BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMMES - FAQs

Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) are an innovative short-term mobility opportunity within Erasmus+. They combine online learning with a short in-person component held at one of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), known as the Host University, allowing you to collaborate with students from across Europe.

Each BIP consists of a virtual component and a physical component, with the in-person part lasting between 5 and 30 days. By combining online learning with a short period of in-person teaching, this format creates international study opportunities for a broader range of students.

Each BIP programme is organized by three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with at least two from the Ulysseus alliance. Whether a BIP may be integrated into your study programme or considered a complementary activity, as well as the recognition of ECTS credits, depends on the policies of your home university.

Overall, BIPs offer an excellent opportunity to develop cross-cultural collaboration skills and enhance your academic experience in an international setting.

Please check the Ulysseus course catalogue for BIPs on our website. Your International Relations Office at your Home University will guide you through the application process and help you with any specific requirements for blended mobility options. Please be aware your home university is responsible for the internal selection of participants and may set a different application deadline.

Participants attending the Blended Intensive Programme for learning or training can include:

• Higher education students enrolled in one of the partners’ Universities; or.
• Higher education staff (academic and non-academic staff).

Furthermore, each BIP has its own specific requirements. For more information, please carefully review the requirements of the BIP you wish to attend and contact your International Relations Office at your Home University. If you need help to find the contact, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer.

Each BIP has its own registration deadline, and each university sets its own internal selection deadline. Typically, registration opens at least three months prior to the start date of the BIP.

Documentation requirements may vary based on the internal processes of your Home University. For more information, please reach your International Relations Office at your Home University. If you need help to find the contact, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer.

Funding may be available through programmes such as Erasmus+. For the most accurate and up-to-date information—including details on selection and nomination—please contact your university’s Local Mobility Officer.

As a BIP participant you must provide an arrival/attendance certificate to your International Relations Office of your Home University during and after your mobility.

You also need to complete an Erasmus survey. You will receive an email from the Erasmus Agency on the last day of your mobility with a link to an online participant survey report. Completing this survey is mandatory to receive the Erasmus grant and to finalize your mobility.

If you do not complete the BIP and have received the Erasmus grant, you will be required to reimburse the grant you received.

Yes the virtual and the physical parts of the BIP are mandatory. If you do not complete the BIP and have received the Erasmus grant, you will be required to reimburse the grant they received.

In the case of a BIP, ECTS can be in addition to the student’s university courses and may be added to the Diploma Supplement. You must contact your International Relations Office at your Home University if ECTS can be accredited. If you need help to find the contact, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer.

Please contact your International Relations Office at your Home University. If you need help to find the contact, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer at your Home University to check about the accreditation of the ECTS.

Yes, it would be possible if your Programme Coordinator agrees. Please contact your International Relations Office at your Home University to get in touch with your Programme Coordinator. If you need more help, you can contact your Local Mobility Officer.

The designated contact person who can help organize the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) and assist in finding partners may vary depending on your institution. Please find the contact details of the Local Mobility Officer for each Ulysseus Partner University in the table below:

Ulysseus is an alliance of eight European universities (University of Seville, Université Côte d’Azur, University of Genova, Technical University of Košice, MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, University of Münster and University of Montenegro) working together to create a shared campus that enables students, researchers, and staff to collaborate, innovate, and exchange knowledge across borders. One of the joint opportunities offered by Ulysseus are the BIPs, which allow you to collaborate with students from across the Ulysseus alliance.

Ulysseus Students participating in mobility experiences are instrumental in achieving the goals of the Ulysseus alliance, preparing prepare highly skilled digital, multilingual, and entrepreneurial European citizens through a combination of innovative learning and teaching activities. You will experience first-hand how exchange experiences between up to eight universities can help you become a citizen of the world with greater understanding for global issues and an appreciation for other cultures and countries. By participating in Ulysseus, you will not only make friends all over Europe, you will actually get to learn more about their different cultures, get in touch with citizens all over Europe through civic engagements, and take part in regional initiatives.

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Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) are an innovative short-term mobility option within Erasmus+.

An Ulysseus BIP is organized by three Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), in which two of them are from the Ulysseus alliance.  A BIPs can be part of the curricula or complementary to them.

Each BIP is composed of a virtual component and a physical component. The physical component lasts at least 5 days and 30 days maximum. No eligibility criteria is set for the duration of the virtual component.

The mobility (physical component) takes place in one of the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) who are organizing a BIP, so called the host institution across European partners.

Overall, BIPs are an excellent opportunity to cultivate your cross-cultural collaboration skills and academic enrichment.

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Yes, non-academic staff are eligible to participate in BIPs. However, eligibility may vary, as the audience can include groups of students, academic, and administrative staff from higher education institutions. Therefore, specific criteria are determined depending on the BIP. Check the specific requirement to apply and contact your International Relations Office (IRO) to ask for the application process in your Home University. If you need help, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer of your Home university.

On the BIPs catalogue of the Ulysseus website and in contacting my Home University (see the contact Part below). Check the specific requirement to apply and contact your International Relations Office (IRO) to ask for the application process in your Home University. If you need help, you can reach your Local Mobility Officer of your Home university.

If you have validated the BIP in full, you will receive a certificate of participation. In addition, the last day of your mobility, you will have to fill online your Erasmus survey to give your opinion on different matters regarding your mobility.

Please contact your International Relations Office at your Home University to apply for the desired BIP programme. The International Relations Office (IRO) will guide you through the application process. If your need help to find the contact, you can reach your Ulyseus Local Mobility Officer.

Each BIP has a specific application deadline; therefore, staff mobility also has specific deadlines and criteria depending on the home institution. Contact your Local Mobility Officer of your Home university to have more information.

Documentation requirements may vary based on the internal processes of your home institution. For more information, please reach out to your IRO officer. Upon completing the BIP, staff members may be required to submit documentation of their participation, including attendance records, activity reports, or any other relevant materials requested by the coordinating or receiving Higher Education Institution (HEI).

Funding may be available through programmes such as Erasmus+. For the most accurate and up-to-date information—including details on selection and nomination—please contact your university’s Local Mobility Officer.

As a BIP participant you must provide an arrival/attendance certificate to their IRO during and after their mobility. At the end of your mobility, you must fill online your Erasmus survey report. For it, you will receive an email from the Erasmus Agency on the last day of their mobility to fill out this participant survey report. These documents are mandatory to receive the Erasmus grant.

If you do not complete the BIP and have received the Erasmus grant, you will be required to reimburse the grant you received.

Depending on your institution, the designated contact person who can aid with the organization of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) and assist in finding partners may vary.

Ulysseus is an alliance of eight European universities (University of Seville, Université Côte d’Azur, University of Genova, Technical University of Košice, MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, University of Münster and University of Montenegro) working together to create a shared campus that enables students, researchers, and staff to collaborate, innovate, and exchange knowledge across borders. One of the joint opportunities offered by Ulysseus are the BIPs, which allow you to collaborate with students from across the Ulysseus alliance.

Ulysseus Students participating in mobility experiences are instrumental in achieving the goals of the Ulysseus alliance, preparing prepare highly skilled digital, multilingual, and entrepreneurial European citizens through a combination of innovative learning and teaching activities. You will experience first-hand how exchange experiences between up to eight universities can help you become a citizen of the world with greater understanding for global issues and an appreciation for other cultures and countries. By participating in Ulysseus, you will not only make friends all over Europe, you will actually get to learn more about their different cultures, get in touch with citizens all over Europe through civic engagements, and take part in regional initiatives.

Find out more!