BACKGROUND The Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy (BCDA) strategy for internationalization is set out and implemented in accordance with the Institutional Development Plan and Quality Improvement Project. To meet 21st century professional standards, the Academy aims to develop artists and professionals who, equipped with wide-ranging and versatile qualifications based on a deep practical and theoretical study of traditions and latest innovations, can keep up in all fields of contemporary dance as human beings, intellectuals and artists. The Academy is operated on the basis of three fundamental principles: the institution should remain personal, complex and human. These principles prevail in the field of establishing and managing international relations as well. The globalization of the contemporary dance is a dominant phenomenon. Professional experience in the international environment is now essential for pursuing a successful dancing career. The Academy helps students and workers in this area in several ways: (1) inviting guest teachers; (2) supporting professional mobility; (3) participation in international professional programs. OBJECTIVES Teaching and training mobilities facilitate the process of sharing and disseminating good practices, exploring new opportunities, building new relationships as well as giving opportunities to professional self-assessment. Carrying out teaching mobility can be based on a higher level inter-institutional collaboration, which is hoped to be implemented in the next 2-3 year period on the basis of the last 1-2 years short-term mobilities of the staff members. Supporting BA and MA student mobility including study and training is also of high priority, since international professional student experiences substantially contribute to the on-going professional renewal of the national culture of dance and pedagogy as well and serve as a strong support for their achievements on the ? National and European labor-market. STATISTICS The numbers of participants have to be seen in the highlight of the very small size of BCDA. In the academic year 2014/2015 we had 28 students. Out of this there were 1 student mobility (4 months) and 3 traineeships (average 7 months). We had 7 guest teachers (average 8 days) and 6 staff mobility for training (average 6 days). This was our 4th year in the Erasmus program and these numbers show a growing tendency. See the 4-year statistic at Reports on our website: http://tanc.org.hu/wp/erasmus-program/ ACTIVITIES The Academy is open to individual (students, staff) initiatives when choosing its partner institutions. The selection of peer institutions is based solely on professional considerations. All target groups supported by the ERASMUS program can participate in mobility programs. Based on our positive experience, the Academy continued its guest teacher program, which proves the most cost effective way for ERASMUS program objectives to be met. Thus, students can successfully get involved in professional processes, which pave the path for their individual mobility as well. In the field of inbound student mobility we had to develop our communication and make ourselves more visible and attractive. We renewed our homepage during this year, all information that need for incoming students are available here: http://tanc.org.hu/wp/erasmus-program/ Parallel we prepared the staff for English-language based communication in the Academy daily life from September 2015. Regarding outbound teaching activity we are yet looking for our potentially partners. Members of our core teachers group used to teach in abroad, in high professional quality but not Erasmus-capable institutions. RESULTS AND IMPACT The professional and educational work within the walls of the Academy is of highest quality, which is ensured by the results of its graduates. Our dancers prevail on the stages of world-class companies of the world (Rosas, Ultima Vez, etc.) Their outstanding role is guaranteed by the number of Nominations for the Rudolf Lábán Prize, and the Prize itself. At least half of the freelance dancers of the national contemporary dance scene graduated in our school. Not only as dancers but as creators many ex-students perform their creations on the stages of the prominent Theaters of Hungary, many of them works abroad. LONGER-TERM BENEFITS Erasmus mobility program contributes to the internationalization process of BCDA by increasing the visibility of our Academy. After the era of ?pioneering?, we can easily lose this predominant place unless we join the European and the world?s artistic community at the appropriate artistic/pedagogic level. Our quality can only be developed by our international relevance.