VM-BASE
Virtual Mobility Before and After Student Exchanges
Kick-off meeting: Leuven, Belgium. 11-12 January 2007
| Project duration | October, 2006 – September, 2008 |
| Duration in months | 24 |
| Programme | MINERVA – Socrates Programme of European Commission |
Main objectives: to enhance the impact and efficiency of the Erasmus programme through the set-up of and support for a full-fletched ‘blended’ Erasmus action in which virtual Erasmus is complementing existing Erasmus exchange programmes in the preparation and follow-up phases.
| Institute | Location | URL | |
| EuroPACE | Belgium, Leuven | Project coordinator | www.europace.org |
| Catholic University of Leuven | Belgium, Leuven | Project partner | www.kuleuven.be |
| KH Leuven | Belgium, Leuven | Project partner | http://www.khleuven.be/ |
| Coimbra Group | Belgium, Brussels | Project partner | www.coimbra-group.be |
| ESIB | Belgium, Brussels | Project partner | http://www.esib.org/ |
| University of Tartu | Estonia, Tartu | Project partner | www.ut.ee |
| University of West Hungary | Hungary, Szekesfehervar | Project partner | www.geo.info.hu |
| Helsinki University of Technology | Finland, Helsinki | Project partner | www.hut.fi |
| LAUREA – polytechnic | Finland, Vantaa | Project partner | www.laurea.fi/net/fi |
| BEST – Board of European Students of Technology | Netherlands, Eindhoven | Project partner | http://www.best.eu.org/index.jsp |
| University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom, Edinburgh | Project partner | www.ed.ac.uk |
The project aims to:
- Develop concrete preparatory courses on language, culture and digital literacy skills
- Develop pre-selection tools and orientation modules for students preparing their physical mobility
- Develop of virtual assessment and evaluation tools at the end or even after physical Erasmus exchanges
- Support e-coaching at a distance in preparatory and return initiatives
- Make a feasibility study for a Virtual Alumni Association
- Make recommendations for accompanying organizational, policy and managerial measures in the institution, at regional (national) and European level
Expected results:
- Common set of “orientation” guidelines on studying abroad
- Codes of good practice in designing pre-selection tests
- Preparation courses for students going on a physical Erasmus Exchange, being examples of “Best-Practise”
- Guidelines on the effective use of assessment and evaluation tools to facilitate examination at the end or after physical Erasmus exchanges
- Feasibility study for a Virtual Alumni Association, online, EN, with short summaries in EE, NL, FI, HU
- Manual with concrete and validated procedures and recommendations for blended mobility activities at institutional, network and European level
