The objectives of Bradford College's participation in the Erasmus programme are to: ? share best practice ? contribute to the College?s developing international networking strategy ? internationalise its curricula through teaching visits to Erasmus partners, enabling faculty members to learn about new teaching methods and providing a platform for them to incorporate these into home teaching styles ? learn from partners with regard to syllabus content, assessment methodology, quality assurance ? engender understanding between institutions and cultures of learning, raising awareness of equality and diversity ? encourage staff and students to benefit personally from the experience of an international mobility. Bradford College University Centre has approximately 1,500 HE students who are eligible for Erasmus mobility. Bradford College has already exceeded the European 2020 target of 40% of HE students from a widening participation background as 52% of our HE students come from this demographic. 52% of our HE students come from an ethnic background. This demographic information is significant as research has shown that these groups are less likely to participate in study abroad experiences. During our 2014 project four students and 11 members of staff undertook an Erasmus mobility which was in line with our revised interim target. Of the 11 staff mobilities, eight were for training and three were for teaching. Eight of the mobilities were done by female staff and three by male staff. The student mobilities were all for study and were evenly split by gender. There were mobilities in six different partners based in five different programme countries. The two top partners were Universidad de Granada in Spain and AB Yrkeshogskolan Vid Abo Akademi in Finland. Student Mobility Summary Of the four students who went on study mobility, three were either very or rather satisfied with their experience while the other was ambivalent. As the sample size is small, it is difficult to draw conclusions about the students? agreement with statements about their mobility. The five most highly supported statements were: 1. I am more able to adapt to and act in new situations 2. I can easily imagine working abroad at some point in the future 3. I learned better how to plan and carry out my learning independently 4. I am more open-minded and curious about new challenges 5. I would like to work in an international context All of the students would be prepared to help future Erasmus+ participants based on their experience. Three of the four students agreed that they had reached their personal learning goals and successfully completed the educational components of their study programme during their mobility with the other only partially achieving his goals due to a failed exam. All students have gained or expect to gain full academic recognition from Bradford College. Staff Mobility Summary 91% of staff (10) completed a mobility report. Of these, nine were very satisfied with the mobility and the other was rather satisfied. All 10 would recommend the experience to a colleague. All acknowledged that the mobility was recognised by Bradford College, with in the majority of cases it was included in their annual performance assessment. All have or were planning to share their experience. The majority of staff agreed strongly with positive statements about personal and professional development with the five highest scoring statements being: 1. I have shared my own knowledge and skills with students and/or other persons 2. I have reinforced or extended my professional network or built up new contacts 3. I have learned from good practices abroad 4. I have reinforced the cooperation with the partner institution/organisation 5. I have increased my job satisfaction As staff are all sharing the benefits derived from their mobilities with colleagues and students, this is having a positive impact. Bradford College is seeing increased engagement with the Erasmus project. There is better alignment of mobilities with faculty strategies for internationalisation and research collaboration. There is increased recognition of the importance of study abroad experiences in the development of students and therefore the need to promote Erasmus more widely with increased targets for the number of individuals to be involved. Erasmus mobilities are leading to a deepening of relationships between Bradford College and its key partners. This is delivering greater impacts that include both academic, cultural and civic benefits.