Information for Faculties
Definition Outgoing
Outgoing-students are students who are going abroad during their studies for a stay for studies (3 months at least) or for an internship (2 months at least) within structured exchange programs (e.g. Erasmus+, international partnerships of the university) and/or by making use of a scholarship program (of the university, if applicable, e.g. PROMOS).
Outgoing-students are assigned to the faculty maintaining the respective cooperation with the partner university abroad.
Outgoing strategy student mobility - Measures
- Integration of information on international options as an integral part of all introductory events in the introductory phases of study at the faculties/institutes
- Systematic use of existing mobility options for students for student marketing
- Offer faculty/institute events to highlight mobility options, social media, and online information, and involve former outgoing students to actively and consciously motivate students from the faculties to participate in mobility programs—including international students
- Promotion of a supportive culture of recognition for academic achievements abroad (application of the Lisbon Convention; see also the updated IUZ guidelines for examination board chairs and Erasmus+ subject coordinators, IUZ website https://mytuc.org/tcvv)
- Specific designation of suitable periods for stays abroad during studies by program directors/deans of studies, as well as the inclusion of references to these periods in study documents and program concepts
- Sustainable and central anchoring of the expertise of Erasmus+ subject and mobility coordinators in the faculties and/or institutes
- Identification and designation of international partner universities with particularly suitable courses for each degree program for structured exchange by the Erasmus+ subject and mobility coordinators and, where possible, the involvement of incoming students as experienced individuals to strengthen internationalization@home
- Enabling and promoting participation in virtual and blended mobility formats as a supplement and motivation for stays abroad (e.g., through a joint course catalog of the European University Alliance Across)
- Systematic integration of Erasmus+ incoming teaching mobility and Erasmus+ outgoing teaching mobility into teaching activities
- More flexible use of the language of instruction (English if needed) for greater internationalization@home
- Establishing further dual degree programs
