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Ready for Virtual Mobility?

Are students really ready for virtual mobility? The situation in many EU countries shows that this is not the case. Students do not dare to join a VM course mainly because of two reasons: VM-courses are not yet well-known and students are not entirely sure which skills and competences are required to participate in virtual mobility. Therefore, the need for physical and virtual mobility and internationalization of higher education institutions is very evident in EU countries. The MoreVM project enables learners to benefit most from the virtual mobility experience, to learn how to collaborate effectively and efficiently in a multicultural virtual environment and, through collaboration, develop inter-personal and social competencies. It addresses the needs of two main target groups: potential virtual mobility students and (smaller) colleges/universities. The core objectives are to encourage participation and enhance the efficiency of virtual mobility in higher education, to contribute to the holistic implementation framework of virtual mobility, to address the needs of potential virtual mobility students, to raise awareness about the importance of permanent intensive interactions between provider and partner universities/colleges and to enhance students' performance in virtual mobility. The MoreVM project will produce 4 main outcomes: ? Pre-virtual mobility support phase (including VM introductory course for potential VM students, VM survival kit and VM preparatory course for VM co-ordinators) which is dedicated to testing, initiation of VM and preparation of two target groups for VM. ? Virtual mobility co-ordinator profile which covers roles, functions and responsibilities of university/college staff in order to provide efficient support for potential virtual mobility students. ? Virtual mobility supervision scheme which will help colleges/universities to exchange information about students' performance in order to prevent drop-outs and increase their performance by using appropriate counselling and motivation techniques. ? Project portal allowing content update by students and participating partners. Project outcomes which present innovative e-learning concepts will be tested in pilot groups and will also be upgraded. The developed pre-VM course will be available on the project portal. After the termination of the project all EU students will be able to participate in a safe and experimental virtual mobility and to test the environment before deciding to join a virtual mobility course.
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