Introduction

Work package 1 Studying in another Nordic or Baltic Country aims at developing fluent cross-border digital services between the Nordic and Baltic countries in the field of studying abroad. The work package contributes to the Nordic-Baltic Region to become the most integrated area in the world in this field. All the Nordic and Baltic countries have reached, in global comparison, a rather advanced level in the development of digital services.  Continuous development and ever closer co-operation across the Nordic and Baltic borders are essential for future aspirations.

At the moment, most digital services are planned and implemented within one country, and cross-border digital services are rather an exception. As digitalization advances everywhere, it is also the expectation of the citizens in the Nordic-Baltic Region that digital services work anywhere and at any time. Citizens interested in studying abroad in the neighboring countries will expect smooth and flexible digital services before, during and after their study abroad period. Work package 1 will contibute towards making all this a reality by improving interoperability of existing digital systems and compability of data. 

In the work package 1 we will:

1. Identify the key parties, data repositories, data exchange requirements and possible administrative and legislative challenges from the perspective of the study abroad experience. (The Baseline study)
2. Create a project plan based on the needs and  Nordic/Baltic partners; needs analysis and arcitecture analysis taking into
   account EMREX, SDG-the single digital gateway and Europass. Clarification of tools, capabilities, level of 
   
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   technical implementation, data models, data contents in the participating countries, as well as data needs
   and role of supply data. Definition of use case: e.g. data needed for secondary level students to apply for
   higher education studies abroad: minimum data requirements. Preliminary definition of POC
   Common Operating Model and practices to strengthen and improve the cross-border digital exchange of
   data;

The project does not aim at building new service packages but rather at  Attention will be paid to information security and data protection solutions. The continuous learning perspective will be observed, as so far many digitalisation efforts have concerned one certain education sector. 

Why should you attend?

Workshop Agenda

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Next Steps

Links and Related Programmes

• EMREX
• Europass Digital Credentials