PROJECT EY-MPO-0067

Applicant: Military Technical Academy “Ferdinand I”
Partner universities: University Reykjavik, Iceland and University College of Southeast Norway
Project responsible: Capt.cdr.Assoc.Prof.Eng.PhD. Cristian-Emil MOLDOVEANU
Grant: 8480 euro
Activities: staff mobilities
Period of activity: 2018-2019

Military Technical Academy (MTA), a polytechnic university for national defense system, had very good international relations with more than 40 universities from EU countries (France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal, Germany, etc) in the Erasmus+ Program framework. The main challenges of the international cooperation with partners from Norway and Iceland were: 
– develop and strengthen the bilateral cooperation between MTA and universities from Norway and Iceland; 
– the financial support obtained in Erasmus+ program or in other international financial mechanisms available in MTA was not enough to ensure the coverage of mobility expenses for the mobilities between MTA and universities from Norway or Iceland;
– there were areas of research and of education existing in MTA and in universities from Norway and Iceland which weren’t yet fully covered by the existing international partnerships (civil engineering, computer science, etc).

During the project implementation period (01 June 2018 – 30 September 2019) were realized 6 mobilities in the frame of the project: 3 incoming and 3 outgoing. The incoming mobilities (Staff Teaching, STA), were from University College of Southeast Norway (2 mobilities, one in August 2018 and one in July 2019) and from University of Iceland (one mobility in September 2019). The outgoing mobilities (staff training, STT) were realized in partnership with the University College of Southeast Norway. 

The main achievements of the project were: 
– increasing the number of staff mobilities between MTA and universities from Norway and Iceland;
– opportunities to develop bilateral student mobilities and scientific research projects;
– involvement of a higher number of staff and students from MTA and from the partner universities from Norway and Iceland to take part in international activities;
– by undertaking the international mobility, academic staff improved their professional and transverse skills and competences by experiencing a new teaching and learning environment.