Aims of study

The PRIME project has several objectives, all of them leading to improving the quality of study abroad experience for Erasmus students and thus promoting and increasing the learning mobility. Its aim is to draw attention of the stakeholders and parties involved in the process of recognition to ever-lasting problems and obstacles students face and to provide them with good practices and possible solutions.

 The aim of the present study is to investigate work of National Agencies and practices at different universities and faculties throughout Europe regarding:

• Information provision about Erasmus student exchange and other exchanges;
• Course credit calculation and usage of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) at European universities;
• Negotiation and signing of the Learning Agreement;
• Recognition of courses studied abroad, the validity of the Learning Agreement in recognition, the involved parties and common problems;
• System of grade transfers;
• Division and portability of Erasmus grants.

Subsequently, PRIME 2010 aims at mapping and monitoring best practices both from the side of universities and students on how to deal with the recognition problems and at disseminating them all around Europe.