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SUSTAINABLE ERASMUS+ TRAVEL

Driving individual and policy change to make Erasmus+ a more sustainable
programme.


THE PROJECT IN A NUTSHELL

The real long-term aspiration of the SET project is the improvement of students’
opportunities to engage in more environmentally sustainable habits during their
mobility and the mindset change regarding the trip to the mobility destination
as a transformative experience in itself.

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The SET project was designed to address the three following objectives:

 * Support the ongoing transition to a more environmentally sustainable Erasmus+
   programme by researching the main features and reasoning behind students’
   choices of transport to go on mobility;
 * Through the platform for the Sustainable Erasmus Travel, contribute to
   changing the narrative and promoting the journey to the Erasmus+ mobility as
   an educative and transformative experience to explore more European countries
   and enjoy the European citizenship to the fullest;
 * Recognise and visualise the added value of green travel by developing
   a prototype to recognise green soft skills.

This will be achieved by analysing the travel patterns of students, including
the implementation and use of the green top up, and assessing what tips the
balance for students to use more sustainable means of transport. Secondly, we
will set up an online competition for students to showcase the experience of
their journey to and from their mobility destination through more sustainable
modes of transport. Thirdly, we will produce a digital repository of green
competencies gained when travelling sustainably and create a framework for the
recognition of such skills. Finally, we will focus on the broad dissemination of
the project results and their translation into concrete policy recommendations
for Erasmus+ programme stakeholders. Overall, we seek to reach 1.5M students and
500 higher education staff across Europe.

The results of the project will have a long-lasting effect in the European
Higher Education Area (EHEA), as they will serve as the basis for policies on
the environmental sustainability of Erasmus+ mobilities. We will contribute to
recommendations to minimise the carbon footprint of Erasmus+, a significant part
of which includes physical mobility, through:

 * The recognition of what the tipping point for students is to choose more
   environmentally friendly modes of transport to go on mobility;
 * The analysis of the travel habits of HEIs students, as compared with the
   implementation of the green top up;
 * The launch of an online competition in the Platform for the Sustainable
   Erasmus Travel to entice students to travel through more sustainable means of
   transport. Likewise, this will ensure an acknowledgment of the opportunity
   a slower journey to mobility represents;
 * The demonstration and validation of the learning outcomes achieved through
   green mobility and their link to future employability.”

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TRAVEL PATTERNS OF STUDENTS

The main features and reasoning behind students’ choices of transport to go on
mobility. 

We will develop several informational figures depicting the main Erasmus+ travel
destinations and highlighting the environmental impact of the main travel modes
(airplane, train, coach, car). This knowledge is generated thanks to a
quantitative analysis of the travel patterns of previously mobile students and
the organisation of focus groups with students, in order to understand the
perceived added value and the constraints of more sustainable modes of transport
and validate assumptions on what is needed for students to choose more
sustainable modes of transportation for their Erasmus+ mobility.

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SUSTAINABLE
ERASMUS JOURNEY

The journey to your Erasmus+ mobility as an educative and transformative
experience. 

We will emphasise the benefits and perks of slow travel to the host city as a
learning experience by itself. We consider that a mobility experience is not
just about what happens at the destination, but also the journey to get there
and the return home. The Sustainable Erasmus Travel campaign will be designed to
set up the necessary steps to reach students and incentivise them to travel
sustainably by making the journey an experience in itself. We will draft
communication guidelines to effectively present the journey and disseminate the
campaign, and organise a webinar delivered by the “sustainable travellers” once
they complete the journey so they can motivate and inspire their peer student
community to travel sustainably for their next Erasmus.

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GREEN COMPETENCIES

Digital repository and a prototype to recognise green soft skills.

We will determine the soft skills and competencies learnt, acquired, and applied
by students when travelling sustainably for their mobility. We will explore and
critically reflect on different classifications, concepts, and variables, in
order to identify common patterns, synergies or gaps and present an updated,
comprehensive catalogue of skills that respond to the unique experience of
travelling to and from your Erasmus+ destination. Our findings will then be
assessed through round table discussions with students and academics who work on
recognition of skills.


TRAVEL PATTERNS OF STUDENTS

The main features and reasoning behind students’ choices of transport to go on
mobility.

