Movetia Swiss-European Mobility Programme Swiss Programme to Erasmus+ Statistics higher education 2019/20
The mobility programme within the Swiss Programme to Erasmus+ designed for the higher education level is called the Swiss-European Mobility Programme. SEMP offers Swiss universities and colleges of higher education the opportunity to sponsor students, lecturers and staff for stays abroad in one of 34 European Erasmus+ Programme Countries (outgoing mobility).
The mobility programme within the Swiss Programme to Erasmus+ designed for the higher education level is called the Swiss-European Mobility Programme. SEMP offers Swiss universities and colleges of higher education the opportunity to sponsor students, lecturers and staff for stays abroad in one of 34 European Erasmus+ Programme Countries (outgoing mobility).
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Student mobility<br />
<strong>Mobility</strong> development<br />
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic<br />
5’000<br />
Studies<br />
4’000<br />
3’000<br />
248<br />
138<br />
616<br />
Outgoing<br />
regular mobility<br />
2’029<br />
continued online<br />
1’229<br />
cancelled 131<br />
interrupted 81<br />
2’000<br />
1’000<br />
3’339<br />
Incoming<br />
1’812<br />
1’010<br />
76<br />
53<br />
Outgoing 0<br />
Incoming 0<br />
1’000<br />
2’000<br />
3’000<br />
4’000<br />
92/93 95/96 00/01 05/06 10/11 15/16 19/<strong>20</strong><br />
* <strong>Mobility</strong> data<br />
not available<br />
2’875<br />
334<br />
129<br />
149<br />
Outgoing<br />
Incoming<br />
Traineeship<br />
459<br />
73 74<br />
84<br />
230 72 61<br />
32<br />
Most <strong>education</strong>al institutions in Switzerland<br />
and Europe switched <strong>to</strong> distance learning<br />
in spring semester <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>. Thanks <strong>to</strong> rapidly<br />
implemented measures that made it<br />
possible <strong>to</strong> finish a semester or an internship<br />
online, most students were able <strong>to</strong> continue<br />
and complete their mobility semesters.<br />
Mobilities that are continued online as<br />
well as interrupted are taken in<strong>to</strong> account<br />
in the statistics.<br />
5’000<br />
1992/93<br />
Start of direct <strong>Swiss</strong><br />
participation in ERASMUS<br />
1996/97<br />
Start of indirect <strong>Swiss</strong><br />
participation in ERASMUS<br />
<strong>20</strong>14/15<br />
Launch of SEMP<br />
<strong>20</strong>11/12<br />
Start of direct <strong>Swiss</strong><br />
participation in ERASMUS<br />
<strong>Mobility</strong> ratio by type of institution and level of study<br />
Studies<br />
Student <strong>Mobility</strong> for Studies<br />
Student <strong>Mobility</strong> for Traineeships<br />
Staff <strong>Mobility</strong> for Teaching<br />
Staff <strong>Mobility</strong> for Training<br />
Bachelor<br />
UNI 53.3 %<br />
Traineeship<br />
UAS 35.3 %<br />
UNI 23.4 %<br />
SEMP supports four types of mobility. Whereas a classic semester abroad for a<br />
student lasts on average 6 months and earns 35 ECTS, traineeships with an<br />
average duration of 5 months give students their first work experience. All SEMP<br />
students receive a financial grant of CHF 1’600/semester or CHF 440/month<br />
of traineeship.<br />
Master<br />
UNI 88.7 %<br />
UAS 9.6 %<br />
UTE 1.7 %<br />
UTE 11.4 %<br />
UAS 75.3 %<br />
UTE 1.3 %<br />
UNI 85.6 %<br />
UAS 13.6 %<br />
UTE 0.8 %<br />
Higher <strong>education</strong> institution staff can pursue lecturing activities at a foreign<br />
partner institution or professional development courses. The average length of<br />
stay levels at 4 days. Financial support is provided on a flat-rate basis for<br />
travel and subsistence costs.<br />
Universities (UNI)<br />
Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS)<br />
Universities of Teacher Education (UTE)<br />
Colleges of Higher Education and Accredited institutions are not listed<br />
because their level of mobility activity is comparatively <strong>to</strong>o low.<br />
4 <strong>Swiss</strong>-<strong>European</strong> <strong>Mobility</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>/<strong>20</strong><br />
Student mobility<br />
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