This Peer Learning Activity gathered participants representing national authorities and national Erasmus+ agencies, higher education institutions (HEIs) and students from Austria, Croatia, and the Netherlands, to discuss challenges in implementing Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs). Participants presented the BIPs they implemented so far and a session on administrative examples of good practice provided further opportunities for peer learning. In addition, the results of a survey conducted among students who completed a BIP in the academic year 2022/23 on their experiences and perceptions of BIPs were presented. The PLA was organized on the occasion of the launch of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes. Basic Toolkit by OeAD and Nuffic.

The PLA addressed the following issues and questions:

• problems with / questions about the Beneficiary Module and E+ administration
• how to ensure equal access to BIPs
• internal challenges in HEIs, such as the motivation of teachers, the timeline, or strategic decisions
• challenges in cooperation with other HEIs and with students, such as finding the right partner, reliability of everyone involved, or a unified approach to grading
• the workload for HEIs, teachers and students
• measures taken by universities / international offices to facilitate the implementation of a BIP

This event was co-funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research, as well as by the project „ INterconnection/INnovation/INclusion: Austrian contributions to the EHEA 2030 – 3-IN-AT-PLUS“ – a KA3-activity of the European Commission.The European Commission support for the production of any of the documents on this page does not constitute an endorsement of the content produced which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.