This document summarizes a presentation given on June 19, 2020 about the Open Virtual Mobility Erasmus+ project. The presentation addresses the rise of nationalism, populism, and discrimination facing society today. It discusses how physical and virtual mobility programs can help build international understanding, but virtual mobility is important when physical mobility is not possible, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation introduces the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub and outputs from the project. It invites attendees to join the new Open Virtual Mobility Special Interest Group at EADTU.

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Multiplier Event 2020 | 19.06.2020
Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem (OpenVM Coordinator)
Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for Virtual Mobility in Higher Education

2. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
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What are we facing today?
Retreat to nationalism, populism, the rise of the ultra-right …
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Brexit_pro-EU_protest_March_25_2017_25.jpg

3. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Xenophobia, racism, violence,
hate speech, discrimination …
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Des_Moines_Protests_George_Floyd_Murder_(49951033732).jpg

4. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Mobility programs help build understanding and bonds
between people from different countries and cultures …
Source: Pixabay

5. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Physical mobility is great for building international and intercultural
understanding, but is not always possible …
Source: Pixabay

6. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Source: OpenVM Last Transnational Project Meeting “Online Ibiza”
Sometimes online is the only way to connect
like in case of COVID-19 …

7. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Source: OpenVM Last Transnational Project Meeting “Online Ibiza”
Our contribution to mobility & internationalisation
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8. Welcome to the OpenVM Learning Hub
Link: https://hub.openvirtualmobility.eu/
Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus

9. Project Outputs (O1 - O7)
Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus

10. Join us! We are building the OpenVM SIG at EADTU!
Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus