It is possible to do an Erasmus+ Mobility period for study from 3 to 12 months (including a training period, if planned and including previous mobility experiences in LLP), in an Institute of Higher Education in one of the countries participating in the Programme from the second year of studies.
The student must be enrolled and apply for the relevant call, in an Institute of Higher Education, owner of ECHE, and the period of study abroad must be an integral part of the student's program; the mobility must take place in an Institute of Higher Education, still holder of ECHE and signer of an Inter-Institutional Agreement with the belonging Institute.
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Announcements
The International Office informs students that it is possible to apply for the Erasmus + study for the 2021/2022 first semester academic year.
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Documents and requirements
Before your departure, you must:
- enter into a financial agreement, which covers the period of mobility, signed by the sending Institute of and the student;
- draw up a plan (Learning Agreement for Studies - Before the Mobility) establishing the program of studies to be attended abroad, signed and approved by the student, the sending institution and the hosting one.
You must also have:
- a valid identity card or passport for travelling abroad;
- a health insurance card
At the end of the mobility:
- the host institution shall issue to the student, or directly to the sending Institute, a certificate stating the duration of the mobility and the achieved academic results (Learning Agreement for Studies - After the Mobility).
- the sending institution must instead give a full recognition to the activity carried out and certified using the ECTS system or, if not available, an equivalent system. Furthermore the mobility period should be recorded into the Diploma Supplement.
Erasmus students can receive a Community contribution or a benefit from the Erasmus status only (without grant), in both cases he has the possibility to take courses and use the facilities available at the host institution without additional fees; also during the period of mobility he keeps the right to receive scholarships and / or national loans. Finally, other co-funding contributions can also be provided by national authorities and / or by the sending institution.
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Faq
Who can participate in the mobility activities under KA1?
Students, graduates, teachers, administrative staff, enterprise employees
Which are the opportunities for students?
The student has the opportunity to benefit from a mobility period abroad as a part of two different international experiences:
a) Mobility for the study;
b) mobility for traineeship (internship)
What is mobility for study?
Under this initiative, students can take exams or do thesis research in another European Institute of Higher Education. This experience is allowed from the second year of enrollment.
What is the duration of the mobility for study purposes?
The study period must last minimum 3 months and maximum 12 months: the student can start over again in the course of their university career, but he must not exceed 12 months in total y for each study cycle (1st cycle, 2nd cycle and 3rd cycle).
What are the target countries?
The 28 European Union countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland , Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom; the three countries of the European Economic Area: Norway, Iceland, Liecthtenstein; a Candidate Country: Turkey; former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
These countries are called: Programme Countries under the Erasmus Programme+.
From the Call in 2015 it will be possible for the Institutes of Higher Education to enable mobility in and out to and from Third Countries (Partner Countries).
It is possible to use both the mobility for study and mobility for traineeship?
Yes, periods of study and training periods can be alternated each other, while respecting the maximum term of 12 months for each study cycle.
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Linguistic support
The University for Foreigners “D. Alighieri” is one of three University for Foreigners in Italy. Specialized in teaching Italian language, it is able to offer, at no additional cost, a high-level education through its courses, ensuring the assignment of students to a specific language level.
The courses are organized according to the criteria of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and a certification of skills acquired is released upon passing a final test. http://www.unistrada.it/2013-02-08-08-35-4/2013-02-08-08-37-1/2013-02-08-08-44-1/corsi-ordinari
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Assistance to international students
The International Office is responsible for support and mentoring about mobility departing and arriving, through the active involvement of the university community and the University bodies involved.
The incoming students are recipients of actions aimed at providing language skills and facilitating the active involvement in university life and the city through cultural, recreational and sports activities. The CE.S.A.S.S. "Studies and Assistance Center for Foreign Students" (http://www.unistrada.it/studenti/2013-01-28-12-41-05/ce-s-a-s-s-centro-studi-e-assistenza-studenti-stranieri) offers support to international students and organizes a wide range of activities aimed at a better integration of incoming students as well as it provides support for the accommodation search through the followingpage (http://www.unistrada.it/studenti-3/sistemazione-logistica).
For more information, please contact the CESASS OFFICE:
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ECTS
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System and is a standard across the European Union. Its aim is, to makes programmes and the performance of students of higher education more transparent and comparable European-wide and to replace or complement the different local (national) standards within Europe.
The ECTS consists out of two main elements:
- ECTS-credits
- ECTS grading scale
ECTS-credits
By completing a course, seminar, module etc. you get awarded with ECTS-credit points. Every ECTS credit point stands hereby for a certain amount of work load. Typically, one year corresponds to 60 ECTS-credits. A 3-year Bachelors programme has therefore usually 180 ECTS-credits; a 2-year Masters programme usually 120 ECTS-credits. Usually, one ECTS credit point equals on average between 25 and 30 working hours.
ECTS grading scale
Besides the ECTS-credits, an ECTS grading system was defined by the European Commission. Since there are nearly as many different grading systems as countries, its aim is to make grades more comparable to each other. Due to its relative nature, the ECTS grading scale can just give an orientation about a student’s performance since the grading depends on the group performance which can vary especially in smaller groups. The same student can therefore achieve different grades with the same performance depending on being in a more or less competitive class. However, the ECTS grading system is way more transparent than many national grading systems and might be helpful.
The ECTS grading system is not replacing the local grading systems but just meant as a supplement aside the local grades, for example on a transcript of records. Similarly to the American grading scale it is based on the class percentile. That means, that the grade shows how a student performed compared to the other students in the same class. Before the evaluation, the results are divided into the two subgroups pass and fail. Therefore, the results are independent from the students who failed a course. The grading system is defined as follows:
A: Best 10%
B: Next 25%
C: Next 30%
D: Next 25%
E: Next 10%
FX: Fail (almost passing)
F: Fail
ECTS: http://www.unistrada.it/administrator/Files/StatutoRegolamenti/2013-06-11-REGOLAMENTO-Unistrada-mobilita.pdf
ECTS GRADING SCALE http://www.unistrada.it/administrator/Files/Relazioni-Internazionali/ECTS-grading-scale-Universita-per-Stranieri.pdf
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OUTGOING
The International Office of the University for Foreigners "Dante Alighieri" shows its current inter-institutional agreements with the following foreign universities, where it will be possible to carry out Erasmus+ Study periods.
Download the list of universities
