New business requirements for nominations and transcripts of records help pave the way for a future widespread adoption of digital exchanges through Erasmus Without Paper.
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
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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
State of play APIs – Erasmus Without Paper
The first quarter of 2021 has seen significant work on the EWP APIs, which was carried out under the aegis of the EDSSI project.
Erasmus+ App: features update for staff
The latest version of the app comes with accommodation search, new onboarding screens, easier login and other new and improved features.
Erasmus Without Paper relationship managers: who they are and how they can help
The Erasmus Without Paper relationship managers support software developers and higher education institutions in implementing the Erasmus Without Paper protocols in their IT systems and in their institutions.
Transition to the updated EWP inter-institutional agreement API (version 7)
Mobility software systems connected to the Erasmus Without Paper network will be updated on 2 April to the new version of the inter-institutional agreement API (version 7).
Digital Officers: who they are and how they can help
If you’re involved in discussions about the European Student Card Initiative (ESCI) and the digitalisation of Erasmus+ student mobility administration, you might have heard the term “digital officer”. Let’s break down what this role in an Erasmus+ National Agency does and the important details you should know about it.
Erasmus Without Paper: Reflecting on 2023, setting 2024 priorities
In 2023, the European Student Card initiative made significant strides, with a notable increase of around 200,000 in the number of concluded digital Erasmus+ learning and inter-institutional agreements in the Erasmus Without Paper network. At the start of 2024, we look back at the key achievements of last year and the priorities for the year ahead.
MyAcademicID platform overview
MyAcademicID enables students to authenticate online for Erasmus+ services using their home university account or national eID, creating a European Student eID valid across borders.
Erasmus Without Paper Champions meet to discuss digital transformation
The 5 December meeting in Brussels kicked off this new cooperation platform which aims to drive forward the digital transformation of Erasmus+ mobility administration.