The main purpose of the network is to facilitate and promote the mobility
of Engineering students and to give the students the opportunity to study
special fields of expertise of the partner institutions. The network shares
an interest in biotechnology, chemical and biological engineering, as
well as other broad areas within different technology fields. The mobility
period is aimed at practical training and projects according to the students’
line of specialisation and is an integral part of the curricular structure
of their degree courses.
This project intends to put forward what has previously been prepared
by the network within an Alfa Project, directed at the preparation of
student mobility using ECTS tools in order to validate and formalise the
mobility periods abroad. The full recognition is considered to be a priority
within the project.
Its specific objectives are the following:
- To extend the mobility scope to other environments and realities, and
to give the students the opportunity to choose different options that
are not offered at their home institutions.
- To exchange students according to the EU methodology of ECTS –
European Credit Transfer System
- To provide Alfa grant-holders students with the same optimal conditions
Erasmus students have during an exchange period.
- To enhance our skills through sharing experiences among the International
Offices of the partner universities.
- To offer the students a unique opportunity for learning through cultural
experiences and to acquire auxiliary/transversal skills so valued at the
global market.
The network intends to increase the intellectual capital of the member universities, bearing the philosophy that internationalisation is a strategic priority nowadays since it is a privileged way to improve the quality of teaching and of the services offered by the universities.
The academic recognition system will be according to the ECTS model. The study programme carried out by the student is academically evaluated at the host institution and formally recognised in the institution of origin.
