Erasmus + is a European Union mobility programme funded by the European Commission. It aims to modernize and improve the quality of higher education in Europe and elsewhere in the world. It gives university students and staff the opportunity to improve their skills and expand their employment opportunities after graduation. Mobility in the Erasmus + programme is implemented on the basis of the so-called key actions. The key action KA103 offers the opportunity to travel for mobility within Europe (all EU Member States and non-EU Member States - Macedonia, Turkey, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway).
Types of Erasmus + mobilities
Within the ERASMUS + programme, as a student you can complete 3 basic types of mobility of the KA103 action:
- Erasmus + student mobility (you are studying, for example, a semester at a foreign university - this page is about this type of mobilities),
- Erasmus + internship abroad (internship in a company abroad - more info here),
- Erasmus + graduate internship (also an internship in a company abroad, but you apply as a student and go to it as a graduate - more info here or on the website of the WorkSpace Europe consortium, which provides these internships for the University of Economics in Bratislava),
or mobility of action KA107:
- Erasmus + student mobility outside the European Union (you are studying, for example, a semester at a foreign university outside the European Union - more info here).
Who can apply and where to study
Who can apply?
- full-time or part-time student of any degree (I., II. and III.), who:
- at the time of departure has successfully completed the 1st year of the I. degree of study (he is enrolled in the 2nd year of the I. degree of study or higher),
- and has not yet exceeded the allowed length of participation (at each level of study student may be at Erasmus+ for 12 months, including internships in companies),
- the transfer of the subject does not disqualify you, but for certainty contact the Vice-Dean for International Relations.
Which university can I go to?
- you can find a general list of partner universities on the website of our university, you can apply for all these universities in a regular (1st) call,
- in the currently open additional (2nd) call, it is not possible to apply to these universities,
- we recommend that you look at the study programs / courses offered by foreign universities so that the subjects match as closely as possible the ones you should have at our faculty.
How to apply and the selection procedure
Nomination of students
- each faculty of the University of Economics in Bratislava can nominate a certain number of students and unlimited number of alternates,
- the nominees will definitely travel, the travel of alternates depends on the ongoing drawing of funds earmarked for Erasmus+ at the university, as well as on a possible increase in funding for Erasmus+ by SAAIC, but in recent years every alternate has traveled from our faculty.
How do I apply?
- you create an application in the Study Abroad system for the academic year 2024/2025, within the application you also fill in / upload:
- CV in English language,
- motivation letter in English language,
- a preliminary overview of the subjects you want to study abroad (in the case of doctoral students, a scientific plan in English signed by the supervisor),
- do not forget to "send" the application in Study Abroad,
- the deadline for applying for mobility in the academic year 2024/2025 in the regular (1st) call was February 15, 2024,
- the deadline for applying for mobility in the academic year 2024/2025 in the additional (2nd) call is April 5, 2024.
Will I be nominated or an alternate?
- this will be decided by a selection procedure in which the members of the selection committee will ask you a few questions in the language of study abroad and evaluate the documents submitted by you.
Before travelling to Erasmus+
Before travelling to Erasmus+
- expect instructions from the Department of International Mobility (OMM) at the University of Economics in Bratislava, which will come to you by e-mail in the middle of March (in a regular call), gradually upload all the necessary documents to Study Abroad,
- you will also be contacted by a foreign university with instructions (usually filling in enrollment sheets, etc.) - pay attention to deadlines!,
- with the faculty you have to solve the Learning Agreement and release from study:
- Learning Agreement:
- on Erasmus+ you must complete at least 5 courses or 30 credits (otherwise you will have a reduced grant),
- you fill in the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) at www.learning-agreement.eu and the vice-dean for international relations automatically receives it for signature, the vice-dean either approves (signs) the OLA or returns it for revision,
- you upload the signed Learning Agreement to Study Abroad,
- release from study:
- After the vice-dean for international relations signs the Learning Agreement and OMM issues you a Confirmation of study stay abroad, you address the dean of the faculty Request for Release from Study,
- Learning Agreement:
- after completing all the documents, OMM will sign a Financial Agreement with you (be careful, you may not travel to Erasmus+ without this agreement!),
- If there is a problem communicating with a foreign university, do not hesitate to contact the vice-dean for international relations or OMM.
During the Erasmus+
- if the subject you are to study does not open or overlaps with another subject, you contact the vice-dean for international relations and select a replacement subject together,
- in the event of such a change of subjects after its approval by the vice-dean for international relations, do not forget to:
- fill in the part of the Learning Agreement called Changes during the mobility,
- and send it to the Vice-Dean for International Relations for signature,
- in case of problems, contact the vice-dean for international relations or OMM,
- besides, you are just studying, getting to know the country, new people, enjoying student life.
After returning from the Erasmus+
- fill in the Student Report via the EU Survey online portal and take the final online language test via the OLS portal (links will be sent to you by e-mail upon return from mobility),
- you address the dean of the faculty Application for recognition of examinations passed abroad, to which you attach:
- original Transcript of Records (unsigned transcripts of records from the study system (equivalent to AIS) are not accepted),
- the original Letter of Confirmation,
- send the Proof of Recognition form by e-mail to the vice-dean for international relations,
- after the signature of the dean the study department will issue you a Decision on the recognition of examinations (or a Decision on the recognition of examinations and the prescription of differential examinations),
- you upload all the necessary documents to Study Abroad and contact the OMM coordinator,
- in the case of prescribing differential examinations (only after prescribing them, ie after receiving a decision) you contact the relevant examiners,
- in case of any ambiguities or problems, contact the Vvice-dean for international relations.
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