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iences of mobility. Lectures and study guidance counsellors should therefore be
encouraged to participate in exchanges with foreign partner HEIs. Funding for
this is available through the Erasmus+ programme, among others.

Experiences from the pilot projects
The pilot project at Umeå University developed a module on internationalisation
and mobility in one of the courses included in the basic offering of courses in
teaching and learning in higher education that are aimed at new teaching staff.
The overall aim is to expand lecturers’ educational toolbox by examining issues
of internationalisation in relation to aspects of quality and educational targets, to
influence student mobility in the long term.

The module is a half-day, during which the participants work with aspects of
domestic internationalisation and an individual task where the participant inves-
tigates how their department works practically to support students who decide
to study abroad. Including the individual task, the module is estimated to require
8–10 working hours for the participant to complete (see appendices 16 and 17).

The module is now a permanent element of the course which, in its present form,
has been offered three times with good results. The content of the module ful-
filled a need among the teaching staff and encouraged discussion of the role of
internationalisation in teaching. The HEI has also introduced aspects of inter-
nationalisation in some other activities that target other teaching staff. Work to
develop and implement the course module has also led to increased cooperation
between the HEI’s international office and the unit for teaching and learning in
higher education.

The University of Skövde organised workshops to increase knowledge about
internationalisation and mobility among programme co-ordinators. The Swedish
Defence University is planning a short training course for programme co-ordina-
tors using tools in Euroguidance.

22 Erasmus Impact study – Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students
and the internationalisation of higher education institutions, 2014, p. 18.

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