Work continued apace over the summer period to outline the next steps in digitalising higher education.
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
Click here to discover the latest updates from Erasmus Without Paper!
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
Is there something else my university/HEI can do to support the digitisation of student mobility in Europe? – Erasmus Without Paper
Yes! We have also launched the Open Source University Alliance to raise awareness about the potential of sharing the code of student information systems, APIs, and other interesting tools.
For Higher Education leadership – Erasmus Without Paper
The Erasmus Without Paper initiative is part of the effort to modernise European Higher Education by digitalising processes to gain efficiency gains and improve existing procedures, while also allowing for new and exciting possibilities by interconnected IT systems.
Join the European Student Card Initiative at the 2024 EAIE conference in Toulouse
From September 17 – 20, the European Student Card Initiative team will be in Toulouse for the 34th Annual Conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE).
EWP Administrator
The EWP-admin role is there for higher education institutions to be able to authenticate staff accessing the Erasmus+ mobility management tools.
Bridging the digital divide: 95% of learning agreements to be fully digital by 2025
The number of digital learning agreements completed per academic year has increased steadily in the past years. An action plan for 2024-2025 aims to close the remaining gaps.
Benefits – Erasmus Without Paper
Erasmus Without Paper allows your higher education institution to digitalise Erasmus+ mobility management processes.
Joining via third-party provider – Erasmus Without Paper
This page explains how higher education institutions that hold an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education can join the Erasmus Without Paper network.
Erasmus Without Paper Back to the Future White Paper
The release of the “EWP Back to the Future” White Paper is packed with ambitious yet realistic recommendations for the years ahead.