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EuropeanCommission

ERASMUS CHARTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2021-2027
The European Commission hereby awards this Charter to:

FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT MBH
The Institution undertakes to:• Respect in füll the principles of non-discrimination,transparency and inclusion set out in the Erasmus+
Programme.
• Ensure equal and equitable access and opportunities tocurrent and prospective participants from all backgrounds,
paying particular attention to the inch1sion ofthose with fewer
opportunities.
• Ensure füll automatic recognition ofall credits (based on theEuropean Credit Transfer and Accumulation System - ECTS)
gained for learning outcomes satisfactorily achieved during
a period of study/training abroad, including during blendedmobility.
• Charge no fees, in the case of credit mobility, to incoming
mobile students for tuition, registration, examinations oraccess to laboratory and library facilities.

• Ensure the quality of the mobility ac!_!vities and of
the cooperation projects throughout the application andimplementation phases.
• Implement the priorities ofthe Erasmus+ Programme:• By undertaking the necessary steps to implement
digital mobility management in line with the technicalstandards of the European Student Card Initiative.
• By promoting environmentally friendly practices inall activities related to the Programme.
• By encouraging the participation ofindividuals withfewer opportunities in the Programme.
• By promoting civic engagement and encouraging
students and staff to get involved as active citizens
before, during and after their participation in a
mobility activity or cooperation project.

WHEN PARTICIPATING IN MOBILITY ACTIVITIESBefore mobility• Ensure that selection procedures for mobility activities arefair, transparent, coherent and documented.
• Publish and regularly update the course catalogue on thewebsite weil in advance of the mobility periods, so as to betransparent to all parties and allow mobile students to makeweIJ-informed choices about the courses they will follow.
• Publish and regularly update information on the grading
system used and grade distribution tables for all study
programmes. Ensure that students receive clear andtransparent information on recognition and grade conversion
procedures.
• Carry out mobility for the purpose of studying andteaching only within the framework of prior agreements
between institutions which establish the respective roles andresponsibilities ofthe parties, as well as their commitment toshared quality criteria in the selection, preparation, reception,support and integration ofmobile participants.
During mobility• Ensure equal academic treatment and the quality ofservices
for incoming students.
• Promote measures that ensure the safety of outgoing andincoming mobile participants.

Erasmus�t;• Ensure that outgoing mobile participants are weil prepared
for their activities abroad, including blended mobility,
by undertaking activities to achieve the necessary levelof linguistic proficiency and develop their interculturalcompetences.
• Ensure that student and staff mobility is based on a learning
agreement for students and a mobility agreement for staff,
validated in advance between the sending and receiving
institutions or enterprises and the mobile participants.
• Provide active support to incoming mobile participants
throughout the process of finding accommodation.
• Provide assistance related to obtaining visas, when required,for incoming and outgoing mobile participants.
• Provide assistance related to obtaining insurance, whenrequired, for incoming and outgoing mobile participants.
• Ensure that students are aware oftheir rights and obligations
as defined in the Erasmus Student Charter.
• Provide appropriate mentoring and support arrangements
for mobile participants, including for those pursuing blended
mobility.