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Workshop
“Managing International Staff
and Student Mobility”
St.Petersburg
3.02.2011
The Importance of Mobility for the
Institutional Development
Alina Grzhibovska
Director of International Relations Department
University of Latvia
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Strategic Plan 2010-2020
Objectives:
To create and maintain active cooperation with the EU institutions,
actively becoming involved in the international university organizations
To create joint study programmes on a European and Baltic level
To participate actively in Erasmus Mundus and other student exchange
programmes, ensuring the recognition of studies abroad
To promote the engagement of UL researchers in post-doctoral
studies in foreign universities and research centres, as well as to
promote their return to Latvia, ensuring favourable conditions upon
their return to the UL
To ensure high quality of studies for the exchange students and to
achieve effective cooperation between faculties and departments
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Elements of the Internationalization Policy
Mobility of students and lecturers with the aim to improve the
quality of studies, renew and improve the qualification of
personnel
Participation in the international academic and professional
organizations
To improve knowledge of personnel in the languages of EU
member states, by developing courses in foreign languages
To invite foreign experts
Establishment of international centres
Exports of education and attraction of foreign students
Inclusion of foreign experts in the promotional and doctoral
study councils
Active participation in the international scientific and education
exhibitions
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Cooperation Directions
Bilateral cooperation agreements with 96 universities in
36 countries
International networks and organizations (IAU, EUA,
Euroasian University Association, ISEP, UNICA,
UTREHT Network, BSRUN, Campus Europae,
SYLFF)
Participation in educational and research programmes
and projects
Mobility
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Internationalization at Home
Joint programmes/double degree
International study programmes
Visiting lecturers
International auditorium
Projects
Services
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Bilateral Agreements 2011
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Others: Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Bulgaria, Denmark, South Korea, Egypt,
Netherlands, Israel, India, Moldova, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Thailand
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Participation in ERASMUS Mundus
projects
Join EU-SEE (2009) – Serbia, Montenegro,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo,
Albania, Croatia
Triple I (2010) – 12 universities in Russia
CENTAURI (2010) – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan (incoming
students/lecturers, academic staff)
Lot3b (2010) – occupied territory of Palestine
MISOCO – (Joint Master degree programme)
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Total Mobility
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Outgoing students
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Erasmus Mobility
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Erasmus Outgoing Staff Mobility
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Erasmus outgoing staff mobility
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Thank you very much
for your attention!
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