ways to promote quality students mobility Workshop B: Quality Vs Quantity ways to promote quality students mobility Nikos Liolios Department of European Educational Programmes

Main topics of focus Quality assurance issues Selection criteria and evaluation procedures Monitoring academic performance Assessment of previous mobilities’ quality 2

Main goals of this workshop To highlight the pros and the cons of the Erasmus+ mobility To present AUTH’s best practices and exchange experiences To review attitudes towards critical issues of the Erasmus+ mobilities To suggest ‘solutions’ to difficulties 3

Mobility phases and quality assurance Mobility period Selection Bilateral agreement Bilateral agreements: Set the basis for quality mobilities Specify language requirements Contacts Selection by sending institution: allocation of students to different places according to spceific academic criteria Mobility period: Monitoring of study programme during mobility and quality feedback upon completion

University-wide point system Eligibility thresholds 50% of the number of ECTS credits up to the current semester (undergraduate students) Minimum knowledge of main language of instruction 5 weighted indicators Development of an online platform

University-wide point system Indicator D1: Language of instruction Table 1 Level of knowledge Points Certificate for attending courses 0.5  Α2 0.6 Β1 0.7 Β2 0.8 C1 0.9 C2 1

University-wide point system Indicator D2: Academic performance (average grade) (1.5 weight) Indicator D3: ECTS Ratio (ratio of ECTS credits number awarded to the applicant to number of ECTS credits that the applicant should have been awarded upon successful completion of all components) (1.25 weight)

University-wide point system Indicator D4: Year of Study (1.0 weight) Table 2 (4 years of studies) Mobility year Points 3 0.95 4 1.00 5 0.90 6 0.80 Table 3 (5 years of studies) 7 Indicator D5: Motivation of the applicant (0.5 weight)

University-wide point system Language of instruction Average grade ECTS credits Year of study Motivation Total of points per preference Online platform

Monitoring of academic performance Define successful academic performance Exams Threshold regarding awarded ECTS credits Central management of changes to Learning Agreement

Follow-up procedure Financial penalty for those not compliant with quality standards Detailed record of academic performance and recognition Statistical data of academic performance per School/Faculty for assessment purposes

Thank you for your attention!!! Nikos Liolios Department of European Educational Programmes