A digital solution for higher education institutions to connect their Erasmus+ mobility management systems so they can manage their mobility students online.
Erasmus Without Paper
Erasmus Without Paper, also known as EWP, is an initiative by universities and for universities which is digitalising the administration of student mobility, with the goal of decreasing administrative workload by up to 40%. The European Commission is currently funding EWP and the custodians of the EWP digital infrastructure are:
University of Warsaw
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ghent University
Eötvös Loránd University
University of Porto
EWP Network
The EWP Network is responsible for ensuring interoperability across all IT systems used to support the administration of student mobility in Europe. It is a decentralized network which ensures the highest privacy standards and allows for outstanding scalability, supporting more than 3000 nodes. It connects more than 99% of all universities supporting Erasmus+ student mobility.
EWP Dashboard
The EWP Dashboard acts as the reference implementation for the entire network, meeting the highest standards of robustness and reliability. It is trusted daily by 2700 universities which value its seamless data exchange capabilities. Of the first six countries to reach 95% of Learning Agreements, the Dashboard is used by all universities in four countries and by 97% of universities in the remaining two.
Useful resources
Helpdesk
Competence Centre (for IROs)
EWP Developers Guide (for IT)
EWP Stats Portal
ESCI portal
Essential documents
Erasmus Without Paper Back to the Future – White Paper
Digital Erasmus+ Learning Agreement User Guide
Digital Erasmus+ Inter-institutional Agreement User Guide
EWP Assessment Report 2023
EWP Assessment Report 2022
News
Announcing the launch of official EWP Trainings in 2026
As digitalisation gathers pace and digital agreements (and soon nominations) become the new normal, IROs have been stressing the importance of having more training opportunities on all things EWP.
Digital ToR Rollout: Stable Release
The Transcript of Records (ToR) API v3 became a stable release on 30 November 2025, marking another major milestone in the digitalisation of student mobility processes.
Accelerating the digital nominations rollout across Europe
The introduction of digital nominations through EWP marks a significant advancement, opening a new phase in how institutions manage one of the most fundamental steps of student mobility.
Joint statement by DG EAC and the EWP Consortium about the note to EWP users regarding Mobility Online and inter-institutional agreements
DG EAC and the EWP Consortium have issued a joint statement about the note to EWP users regarding Mobility Online and inter-institutional agreements.
EWP and course data – finishing what we started
In this article, we explain why the course data API remained at draft stage and why this will change soon.
What is Erasmus Without Paper
Managing Erasmus+ mobilities can often be a cumbersome, complex and costly process. The Erasmus Without Paper initiative uses the latest digital technology to manage mobilities more efficiently.
EWP processes
With the findings from the Interoperability Reinforcement Plan available to us, the EWP+ consortium continues to look ahead.
Digital factsheets
The Digital Institutional Factsheet within the Erasmus+ programme provides a central, structured source of key institutional information to support student mobility.