ERASMUS placements: Case Study Vilnius Gediminas Technical University , Riga Jelena Mazaj Manager for LLP/Erasmus placements VGTU International Relations Office

“Placements for students in higher education until 2007 were supported through the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Since this mobility was moved over to the Erasmus programme, it has experienced a very strong growth.” 2007/2008 – students 2008/2009 – students (51,6 %) Source: European Commission. LLP, the Erasmus programme 2008/2009. A statistical Overview, December 2010 Statistics (1)

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1 Table. Target groups which are involved in process Finding a placement Advertising of the LLP/Erasmus programme Society Academic Staff Administrati- ve Staff Students (outgoing, incoming) Companies

Benefits for participants For organization: - Ability for the employer to assign important project to interns that were set aside for more pressing issues. - Opportunity for the employees to market his company through ongoing campus relations. - Outside perspective(s) that may provide new ideas to solve problems related to current issues in the workplace. - Potentially increasing company‘s retention of the hires and decreasing training costs and -Using students‘ knowledge and etc. (Source: Employers Guide to Startinf an Internship Programme, Shippensburg University) For student: - Practical view to study programme; - New contacts and motivation for other mobility; - New ideas and work in international teams; - Future career possibilities and etc. For University: - Closer relation with business world; - Students‘ evaluation of study process; - Facing career requirements and establishment of new study programmes, etc. Source: VGTU information guide for outgoing students

Branding of the programme name “Gain weight with Erasmus” Virtual employee – URDutė Online advertising (social network, web page, advertisement of companies and etc.) Press advertising (guides for students, newsletters, articles in university and Vilnius newsletters, students‘ block, postcards and etc.) Advertisement tools (1)

advertising (offers to companies) Coffee cup advertising (dinners and small presents for companies, certificate of appreciation for cooperation and support of students) „mouth to mouth“ advertising Presentation and competition, social activities: „Live library“, picnics, career fairs and etc. Social life (concerts, sports activities, Erasmus days and etc.) Advertisement tools (1)

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