Participant Report Form
Call: 2014
KA1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals
– Student mobility for traineeships in
higher education
Erasmus+
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Purpose of the Participant Form
This final report on your mobility experience will provide the EU's Erasmus+ programme with valuable
information which will benefit both future participants and contribute to the continued improvement of the
programme. We are grateful for your co-operation in filling out the questionnaire.
All personal data mentioned in this form will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard
to the processing of personal data by the European Union institutions and bodies and on the free movement of
such data. This report, once submitted, will be accessible to the coordinating institutions, their national
agencies and the European Commission.
Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email Address
[1] I'm willing to help staff and students based on my Erasmus+ experience. They can contact me at my email
address:
Yes
No
[2] I agree that (parts of) this report can be published and made available to the general public:
Yes, with my name and email address
Yes but anonymised (no name, no email address)
No
[3] I agree that my email address will be used later to contact me for further studies related to the content of
this final report or regarding the Erasmus+ programme and EU issues:
Yes
No
[4] By default, the basic data from my mobility will be transferred to the Erasmus+ Student and Alumni
Association (link to the website to be added when available), where I will get professional networking
opportunities and visibility to employers.
If you do not approve, please tick __
Identification of the Participant and general information
[5]. First and last name:
[Free text]
[6] Email address, where I can be contacted in the future:
[Free text]
[7] At which study level were you during your mobility period abroad*
Short cycle
Bachelor or equivalent
Master or equivalent
Doctoral or equivalent
Other
[8] Which year in the study level? [adapted to answers above]
1
2
3
4
5
6
[9] Was the mobility period abroad a mandatory part of your curriculum?
Yes
No
[10] Is this the first time you benefit from Erasmus?
Yes
No
[11] What were your main motivations for training abroad? {tick all that apply}
Opportunity to live abroad
Opportunity to learn/improve a foreign language
Opportunity to meet new people
Opportunity to develop soft skills, such as adaptability
Enhance my future employability in my home country
Enhance my future employability abroad
Opportunity to experience different learning practices
Possibility to choose traineeship in a foreign language
The length of the traineeship period was appropriate
Possibility to receive an Erasmus grant
Quality of the receiving institution/enterprise
Good alignment of the traineeship abroad with the curriculum at the sending institution
Available support in finding accommodation
Quality of traineeship
[12] Do you think that your tasks during the traineeship were relevant to your studies?
Yes
Only partially
No
[13] Were you satisfied with the degree of supervision you received during your traineeship?
very dissatisfied / fairly satisfied / satisfied / very satisfied
[14] Is the experience gained relevant for your future job?
Yes
No
I don’t know
[15] If you had the opportunity, would you work for this receiving enterprise/organisation?
Yes
No
Academic recognition for student mobility for traineeships
[16] Was your traineeship {choose one}:
part of the curriculum of your degree?
a voluntary traineeship taken above the required number of ECTS needed for the curriculum of your degree?
[17] If a voluntary traineeship was selected in 16: If the traineeship is not part of the curriculum of your
degree:
You have not yet completed your degree
You took this traineeship as a recent graduate
{For students having ticked 16: "part of the curriculum" and for students having ticked 17: "you have not yet.."
* Full academic recognition: you have carried out abroad the traineeship as described in the final version of the Learning
Agreement and your sending institution has recorded the traineeship in your transcript of records (unless you are a recent
graduate) and awarded you ECTS credits and a grade for that without the need to take any further courses or exams.
{For all students}:
** Learning Agreement: a binding agreement between the student, the sending institution and the receiving
organisation/enterprise (it includes a detailed programme of the traineeship period, including tasks/deliverables, for which
the student will receive a Traineeship Certificate and that will be recognised by the sending institution upon his/her return
from the mobility period).
[18] Was your Learning Agreement** changed during your mobility period?
Yes
No
[19] If 18: yes - why? {choose as many as appropriate}
I extended my stay abroad
I decided to change the content of the traineeship
The sending institution required some changes
The receiving organisation/enterprise required some changes
Other
[20] If 18: yes - did you manage to agree on the changes with the sending institution and receiving
enterprise/organisation within a month?
Yes
No
{The rest of the questions except questions 26 and 27 are only for students having ticked 16: "part of the
curriculum" and for students having ticked 17: "you have not yet.."
