Background/ context Based in the heart of London, City University has been awarding degrees since the end of the 19th Century. As an institution it prides itself on its commitment to academic excellence and its strong links with business and the professions. It also considers itself a truly International university. with approximately half of its student body being from outside the UK and a highly diverse and international staff profile. Although global looking, a European dimension has been and continues to be central to the University’s core activities of education, research and enterprise. The University has a long experience of participating in European higher education initiatives and in addition to Erasmus+ is both a lead institution and partner institution in a number of Erasmus Mundus projects. Through these initiatives it has developed partnerships with over 120 institutionsl across Europe. The underlying objective of these partnerships is to create a truly international environment and experience for staff and students at City and to support internationalisation and the exchange of knowledge across Europe. City is comprised of five Academic Schools – the Cass Business School; School of Arts and Social Sciences; School of Health Sciences; School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering; and the City Law School. These schools have a high degree of autonomy and in terms of international mobility, have differing levels of activity and staff resources to support it. City has a central International Office which reports directly to its Pro Vice-Chancellor (International). This office has overall oversight for mobility and manages the Erasmus+ project. Whilst City is commited to providing opportunities for it staff and students to undertake mobilities in Europe and beyond, as an institution it faces two main challenges in this respect, particularly in relation to student mobility: The first stems from the fact that it has a highly international student body. These students have chosen City and London because it provides an international experience and as such, there is a challenge in encouraging them to study elsewhere for part of their degree. Furthermore, where there is a demand for an overseas study experience, often this is for countries beyond Europe, with the US and Asia Pacific being popular destinations. The second is that in the case of many of the undergraduate programmes offered at City, a formal overseas study experience is not practical. This is particularly the case with respect to our Health degrees (due to professional requirements) but also programmes from within our School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering (due to all modules being one term in length). In fact, even in the case of programme offered within the Cass Business School there is an issue in that only year long motilities are allowed. Project objectives Given this context and based on experience in previous years, City has modest expectations regarding the volume of student and staff mobilities within Europe. These expectations were reflected in its 2014-15 Erasmus+ funding application. From a student perspective there was no specific expectation regarding the profile of participants. In the case of staff, there was an expectation regarding the type of participants. For academic stafff, although open to all staff, there was a focus on encouraging greater participation from junior and intermediate level staff, particularly new and early career researchers. In the case of non academic staff, an objective was to increase participation from those Departments that had not previously sent staff on mobilities. More broadly, there was attempt to encourage staff that had not received an Erasmus mobiltiy grant in a previous year to apply. However, City does have high expectations regarding what mobilities (whether in Europe or beyond) should achieve. In terms of student mobility, the expectation is that participants will receive a high quality learning experience that will not only extend and enhance their subject knowledge but also help them to develop a range of personal skills. In the case of staff mobility, the objective is for staff to gain insights that can be applied in their role at City University, whether teaching or professional services. In both cases, mobility is seen as a tool for partnership development. Overall outcome Broadly speaking City feels that the mobilities undertaken in 2014-15 with the support of Erasmus funding have had a positive impact on participants and the institution as a whole, although in the case of the later it is difficult to evaluate the exact extent and some of the benefits will only be realised in the medium to long term.