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.
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
Comprehensive User Guide for Digital Erasmus+ Nominations
Digital Erasmus+ Learning Agreement User Guide
Digital Erasmus+ Inter-institutional Agreement User Guide
EWP Assessment Report 2023
EWP Assessment Report 2022
News
ESCI to Present Key Updates at EAIE 2024 in Toulouse
The European Student Card Initiative (ESCI) team will take part in the EAIE Conference in Toulouse from 17–20 September, the largest annual gathering for higher education professionals in Europe. With more than 6,500 participants and over 240 sessions, the event offers extensive opportunities to explore developments in digitalisation, sustainability and innovation in international education. As in previous years, ESCI features prominently throughout the programme, giving attendees the chance to meet the team and learn about ongoing digital transformation efforts within Erasmus+.
EWP Administrator
The EWP-admin role is there for higher education institutions to be able to authenticate staff accessing the Erasmus+ mobility management tools.
Advancing Toward 95% Digital Learning Agreements by 2025
The number of digital Learning Agreements processed each year continues to grow, reflecting strong progress toward the European Student Card Initiative’s goal of achieving 95% digitalisation by 2025. Digital Learning Agreements (DLAs) are essential for simplifying Erasmus+ mobility and enhancing the overall student experience, and their widespread adoption depends on all ECHE‑holding institutions exchanging DLAs through the Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) Network.
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.
Digital Nominations and Transcripts in digital form via EWP Network
New business requirements for digital nominations and transcripts of records mark an important step toward broader adoption of these processes in digital form via Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) Network. These two processes—nominating students for mobility and issuing the transcript of records at the end of a study period—are core elements of Erasmus+ administration and digitalising them will help streamline exchanges between institutions.
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.