1) Context/background Within the EU-Regio, the transnational University Limburg (tUL), founded in 2001, is a unique collaboration of two universities in two countries: Maastricht University (the Netherlands) and Hasselt University (Belgium). Therefore, the tUL is an exceptional example of internationalisation within higher education in Europe. As explained in the Erasmus Policy Statement (call 2014), the tUL is convinced that through an international experience, students will improve and enhance their skills and therefore, the university encourages all her students, researchers and staff to spend a part of their career abroad. Therefore, this completed Erasmus+ key action 1 mobility project perfectly fit within the internationalisation strategy of the tUL. 2) Objectives As stated in the Erasmus Policy Statement, one of the main objectives of the project was to promote and support transnational mobility activities and to increase the mobility of students and staff of the transnational University Limburg. Furthermore, through participation in this project, the tUL aimed to: - actively contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy (flagship initiative “youth on the move”), more specifically by encouraging students and trainees to study abroad and by aspiring to reach the 20% student mobility target by 2020; - actively contribute to the objectives of the ET 2020 strategy, more specifically by improving the level of key competences and skills (including employability skills, foreign language competences, intercultural and communications skills, social and civic competences, etc.) as well as career prospects of students and staff, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society, and by making lifelong learning and mobility a reality (always respecting the European Quality Charter for Mobility); - further develop an extensive international network and enhance participation in European and international cooperation projects in order to strengthen her collaboration with other higher education institutions and other stakeholders (including enterprises). 3) Participants This mobility project comprised the following activities: - student mobility for studies - student mobility for traineeships - staff mobility for teaching In total 22 students participated in the project (10 for traineeships, 12 for study), who on average stayed 5 months and 18 days. Furthermore, 1 staff member participated for teaching activities and stayed 11 days. 4) Activities During the project, the tUL ensured the principles set out in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education were respected for all participants before, during and after the mobility, e.g. by: - preparing the outgoing participants and offering support for incoming participants on all levels (academic, linguistic, practical, intercultural); - ensuring the necessary documents (learning agreements/teaching agreements) were completed and signed in due time; - giving recognition for the abroad activities, by ensuring equal treatment and facilities for all participants on all levels, etc.; - signing the necessary inter-institutional agreements with partner institutions (in time) 5) Results and impact attained Thanks to this project, the tUL increased her mobility of students and staff and is one step closer to reaching the student mobility target by 2020. Furthermore, the participants within the project acquired specific transversal competences improving not only their personal development (self-empowerment, increased sense of initiative and entrepreneurship), but also their foreign language and employability competences (e.g. problem-solving, organisational and analytical skills) . The tUL also enhanced her cooperation with European partner institutions, not only with higher education institutions but also with enterprises (e.g. through student mobility for traineeships). Furthermore, the university as a whole increased her capacity to operate at an international level and to interact with the different target groups, including incoming students and staff, as well as outgoing students and staff (e.g. through the creation “international platform”, a platform for real life exchanges between cultures and for the organisation of activities with the goal of raising awareness about issues related to internationalisation) 6) Benefits The participation in this project had several benefits for the tUL, including new opportunities to build networks of international partners and contacts as well as opportunities to enhance the visibility and attractiveness of the tUL within and outside Europe.