[21] Is the recognition process for your mobility period finalised?
Yes, the process is finalised
No, the recognition process is still on-going
[22, if 21 is yes] Did you gain academic recognition* for your mobility period?
Full recognition
Partial recognition
No recognition
[23, if 21 is no] Do you expect to gain full academic recognition* for your mobility when your recognition
process will be finalised?
Full recognition
Partial recognition
No recognition
[24, if partial or no recognition in 22 or 23] Did you receive the following from the receiving
organisation/enterprise and/or sending institution at the end of your traineeship? (tick as many as
appropriate)
Traineeship Certificate
ECTS credits?
Grade?
Diploma Supplement?
Transcript of Records?
Europass Mobility Document?
[25, if in 24 Grade was selected] Please explain on what the grade that you received in your sending
institution was based:
On my Traineeship Certificate
On my final report
On an interview
[26] What were the main obstacles to recognition?
Content of traineeship was not accepted by the sending institution
Problems with credit calculation
Problems receiving the Traineeship Certificate from the receiving organisation/enterprise
I decided NOT to have the traineeship recognised
Other
[27, if in 26 Other was selected] Please specify what kind of obstacles you experienced:
Foreign language skills and linguistic support
[28] Did you improve your skills in the main foreign language used during your mobility activity?
Yes
No, it was not a foreign language to me
No
[29, if 28 is yes] In which foreign language?
[Language selector]
[30, if 28 is yes or no] Did you receive support in learning this main language?
Yes
No
[31, if 30 is yes] What kind of support did you receive?
Erasmus+ online language service
Language course/training provided by the sending institution/organisation involved in the project
Language course/training provided by the receiving institution/organisation involved in the project
Language course/training provided both by the sending and receiving institutions/organisations involved in the
project
Financial support to carry out a self-study (DVD, books)
Other
[32, if 30 is yes] For how long did you receive linguistic support in the overall?
Less than 1 week
Between 1 week and 3 weeks
Between 3 weeks and 2 months
Between 2 and 6 months
More than 6 months
[33, if 30 is yes] Approximately, for how many hours in total?
Less than 10 hours
Between 10 and 30 hours
Between 30 and 50 hours
More than 50 hours
[34, if 30 is no] Why didn't you receive linguistic support?
I did not ask for it
I did not need it because my knowledge of the foreign language was adequate
I did not have time
The sending/receiving organisations did not provide it to me
Other
[35, if 31 is Erasmus+ online language service] Indicate to what extent you are satisfied with the online service
provided by the Commission in terms of
[Scale 1-4: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=pretty much, 4=very much]
accessibility of the online service (technical aspects)
user-friendliness of the online assessment test
user-friendliness of the online language course
level of difficulty of the online course
online course adapted to my personal needs
quality of the feedback from course provider
[36] While staying abroad, did you improve your competence in other languages besides the main one used?
Yes
No
[37, if 36 is yes] Which were those languages?
[Language selector] + possibility to two languages
Personal development
[38] Through my participation in this activity I learned better how to
[Scale 1-4: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=pretty much, 4=very much]
think logically and draw conclusions (analytical skills)
find solutions in difficult or challenging contexts (problem-solving skills)
plan and carry out my learning independently
express myself creatively or artistically
… use internet, social media and PCs , e.g. for my studies, work and personal activities
communicate and express myself in my mother tongue
develop an idea and put it into practice
see the value of different cultures
cooperate in teams
… plan and organise tasks and activities
[39] After having taken part in this mobility activity…
[Scale 1-4: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=pretty much, 4=very much]
… I am more confident and convinced of my abilities
… I know better my strengths and weaknesses
… I am better able to adapt to and act in new situations
… I am better able to think and analyse information critically
… I am more tolerant towards other persons' values and behaviour
… I am more open-minded and curious about new challenges
… I intend to participate more actively in social and political life of my community
I am more interested in knowing what happens in the world daily
… I am better able to reach decisions
… I am better able to cooperate with people from other backgrounds and cultures
… I am more interested in European topics
… I feel more European
… I am more aware of social and political concepts like democracy, justice, equality, citizenship, civil rights
… I am more aware of environmental issues and natural phenomena
… I better apply mathematical notions to deal with everyday issues
… I have increased my sector- or field-specific skills
Future prospects of education, training and work
[40] Thanks to this mobility experience…
[Scale 1-4: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=pretty much, 4=very much]
… I believe that the chances to get a new or better job have increased
… I have a clearer idea about my professional career aspirations and goals
… I have better opportunities for internships or student jobs in my home country
… I am better capable of taking over work tasks with high responsibility after my stay abroad
[41] How has the stay abroad changed the way you see your future work?
