Ad-Hoc Working Group on Mobility and Internationalisation

Ad-Hoc Working Group on Mobility and Internationalisation
Composition
The group will be made up of a wide range of countries and should be balanced with regard to EU and Non-EU Bologna countries, geography and size. The group should include members of the 2010-2012 working group as well as new members.
The following countries expressed their willingness to participate in the WG:
Armenia, Belgium/Flemish Community, Belgium/French Community, Denmark, Finland, Jolita Butkienė (Lithuania), Poland, the Netherlands,Turkey, Council of Europe, ENQA, ESU.
Purpose
To contribute to the implementation of the EHEA Strategy “Mobility for better Learning” at national and European level and to assist in the reporting to Ministers in 2015 on the progress made,
To support countries in their national implementation efforts regarding the mobility strategy,
To contribute to the evaluation of the strategy “EHEA in a Global Setting” and to the further internationalisation of the EHEA,
To review the Bologna Policy concept with the aim of further improving policy dialogue with non-EHEA countries.
Specific Tasks
To propose to the BFUG guidelines on staff mobility, including a definition of “staff” and an analysis of current barriers to staff mobility, such as transferability of pensions and social security benefits, as well as a set of potential measures to overcome them,
To contribute to the national implementation of selected measures of the mobility strategy, such as dealing with cases of imbalanced mobility, by facilitating peer learning, exchange of good practices and regional cooperation,
To explore options of improving the information on study programmes and admission systems in the EHEA (measure 8 of the mobility strategy),
To examine ways of overcoming existing mobility obstacles, such as improving visa and immigration procedures and the application of transparency instruments,
 To develop a policy proposal for a specific European accreditation approach for Joint programmes, which should be applied to all those Joint programmes that are subject to compulsory programme accreditation at national level,
To explore whether a common approach on the portability of grants, loans and scholarships is feasible and to be recommended,
To contribute to the reporting exercise on the implementation of the mobility strategy, in particular by assisting the WG on reporting in drafting a suitable questionnaire as well as by proposing conclusions on the progress made and further action,
To examine options of assessing and improving the international attractiveness of the EHEA and to propose a target on mobility into the EHEA,
To propose to the BFUG guidelines for further internationalisation developments in the EHEA.
To help identify and set priorities for peer learning activities concerning structural reforms.
Last Update
BFUG_HU_AD_24_9.2a_Mobility WG update.
BFUG_HU_AD_24_9.2b Mobility timeline.
Working Paper on Mobility Strategy 2020 for EHEA.
2009-2012 Mobility WG Report.
EHEA Mobility Strategy 2020.
2012-2015 ToR_Mobility and Internationalisation WG.
News and documents.
Contact Person
Peter GREISLER – Germany
Gottfried Bacher – Austria
Adrian Curaj – Romania
Luis Delgado – Spain.