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Higher education student and staff mobility project
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

CONTEXT/BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES York St John University (YSJ) is an outstanding city campus university, located within two hours of London and Manchester, in the historic city of York, England. YSJ is an inclusive, innovative, transformative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging. Over 6000 students, from 60 countries, currently study at YSJ across three faculties (Arts, Education and Theology, Health and Life Sciences) and a Business School. During academic year 2014/2015 we welcomed 194 study abroad and exchange students to YSJ, 42 of these were through the Erasmus+ programme (student studies). Our total number of international students in 14/15 was 371 which accounted for 5.8% of our student population. We have ambitious plans to increase this to 10% (730 students) by 2020. Our participation in the Erasmus+ Programme makes up a key part of our plans for internationalisation. 2014/2015 ERASMUS+ PROJECT Overview of partners (2014/2015): We had inter-institutional agreements in place with 28 Erasmus+ partners across ten countries. Overview and number of participants (2014/2015): Outbound (Studies): 29 students Outbound (Traineeships): 4 students Outbound (Staff): 8 members of staff Inbound (Studies): 42 students Inbound (Traineeships): 0 students Inbound (Staff): 3 members of staff Project Results (2014/2015): 100% of inbound students were very satisfied or rather satisfied with their mobility experience in general 100% of inbound staff were very satisfied or rather satisfied with their mobility experience in general 100% of outbound staff were very satisfied or rather satisfied with their mobility experience in general 100% of outbound students (traineeships) were very satisfied or rather satisfied with their mobility experience in general 79% of outbound students (studies) were very satisfied or rather satisfied with their mobility experience in general 100% of inbound students were rather satisfied or very satisfied with the academic mentoring and administrative support arrangements in place at the receiving institutions(s) 90% of inbound students stated that their integration into the receiving institution(s)'s everyday life was good or very good. Impact on Staff (2014/2015): 100% of outbound staff stated the following: "I have enhanced my employment and career opportunities." "I have increased my job satisfaction." "I have learned from good practices abroad." "I have reinforced or extended my professional network or built up new contacts." Impact on Students (2014/2015): 100% of outbound students stated, "I know better my strengths and weaknesses." 97% of outbound students stated, "I am more able to adapt to and act in new situations." 97% of outbound students stated, " I learned better how to see the value of different cultures." 94% of outbound students stated, "I am more confident and convinced of my abilities." 90% of outbound students stated, "I am more able to cooperate with people from other backgrounds and cultures."
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