We will develop several informational figures depicting the main Erasmus+ travel
destinations and highlighting the environmental impact of the main travel modes
(airplane, train, coach, car). This knowledge is generated thanks to a
quantitative analysis of the travel patterns of previously mobile students and
the organisation of focus groups with students, in order to understand the
perceived added value and the constraints of more sustainable modes of transport
and validate assumptions on what is needed for students to choose more
sustainable modes of transportation for their Erasmus+ mobility.


SUSTAINABLE ERASMUS JOURNEY

The journey to your Erasmus+ mobility as an educative and transformative
experience.

We will emphasise the benefits and perks of slow travel to the host city as a
learning experience by itself. We consider that a mobility experience is not
just about what happens at the destination, but also the journey to get there
and the return home. The Sustainable Erasmus Travel campaign will be designed to
set up the necessary steps to reach students and incentivise them to travel
sustainably by making the journey an experience in itself. We will draft
communication guidelines to effectively present the journey and disseminate the
campaign, and organise a webinar delivered by the “sustainable travellers” once
they complete the journey so they can motivate and inspire their peer student
community to travel sustainably for their next Erasmus.


GREEN COMPETENCIES

Digital repository and a prototype to recognise green soft skills.

We will determine the soft skills and competencies learnt, acquired, and applied
by students when travelling sustainably for their mobility. We will explore and
critically reflect on different classifications, concepts, and variables, in
order to identify common patterns, synergies or gaps and present an updated,
comprehensive catalogue of skills that respond to the unique experience of
travelling to and from your Erasmus+ destination. Our findings will then be
assessed through round table discussions with students and academics who work on
recognition of skills.


NEWS


SET IN THE SPOTLIGHT AND ON A POSTER

Jun 7, 2024

The poster presenting the Sustainable Erasmus+ Travel project, which was
showcased in the poster gallery at the seventh edition of the EUF Open Space
event, was therefore received with great interest.  


CHALLENGES FOR STUDENTS ON SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL TO THEIR MOBILITY DESTINATION

May 22, 2024

What are the most common challenges students face when travelling with
sustainable modes of transportation to their mobility destination?
The SET consortium organised student focus groups to provide answers and
ultimately help understand what is needed to facilitate green travel in
Erasmus+.


SET GETS OFF TO A FLYING START

Apr 30, 2024

The first in-person meeting of the project provided an opportunity to discuss
the preliminary findings of the first student focus groups, the planned analysis
of student travel data and the preparatory steps for the subsequent activities
to be implemented, such as the sustainable travel platform and the green skills
repertory.

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TIMELINE

JULY
2024

Student focus groups & survey

NOVEMBER
2024

Roundtables on green soft skills

MAY
2025

Conference for stakeholders

OCTOBER
2025

Launch of the Sustainable Erasmus Journey platform

NOVEMBER
2025

Informational figures on students’ travel patterns

FEBRUARY
2026

Supporting material for mobile students

APRIL
2026

Green Traveller Label & certification tools

APRIL
2026

Final conference

MAY
2026

Policy recommendations


SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL

The European Green Deal, introduced in 2019, is the flagship initiative of the
European Union that proposes a comprehensive policy catalogue with a view to
reconciling our response to the threats of ecological disruption with
opportunities for economic growth and social equality. In the education sector,
the 2022 Council Recommendation on learning for the green transition and
sustainable development demonstrated the integral role of education in providing
information, solutions, and inspiration for individual and collective
transformation. However, have policy makers realised the full potential of the
Erasmus+ programme in the green transition, especially in the development of
green skills amongst young people? And what strategies have been rolled out to
minimise the carbon footprint generated from student mobility within the
framework of the programme?

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RESOURCES

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TRAVEL PATTERNS OF STUDENTS

Travel patterns are available for download below.

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GREEN COMPETENCES

Will be available at a later stage.

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SUSTAINABLE ERASMUS JOURNEY

Will be available at a later stage.

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POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

Will be available at a later stage.


PARTNERS

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

CHARLES UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PORTO

ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK

UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH


ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

ERASMUS BY TRAIN

GENERATION CLIMATE EUROPE




CONTACT US

Salome Dermati
project coordinator
salome.dermati@uni-foundation.eu

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of
the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or
the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the
European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.


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