Duration

Duration varies according to the course chosen, which may last from a few weeks to a whole semester.

  Participants

All the students of the University of Padua meeting the entry requirements specified in the relevant call for applications can participate in the project.

Remember that you need to:

• have access to a computer and an internet connection
• master the lingua franca (usually the English language)
• get past your ‘comfort zone’

You do not need to physically move to another university, nor find time or financial resources for it.

  Why participate

Virtual Exchange gives you the opportunity to:

• develop and strengthen soft skills, which are the key to enter the labour market (teamwork, ability to work with people from different cultural background, communicate in a foreign language, learning different communicative styles, adapting your communication style to the audience and cultural context)
• foster your being a global citizen, by looking at diversity as a value
• explore interdisciplinary topics which are not usually addressed in a traditional study curriculum
• develop your digital skills, especially remote interaction and group work on sharing platforms
• get ready for physical mobility, by avoiding culture shock and facilitating integration in the receiving country
• make new friends
• get past your ‘comfort zone’

  Academic recognition

Your participation in Virtual Exchange projects can be recognised in different ways.

If the course unit is included in the course catalogue of the University of Padua, ECTS can be recognised as:

• in or off-plan elective course unit (with mark or 'passed/fail' status)
• binding activity, if included in the course unit of the relevant lecturer
• traineeship activity

If the course unit is included in the course catalogue of the foreign university, credits can be recognised following the procedures for the recognitions of credits obtained during international mobility.

If the course unit is not included in the course catalogue, you can still earn an Open Badge and a certificate of attendance.
Please verify in advance any restrictions and rules for your degree programme. In case of doubt to contact the President of your course of study or their delegate for confirmation.

  Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes

Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) are a new funding schemer under the Erasmus+ Programme. BIP are international learning activities combining online collaboration and a short physical mobility, designed around a “challenge-based” approach. Minimum 3 ECTS must be awarded under this kind of programmes. 

Further information

  NICE - Intercultural competence to facilitate entrepreneurship

NICE is a virtual exchange programme intended for all the students of the University of Padua. The project is broken down into seven educational modules aimed at developing soft skills, namely entrepreneurial, intercultural, and interpersonal skills, ability to cooperate, teamworking skills, and problem-solving approach, in order to promote the students' professional growth and entry into the labour market.

Students will work both on individual basis and in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams to solve a "Global Challenge".
Call, application, information

Call, application, information

  CVEinAI – Critical Virtual Exchange in Artificial Intelligence

CVEinAI is a virtual exchange programme open to all students of the University of Padua. It is structured into five modules of synchronous and asynchronous activities, designed to foster intercultural dialogue and a critical approach to the topic of Artificial Intelligence.

Students will work both individually and in interdisciplinary, multicultural groups. Alongside peers from other participating universities, they will collaborate to solve an operational challenge.

Call, application and information

  CliVEx - Climate Justice: From Inequality to Inclusion

CliVEx is a virtual exchange programme addressed to all students at the University of Padua. It is organised over 10 weeks of synchronous and asynchronous activities aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue on the topic of climate change. Students will work both individually and in interdisciplinary and multicultural groups with the aim of developing a Climate Action Project, together with colleagues from other universities participating in the programme.

Call, application, information

  Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange

Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange is a flagship programme established by the European Commission in 2018. Its goal is to expand the reach and scope of the Erasmus+ programme via Virtual Exchange and by offering a wide array of activities to its participants.