What

MOVINTER's concept of virtual mobility is based on

• joint design of curricula by HEIs of different countries;
• international teaching team, cooperating in the design, implementation and evaluation of courses;
• clusters of students from different countries who study mainly in their local (chosen) university with their fellow students and without going abroad for long periods of time to study;
• high interaction, through ICT, among the groups of students based in different countries, to discuss diversity depending on national/local/contextual elements;
• choice of subjects that justifies the contribution from different countries: especially social sciences, law, economics, but practically any subject in which comparisons from different national contexts may enhance the value of curricula and prepare students for an international social, economical and professional environment;
• wherever possible, joint titles based on a long term confidence relationship among the participating HEIs, built on previous research and teaching cooperation.

Who

MOVINTER's main target groups are

• EU Higher Education institutions: managers and decision makers but also academic staff and students, including the ERASMUS MUNDUS participating institutions
• Latin American Higher Education institutions
• policy and decision makers responsible for the Higher Education field from EU and LA
• academic and professional associations and HE networks
• student associations and individual students
• public at large and the research community, both in the EU and in the LA region

How

MOVINTER's three main focus areas are POLICY, RESEARCH and PRACTICE. Our work envisages

• the creation of a stakeholders' community
• a model engine of experiences and guidelines for Virtual Mobility implementation allowing internationalisation of curricula
• the improvement and enhancement of the policy dialogue to promote Virtual Mobility as a complement for the EU-LAC area creation