TY - JOUR

T1 - The First Steps of Blended Mobility in European Higher Education

T2 - A Survey of Blended Intensive Programmes

AU - O'Dowd, Robert

AU - Werner, Sina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 European Association for International Education.

PY - 2024/3/4

Y1 - 2024/3/4

N2 - Blended Mobility refers to the strategic combination of phases of online learning with periods of short physical mobility. This approach to international learning has gained considerable interest in European university education in recent years due to the introduction of Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) in the new Erasmus + programme. BIPs are defined as a form of Blended Mobility which involve short, intensive programmes that use innovative ways of learning and teaching, including online cooperation. This article reports on the results of a survey of BIP academic coordinators which was carried out to establish an overview of current practices in the area. The study provides an overview of the perceived benefits of Blended Mobility and also identifies the main challenges which practitioners encounter when running such programmes. A series of good practices which are recommended by organisers are presented and this is followed by a discussion of the survey's major conclusions.

AB - Blended Mobility refers to the strategic combination of phases of online learning with periods of short physical mobility. This approach to international learning has gained considerable interest in European university education in recent years due to the introduction of Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) in the new Erasmus + programme. BIPs are defined as a form of Blended Mobility which involve short, intensive programmes that use innovative ways of learning and teaching, including online cooperation. This article reports on the results of a survey of BIP academic coordinators which was carried out to establish an overview of current practices in the area. The study provides an overview of the perceived benefits of Blended Mobility and also identifies the main challenges which practitioners encounter when running such programmes. A series of good practices which are recommended by organisers are presented and this is followed by a discussion of the survey's major conclusions.

KW - English

KW - Literature studies

KW - Blended mobility

KW - blended intensive programmes

KW - virtual mobility

KW - virtual exchange

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U2 - 10.1177/10283153241235704

DO - 10.1177/10283153241235704

M3 - Journal articles

JO - Journal of Studies in International Education

JF - Journal of Studies in International Education

SN - 1028-3153

ER -