On the 21st and 22nd of March there was a “technical workshop” about EWP in Brussels.
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
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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
EWP Consultation Reaches Over 1000 Universities
To make Erasmus Without Paper a reality, the project consortium started a consultation with universities to map the landscape of Erasmus processes at International Relation Offices.
Follow Up EWP Network Development
The Erasmus Without Paper project will create an open source application for electronic exchange of students’ data.
Kick-off Meeting of Erasmus Without Paper
The Erasmus Without Paper project was officially launched at Ghent University between 12-13 November 2015.
EWP Launch of Consultation on Erasmus + Mobility Management at International Relations Offices
Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) aims at easing the management of mobility at the International Relations Offices of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
EWP at Higher Education Open Space Conference In Luxemburg
The Erasmus Without Paper project was presented at the event that marked the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU, organised by the European University Foundation with the purpose of discussing the modernisation of the European Higher Education Area through student mobility.
1st Erasmus Without Paper Technical Workshop
We are pleased to invite the technical work package leaders and the members of WP2 and WP4 to attend the 1st Technical Workshop of the Erasmus Without Paper project.
EWP specs management Version 1.0.0.
First release of the “Working with EWP Technical Documentation” document.
Erasmus Without Paper: A common space for all EWP-related Git projects.
Technical documentation of the EWP Network and the public code are stored in GitHub.