Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) results
The Erasmus+ ICM sub-action funds exchange projects with non-European countries for students, staff, and faculty members (here is a list of eligible countries).
ICM effectively links the design of international mobilities with the ability to attract European funding through participation in competitive calls for proposals. Erasmus+ funding for traineeships, teaching activities, vocational education and training, and studying abroad is requested through the submission of project proposals for partner countries/regions. External experts carry out a qualitative evaluation of proposals. The entire process is decentralised and managed by the Italian Erasmus+ National Agency INDIRE.
During the Erasmus+ Programme 2014-2020, Ca’ Foscari was the Italian University that received the highest amount of funding for the ICM Action, totaling €6,069,733.
The chart shows the trend of income from ICM projects since 2015 (2021 data is not available due to the transition phase between the two programming periods)
Revenue from ICM projects since 2015
| Years | Million € |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,32 |
| 2016 | 0,79 |
| 2017 | 0,3 |
| 2018 | 1,64 |
| 2019 | 1,61 |
| 2020 | 0,39 |
| 2022 | 1,53 |
| 2023 | 0,68 |
| 2024 | 0,23 |
| 2025 | 0,18 |
Educational outcomes and success stories
The implementation of ICM projects has so far led to a considerable range of results and good practices, including:
- Language support for Albanian, Amharic, Portuguese, Serbian and Croatian, Thai, and Vietnamese courses at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies and Department of Asian and North African Studies. The courses were entirely or partially taught by incoming native-speaking professors.
- Promotion of Italian language teaching abroad by Ca’ Foscari’s LabItals [ITA], which provided methodological training for teachers of Italian as a foreign language operating in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cameroun, Georgia, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan.
- Support for teaching initiatives aimed at language and intercultural exchange such as the Vietnamese-Italian Language Partner Program.
- Translation into Mongolian and publication of the critical edition of Marco Polo's travels (Ramusian version), celebrated with an official book presentation in Ulaanbaatar.
- Cultural events such as the Palestinian Culture Weeks featuring lectures by professors from Al-Aqsa University of Gaza (Palestine) and the University of Jordan (Jordan), or the roundtable "L’Isola che ci abita. Trent’anni di rapporti accademici, culturali, sociali e umani con Cuba [ITA]", during which the volume L’Isola che ci abita / La Isla que nos habita Ca’ Foscari, Ca’ Granda, Cuba (2024, Milan University Press) was presented.
- International conferences and study days, such as the conference "Sociedades en entornos fluviales" held at the Universities of Rosario and La Plata (Argentina), or the study day "Diari di viaggio - Scritture e paesaggi tra mondi lontani [ITA]" held in Venice, involving incoming scholars from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
- Summer Schools such as "Redefining the EU’s role in EaP [Eastern Partnership] in the New Decade" with ADA University (Azerbaijan) in 2022; "Translation Studies - Humanised technology, automated creativity: bridging illusory divides in translation" with professors from the Universities of Ottawa (Canada), Auckland (New Zealand), and Melbourne (Australia) in 2022; “Winter School in Translation Studies” with professors from the Universities of Stellenbosch (South Africa) and California State Long Beach (USA) in 2023; “Translation Studies: Authenticity, Adaptability and AI” with professors from the Universities of Melbourne (Australia), Stellenbosch (South Africa), California State Long Beach and Stony Brook (USA) in 2025.
- Joint publications and research projects, including support for Ca’ Foscari's archaeological missions in Armenia and Georgia, publications of joint archaeological research by Ca’ Foscari and Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan) in the southern Pakistani region of Sindh, and research projects on leadership analysis, emotional resilience, and well-being of Australian and Italian police officers in stressful situations.
- A stronger involvment of Ca’ Foscari in international cooperation for sustainable development and in supporting academic cooperation anso in conflict areas, such as Palestine and Sudan.
- Seminars and guest lectures held by exchange professors covering a wide range of topics and engaging a large student audience in Venice and at partner institutions. Furthermore, E+ ICM supported the introduction of disciplines previously unavailable at partner universities, such as Bantu linguistics and Swahili language at Ca' Foscari, generative linguistics at the Universities of Tirana (Albania) and Prishtina (Kosovo), and the study of the latest approaches in theoretical linguistics at Yerevan State University (Armenia).
As a culmination of the first seven-year period of the Erasmus+ Programme, a Staff Training Week dedicated to the E+ ICM design and management was held in Venice, with the participation of 12 colleagues from the international offices of 10 partner universities.
These and other outstanding Programme results were highlighted through articles and online events, of which we provide a brief selection below:
- Why to choose an Erasmus+ ICM at Ca’ Foscari [ITA]
- From the University of Sydney a surprise in the field of inscriptions
- Erasmus+ ICM for faculty members: Professor Bonnechere from Montréal to Ca’ Foscari [ITA]
- The advantages of participating in an Erasmus+ ICM [ITA]
- Ca’ Foscari’s archeological project in the Caucasus: research, education and dissemination activities [ITA]
- 350 Million Voices Sharing One Root: A Journey into Bantu Languages with Prof. Félix Tembe
- Protecting Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict: The Experiences of Two Visiting Scholars from Sudan to Venice Through the Erasmus+ ICM Project
What is the impact of an Erasmus+ ICM mobility on your career?
In 2022, the International Office conducted a survey among those who participated in E+ ICM mobilities from 2016 to 2021 to assess the long-term impact on their careers and identify which skills they acquired through the project.
A high number of students stated that participating in an Erasmus+ ICM mobility contributed to the internationalisation of their academic and professional careers and profoundly influenced their personal and professional lives.
The majority of students who participated in the survey found employment after graduation. Incoming students primarily work in the education sector as teachers or university lecturers (33%), while the highest percentage of outgoing Ca' Foscari students work as product/sales managers (22%), project managers (11%), and teachers (11%).
According to the survey responses, Erasmus+ ICM provides added value in terms of skills acquired during the mobility. Among the soft skills learned are increased independence, team work, new study methodologies, adaptability to international contexts, and open-mindedness. Intercultural and linguistic competences stand out as the main skills acquired by both incoming and outgoing students.
The project is not only a study experience but also an opportunity to improve one's transversal skills. Faculty members who participated in Erasmus+ ICM programmes also reflect this trend in their evaluations. The programme allowed them to improve not only their academic skills (such as international networking and the acquisition of innovative methods) but also their relational and intercultural abilities.
Last update: 11/03/2026