All activities concerning internationalisation at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland align with specific policies that serve as overarching guidelines for the university. Here you can find out more about the policies at the international, national and institutional levels that significantly shape our internationalisation activities at the university. Each policy is briefly described, outlining the values it represents. UAS Burgenland is also committed to the guidelines of international organisations such as the European University Association (EUA) and the European Association for International Education (EAIE), of which it is a member.
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027
University of Applied Sciences Burgenland participates in mobility projects in higher education as part of the Erasmus+ mobility programme set up by the European Commission. The university supports students, lecturers and administrative staff in organising stays abroad with the available funding budget. The key principles of the Erasmus+ programme are non-discrimination, transparency and equal treatment to ensure fair access to equal opportunities. In the 2021-2027 programme period, the Erasmus+ programme increasingly focuses on the inclusion of people with limited opportunities, environmental friendliness (particularly "Green Mobility") and digitalisation in mobility management (including the "European Student Card Initiative") when implementing mobility activities. By signing the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland committed to complying with these principles and values in planning and implementing mobility activities.
European Higher Education Area and the Bologna Process
The European Higher Education Area is a unique international co-operation of 49 countries in the field of higher education, guided by the agreement to work together to implement structural reforms based on common key values. These include freedom of expression, autonomy for institutions, independent student representation, academic freedom and the free mobility of students and teachers. Through this process, countries, institutions and stakeholders from the European area regularly adapt their education systems in the tertiary sector and make them compatible with each other. The main objective is to increase student and teacher mobility and to favour employability.
- http://www.ehea.info/
- oead.at/en/developing-the-education-system/european-higher-education-area-and-the-bologna-process
Paris Communiqué of the EHEA Ministers of 2018
National Mobility and Internationalisation Strategy for Higher Education 2020-2030 (HMIS 2030)
The HMIS 2030 is the main national policy paper of the Republic of Austria in the field of internationalisation for all Austrian public universities, universities of applied sciences, private universities and university colleges of teacher education. It was developed in a participatory process in which numerous higher education experts from the entire Austrian higher education area were actively involved, together with the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. The national strategy paper represents a central guideline for University of Applied Sciences Burgenland in the further development of its institutional internationalisation strategy. The HMIS takes a holistic view of internationalisation and mobility for higher education. It contains five central objectives that the universities implement independently.
- National Mobility and Internationalisation Strategy for Higher Education 2020 - 2030
- HMIS in a nutshell
Internationalisation at Austria's universities
Internationalisation strategy 2021 of UAS Burgenland
The current internationalisation strategy of University of Applied Sciences Burgenland is the central pivotal point of the university when it comes to planning and implementing internationalisation measures at the institutional level. It contains many strategic and operational goals for internationalisation and mobility, but the university’s primary goal is to continue to develop in a dynamic, constantly changing environment. The strategy paper serves as a guideline and inspiration for the institution's further development steps in internationality and mobility. For UAS Burgenland, the ideal is customised internationalisation that meets the needs of its predominantly part-time students and of its employees in all areas of the university. When realising projects relating to internationalisation and mobility, UAS Burgenland acts on the basis of its institutional guiding values of responsibility, humanity, reliability, partnership, joy, openness, flexibility, commitment and orientation towards the future.
Strategy 2030 of UAS Burgenland
