All outgoing student and staff mobilities are carried out on the basis of a Inter-Institutional Agreement which is signed between the South-West University “Neofit Rilski” and another receiving HEI. IIA’s set the framework conditions for the student and staff mobilities which take place between institutions funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

Outcomes of the agreements

By signing an inter-institutional agreement, the institutions involved agree to cooperate on the exchange of students and / or staff in the framework of Erasmus+.

They mutually commit to respecting the quality requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education in all aspects of the organisation and management of mobility, and agree on a series of quantitative and qualitative measures to ensure mobility of high quality and impact.

It is recommended that HEIs sign this inter-institutional agreement as soon as an Erasmus+ grant is awarded, and in any case before the first mobilities take place.

Digitalisation of agreements

As part of the European Student Card Initiative and the efforts to promote environmentally-friendly practices in Erasmus+, the inter-institutional agreements (IIAs) will move from a paper to a digital format. The digital IIAs are progressively being rolled out.