students to study up to 60 credits within their degree of an elective subject. This includes languages, allowing students to advance to a level of proficiency and which is reflected in their final degree title (eg History with proficiency in Spanish); Pathways: allowing students to take a pathway, such as American studies or languages, alongside their single honours, and this is reflected as a minor in the degree title; Placements (including professional placements overseas) and Study Abroad. With regard to Study Abroad, as well as the traditional subjects which have a third year abroad, such as language and American studies, all students at undergraduate level, can opt to extend their degree from 3 to 4 years, and take a full year abroad between Y2 and the final year. The new model for study abroad, was introduced into the academic framework in 2013/2014. A total of 99 planned participants in the Grant Agreement, and a total of 99 Participants Achieved Student mobility for traineeships: 5, at undergraduate level Student mobility for studies: 71, at undergraduate level and including 20 from disadvantaged backgrounds Staff mobility for teaching: 14 Staff mobility for training: 9 No students or staff had Special Needs The participants in the project record positive achievements with regard to self development, both personal and professional, and of language skills, where applicable. This year we have 9 Erasmus Ambassadors from our 14/15 cohort, keen to disseminate the benefits of the programme and student mobility aspect. Our language ambassadors have also disseminated opportunities and benefits of a year abroad to local schools through the Routes into Languages Project. This has included events on campus to which school students are invited, such as a Radio broadcast workshop and a 'German is fun' event. As a result of incoming and outgoing staff mobility, the value of Erasmus partnerships is disseminated in subject groups and schools. Particularly pleasing is the increase in outward staff training. People are becoming aware that this is open to all different administrative units and professional services and enquiries about this have increased. Similarly, we have seen an increase in people being open to hosting incoming staff into different service areas. We held a 'studying internationally' panel during the University's One World Week, where staff and students presented to first year students. During our OWW, we also had a staff mobility workshop, with previous participants presenting. All publications and promotional material on Study Abroad use the Erasmus+ logo, including the posters from our Study Abroad photo competition exhibited last October. The University's annual Review of International Activity has several pages dedicated to study abroad, including participation in staff and student mobility.