How to build student transitions to alumni roles in the university ecosystem
| Study location | Latvia, Riga |
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| Academic field | Personal skills and development (ISCED 003) |
| Type | Erasmus+ BIP, short-term |
| Nominal duration | Full program: 26 Mar - 4 Apr, 2025; In person (Riga): 31 Mar - 4 Apr, 2025 (3 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Entry qualification | Type of Participants: Staff No qualification documents needed |
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| Language requirements | English |
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| Other requirements | Participants are supposed to cover their expenses with the Erasmus+ grant provided by the home institution. Please contact the International Office of your home university to get more information on funding. Staff members need to be nominated by their home university to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Only staff members from EU universities can be admitted to this programme. |
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Overview
Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)
How to build student transitions to alumni roles in the university ecosystem
The BIP “How to build student transitions to alumni roles in the university ecosystem” programm is a strategic approach designed to support students continued transition from academia to graduate roles, providing a sustainable link between the university and its community. The program promotes collaboration between students and alumni by building an integrated university ecosystem in which the two groups actively participate and interact with each other. It stresses the opportunities for lifelong learning and professional development, ensuring that the university becomes a resource not only during, but also after, studies.
The BIP is organized in collaboration with partners:
Kaunas University of Technology (KU)
Czech Technical University in Prague
Programm Description:
• Objectives: To build support mechanisms for student and graduate roles, create a platform that educates students and alumni about potential post-graduation roles and reinforce students confidence in contributing to the graduate community. Motivate graduates to engage as contributors, mentors, lecturers, and employers while providing tools and resources to help them thrive in these roles.
• Content: Practical group sessions focusing on specific issues related to graduate engagement (e.g., attracting graduates as mentors or donors), discussions analyzing real examples from participants experiences to identify challenges and solutions, role-playing simulations where participants act as Alumni Coordinators to develop strategies for graduate involvement, group presentations and discussions to refine ideas and explore their practical applications.
Key Dates:
• February 1, 2025 – registration;
• March 26 – virtual part;
• From March 31 to April 4, 2025 – BIP workshops, intense group works at Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia.
Application deadline extended until March 10, 2025.
If you would like to share your experience and present it to the BIP participants, please send your idea or topic to the email alumni@rtu.lv.
Participants are supposed to cover their expenses with the Erasmus+ grant provided by
the home institution. Please contact International Office of your home university to get more information on funding. Participants need to be nominated by their home university to participate in the BIP programme. Contact for nomination: Head of International Mobility Unit Evita Miščuka (e-mail: evita.miscuka@rtu.lv)
Project Leader: Madara Čivča, e-mail: madara.civca@rtu.lv