Technical testing and validation is a key requirement for joining the EWP Network via inhouse mobility software or 3rd-party providers. This is indicated in the joining procedure and the Collaboration Agreement each node has to sign. No APIs can be made available in the production network prior to the completion of successful technical testing and validation. This process is necessary to ensure the correct functioning of the digital tools; particularly for Inter-Institutional Agreements(IIAs) and Learning Agreements (LAs).
Technical testing and validation entail the usage of both automatic validators and test cases for IIAs and LAs. Such testing takes place with the reference implementation (which is the EWP Dashboard), and is carried out in concert with the EWP Dashboard technical team. Technical testing and validation, as the name suggests, needs to be carried out by the technical team which maintains and operates the respective nodes.
Please note that technical testing and validation needs to be repeated when new versions of these tools are deployed. The process itself does not guarantee a bug-free data exchange, which is why other tools are in place to monitor actual exchanges.
The list below provides an overview of all nodes that successfully completed the technical testing. Conversely, if a provider features in the list but you encounter issues exchanging data, we encourage you to contact the ESCI support desk.
In order to make this process as transparent as possible, the list indicating which technical tests have been successfully completed, is regularly updated:
| Date | Name of the partner | Type of document that can be exchanged | Status |
| 14th September 2021 | Masaryk University, ISOIS | OLA | Confirmed |
| 6th October 2021 | SOP Mobility-Online | OLA | Confirmed |
| 14th October 2021 | MoveON | OLA | Confirmed |
| 18th October 2021 | ErasmusJet | IIA | Confirmed |
| 12th November 2021 | SOP Mobility-Online | IIA | Results under revision |
| 29th November 2021 | USOS | IIA | Confirmed |
| 15th December 2021 | KION | IIA | Confirmed |
| 17th December 2021 | Masaryk University, ISOIS | IIA | Confirmed |
| 20th December 2021 | BeSmart | IIA | Confirmed |
| 20th January 2022 | MoveON | IIA | Confirmed |
| 31st January 2022 | XWS NONIO | OLA | Confirmed |
| 31st January 2022 | SoleNovo | OLA | Confirmed |
| 2nd February 2022 | SoleNovo | IIA | Confirmed |
| 8th February 2022 | XWS NONIO | IIA | Confirmed |
| 11th February 2022 | OSIRIS | OLA | Confirmed |
| 4th March 2022 | BeSmart | OLA | Confirmed |
| 23rd May 2022 | OSIRIS | IIA | Confirmed |
| 22nd June 2022 | KION | OLA | Confirmed |
| 29th August 2022 | Digitalis | IIA | Confirmed |
| 5th October 2022 | Cantieri Informatici Srl | IIA | Confirmed |
| 25th November 2022 | Digitalis | OLA | Confirmed |
| 30th November 2022 | University of West Bohemia | IIA | Confirmed |
| 23rd December 2022 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | LA | Confirmed |
| 5th of January 2023 | University of Ljubljana | IIA | Confirmed |
| 23rd January 2023 | CINECA | OLA | Confirmed |
| 25th January 2023 | University of Murcia | OLA | Confirmed |
| 26th January 2023 | University of Ghent | OLA | Confirmed |
| 1st February 2023 | SIGMA | OLA | Confirmed |
| 1st February 2023 | SIGMA | IIA | Confirmed |
| 16th February 2023 | CINECA | IIA | Confirmed |
| 16th February 2023 | Politecnico di Torino | IIA | Confirmed |
| 16th February 2023 | University of Murcia | IIA | Confirmed |
| 16th February 2023 | University of Liege | IIA | Confirmed |
| 20th February 2023 | Brno University of Technology | IIA | Confirmed |
| 21st February 2023 | College of Polytechnics Jihlava | IIA | Confirmed |
| 23rd of February 2023 | Universitat de Girona | IIA | Confirmed |
| 23rd of February 2023 | University of Granada | IIA | Confirmed |
| 8th of March 2023 | University of Porto | OLA | Confirmed |
| 1st of April 2023 | IS4U | IIA | Confirmed |
| 1st of April 2023 | Charles University | IIA | Confirmed |
| 25th of May 2023 | Universitat de València | OLA | Confirmed |
| 31st of May 2023 | Universita degli Studi di Roma la Sapienza | OLA | Confirmed |
| 31st of May 2023 | University Ramon Llull | OLA | Confirmed |
| 1st of June 2023 | University Miguel Hernández | IIA | Confirmed |
| 1st of June 2023 | Universitat de València | IIA | Confirmed |
| 16th of June 2023 | Ghent University | IIA | Confirmed |
| 23rd of June 2023 | University of Belgrade | IIA | Confirmed |
| 5th of July 2023 | KALASOFT | IIA | Confirmed |
| 14th of August 2023 | Vienna University of Business and Economics | OLA | Confirmed |
| 22nd of August 2023 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | IIA | Confirmed |
| 15th of September 2023 | KALASOFT | OLA | Confirmed |
| 24th of November 2023 | ErasmusJet | OLA | Confirmed |
In August 2022, a six-month Interoperability Reinforcement Plan was launched to pave the way for a much more seamless exchange of IIA data under the aegis of EWP. A key action of the Plan was to carry out proactive debugging of the setup of 3rd-party provider nodes and re-engage in technical testing of all nodes. This was essential to ensure corrective measures had been deployed. As a result of this testing, almost all 3rd-party providers were able to improve the services they provide to their clients.
The only 3rd-party provider involved in the Interoperability Action Plan which has not yet completed technical testing and validation is SOP/MobilityOnline. The matter is being considered by DG EAC and this page will be updated when more information becomes available.
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