Blended mobility formats are recognised as important and will be supported and mainstreamed via the new Erasmus+ programme, considering their expected benefits for inclusion and sustainability and lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet evidence shows the potential for blended mobility outside the pandemic context still needs to be embraced by students and higher education institutions (HEIs). While students expect (higher) quality and engagement, institutions still need to build their capacity for blended mobility, to realise its full potential, as a complement to purely physical, well-established mobility formats, for which value has been proven over time. HIBLend aims to address this gap by raising interest in blended student mobility and building HEIs’ capacity to design and deliver such quality opportunities with value-added for different groups. This goal will be achieved through the design, validation and wide dissemination of a comprehensive framework offering guidance on the key processes, quality considerations and quality assurance approaches to be considered in the set-up, delivery or improvement of various blended mobility formats. It will be supported by knowledge-building, peer-learning and community-building activities. HIBlend will be particularly impactful at three levels. First, by focusing on quality aspects of blended mobility, it will enable significant improvements for HEIs in terms of diverse & inclusive institutional strategies and internationalisation plans linking various activity formats; effective learning & teaching outcomes and value-added for different learner groups; efficient programme administration; and better informed & aligned attitudes of various HE players to new mobility formats. Second, the project will benefit students interested in more flexible international pathways, and last but not least, national and EU funders and policymakers responsible for the design of blended mobility policies and support schemes.