ERASMUS placements Case Study Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

ERASMUS placements: Case Study Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2011 -02 -02, Riga Jelena Mazaj Manager for LLP/Erasmus placements VGTU International Relations Office

Statistics (1) “Placements for students in higher education until 2007 were supported through the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Since this mobility was moved over to the Erasmus programme, it has experienced a very strong growth. ” 2007/2008 – 20 002 students 2008/2009 – 30 330 students (51, 6 %) Source: European Commission. LLP, the Erasmus programme 2008/2009. A statistical Overview, December 2010

Statistics (2) Source: European Commission. http: //ec. europa. eu/education/erasmus/doc/stat/placementout 0809. pdf

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Finding a placement Society 1 Table. Target groups which are involved in process

Benefits for participants For organization: For student: - Ability for the employer to assign important project to interns that were set aside for more pressing issues. - Practical view to study programme; - Opportunity for the employees to market his company through ongoing campus relations. - Outside perspective(s) that may provide new ideas to solve problems related to current issues in the workplace. - New contacts and motivation for other mobility; - New ideas and work in international teams; - Future career possibilities and etc. For University: - Potentially increasing company‘s retention of the hires and decreasing training costs and - Closer relation with business world; - Using students‘ knowledge and etc. - Facing career requirements and establishment of new study programmes, etc. (Source: Employers Guide to Startinf an Internship Programme, Shippensburg University) - Students‘ evaluation of study process; Source: VGTU information guide for outgoing students

Advertisement tools (1) Branding of the programme name “Gain weight with Erasmus” Virtual employee – URDutė Online advertising (social network, web page, advertisement of companies and etc. ) Press advertising (guides for students, newsletters, articles in university and Vilnius newsletters, students‘ block, postcards and etc. )

Advertisement tools (1) E-mail advertising (offers to companies) Coffee cup advertising (dinners and small presents for companies, certificate of appreciation for cooperation and support of students) „mouth to mouth“ advertising Presentation and competition, social activities: „Live library“, picnics, career fairs and etc. Social life (concerts, sports activities, Erasmus days and etc. )

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