Tag Archives: Erasmus

An Erasmus week in Wonderland

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Christina Egan

Looming gothic spires and elegant baroque buildings… oddly-shaped squares and cobblestoned lanes… rivers and canals cutting across the network of roads and boulevards… flat land full of bikes and then some steep slopes. Which cities of Europe come to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Library and Archives | Tagged Belgium, Erasmus, Ghent, international exchange, professional development, professional staff mobility | 2 Comments

Erasmus, Freedom and Focus

Posted on April 25, 2017 by bsakarya

There are 83 of us from universities around Europe here in Lisbon on an Erasmus Exchange Week. I’ve talked to staff from Poland, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovenia, Turkey, Greece, Romania — a veritable Eurovision of delegates. Although we are … Continue reading →

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What’s goes on inside is what counts

Posted on June 30, 2016 by bsakarya

I’m here in Berlin for an Erasmus Libraries week and I’ve come to realise that UCL libraries have a lot in common with Freie Universität (FU) Libraries. For example: FU has almost 36,000 students; UCL has about the same number. FU uses … Continue reading →

Posted in Library and Archives | Tagged Aleph, Alma, berlin, buildings, Erasmus, Freie Universitat, Primo, UCL Europe | Leave a comment

UK Out, I’m In

Posted on June 27, 2016 by bsakarya

I know the UK is going out, but I’m in Berlin and I’m going to do my darndest to keep European library ties revived. I’m here at Freie Universitat on an Erasmus Staff Week: Libraries in Motion – Structures and Services. It looks … Continue reading →

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My tailor-made Erasmus visit to Cologne

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Christina Egan

Last year, I took my courage and embarked abroad on my own tailor-made Erasmus study visit to Cologne. Only did I have to tailor it myself. Yet this turned out to be the biggest learning outcome. Erasmus is organised and funded … Continue reading →

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Building Education Bridges

Posted on May 28, 2013 by UCL Institute of Education Library and Archives

Jessica and I are in Sweden for an Erasmus Training Week at Malmo University. We have completed two intensive days with 24 delegates from a dozen countries. So far, I am realising that a lot of the stresses and successes … Continue reading →

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Cheers to Brno students

Posted on April 29, 2012 by UCL Institute of Education Library and Archives

While it is comforting to know that universities around the world are busy with the serious business of educating the next generation, it is also fun to consider some of the novel ideas in education. For example, in the Social Studies Library … Continue reading →

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Spires inside

Posted on April 28, 2012 by UCL Institute of Education Library and Archives

I mentioned spires in a previous blog from Brno in an attempt to show that libraries can inspire from the inside. What I didn’t expect to find were actual, physical spires (although they appear to be upside down) as seen … Continue reading →

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Spires in Brno

Posted on April 25, 2012 by UCL Institute of Education Library and Archives

I got a bit obsessed with doors during a visit to Finland last year. This year in the Czech Republic, I’m getting a bit fixated with turrets, towers, steeples and spires. Although I really admire these high-rise additions, it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Library and Archives | Tagged achitecture, Brno, Czech Republic, Erasmus, libraries | 1 Comment

Why MUST?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by UCL Institute of Education Library and Archives

So here we are — about 30 of us from over 20 countries — at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic for MUST. Brno is known as the ‘city of universities’, and with a population of less than 400,000, it … Continue reading →

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