Within WP2: Capacity Building for Internationalisation through staff training and equipment upgrade, the University of Cadiz organized virtual staff training in internationalization for representatives of Montenegrin universities administrative staff. Administrative protocols and procedures at the International Office were presented by the Mobility Department of the International Office and the International Projects Department, both constituting part of the Vice-rectorate of Internationalization of the University of Cadiz. When administration of student and staff mobility is concerned, the topics discussed were general mobility schemes, managing of Erasmus and exchange bilateral agreements, welcoming and registration procedures and registration of non-Erasmus or exchange students (internships, etc.). A special session was dedicated to the credit recognition issues and the interaction between the International Office and the Students office. Recognition of staff mobility was also addressed and pointed out as particularly important. The formats and documents such as IIAs, Grant agreement, Mobility Agreement, Learning and Training Agreement were presented and explained in detail as well as the manner in which the IO staff is administrating them. In addition to mobility agreements, the co-tutelle agreements, double master degree agreements were also discussed.
During the sessions dedicated to technical support for international projects, the International Projects Department functioning with the International Office presented their role in the internationalization process. They addressed, among other, promotion of participation in international projects, support and follow up of (new) projects, support for the Kick off meeting, provision of liaison officers, supervision of technical and economic reports, communication with the EACEA (in UCA-coordinated projects). Other supporting activities for international projects include organization of workshops and seminars and support for dissemination. In addition, the UCA database for research and cooperation projects - WIDI was presented in detail. The database was illustrated by examples of specific projects (e.g., IESP, E-VAL). Internal formats and documents were also presented to Montenegrin partners.
The second day of the training was dedicated to informatics application for international mobility management. UCA’s own tailored application was presented, the modules and architecture of the platform, management of the payments, exchange agreements module, credit recognition and the connection with the Mobility tool. The colleagues from the University of Cadiz shared their views on the problems and advantages of developing a self-tailored platform. The implications of the Erasmus without paper were also discussed.