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Pilot projects at seven

Swedish HEIs

Seven HEIs have tested parts of the

project’s recommendations
Seven HEIs have participated in pilot projects to test parts of the project’s rec-
ommendations for working methods aimed at increasing the number of outward
exchange students. The purpose was to examine whether they are appropriate,
adequate and implementable.

Prior to the start of the pilot projects, the project managers and specially
appointed contact people from the external project group visited the HEIs to dis-
cuss the format and implementation of the pilot projects. Three of the pilot pro-
jects started in the autumn semester of 2015, and four joined the project’s second
phase in the autumn of 2016. All the pilot projects presented final reports for their
activities and experiences in February 2018.

During the planning, implementation and evaluation stages, the project manage-
ment and external project group was available to the pilot projects via telephone
and email. The pilot projects were followed up by a short report on their most
important experiences and conclusions, as well as a concluding follow-up meet-
ing with the project management, external project group and participants in the
pilot projects.

The pilot project’s reports are published in a separate appendix section to
this report.

Summary of the pilot projects’ results

The clearest and perhaps most important conclusion of the pilot projects’ exper-
iences is that internationalisation and mobility cannot be a priority for a sole
unit at the HEIs. Coordinated efforts with shared objectives and participants from
multiple areas of the HEI are necessary for success. Programme co-ordinators
and support from management are highlighted as being particularly important
in achieving change.

Adapting the content and structure of courses and
programmes

Three of the pilot projects have worked on the project’s proposal for the develop-
ment of international and intercultural intended learning outcomes in course and

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