Study mobility

The Erasmus + program allows students from Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad to carry out study mobility at partner universities in another country in the European Community.

The objectives of the study mobility within the Erasmus + program are the following:

  • To offer students the opportunity to discover the advantages of a study experience in other European countries from an educational, linguistic and cultural point of view;
  • To contribute to the development of human resources made up of qualified, open and internationally experienced young people as future professionals.

You can benefit from up to 12 months of Erasmus + mobility on each academic cycle (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate) or up to 24 months for students of medical faculties.

You can also benefit from Erasmus + Studies if you have had an Erasmus + Placement scholarship.

Reasons to apply

  • You have the opportunity to study in another educational system in Europe
  • You get to know another country, culture and language
  • Get in touch with hundreds of other foreign students from Europe
  • You can spend your semester studying, but also traveling in your free time
  • You can do your research for your bachelor’s / dissertation / doctorate at the best universities / libraries of your choice
  • You get a scholarship
  • You can add experience to your resume for your future career
  • It is the best known mobility program for studies and also the easiest to access
  • Employers require international experience

 

Eligibility criteria

The conditions for benefiting from an Erasmus + study mobility are the following:

  • You are a student at UVVG and you have already finished the 1st year of studies at the time of departure
  • You have a minimum average of 7.00
  • You have 60 ECTS credits in your previous year of study
  • Language certificate level B1/B2 (in case you are not a native speaker of the country’s language)

Duration of mobility

An Erasmus + study mobility can be 3 to 12 months per academic year.

Erasmus+ grant

The amount for study mobility is 520 euro / month (except for the mobility that will take place in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey – for these countries, the level of the grant granted is 470 euro / month).

Application file

  • Mandatory documents: Request form; CV; Motivation letter; Transcript of records; Language certificate (in case you are not a native speaker of the country’s language)
  • Optional documents: Recommendation letter from one of your professors; extra-curricular activities certificates

Selection process

After uploading the necessary documents, your file will be validated. You will receive an automatic email stating that you are considered an eligible candidate.

The last step of the selection process consists of an interview with the selection committee, held face to face or online. The date and time of the interview will be established by the committee and applicants will be informed accordingly.

Erasmus+ Traineeship

What is Erasmus + Placement?

This type of mobility allows UVVG students to do an internship in a company or organization in another country in the European Union. “Placement” is another name for the concept of practice.

Host organizations for placement mobility can be hospitals, medical centres, pharmacies, companies, training centres, research centres or other organizations including higher education institutions.

If you are a bachelor’s or master’s student, you can do an Erasmus + Placement mobility. You have the perfect opportunity to get in touch with large companies abroad even in their home country.

You can also benefit from Erasmus + Placement if you had an Erasmus + study mobility. You can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of Erasmus + mobility for each academic cycle.

Eligibility criteria

The conditions for benefiting from an Erasmus + Traineeship mobility are the following:

– You are a student at UVVG and you have already finished the 1st year of studies at the time of departure

– You have a minimum average of 7.00

– You have 60 ECTS credits in your previous year of study

– Language certificate level B1/B2 (in case you are not a native speaker of the country’s language)

Where can you do the internship?

Almost anywhere, as long as the host organization wants to take part in this program. Erasmus + Placement was designed to give the student the freedom to choose the place of their internship, as long as the skills obtained during the placement are compatible with the UVVG Student Curriculum.

There must be no prior agreement between the host organization and UVVG for this mobility. The student has the freedom to look for the organization, and he/she will contact the organization, in order to establish the details of the mobility.

Organizations where Erasmus + Placement mobility is NOT possible:

  • EU institutions or other organizations including agencies (full list at https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en);
  • Organizations managing EU programs (to avoid conflicting interests and / or double funding);
  • National diplomatic missions (embassies, consulates, cultural institutes, schools, due to trans-nationality requirements, etc.) of the student’s country of origin.

Erasmus+ grant

The amount for study mobility is 720 euro / month (except for the mobility that will take place in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey – for these countries, the level of the grant granted is 670 euro / month).

Application file

  • Mandatory documents: Acceptance letter; Request form; CV; Motivation letter; Transcript of records; Language certificate (in case you are not a native speaker of the country’s language)
  • Optional documents: Recommendation letter from one of your professors; extra-curricular activities certificates

Selection process

  • After uploading the necessary documents, your file will be validated. You will receive an automatic email stating that you are considered an eligible candidate.
  • The last step of the selection process consists of an interview with the selection committee, held face to face or online. The date and time of the interview will be established by the committee and applicants will be informed accordingly.