Objectives for implementation - Promote mobility for all members of higher education institutions

• Expand the mobility of teachers under existing partnerships and/or structured mobility programmes through internal incentive and recognition schemes within each higher education institution.

• Promote the mobility of higher education staff, e.g. by providing more information on the opportunities to spend time abroad on continuing professional development that are provided for in European education programmes.

• Make mobility windows an integral part of degree programmes for which they seem expedient.

• Increase mobility for members of under-represented groups of students, particularly by providing more advice and support.

• Expand the grant system to provide better financial support to underrepresented groups of students.

• Improve the statistical recording of underrepresented groups so that the effectiveness of the measures taken can be better evaluated. 

• Increase the percentage of trainee teachers who have experienced mo-bility as part of their education. This applies to soon-to-be teachers of all subjects, not just foreign languages.

• Promote mobility amongst doctoral students.

• Expand the range of non-traditional forms of mobility available and improve the information provided on existing options. 

• Place greater emphasis on ECTS credits obtained abroad when determining the “examination intensity” of degree courses for the purposes of university funding.

• Provide more information on the services currently offered by the BMBWF and OeAD for promoting residential study and research trips.