Blended Short Term Mobility – What does it mean?
A blended short term mobility is the combination of a short physical mobility activity (5 ─ 30 days, for studies or an internship) with a virtual phase that takes place before and/or after the on-site phase. The purpose of the virtual phase is to facilitate collaborative online learning exchange and teamwork.
Short-term mobilities are particularly intended for students who, due to personal, family, health-related or degree-related circumstances, are not able to go abroad for a longer period.
Short-term mobility can be funded within the framework of a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).
At HAWK, short-term mobilities are funded under the following conditions:
1. Participation in a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), where there is an Erasmus+ cooperation with the receiving university and HAWK is involved in organising the BIP
- The respective BIP is integrated into the relevant degree programme at HAWK.
- In this case, participating students are nominated to the International Office by the responsible lecturer. The deadline is determined by the dates of the BIP.
2. A short-term internship for students on the dual nursing degree programme
- For up to five students as part of the one‑month compulsory internship at the end of the 5th semester
- Mandatory virtual phase (preparatory or follow‑up online session), which must be agreed individually in advance between the intern and the clinic.
- Interested students may contact Prof. Shiney Franz. She nominates students to the International Office. The deadline is 30 June of the previous year.
3. Participation in any Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) or another short-term mobility at a partner university or in the form of an internship (provided that sufficient ERASMUS+ funds are available)
The prerequisite is that students can prove that, due to personal, family, health-related or degree-related circumstances, they are unable to undertake a long-term mobility (a full study semester or at least a 2‑month internship).
- The short-term mobility must be credited with at least 3 ECTS towards the degree at HAWK.
- If students take part in a BIP at a partner university without HAWK’s involvement, funding is generally possible for all students. Financial funding can only be granted as long as the ERASMUS+ budget allows. Alternatively, zero‑grant funding is possible in order, for example, to enable participation without fees.
- Interested may should contact the International Office for a mandatory counselling meeting.
- The deadline for this counselling meeting is three months before the planned mobility.