[Scale 1-4: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=pretty much, 4=very much]
I can easily imagine working abroad at some point in the future
I can easily imagine working in the country where I did my Erasmus period in the future
I would like to work in an international context
[42] Did you participate in any activity during your stay abroad that has led to an innovative product or
discovery?
Yes
No
[43 if 42 is yes] Please explain which product or discovery.
Practical and organisational arrangements
[44] How did you find the traineeship position? (only visible for traineeship)
Through my sending institution
Through a mobility consortium that my sending institution is a member of
Through an advertisement by the receiving organisation
By an intermediary organisation
Through a website with traineeship offers
Other
[45] If other in 44: How?
[46]How satisfied were you with assistance related to visa issues…?
[Scale 1-5: 1=Not applicable, 2=very dissatisfied, 3=fairly satisfied, 4= satisfied, 5= very satisfied]
…provided by the sending institution
…provided by the receiving institution
[47] How satisfied were you with assistance related to insurance issues?
[Scale 1-5: 1=Not applicable, 2=very dissatisfied, 3=fairly satisfied, 4= satisfied, 5= very satisfied]
Provided by the sending institution
Provided by the receiving institution
[48] Was the selection procedure at your sending institution fair and transparent?
Yes
No
I don't know
[49] Was equal treatment ensured by the receiving institution/enterprise during your participation in the
programme?
Yes
No
I don't know
[50] How would you consider your degree of integration?
[Scale 1-5: 1=Not applicable, 2=poor, 3=fair, 4= good, 5= very good]
In the everyday life of the receiving institution/enterprise
With local students or employees
With other Erasmus / international students
[51] How satisfied were you with the mentoring and support arrangements provided by the receiving
institution/enterprise?
Very dissatisfied
Fairly satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
[52] Did you have a mentor, different from the supervisor, for your support while you were in the
institution/enterprise?
Yes
No
[53, if 52 is yes] How satisfied were you with the mentoring?
Very dissatisfied
Fairly satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
[54] How satisfied were you with the way the receiving institution/enterprise dealt with any questions,
complaints or problems that may have come up during your participation in the programme?
Not applicable
Very dissatisfied
Fairly satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
[55] If you answered any of the questions in this section with poor, no or very dissatisfied, please explain.
Accommodation and infrastructure
[56] How satisfied are you with the guidance you received by the receiving institution on how to find an
accommodation?
Not applicable
Very dissatisfied
Fairly satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
[57] How satisfied were you with your accommodation?
Not applicable
Very dissatisfied
Fairly satisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Costs
[58] Did you receive an Erasmus+ grant?
Yes
No
[59, if 58 is yes] What was the amount of your monthly Erasmus+ grant as written in your grant agreement?
EUR [digit]
[60, if 58 is yes] Did you receive the payments on time, in line with the dates mentioned in your grant
agreement?
Yes
No
[61, if 58 is no] Did you have other sources of funding? (tick as many as appropriate)
No other sources of funding
State and/or regional grant(s)
Grant from your sending institution
Allowance from your receiving institution/enterprise
Part-time job during your period abroad
State or regional loan
Private grant(s)
Private loan
Family
Own savings
Other sources
[62, if 61 is state and/regional grant] What was the monthly amount of the state and/or regional grant(s)?
EUR [digit]
[63] What was your average cost per month during your period abroad (EUR)?
EUR [digit]
[64, if 58 is yes] To what extent did the Erasmus grant cover your overall expenses related to your mobility
period?
0-25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
[65 if 58 is yes] Would you have gone on the Erasmus mobility period if you had not received an Erasmus
grant?
Yes
No
[66] How much did you pay approximately for your travel to/from your receiving institution/enterprise?
EUR [digit]