Context/background of the project: The University of Edinburgh (UoE) as been participant in the Erasmus programme since 1987, in Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes since 2007 and in Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees since 2014. As an institution the UoE has a high level of expertise in administering international exchange programmes for staff and students. The UoE's International Strategy is led by the Vice-Principal International and is assisted by the International Office (IO). The purpose of the Strategy is to embed internationalisation across the University through the building of high-quality research and teaching partnerships; advancing student mobility; enhancing international student and staff recruitment; engaging with alumni from around the world and supporting our international students. Objectives: The UoE has made a high level strategic commitment to enhancing opportunities for mobility for all of our students and staff as demonstrated by our ambitious targets, first in our Strategic Plan 2012-2016 of creating 800 new International Experiences for students over the following four years, and more recently in our latest strategic vision of ?A more international student body ? offering all our students an international learning experience; enabling us to make a truly global impact?? and the Erasmus Programme is a major component in this. As a truly international university, the UoE is committed to increasing the opportunities for our students to have a meaningful international experience as part of their degree. We actively encourage and support all of our students to study, work, volunteer and/or research abroad, ensuring that Edinburgh graduates develop employability and global citizenship skills through an outstanding array of opportunities, for which they are given recognition. Number and type/profile of participants: The UoE has seen a significant growth in the number of outbound Erasmus participants since joining the Erasmus programme in 1987. Over the past three years, student mobility for studies has increased by 17%, student mobility for traineeships by 52%, and staff mobility for teaching by 30%, bringing the total number of 2014/15 Erasmus+ participants to 490. As this report shows, we need to encourage the participation in the programme of underrepresented categories and we intend to do this by improving communication to target groups; enhancing the visibility of the Erasmus+ programme; and developing clear guidelines and policies aimed at facilitating the understanding of of the programme. Description of undertaken activities: The significant growth and rising popularity of the Erasmus scheme is no doubt a positive development but also poses challenges to the institution and has forced us to seek new ways to improve processes to ensure compliance with the ECHE charter. As this report shows, we were successful in meeting the quantitative and qualitative objectives of the project and we will continue to further develop our promotional activities and enhance our quality enhancement measures to ensure the continued success of the Erasmus programme. Results and impact attained: The UoE celebrates its achievement as the UK?s largest recipient of Erasmus+ KA103 funding in 2015/16. The UoE has focused on internationalising the student experience as part of its internationalisation strategy 'Edinburgh Global' launched in 2009. Over the last 3 years it has seen a 74% overall increase in student mobility. The University has now set an aspirational vision by 2025, for all students to have an international experience as part of their degree experience. The University is establishing a Global Mobility Group to advance our activity in this area, reporting progress and coordinating action to deliver the University?s vision in relation to its global mobility aspirations. Membership of the group will be drawn from across the University, with staff, students and alumni actively contributing. Longer-term benefits: A recent study investigating the impact of mobility on employability, skills development, institutional development and the internationalisation of higher education institutions in Europe has shown that students who study abroad have a better chance at finding a job after graduation than those who don?t. The UoE Careers Service plans to undertake a longitudinal study with Erasmus+ students from the UoE to see how closely we are following this trend. It is interesting to note, that according to research, on average, Erasmus students were more likely to get a job after studying abroad than 70% of all students. Based on their personality traits as well, the study showed they had a better predisposition for employability even before going abroad. By the time they returned to their country of origin they increased their advantage by 42%, with 81% of them.