Before partners can send and the host university can receive students, an Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreement (IIA) must be established between the hosting institution of the BIP and the sending ones.

While it would suffice to use already in place semester credit mobility IIAs, a number of universities (within and outside of Unite!) prefer to sign specific IIAs for BIPs. In these cases, the agreements need to be signed before the mobilities take place. Please reach out to your local contact to decide on the preferred option for your BIP.

Sending Students:
Conducting outgoing student mobility

In order to send students, the same requirements as for an Erasmus+ semester stay need to be fulfilled. The sending institution is responsible for the following before the start of the BIP:

• Selection and nomination at the partner university 
• Issuing the (Online) Learning Agreement for the student
• Issuing the Erasmus+ Grant Agreement for the student

Moreover, it is essential that the students are registered in the Beneficiary Module in order for them to count towards the minimum participant number of the BIP. After the stay, students need to fill out an EU Survey sent out via the Beneficiary Module.

Receiving Students: 
Conducting Incoming Student Mobility

 The receiving university is responsible for the following:

• Providing information about (nomination) procedures in place for the BIP as well as contact person(s) partner universities can reach out to if needed
• Receiving nominations and reaching out to prospective incoming students 
• Registering incoming students
• Issuing a Transcript of Records with at least 3 ECTS after the official end of the BIP
• Issuing a Confirmation of Attendance to the participants (or directly to the home universities) at the end of the physical stay, indicating the start and end date of the physical component; the virtual component should be indicated separately