As part of the new ERASMUS+ programme period (2021-2027), UPB and its European partners are offering Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP). BIPs are short, intensive training programmes, including online cooperation, combining physical mobility with a virtual part, and promoting and using innovative ways of learning and teaching, research-based and challenge-based learning. The virtual part will allow …
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International Credit Mobility
International Credit Mobility (ICM) is an Erasmus+ sub- program that offers mobility opportunities for students, teachers and non-teaching staff at higher education institutions (HEIs) outside Europe. It also provides the same possibility for students, teachers and staff from institutions in non-European partner countries to undertake a period of mobility at HEIs holding the Erasmus Charter …
Staff mobility
The mobility of teaching and non-teaching staff under the ERASMUS+ Programme has the following types: Staff Teaching Assignment (STA) – carrying out a teaching assignment at a European HEI that has an agreement with UPB; Training mission (STT – Staff Teaching and Training) – carrying out a period of training at an HEI, entity or …
How to submit an application for Erasmus+ mobility and what are the deadlines?
Applications for Erasmus mobility are made online, on the Erasmus Applications Portal, which will be made available by the deadlines set annually by the GRI.
Which countries and HEIs are eligible for mobility?
The mobility period requires the existence of a bilateral agreement with a European HEI and the definition of an individual study or internship contract with that institution (SMS mobility) or with a company (SMP mobility). See the List of partner HEIs for Erasmus mobility and study areas and get further guidance from your school’s Erasmus …
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How long is the mobility period?
At UPB, the common duration of a study mobility program (SMP) is 4 months (minimum duration 3 months). If there is financial availability at the end of the academic year, for students who have undertaken mobility without a grant and mobility of more than 4 months, an additional grant may be awarded, with priority given …
How to choose the study program at the host HEI?
Students should contact their school’s Erasmus Coordinator for guidance and to define their individual study programme at the host HEI. Before departure, all students selected for mobility must sign their learning agreement. This contract will be signed by the student and the Academic and Institutional Coordinators of both institutions.
Once selected, what do I need to do to prepare for my mobility?
If the student is selected for a period of mobility, they should immediately go to the GRI to fill in the necessary forms and hand in the following documentation: two copies of the learning agreement duly signed by the Erasmus Coordinator at their school, the application form from the host HEI, two passport-sized photographs, a …
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How to book travel and accommodation at the host HEI?
Selected students should consult the GRI and the website of the host HEI for information on accommodation. Travel and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the student.
What should I do about healthcare?
Before departure, students must apply for a European Health Card at the Regional Social Security Center in their area of residence. This document guarantees health care during your stay in a European Union country. If the mobility is to other non-EU countries, the student must take out health insurance.