The ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)

ERASMUS+ Key Action 1 is renewed in the Erasmus 2021-2027 program thanks to the introduction of mixed intensive programs - blended intensive programmes, BIP. Developed by groups of higher education institutions with an innovative pedagogical approach, the BIPs provide for short periods of face-to-face activity combined with online learning and cooperation activities, in which joint groups of students, teaching staff and administrative staff from different countries can participate to collaborate on specific tasks collectively and simultaneously.

In a mixed intensive program (BIP), the virtual component is mandatory and the use of digital technologies allows the institutions involved both to improve their ability to implement innovative teaching and learning methods, and to reach a larger number of learners, also involving students from subject areas with limited mobility opportunities.