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Final Virtual Event: 3 years of Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange
The Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange initiative was launched in 2018, with the aim to offer young people the opportunity to engage in an intercultural learning experience online. Three years later we have fascinating stories, experiences, and insights to share.
Join us online for a closing online event on 14 December, 2020 at 15.00 (CET)!
Virtual Exchange experts, educators, youth workers and university staff will announce findings, reflect on lessons learned and celebrate Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange achievements. The event will also give participants a space to talk about their experience with Virtual Exchange, personal achievements, and how they see themselves activating their new skills in the short and long term.
Special Interest Group OpenVM
On 9 December at 12.00 CET the Special Interest Group on Open Virtual Mobility will come together for the first time. The Special Interest Group is to sustain all the project outcomes and products for the following 5 years beyond the lifetime of the project and monitor their uptake.
Agenda:
- Welcome and introduction of the EADTU OVM SIG by George Ubachs, EADTU
- Overview of possible activities for 2021/2022 by Gemma Tur, Universitat de les Illes Balears
- Prioritising activities and creating an action plan for 2021/2022 - interactive part by Ilona Buchem, Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin
- Closing and next meeting by George Ubachs, EADTU
If you are interested in joining this meeting, send an email to
Webinar – Digitalisation of student mobility: gaining international competences in times of corona through virtual and blended mobility
On 27 October Neth-er and Nuffic provided a discussion on gaining international competences through virtual and blended student mobility. During this webinar, they explored the role digitalisation can play to support internationalisation in education and exchange views on how this can take shape in a virtual classroom or internship.
They aimed to answer the central question: how do you acquire international competences in a digital international classroom or during a virtual internship? Moreover, what is necessary to make virtual or blended mobility succeed? How do we engage students in virtual mobility? And how can virtual and blended mobility be deployed to best support physical mobility?
OpenVM event 19th June 2020
This event was a dedicated multiplier event on OpenVM, 19th of June 2020 (10.15 – 12.30), addressing the OpenVM format, OpenVM competencies and OpenVM MOOCs including e-assessments and micro-credentials provided as open and free resources on the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub
The OpenVM Learning Hub promotes and boosts (Open) VM across HE in Europe incl. a set of eight mini-MOOCs dedicated to OpenVM competencies including Media & Digital Literacy, Collaborative & Networked Learning, Open Mindedness and Intercultural Skills for virtual mobility.
Task Force on Virtual Mobility event 18th June 2020
This event focussed on the educational framework of organising virtual mobility and demonstrate examples from all 4 identified categories of virtual mobility
- Embedded mobility within a course
- Exchange curricula and exchange mobility
- Networked curricula and mobility windows
- Joint curricula and integrated mobility
This categorisation is the result of EADTU’s Task Force on Virtual Mobility that has now captured all results in a dedicated reference website on VM models and practices by mapping related initiatives European wide (EADTU virtual mobility website)
Innovating International Higher Education by Virtual Mobility
On January 22, 2020, George Ubachs, Managing director of EADTU gave a presentation on Innovating International Higher Education by Virtual Mobility during the Flemish Education Day. This day was entirely devoted to educational innovation, new educational models and flexibility through blended and online education. In short, George Ubachs explained among others what Virtual Mobility is, which types and formats of mobility exist and he gave some examples of Virtual Mobility initiatives.
Virtual Mobility webinar week
The Virtual Mobility webinar week was a grand success. It started off with a key-note presentation on Innovative models for International Collaboration and Mobility in Europe, looking into the new developments in higher education and international collaboration, using new modes of teaching and learning. This was followed by various Virtual Mobility initiatives. The Open Virtual Mobility skills were explained and the webinar week was rounded up with a panel discussion.
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