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What is Erasmus Without Paper

(EWP)

?

Managing Erasmus+ mobility can be a cumbersome, complex and costly process

for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

. The Erasmus Without Paper

(EWP)

initiative uses the latest digital technology to pave the way

for Erasmus coordinators

to manage mobilities more efficiently. This allows

Higher Education Institutions

higher education institutions to exchange information in the context of student mobility swiftly and securely. In doing

so EWP

so Erasmus Without Paper supports replacing paper-based workflows by digital ones.

EWP consists

Erasmus Without Paper consists of two chief components:

an electronic network

the Erasmus Without Paper Network that interconnects a multitude of student information systems (whether individual universities or third-party providers which represent multiple institutions) through the use

of APIs

of APIs (i.e. connectors between the Network and the users)

and a Dashboard

.
the EWP Dashboard that provides a web solution for exchanging student data electronically for HEIs

lacking

not using any/the required

SIS software

student information system.

This Knowledge Base focuses exclusively on

the EWP network

the Erasmus Without Paper network (component 1) and the connection to it. The EWP Dashboard (component 2) is the subject of a different knowledge base (

also

see the navigation on the left).

We have compiled

Here you can find useful resources, tutorial videos, presentations and other tools and material to support the transition

to digital

to digital Erasmus and the management of student mobilities

from 2021 onwards

.

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Erasmus Without Paper Network - the functionality of the infrastructure underpinning digital Erasmus+ management - see a presentation here.

Browse through the articles on the left menu bar or use the search engine to find answers to your questions

!Erasmus without Paper originated as a European project funded through Erasmus+ KA3 from 1/11/2015 till 30/10/2017 and again from 1/1/2018 till 31/12/19. It has now matured into an operational Network. Its chief goal still is to digitalise the administrative framework that underpins student mobility in Europe, enabling electronic data exchange and interoperability among diverse information systems. In March 2019 the European Commission announced that the use of EWP will be made mandatory from 2021 as part of the next Multi-annual financial framework (MFF) i.e. the next Erasmus programme

.

This was confirmed and elaborated in the Erasmus goes digital webinar on 5/3/2020.

The mobility process cut into pieces

The Erasmus+ mobility for studies entails a whole set of processes that facilitate such mobility. Oftentimes in this process communication is needed between the sending (or home) HEI and the receiving (or host) HEI. In general one can describe the mobility flow as follows (sometimes steps are repeated/ordered somewhat differently):

HEIs need to sign an Erasmus+ agreement;
Sending HEI nominates the student at the receiving HEI;
Learning agreement needs to be signed by three parties (student, sending HEI, receiving HEI) before departure;
Student arrives at the receiving HEI and receiving HEI needs to confirm the date of arrival;
Learning agreement might change and needs to be signed by three parties (student, sending HEI, receiving HEI);
Student depart at the receiving HEI and receiving HEI needs to confirm the date of departure;
Receiving HEI send TOR to sending HEI

For each of the steps that require communication (or data exchanges) between the sending HEI and the receiving HEI EWP comes into play. The processes above are translated into technical so called APIs (Application Programming Interface) that facilitate system-to-system communication, allowing users to manage their part of the process in their own system and use the EWP network whenever confirmation/approval/signatures are needed from the partner. In doing so EWP replaces paper-based workflows by digital ones.

Different scenario's for joining Erasmus Without Paper

Erasmus Without Paper allows your Higher Education Institution (HEI) to digitalise their Erasmus+ mobility management processes. Depending on the way you currently manage Erasmus+ mobilities at your institution, this page will offer an overview of the different scenarios. The main principle behind EWP is that you keep using your existing system for managing student mobility and that this system is connected to the EWP network. Instead of printing a PDF or a paper copy from e.g. an Inter-Institutional agreement or a Learning Agreement, you will be able to sign the "documents online" and send them via your software system to your partner institution who will also digitally sign them.

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