Higher education student and staff mobility projec..
Higher education student and staff mobility project
Start date: Jun 1, 2014,
End date: May 31, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
The guiding thread of Arts et Métiers’ international strategy is to become a European flagship Science & Technology Institution by 2020.
The European and International strategy is rooted in the institutional project and involves an internationalization of all the school’s activities, from education, research and innovation through to partnerships with companies.
Graduates should see their future careers at a European, if not at a global level. International experiences acquired through education, internships, projects favor creativity and a multicultural approach, thereby facilitating their ability to adapt quickly ( professional collaborations, international projects, expatriation).
The ERASMUS+ 2014-2016 contract integrates this development strategy which particularly builds on structured partnerships and on accompanying companies in their European and international development.
This strategy was supported in Europe thanks to the Erasmus+ program thereby enabling exchange of students in both non-degree exchange programs and degree programs (39 mobility grants were awarded for 43 on offer initially), internships in industry (39 mobility grants were used out of 55), as well as the mobility of personnel (3 teaching mobility grants, 1 administrative training) Mobility generally takes place in the final year of studies (one- semester exchanges, one-year exchanges, double degrees, internships in industry). The male/female ratio is largely in favor of males but this reflects the male-female ratio in the school.
Staff mobility is a key factor in the internationalization of an institution, as it gives an international perspective and cultural awareness, thereby allowing staff to better understand and integrate cultural aspects in their daily work - which is essential in the expansion of internationalization in order to accompany students in their professional projects which include international mobility.
The commitments of the ERASMUS+ Charter have given a framework over and above pedagogical objectives, particularly language skills, cultural development and open-mindedness, which previously were neglected as difficult to evaluate.
We have obtained positive results (quantitatively and qualitatively) for both student mobility (academic semesters abroad and internships) and staff mobility (whether it be administrative or academic staff) – with a better understanding of different academic systems and the reinforcement of pedagogical and research activities). The demand for staff mobility exceeded our expectations, with many more mobility requests than we were able to fund. (16 requests for 4 grants). This was mainly due to the sharing of experience and word of mouth after the mobility as well as growing awareness of the reality of the global higher education market in which we operate.
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